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#106

07-05-2015, 07:06 PM

Originally posted by Barefootsies

If you do not have a good right hand person who can help you build your empire, you will find yourself building a miserable 16 hour/7 day a week prison you can't get out of. You could be making mad money, as I was doing, but if you never get to actually ENJOY IT! So what is the point?

My ambitions are much less now for juggling projects and investing my time and resources. I have now scaled back and invested in a lot of automation to where you retool things back into a manageable situation where you can enjoy the spoils of war and labor.

Additionally, I feel I am getting up there in age that I simply do not want to invest my time/money into 5-10 year projects any longer trying to be the next big (fill in the blank). I would much rather invest in a rich memorable life experience, like wandering around Europe for 3 months, or something like that. That is what I had gotten into all of this for in the first place. Being able to have the freedom to enjoy my life, make my own schedule, and travel the world.

I hear ya man. Once my weed-addled brain figured out the Internet is anywhere and everywhere and I could just connect to it and work....well then it was like being letting out of a self-imposed prison. Some guilt went along with that, too. I felt guilty at times working on a beach with a laptop until I remembered how hard I worked and sacrificed in order to do just that.

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07-05-2015, 07:41 PM

Struggling with what which topic I want to go with in mainstream. I have about 15 mainstream websites I've made covering all different topics from Bankruptcy help to Acne to kitchen remodeling etc, and none of the niches jump out and scream "I'm the one!" to me like porn did.

Porn was easy to figure out; I focused on a microniche I liked and built an audience. But my porn income has been going down down down the past few years and none of the old tricks is getting me the money I used to make. Customers aren't as motivated to buy as they used to be and it's demotivated me from working.

Mainstream I'm making my way over to you.
Part of me is dreading it but part of me is relieved.
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#108

07-05-2015, 07:53 PM

Hey Shap,

I sent you a PM. Don't worry, it's not asking anything from you or asking you to partner with me on anything like I'm sure your inbox is filled with because of your last thread

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#109

07-06-2015, 01:04 AM

Originally posted by sonofsam

I have to say, this thread is the best thread on this forum for at least the last few years. Tons of great info and brainstorming.

One thing that surprises me with my new business is how hard it is to give people my money. Its frustrating when you are slowed down by lazy people who aren't as driven as you are. The shitty thing is I need these people to do the work before I can move forward with my project, but everyone seems content with their shit incomes and apparently making a few grand for 1 days work isn't that high of a priority for them. Labour workers.... Just a headache in general.

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#110

07-06-2015, 01:33 AM

Originally posted by Marcus

Struggling with what which topic I want to go with in mainstream. I have about 15 mainstream websites I've made covering all different topics from Bankruptcy help to Acne to kitchen remodeling etc, and none of the niches jump out and scream "I'm the one!" to me like porn did.

Porn was easy to figure out; I focused on a microniche I liked and built an audience. But my porn income has been going down down down the past few years and none of the old tricks is getting me the money I used to make. Customers aren't as motivated to buy as they used to be and it's demotivated me from working.

Mainstream I'm making my way over to you.
Part of me is dreading it but part of me is relieved.

Your best bet is to go after what you are most passionate about. That way you understand the market and the customers needs/wants.
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#111

07-06-2015, 07:05 AM

Originally posted by Relentless

Building a sales force in a new industry. I'm finding I can sell the product but I'm having a hard time finding other people able to sell effectively as well. Now sorting out whether I can automate some of the process so I can sell more, or build a better training program and tools so they can sell more, or both.

Willing to give any specifics? Maybe we can offer some advice
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#112

07-06-2015, 08:06 AM

Originally posted by Shap

Willing to give any specifics? Maybe we can offer some advice

Get me on skype or elsewhere and I'd love to pick your brain. Mpahlca has all my contact info and knows a bit about the projects already

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07-06-2015, 10:54 AM

Originally posted by Relentless

Get me on skype or elsewhere and I'd love to pick your brain. Mpahlca has all my contact info and knows a bit about the projects already

Will do!
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#114

07-06-2015, 02:55 PM

I am focused on building my business in China and Korea. Currently we only market in China and it is well received. However not growing fast enough. Lots of people are interested, and the competition has a huge customer base, however we are not growing revenue fast enough.

Frustrating.

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07-06-2015, 03:01 PM

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#116

07-06-2015, 03:11 PM

Originally posted by MaDalton

Getting people to answer their mails.

Did you put a stamp on it ?

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#117

07-06-2015, 03:27 PM

Finding something new that I want to spend my time and money on, biggest struggle by a long shot. Always on the look out...

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#118

07-06-2015, 04:48 PM

Originally posted by Shap

Honestly I don't think offline was ever a problem for my online business. Do you have any examples? Maybe I'm missing something.

And of course Ewa pics are great

I might be able to help on this one only because we came out of the brick and mortar offline era into online.

DVD is a great example.

The cost to produce a dvd is fairly steep, especially against the comparable rate of return and the time and energy expended to bring that money back in. The volume of product has continued to deflate the price as companies try to "own" the last shreds of shelf space. So the investment of time and cash to earn that smaller and smaller bit of market is something many companies fail to calculate, especially if they relied on that bit of income at all. Most of the companies in the dvd space have folded or are selling out their catalog for pennies at this point, yet they still spend for the staff to produce and sell, collect, etc.

Many mainstream companies make this mistake too. Think Kodak and Polaroid.

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#119

07-06-2015, 06:58 PM

Originally posted by TheSquealer

Finding that drive, hunger and motivation again. That drive that made me lose track of time, work 18 hr days and realize I forgot to eat that day because I was so engrossed in what I was doing.

Yeah man, I miss those days too

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#120

07-06-2015, 07:40 PM

Originally posted by Best-In-BC

Yeah man, I miss those days too

Same here! Miss the good old days.

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