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  1. SparksCW

    Not sure whether to expand again or not

    Can one of your businesses do better than all three business combined? Yes? then focus on that... If you're happy running multiple businesses all below their potential then that is also fine. But ultimately if you can make one of the businesses more profitable than all three together it'd be...
  2. SparksCW

    Happy Black Friday! (How was yours as a producer?!)

    Overall it was a good weekend, a lot more orders than usual which is the aim of the game! I must admit thought I was hoping to sell more! However our current product offerings are more of a home-project based item so they take some thought and planning, saving 10-20% might not make someone buy...
  3. SparksCW

    Scarcity Mindset is for Suckers

    MINDSET 
    This is one of the things that keeps me going. No matter how good the competition get, what they do or what else comes on the market, ultimately there are billions of people in the world and one company can't serve all of them. Have you ever looked up how many people there are in your city...
  4. SparksCW

    What "The Founder" can teach all of us

    HOT! MINDSET 
    I saw that too, thought it'd be a bit bland but it ended up being one of my favourite films. Persistence for sure, but that's not the biggest take away from the film. The biggest take away for me is to focus on what will actually make the money. He was persistent but wasn't making money, then...
  5. SparksCW

    LateToTheGame because I am late to this game!

    INTRO 
    So you have a low stress, easy job where you only work until 5 and get paid a fortune? Save every penny you can, cut every expenditure you can, learn to live on a small amount, use the other half of the day to build on your own business. Quit when it gets too much to run, earn less, be free...
  6. SparksCW

    New UK Member Struggling With Mindset and Current Business Models

    INTRO 
    Sounds like you could easily make a success in e-commerce. And even better if you're already making your bills/living money from the affiliate marketing. Then you'll have an e-com business with real world value and still have the affiliate marketing money coming in! Hopefully you won't hit any...
  7. SparksCW

    Pitching To My Own Dad About His Business

    I worked for my dad for over 10 years and eventually ended up "2nd in command" He was stuck in the past, out dated branding, no clear business plan, no goals other than that we just had to make money for the boss, the whole company wasn't the way I wanted. We were always struggling and no one...
  8. SparksCW

    The Reason Why "Good Enough" Is Better Than PERFECT

    MINDSET 
    Let me tell you a little story about good enough vs perfect. One day I set out to create videos for my products. Informative, educational, general videos to show them "in action". These are products that aren't mainstream, so there isn't much content out there. I bought a fancy camera, a...
  9. SparksCW

    I am a scared little Sh!%

    MINDSET RANT 
    Could talk about this for hours, but in short.. I quit my job after years of action faking and deliberating. Working a job I didn't like, for a family member I didn't work too well with. Nightmare! One day I just woke up and said enough is enough, sold my nice new high-end car within a week...
  10. SparksCW

    I didn't wanna sell shovels for stupid reasons...

    WEB/DIGITAL 
    Sell shovels and dig for gold as well? We currently "dig for gold" but we're moving more and more into "selling shovels" at the same time ;) Win-Win
  11. SparksCW

    Sold my $30,000 p/mth website for $650k - My "near wealth experience" taught me this--> [MP3]

    NOTABLE! MINDSET 
    Read the book in one sitting last night. It's really good, a tiny bit repetitive but the whole philosophy is spot on and makes perfect sense. Great read and thank you Bill for sharing it. Such an obvious statement but debt doesn't stress you out. Being able to meet the repayments does! And...
  12. SparksCW

    Sold my $30,000 p/mth website for $650k - My "near wealth experience" taught me this--> [MP3]

    NOTABLE! MINDSET 
    Interesting story, thanks for sharing your book, I'm going to read it next week!
  13. SparksCW

    E-Commerce & SaaS Fast Laner Checking In (From UK)

    SAAS / APPS INTRO 
    Wow seems strange re-reading my post from nearly 2 years ago. It's like reading the vast majority of welcome posts where you think just another wantrepreneur making claims...!! Embarrassing. Since this post I spent a lot of time reading and learning on the forum and from the book and various...
  14. SparksCW

    How do I go from a wish to burning desire?

    HOT! MINDSET 
    It's not a want or a why, it's a how. It's easy to want something and explain why you want it all day long. The bit where people fall down is they don't focus on the how. You're too busy focusing on the wants and the whys but wants and whys won't make you money. (Unless you're addressing the...
  15. SparksCW

    feels like I'm getting screwed

    RANT 
    This will sound harsh but if you're struggling or surprised at tax costs then you're doing something wrong and need to fix it. Your pricing should take into account taxes and overheads. If it does and you're still not making enough money to pay yourself then you need to increase your targets or...
  16. SparksCW

    £2017 for 2017 Pay The Bills Through Lead Generation

    EXECUTION 
    The sites are HTML, I'm not using Wordpress as I don't think it's necessary for this. I use a generic shared hosting provider. It appears pretty easy with GoDaddy so I might create an account there for this one. Hosting Multiple Websites on Your Hosting Account | GoDaddy Help BE edit I use...
  17. SparksCW

    £2017 for 2017 Pay The Bills Through Lead Generation

    EXECUTION 
    In short, yes. However my aim is to rent the site out for a monthly fee. I know per lead could potentially be more lucrative if the site performs well but renting it is easier, unless anyone has a better way of doing this? I bought a HTML landing page template. Benchmark - Multipurpose Landing...
  18. SparksCW

    £2017 for 2017 Pay The Bills Through Lead Generation

    EXECUTION 
    Site 1 In progress, I've already made a call to someone I used to know in the industry and they've pretty much said yes already! I need to get the site completed and live ASAP. This will be approx £500 /mo I'm unsure how much PPC budget I should allow so I'll start with £100 / mo and see what...
  19. SparksCW

    £2017 for 2017 Pay The Bills Through Lead Generation

    EXECUTION 
    I've been putting this off for a while but now's the time to make it happen. My bills are currently paid via my main business but I want to use that money to fund growth so I thought that I'd set myself a challenge to pay my current bills monthly via regular income from websites, that way I can...
  20. SparksCW

    $5000 to $30,000 per month - eCommerce Progress

    EXECUTION 
    I've not updated for a while but we have been busy. Last month was nearly $70,000 t/o. This month not so good at $40,000 so far but still good enough and a few days left yet.... Things I've learnt. Sometimes it's lucrative to get off your fat a$$ and go find business in the real world. Ring...

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