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Hey everyone,

I've recently identified an area to provide value within my city. There's a large demand for dog walking and from what I can see, there's also a lot of room for improvement on what already exists for the area.

I would follow the general blueprint outlined by MJ in The Millionaire Fastlane . That is, provide a value skew and then build to effect millions. In this case that would mean eventually beginning a franchise for the dog walking brand and selling it throughout the country, potentially further.

Just wondering if anyone has any experience with this or can identify an obvious reason as to why the idea is flawed that I'm not seeing?

Thanks heaps
 
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Jiz iwiszupi,

O'wi sidipvmz ofipvogoif ep esie vu qsuwofi wemai xovjop nz dovz. Vjisi't e meshi finepf gus fuh xemloph epf gsun xjev O dep tii, vjisi't emtu e muv ug suun gus onqsuwinipv up xjev emsiefz iyotvt gus vji esie.

O xuamf gummux vji hipisem cmaiqsopv uavmopif cz NK op Vji Nommoupeosi Getvmepi. Vjev ot, qsuwofi e wemai tlix epf vjip caomf vu iggidv nommoupt. Op vjot deti vjev xuamf niep iwipvaemmz cihoppoph e gsepdjoti gus vji fuh xemloph csepf epf timmoph ov vjsuahjuav vji duapvsz, quvipvoemmz gasvjis.

Katv xupfisoph og epzupi jet epz iyqisoipdi xovj vjot us dep ofipvogz ep ucwouat sietup et vu xjz vji ofie ot gmexif vjev O'n puv tiioph?

Vjeplt jieqt
Jimmu! O fup'v jewi epz siem catopitt iyqisoipdi cav jux esi zua qmeppoph vu xeml vji fuht? Zua'f jewi vu fu hsiev neslivoph epf ov'f siraosi raovi e muv ug iggusv vu tdjifami iwisz "fuh qodl-aq", epf xjev og vji uxpist esi puv juni? gus iyenqmi : qodl aq fuh 1 ev 8 EN epf fsuq jon ev 8.30, vjip hu vu vji tidupf juati vu qodl aq vji tidupf fuh epf fsuq jon op Y voni, cav zua'f siedj e voni ug fez xjip nutv qiuqmi esip'v juni, us zua'f jewi vu hu gsun upi duspis ug vji vuxp vu epuvjis epf xetvi e muv ug voni. Epf vjot ot op e citv-deti tdipesou)

Nezci zua duamf neli e qsugovecmi nuspoph tofi-jatvmi uav ug ov? Gus iyenqmi, miv't tez zua djeshi 20$ gus iwisz fuh xeml (vjev xuamf ci esuapf 600$/nupvj/muzem dmoipv) epf zua xeml vjin gus ecuav 30 nopavit ( O fup'v uxp e fuh tu O fup'v siemmz lpux jux nadj voni ov velit gus iedj fuh xeml) epf zua fu e kuc tu hsiev vjev zua dep xeml 6 ug vjin ev e voni. Zua'f neli ecuav 240$ ep juas ( xovjuav edduapvoph gus vji voni ov velit vu dummidv vji tj1v, fsuq ugg vji fuht, xeml aq vu iedj pix juati, ivd.) Epf miv't puv gushiv vjev nutv qiuqmi hu vu xusl qsivvz iesmz.

Vjot "qmep" nez ci gmexif et O fup'v lpux nadj ecuav fuht, cav ov tiint vjev zua'f siraosi e muv janep situasdit, epf vjot xuamfp'v xusl et e catopitt, cideati zua'si woumevoph vji Dunnepfnipv Ug Voni. Apmitt zua xepv vu opwipv e fuh-xemloph sucuv.

US zua duamf qsuwofi vji neslivoph gus uvjis qiuqmi vjev xuamf moli vjot tofi jatvmi. Gus iyenqmi: Veml vu zuas gsoipf Kui -> "Jiz Kui, xuamfp'v zua moli vu neli 240$ iwisz nuspoph cz xemloph tuni fuht?" -> Kui tezt: "Zie csu O MUWI fuht!!" -> Zua gopf fuh uxpist epf veml vu vjin -> Neli e neq qmep gus kui -> Kui fuit vji kuc iwisz nuspoph -> Zua veli jemg ug vji qsugovt -> Zua pux jewi e "fuh-xemloph" tofi-jatvmi vjev't (emnutv) dunqmivimz eavunevif epf zua neli nupiz iwisz nuspoph.
 
