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  1. darkjediii

    a percentage deal or a post-production payment plan

    Here are some things to think about. Follow the logic behind the questions and it should help get to the formula you're looking for: 1) First, you have to ask - how much would her services be worth if you paid for it up front? example: $1,500 2) Second, what incentive can you give her so that...
  2. darkjediii

    Creative strategy to fill market void.

    MARKETING 
    In my limited marketing experience, I've found that 99% of people are lazy. Getting people to even click or act on a promo, there's gotta be an extremely compelling reason for them to do it. I really like your idea, the only thing is that it involves too many steps for most people to engage. But...
  3. darkjediii

    CRITIQUE MY PRODUCTS.

    EXECUTION 
    Try green or bright gradient BG and make text look easier to read - Copyright is so tricky, it's almost like you have to start out with paragraphs then condense to a couple of words as much as humanly possible. Almost like structuring keywords to look like sentences! EDIT: Here's some random...
  4. darkjediii

    Drop the Bad (Internet) Habits!

    MINDSET 
    Great post! I've been an entrepreneur since 2007 and struggled between both worlds constantly. I'm either 1) extremely focused 2) unable to focus. Here's a couple of basic things I've learned throughout the years: You will tend to justify the waste of time. example: "Well, I'm advertising...
  5. darkjediii

    YOUR FAILURES and the LOWS before success!

    MINDSET FAILURE 
    We've all read the success stories and how people made their millions, now let's hear your stories about your failures/low points before your success. You don't have to be a millionaire to share your experience, you can share how you overcame failure in your small business, etc.
  6. darkjediii

    Franchise VS. Chain

    I have a chain of stores, in my specific industry, franchising is the best model. In order to scale, you will need a lot of capital and you will need to manage each unit, which is a big headache in itself. You cannot do it all, so in my opinion, franchising is the way to go. Sell the systems...
  7. darkjediii

    What do you drive?

    OFF-TOPIC 
    2002 honda odyssey and a 2012 honda odyssey. For business. It's a great car, I used to have some fun cars and bikes.
  8. darkjediii

    Brand/ Logo Protection

    I'm not sure how it works when you're outside of the USA. But when I filed for mine online (Online Filing: Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS)), it gave me the option to file an international trademark. Check out that link for instructions for foreign entities seeking a US trademark...
  9. darkjediii

    What would you call an 85 minute commute to work?

    I had a 120 minute commute 1-way for years. I was doing that full time and also working on my business full-time. I left my job in 2011
  10. darkjediii

    Retail Leasing

    REAL ESTATE 
    not being sarcastic - but try google or joining a RE forum for brokers and learn from there. this means that the rent is $12 = dollars per square foot (/SF) per (/Year) 6 spaces means there is a building or whatever space is being lease that is divided into 6 spaces ranging from 1,800 square...
  11. darkjediii

    The secret that was left out of The Millionaire Fast Lane Book

    EXECUTION GOLD! 
    The 'secret' you missed was in the book all along - stop looking at the event and work on the process. While folks like you are listing the reasons why you can't do it, the few of us are doing it anyway and finding a way to make it work. so that in a few years, the people that had too many...
  12. darkjediii

    Commercial/Retail Location Leasing and Buildout Questions

    What location are you in? I have some experience in b&m retail. My first business I got zero TI (build-out money) second one around 30k and third just under $70k, my latest build, the landlord is not giving me money (All my spaces are around 1200sqft). I've gotten first month rent free and 3...
  13. darkjediii

    Is this book crap or what???

    Great intro and title, you seem like you have great sales abilities. Good luck with your venturesm
  14. darkjediii

    Advice On Rasing Capital For An In-line Mall Restaurant

    Congrats! Your experiences and the way you will get everything put together will be different, but I hope my post below will help you. I was in your same exact shoes just a few years ago... Based on my own personal experience this is what I went through over the past few years to accomplish...
  15. darkjediii

    Anyone have advice/tips for ups and downs

    I agree with this, to make something out of it, you'll be grinding non stop and you'll face tons of hurdles along the way, if you dont like what you do, you'll find it very diffucult to sustain your efforts on a consistent basis, and you might just fall off and give up along the way. You have to...
  16. darkjediii

    Anyone have advice/tips for ups and downs

    Great post, I actually touched on this point in a recent thread: "Most important things youve learned" https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/failure-mistakes-goofs/38987-most-important-things-you-have-learned.html Hope that helps!
  17. darkjediii

    Watch out Groupon, Here comes Amazon

    WEB/DIGITAL 
    I've had experience being featured in both Amazon Local (via living social) and Groupon. I can tell you that I've had better results with Groupon. The way it works as far as I've been told is that Amazon hand picks what deals they want featured on their site from up and coming Living Social...
  18. darkjediii

    I'm on Groupon!

    Thanks Pete, I'll check that out. I have a mailing list of over 2,000 since I started doing it last year. I haven't really pushed it but I do send out email blasts. What is a good text messaging service?
  19. darkjediii

    I'm on Groupon!

    I will run both of them, but at least 90 days apart. But Groupon so far has the best structure for support and lots of tools to assist me in metrics and redeeming and keeping track of the actual numbers. Ex: how much customers are actually spending at the store. They even mailed out some ipod...
  20. darkjediii

    I'm on Groupon!

    Thanks for your post, Pete. Out of curiosity, what kind of restaurant do run and what positive and negative results have you seen with your runs from Groupon and Living Social? I can see how it might not be a good idea for a restaurant with high COGS or where it is harder to convert a first time...
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