The Smarter Way to Make Money Online

20 Dec 2025 · 1 min

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Charles Leikauf contrasts two approaches to making money online: (1) creating lots of content and relying on platform payments (e.g., Meta, TikTok, YouTube), which he downplays as unsuitable for everyone; and (2) providing high-value services—specifically acting as a fractional CFO to help small businesses understand and improve their finances. He claims a large market opportunity ("33 million small businesses" in the U.S.) and suggests fractional CFOs can charge $300–$1,000 per hour. The clip ends with a call-to-action to follow him for free tips on becoming a fractional CFO.

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There are two ways to make money online. The first way is to create a whole bunch of content, dance, do a whole bunch of things, and hope the platforms like Meta, TikTok, Facebook and YouTube pay you. I don't know about you, but I ain't great at dancing and I'm missing certain assets. Allow me to make more money online. God only gave me this face. It's the best that I can do. The second thing you can do is provide more value for people so they can make more money or solve problems. Being a fractional CFO is the way to solve some of the biggest problems that people have. Usually there's problems that business owners have and they will pay significantly more. There's 33 million small businesses. Every single one of them out there in the United States needs your help. If you can help them make more money, understand their money, and get clear on their money, you can be a fractional CFO and earn 300, 500, or a thousand dollars an hour if you want to learn how to do so. All you got to do is follow me here and go through all of my content where I give away free tips on how to be a fractional cfo.