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  1. Blueskies4me

    [PROGRESS THREAD]: Six-figure Fiction

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    Where is the best place to find reasonably priced stock VIDEO. I have another project related to Commercial Real Estate that I've been working on & want a nice promo video but can't find anything of high end luxury lifestyle that is really good and affordable.
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    [PROGRESS THREAD]: Six-figure Fiction

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    So, you are saying that the novella has a deeper pool of buyers than most?
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    My Take on Self-Publishing

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    OK. After reading everyone's posts I am starting my first book in an indefinite series, this week. I should probably start a progress thread but I'm not sure if I'm ready for that yet... Yikes. I had done SEO research previously and there are at least 45,000 searches for this niche term per...
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    Best way to learn to build and sell businesses without high cost

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    Yeah. I know you weren't suggesting it. That was mainly for people following the thread. I just know that he used to sell a course for like $700 and while it's not a bad course, it just doesn't replace personal mentoring. I think you'll get more personalized guidance here. My advice: Be...
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    OK, I'm in! Let's Self Publish.

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    It's still progress!! Keep it up! I have yet to define my writing goals. Way too much I want to write about so I see 350 pages and feel like I'M behind.
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    In the Middle of the Desert, How Can I create a fastlane?

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    Sounds like you should collect and recycle / resale all the empty water bottles.
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    In the Middle of the Desert, How Can I create a fastlane?

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    Haha Fastlane is finding that thing that nobody else thought of...not just another business idea. Start a call center for dispatching tow trucks for the 4,000 business owners who get stuck distributing 100 gallons of water a week in the desert. I know that sounds silly but sometimes it really...
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    B2B Sales Question

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    I would agree. Don't get discouraged by No's!! Just be sure that you're actually using the techniques of sales and you'll have a LOT less No's. I've gotten a yes walking in behind someone that just threw out a brochure, asked for a sale and walked away when they said No. Most people object...
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    Best way to learn to build and sell businesses without high cost

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    By the way, "accountant" & "attorney" may sound like expensive things to have but they don't have to break the bank. A lot of accountants do the work on the side and don't charge a lot (if anything) for just consultations. But if you are considering being in any type of business this is not...
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    Best way to learn to build and sell businesses without high cost

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    If you're doing a formal valuation, then you've likely signed a contract to be their "transactional agent" and there's usually a fee for that from as little as $500 to $1500. However, be really really careful with going it alone. There are so many things that could wrong after this point that...
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    Best way to learn to build and sell businesses without high cost

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    Very very important. These are add backs. Business owners unfortunately get so used to using their businesses loopholes to keep the business from showing too much profit in order to keep taxes low but wonder why they can't convince a buyer that they're profitable.
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    B2B Sales Question

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    First of all, the people answering the phone are used to getting multiple sales calls a day so it's not a big deal to them. Get used to the realization that they make appointments to see sales reps all the time. Don't freak out however it will NEVER get comfortable. NEVER. This is also a...
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    B2B Sales Question

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    After working in the Corporate Insurance industry, I have A LOT of experience in setting appointments from cold calling. One of the biggest things is to make sure you're asking for the person that makes the decisions that you're asking them to make for the company. If the owner is active in...
  14. Blueskies4me

    Best way to learn to build and sell businesses without high cost

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    Good luck. Let me know if you have any questions. I'll help if I can or point you to someone that can.
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    Best way to learn to build and sell businesses without high cost

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    Valuations are tricky. Most brokers charge for them with their contract fees when the owner agrees to use you as a transactional agent. If you want to build a solid reputation, work with a broker to do a formal valuation. A quick unofficial valuation can be done with several simple online...
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    Making at least 3000 Dollars per month!!!

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    I think what everyone is trying to say is that there are "businesses" out there and then there are fastlane businesses that are super steroid versions of their slowlane competitors, they're broadreaching & trend setting. This isn't about what as much as it is how. Even MLM isn't horrible if...
  17. Blueskies4me

    Best way to learn to build and sell businesses without high cost

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    Jay Abraham is good but I probably wouldn't shell out the money for the program he sells. Basically, his philosophy is if I can increase your business by implementing x,y,z, do you agree to give me a % of the increase. No one loses because if there's no identifiable increase then there's no...
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    Best way to learn to build and sell businesses without high cost

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    Be careful with Bizbuysell.com it's built for by owner. Most high end business are going to want to sell on a confidential basis and the sites like those tend to draw 90% non buyers / transactional agents like yourself looking for a piece of your deal that you have to vett out. If you do the...
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    My journey using drop-shipping

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    You know you can right click on any site and click on the "view page source" which will show you what their meta tags are and for the most part what they used as a template. Unless it's flash driven you can see some interesting things even if you don't use HTML you can get a peek on the bones...
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    My journey using drop-shipping

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    I think that's a decent place to dip your toe and see where you need to spend $$ before you hire some crazy expensive analysis and plan and realize the fiverr guy just said the same thing... no fun when it works against you. If you do get work off of fiverr get proof that it's been done though.

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