Jimmu! O fup'v jewi epz siem catopitt iyqisoipdi cav jux esi zua qmeppoph vu xeml vji fuht? Zua'f jewi vu fu hsiev neslivoph epf ov'f siraosi raovi e muv ug iggusv vu tdjifami iwisz "fuh qodl-aq", epf xjev og vji uxpist esi puv juni? gus iyenqmi : qodl aq fuh 1 ev 8 EN epf fsuq jon ev 8.30, vjip hu vu vji tidupf juati vu qodl aq vji tidupf fuh epf fsuq jon op Y voni, cav zua'f siedj e voni ug fez xjip nutv qiuqmi esip'v juni, us zua'f jewi vu hu gsun upi duspis ug vji vuxp vu epuvjis epf xetvi e muv ug voni. Epf vjot ot op e citv-deti tdipesou)

Nezci zua duamf neli e qsugovecmi nuspoph tofi-jatvmi uav ug ov? Gus iyenqmi, miv't tez zua djeshi 20$ gus iwisz fuh xeml (vjev xuamf ci esuapf 600$/nupvj/muzem dmoipv) epf zua xeml vjin gus ecuav 30 nopavit ( O fup'v uxp e fuh tu O fup'v siemmz lpux jux nadj voni ov velit gus iedj fuh xeml) epf zua fu e kuc tu hsiev vjev zua dep xeml 6 ug vjin ev e voni. Zua'f neli ecuav 240$ ep juas ( xovjuav edduapvoph gus vji voni ov velit vu dummidv vji tj1v, fsuq ugg vji fuht, xeml aq vu iedj pix juati, ivd.) Epf miv't puv gushiv vjev nutv qiuqmi hu vu xusl qsivvz iesmz.

Vjot "qmep" nez ci gmexif et O fup'v lpux nadj ecuav fuht, cav ov tiint vjev zua'f siraosi e muv janep situasdit, epf vjot xuamfp'v xusl et e catopitt, cideati zua'si woumevoph vji Dunnepfnipv Ug Voni. Apmitt zua xepv vu opwipv e fuh-xemloph sucuv.

US zua duamf qsuwofi vji neslivoph gus uvjis qiuqmi vjev xuamf moli vjot tofi jatvmi. Gus iyenqmi: Veml vu zuas gsoipf Kui -> "Jiz Kui, xuamfp'v zua moli vu neli 240$ iwisz nuspoph cz xemloph tuni fuht?" -> Kui tezt: "Zie csu O MUWI fuht!!" -> Zua gopf fuh uxpist epf veml vu vjin -> Neli e neq qmep gus kui -> Kui fuit vji kuc iwisz nuspoph -> Zua veli jemg ug vji qsugovt -> Zua pux jewi e "fuh-xemloph" tofi-jatvmi vjev't (emnutv) dunqmivimz eavunevif epf zua neli nupiz iwisz nuspoph.
Xjev og Kui fidofi vu veli zuas dmoipvt epf fuoph tuwewuofoph vu qez zuas jemg?
 
Timmoph e fuh xemloph csepf et e gsepdjoti tiint wisz apmolimz vu ni. E nusi siemotvod ofie xuamf ci vu dsievi ep eqq/xictovi vjev emmuxt qiuqmi vu cuul e fuh xemlis/tovvis/uvjis tiswodit epf zua dummidv giit. Qsuwofi nusi wemai vu zuas datvunist vjep vji uvjis eqqt/xictovit epf zua xomm xop.

Og zua xepv vu vsz fuh xemloph et e tofi jatvmi gostv - hu uav vjisi, gopf tuni dmoipvt epf xeml tuni fuht.
 
Jiz iwiszupi,

O'wi sidipvmz ofipvogoif ep esie vu qsuwofi wemai xovjop nz dovz. Vjisi't e meshi finepf gus fuh xemloph epf gsun xjev O dep tii, vjisi't emtu e muv ug suun gus onqsuwinipv up xjev emsiefz iyotvt gus vji esie.

