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    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...
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    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...
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    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...
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    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...
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    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.
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    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...
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    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.
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    ★[Gutsii.com]★ Progress Thread - Exclusive For TFF

    EXECUTION 
    GOOD: Great effort in getting it out there BAD: When I clicked the link on this thread, it opened it in another window and when i glanced over, I thought it was one of those spam virus sites. In other words, to me it looked scam-ish and it did not make me want to read anymore of the text. You...
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    Characteristics of Successful and Unsuccessful Businesses

    SPEEDWAY 
    Good list of observations. I would also add a bit of mindset and motivation to that list, I believe it's really critical to have the right mindset. Entrepreneurship has been a crazy thing for me, I was expecting either just to flop or hit success in a compressed time-frame. But it's been a few...
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    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...
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    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
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    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...
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    The secret that was left out of The Millionaire Fast Lane Book

    GOLD! EXECUTION 
    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...
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    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...
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    Is this book crap or what???

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