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  1. mayana

    Spouse FINALLY caught the bug

    PEOPLE 
    This is the only place in the world where I know people will understanding how incredibly excited that I am that my husband FINALLY (after seven years!!!) caught the entrepreneurship bug. OMG I am so happy today. A few weeks ago, I was telling him about selling on Amazon and joked (joking but...
  2. mayana

    Network Marketing Rant and Lesson

    MARKETING 
    A few days ago, I was in the unfortunate position of sitting on an airplane for THREE hours right in front of two women who were on their way to an annual conference for a MLM beauty product company. Note, there was one seat between them (and there was a poor, innocent victim sitting in said...
  3. mayana

    Atlanta Metro Meetup?

    MEETUPS 
    So, I know that there are quite a few metro Atlantans on the forum, and I was curious about whether you'd like to try to do some sort of informal meetup (nothing like a conference or anything). If it works out, maybe it can occur semi-regularly. If there is any interest, I can put it together.
  4. mayana

    Magnitude - Don't Overlook It

    EXECUTION 
    I've been re-reading TMF over the past week or so (I'm taking it slow... getting so much more out of it this time), and I was really struck by the section on MAGNITUDE. We talk a lot on the forum about SCALE, which is a really important part of getting a Fastlane business going, but sometimes...
  5. mayana

    Entrepreneur/Business podcast suggestions?

    I've never been really into podcasts until recently, when I realized that I have a lot of time that I am "wasting" that I could be using listening to something educational (I'm thinking, like working out, driving... washing the dishes, or whatever). Anything informative, entrepreneurial in...
  6. mayana

    GoDaddy "Redemption Period" - Grrrr

    WEB/DIGITAL 
    So irritated. I accidentally let a domain expire that I've had for a few years that I really want to keep. In order to get it back, I've got to pay $110. Apparantly, GoDaddy keeps expired domains in a "redemption period" for 30 days or so, during which time they try to get previous owners to...
  7. mayana

    What are you training for?

    MINDSET 
    I'm sure you have all heard that it takes 10,000 hours of practice to become a "master" at something. So I was thinking about this, and I think it can be taken the other way, too. If you aren't training to be a master at a particular skill, then what are you training for? People who have...
  8. mayana

    Are you giving it your best half-hearted shot????

    MINDSET 
    The Onion is great for all kinds of satire, and today, I thought of you guys when I read "Find the Thing You're Most Passionate About, Then Do It On Nights and Weekends For the Rest of Your Life". Some highlights from the article: "Because when you get right down to it, everyone has dreams...
  9. mayana

    Sidewalk Lessons from Fiverr

    This is just a little rant. So, I've been supplementing my income with Fiverr gigs for the past few months, and it's been a pretty interesting experience. Sometimes the things that we do (even Ebay!) can teach us really important business lessons. I'm kind of surprised at what I've been...
  10. mayana

    2013 New Year's Business Resolutions?

    Hey Guys! I was thinking about how people always have the same old same old resolutions each year (make more money, lose weight, etc...), and I thought it'd be fun to toss around some "business resolutions" for the new year. What kind of good habits or goals would you like to work towards in...
  11. mayana

    What to say in marketing materials (ads, etc)

    MARKETING 
    I just watched this video on YouTube. It's a terrible video, lol, but his point was really interesting. How to Write Good Ad Copy - YouTube Basically, he was focusing on how when you are writing your sales copy, you don't need to try to convince your customer that you are best in every...
  12. mayana

    Fastlane Business Competition Ideas

    IDEA 
    Hello Insiders, I decided to participate in the Fastlane Business Competition. Some of you already know that I have a natural cosmetics business. My products are handmade by me, which is fine, but it's not fastlane. I make some money doing it, but it's more like a job. Currently, I do most...
  13. mayana

    I made a big mistake... how do I get out of it

    MINDSET 
    So, even though I have a natural cosmetics business that is profitable (not six figures, however), and I am working on monetizing a website that I've had for a few years, I decided to do something that made me sick to my stomach to do. I took a job. Someone (one of my slowlane family members...
  14. mayana

    You can't get a round peg into a square hole... or it is a square

    My wandering eye (the eternal problem of the serial entrepreneur) has been acting up lately. I had this little idea that I thought I could do to pull in a little extra cash to supplement my business. I've tried it before successfully but in very different economic and geographic circumstances...
  15. mayana

    Feeling the itch again...

    Happy Memorial Weekend everyone :) I have a business that is functioning and fairly profitable right now, but I am feeling the itch to do something new. I'm torn between being MJ's advice of being faithful and Ferris' advice of not making myself eat the cheesecake. I have what I think is a...
  16. mayana

    Publicity Stunts

    I want to hear some crazy ideas for publicity, like this one. Nothing is off-limits...
  17. mayana

    Video Popup on Website?

    WEB/DIGITAL 
    Hey Guys, I want to get your opinion. I put a video popup (where a 15 second 'commercial' for my product pops-up when a visitor first comes to my website). The reason is that I want to try to educate the visitor to my site about the product. What do you think of this idea? Popups kind of bug...
  18. mayana

    Throwing out the baloney

    MINDSET 
    This lady is so funny, and she talks about having the right mindset in the "baloney" segment of this video. Perception is reality... http://www.inc.com/barbara-corcoran/eight-lessons-for-entrepreneurs.html
  19. mayana

    How to get my products to consumers

    I want to get your insight on what avenue I should be focusing most of my energy on. I make natural cosmetics products; it is a small operation that I run out of my home right now. I make some sales online, but most of them come from local word-of-mouth marketing. I'm not in a hurry, I want...
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