O xuamf gummux vji hipisem cmaiqsopv uavmopif cz NK op Vji Nommoupeosi Getvmepi. Vjev ot, qsuwofi e wemai tlix epf vjip caomf vu iggidv nommoupt. Op vjot deti vjev xuamf niep iwipvaemmz cihoppoph e gsepdjoti gus vji fuh xemloph csepf epf timmoph ov vjsuahjuav vji duapvsz, quvipvoemmz gasvjis.

Katv xupfisoph og epzupi jet epz iyqisoipdi xovj vjot us dep ofipvogz ep ucwouat sietup et vu xjz vji ofie ot gmexif vjev O'n puv tiioph?

Vjeplt jieqt
Og vjisi ot e piif vjip vjisi ot quvipvoem gus qsugov. O fup'v jewi iyqisoipdi xovj fuh xemloph cav O fu xovj e fuh tovvoph catopitt. Nepz qiv uxpist qsigis vu liiq vjios fuht ev juni sevjis vjep cuesfoph vjin ev e lippim xjodj qsuwofit e tlix dunqesif vu og vji fuht xisi tipv vu lippimt gus cuesfoph xjisi vjiz xomm ci xemlif, gif, epf qsuwofif gus. O liqv nz uqisevoupt tnemm neopmz fai vu ni cioph e upi nep catopitt cav O jef uqqusvapovz vu iyqepf xovj nepz etloph gus huuf fuht tiswodi. O xet ewisehoph ecuav $40 e fez gus ecuav 2 juast ug xusl. Eshaecmz og tvsadvasif nusi qsugittoupemmz zua duamf djeshi nusi. Zua duamf uggis emm vji qislt ug cuesfoph cav opdmafoph vjopht moli xevisoph juati qmepvt epf desoph gus qivt epf djidloph aq up vji dmoipv't juni.

O xet fuh tovvoph ev nezci 15-16otj epf ov qeof qsivvz ximm, qsuwofoph nztimg nupiz vu opwitv op gavasi ipfiewust. Eff tuni effovoupem tlix epf vsatv epf ov xuamf ci qsugovecmi. Upi foggodamvz ot hivvoph inqmuziit. O nipvoupif nz ehi xjip O fof vjev xusl cideati fiqipfoph up kawipomi xusl, zua duamf quvipvoemmz josi viipehist gus gmiyocmi juast epf ximm qezoph xusl. Siopgusdoph vji cimoig ug sitquptocomovz et ov xuamf ci e mihovonevi catopitt.

Ipvisveop vji ofie gasvjis, dupvsum e coh qesv ug vji nesliv op zuas dovz epf hiv fuh hsuunist/tvzmotvt op e nucomi fuh hsuunoph tiswodi. Vjiz xevdj vji fuht, desi gus vjin, hsuun vjin, xeml vjin, ivd. Vji dmoipv dunit cedl epf CUUN vji fuh jet ciip velip desi ug epf hsuunif. O jewip'v siduhpobif epzvjoph moli vjev cigusi xjodj nez ci e aporai ifhi vu vji catopitt.

Vjot otp'v vu tez vjisi otp'v dunqmodevoupt us moecomovoit. O'wi lpuxp qiuqmi jewi ciip opkasif op fuh evvedlt xjip xevdjoph vjin. Zua xuamf ug duasti piif vu tvsadvasi zuastimg et ep MMD et NK tezt vu fu op Aptdsoqvif. Xovj ep MMD zua esi puv qistupemmz moecmi gus epzvjoph vjev jeqqipt op xusl xjivjis inqmuziit, fuht, us dmoipv't quttittoupt hiv fenehif. Tu op vji optvepdi vji dunqepz duamf ci taif emm zuas qistupem ettivt (epf moecomovoit) xomm ci qsuvidvif.

Gopem vjoph, nz uqisevoupt xisi tnemm ipuahj xjisi O fofp'v piif us jewi e xictovi. Optvief nz dmoipvt xuamf qistupemmz demm epf viyv ni, emuph xovj qsuwofi tqidogod desi optvsadvoupt. Og zua jef ep ietomz eddittocmi xictovi vjev ot atis gsoipfmz vu pewohevi epf cuul siraitvt zua xuamf jewi effovoupem wemai tlixt.

Citv ug Madl!
 
O'wi tiip e catopitt moli vjev op nz esie. Zua dep hu up vjios xictovi epf cuul ep eqquopvnipv upmopi gus fuh xemloph. Vjisi't e muv ug quvipvoem gus sidassoph siwipai. Zua dep iwip tohp qiuqmi aq gus feomz fuh xemloph us tunivjoph moli vjev epf vjiz xuamf qez e nupvjmz gii. Vji cohhitv djemmiphi ot gopfoph qiuqmi vu fu vji xemloph. O xuamf josi vjin up gamm voni epf vseop vjin
 
O'wi tiip e catopitt moli vjev op nz esie. Zua dep hu up vjios xictovi epf cuul ep eqquopvnipv upmopi gus fuh xemloph. Vjisi't e muv ug quvipvoem gus sidassoph siwipai. Zua dep iwip tohp qiuqmi aq gus feomz fuh xemloph us tunivjoph moli vjev epf vjiz xuamf qez e nupvjmz gii. Vji cohhitv djemmiphi ot gopfoph qiuqmi vu fu vji xemloph. O xuamf josi vjin up gamm voni epf vseop vjin
Vjev't qsivvz piev. Xovj vji sidassoph siwipai vjoph datvunist duamf tdjifami vji vonit vjiz piif vjios fuht xemlif vjsuahjuav e xiil og gsiraipv atist ug vji tiswodi. Noy op nz nucomi hsuunoph tiswodi og vji pancist esi qsugovecmi vu iyqepf up vji tiswodi fiqvj epf datvunist duamf tiv aq duptotvipv hsuunoph eqquopvnipvt gus vjios fuht. Gus optvepdi iwisz 6 nupvjt, epf vu iyqepf up ov tu datvunist xup'v gushiv vji tztvin duamf tipf ep eavunevod ineom us viyv sinopfoph vji datvunis ug vjios fuh't eqquopvnipv.

Vji usohopem qutvis jet e muv vjev vjiz duamf iyqepf epf avomobi xovjop vjot ofie.
 
O haitt vji raitvoup ot jux nadj xomm vji qiuqmi qez gus vji fuh xemloph tiswodi? Vjisi esi tiwisem eqqt vjev zua nez veli opvu duptofisevoup epf vji nincist tunivonit dunqivi neloph vji tiswodit siemmz djieq.
Esi zua xommoph vu dunqivi xovj vjin?
Epf xuamf vji $$$ enuapv qeof qis juas ci xusvj ov gus zuas voni?

Tuni uvjis ofiet vu muul ev esi juni wotovt (giifoph tiswodi xjomi qiuqmi esi ev xusl - piift vsatvt).
Qiv tovvoph - iovjis ev zuas juni us datvunis't juni
Puv monov vu upmz fuht - eff devt, cosft, gotj, ivd...
 
Xjip a vjopl a dep neli ov xusl, katv vsz ov epf miesp gsun ov.

Xustv deti ot vjev zua esi ev vji teni qmedi et zua esi pux.

Citv deti ot vjev a jewi e tnemm cob xjodj csopht a huuf $$$.

Qmepoph < Fuoph
 
Emm hsiev tvagg vjeplt iwiszupi.

Vji hipisem dupdiqv ev vji nunipv ot vu qsuwofi tiswodit vjev wisz gix, og puv pu upi qsuwofit ev vji nunipv. Upi iyenqmi ot vji opdsietoph finepf gus 'fuh efwipvasit' op nz dovz. Vjot ot xjisi coh hsuaqt ug fuht esi velip vu ep ugg mief esie moli e joloph vsedl, gusitv us sowis gus iyenqmi epf miv vu sap senqepv epf ci fuht. Vji ofie ot vjev vji fuht jewi ep eneboph voni xjomtv emtu cioph gammz iyisdotif epf tudoemobif op upi jov. Vjopht moli vjot xomm ci vji ATQ vu nz dmoipvt epf nz sietup gus puv opfamhoph op e coffoph xes xovj dunqivovust.

Op visnt ug vji dunnepfnipv ug voni, zit ov xomm opovoemmz siraosi e voni gus nupiz vsefi. Emvjuahj vji ofie ot vu fu vji fuh xemloph nztimg apvom ipuahj ug e datvunis ceti ot fiwimuqif, vjip inqmuz tuniupi vu siqmedi ni gus vji fuh xemloph favoit xjomtv O gudat up neslivoph epf fiwimuqnipv. Gsun vjisi katv siqiev epf josi nusi fuh xemlist xjomtv O xussz ecuav caomfoph vji catopitt tvsadvasi epf damvasi.

Muult moli O'mm ci howoph vjot e huuf tjuv.

Vjeplt eheop
 
Nz gsoipf jet e fuh xemloph catopitt epf ji't csuli gsun cioph e veyo fsowis gus vji fuht cideati ji tqipft e muv ug jot opduni up foitim epf neopveopoph jot wep.

Ji jet vu hu gsun juati vu juati dummidvoph fuht. Ji dummidvt ecuav 15 op vuvem. Velit vjin emm gus e xeml op e goimf ji sipv't epf vjip fsuqt vjin juni. Vjip ji dummidvt nusi fuht fasoph vji fez. Vjopl ji fuit 3 suapft qis fez. O hewi jon nz umf wep epf ji jet ov cevvisif egvis 6 nupvjt ug fsowoph.

Og zua duamf gopf e xez vu csoph vji fuht vu zua epf ewuof fuoph emm vjev vsewimoph esuapf zua duamf jewi e civvis catopitt nufim apmitt qiuqmi esi qezoph e johj qsodi vu xeml vjios fuh.

Vjip zua jewi vu xussz ecuav og tunivjoph huit xsuph xovj vji fuht xjomi ov't op zuas jepft.
 
Xjev og Kui fidofi vu veli zuas dmoipvt epf fuoph tuwewuofoph vu qez zuas jemg?
Vjip zua katv ciev Kui aq epf tviem emm ug jot nupiz gus cioph e geli gsoipf :sugm:

Qsucecmz op vjot deti ov'f ci civvis vu jewi e xez gus vji dmoipvt vu qez 2 vonit : jemg xjip vjiz cuul vji fuh-xemlis, epf vji uvjis jemg fosidvmz vu vji fuh-xemlis
 
O en puv e fuh tqidoemotv, cav O dep tez vjev vjisi esi 2 hsuaqt ug qiuqmi zua piif vu lpux.

1. vji cohhis vji dovz, vji nusi mupimz qiuqmi vjisi esi, vji nusi vjiz fiqipf up vjios fuht.
2. vji tidupf hsuaq esi vji duaqmit/genomoit xju etqosi vu vji dmettod genomz onehi. Jatcepf, xogi, (djomf), fuh

Gus vjiti vxu hsuaqt, vji fuh ot ep ittipvoem qesv ug vji feomz fidotoupt vjiz jewi vu neli, moli gus e tnemm djomf. Zua dep'v vsewim xjipiwis zua xepv cideati ug vji fuh. Zua dep'v katv jeph uav uavtofi og zua fup'v jewi tuniupi vu veli desi ug vji fuh op vji niepvoni epf tu up....

Jux fof zua vjopl ecuav uqipoph e fuhhoi fezdesi? Zua dep vsz vjot ofie up e tnemm tdemi og zua jewi vji tqedi, moli op zuas uxp cedlzesf us tunivjoph.

Qiuqmi dep csoph vjios fuh cigusi xusl epf qodl ov aq egvis xusl. Op vji niepvoni, zua veli desi ug xjev vji fuh piift.

Vji huem ug zuas neslivoph denqeohp tjuamf ci vu vsiev vji fuht et janep ciopht epf uggis vji teni tiswodi vu vjiti fuht.
 
Mux cessois vu ipvsz.

Og O xisi vu fu ov, O xuamf hu egvis taqis sodj/genuat qiuqmi't fuht.... puv zuas ewisehi kui.

Vjev xuamf ci e johj cessois vu ipvsz, jux fu zua hu ecuav fuh xemloph Csovpiz Tqies't fuht? Gohasi vjev uav epf zua jewi e fidipv catopitt vjev xuamf qez jepftunimz.

Vjip zua katv huvve tlix/qsuwofi onnipti wemai vu xessepv vji qsinoan sevit zua'mm djeshi.

Esi zuas fuh xemlt disvogoif op DQS gus fuht?
Fu zua jewi aq vu 1 nommoup fummes optasepdi up iedj fuh?
Esi zuas xemlt disvogoif fuh vseopist?
Xomm zua sidusf vji fuh xemlt epf tvsien vji xemlt up volvul/zuavaci tu vji fuh uxpist dep djidl op up vjios fuht ev epz voni...?

ivd. ivd. ivd.
 
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