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  1. Akeem

    Anyone using email to manage projects?

    QUESTION 
    Asana It's a project management platform, you'll have to make an account to set all your boards up - but your clients can collaborate with you by simply responding to emails (which Asana will then automatically add as comments to your task/board). You can also hook it up with other software...
  2. Akeem

    How to make money as a programmer (how to solve problems as a programmer)

    WEB DESIGN QUESTION 
    I suggest continue learning until you think you've hit 100% (because you're never going to, realistically). Once you're at that stage, you can then begin seeking clients. Because if you reach out now, let's say I'm your client and I ask you to do a project, you're going to struggle because you...
  3. Akeem

    18-year-old entrepreneur with great ambition.

    INTRO 
    Great intro, bits of it make me reminisce on my own past. FYI, try to get feedback as you're developing your project and push minor updates regularly - this will ensure you're on track with what your people want and it will support you immensely when choosing the future direction of your...
  4. Akeem

    Any events/meetups in the UK?

    I'm mainly based in London/Manchester and I attend seminars/meetups every now and then discussing startups, business, technology and the likes. Although most of the seminars/meetups aren't purely focused on this forum or the corresponding book and its concepts, it's still relevant in the sense...
  5. Akeem

    How would you solve this problem?

    MARKETING 
    You've probably already thought about these, but just to offer you a suggestion or two: Have you tried reading the realtor's policies on affiliate marketing? Perhaps some of them have some sort of policy in place - which is something that would be of use to you. Although web crawling is...
  6. Akeem

    Is it true that more money doesn't buy happiness once you've hit a threshold?

    MINDSET 
    Is It True That More Money Doesn't Buy Happiness Once You've Hit A Threshold? Do you guys agree with this? Personally, no. The more money you make, the happier you'll be knowing you're making so much. You could have millions in the bank - but another $100K will always cheer you up - or at...
  7. Akeem

    What do you think of these websites? (Flippa)

    SIDE HUSTLE 
    Haven't dug around too much, but I'd advise you to probably not go ahead. Seems like they're all only 3 months old, 2 of them being offered by the same seller. Very difficult (and rare) to find a good (and genuine) starter website business to start - you'll probably have more luck starting your...
  8. Akeem

    Jordan Belfort’s Sales Training - Is it worth It?

    HOT! MARKETING 
    Okay, so I haven't read all the posts in this thread, so excuse me if I say something that's already been said. Jordan Belfort's Sales Training - Worth It? Honestly, I have no idea whether it's actually worth what you pay for - but I'd stay away from JB. Sure, back at the time he did what he...
  9. Akeem

    Rent out my mailing list?

    MARKETING 
    I agree with at @arl here, it is indeed illegal, at least in the United Kingdom - especially with GDPR now.
  10. Akeem

    How I made $5K in a week, and my present challenges

    EXECUTION 
    I absolutely love reading posts like this and congratulations on your progress so far! I do have one question, if you don't mind me asking, the deals that you have struck so far - are they one-time payments for the product/service or do you have a subscription model in place?
  11. Akeem

    0 TO 8K A MONTH BY DECEMBER 2020

    EXECUTION 
    If you're targeting local businesses, I suggest perhaps networking a little more and turning up physically. Although I'm not certain about the percentage difference between turning up physically and cold-calling, in my own experiences, turning up physically and being the face behind the...
  12. Akeem

    How I made 6 figures at age 20

    EXECUTION 
    Indeed. I might look into this and if I can spare some time, a very short book or thread will be posted. Thanks for the idea.
  13. Akeem

    How I made 6 figures at age 20

    EXECUTION 
    1. IMO, I'd say it'd be far more difficult to make a success out of 10-15 inch tablets. It could work, but it would come with a lot of criticism and negative feedback. I faced a lot of difficulty when I tried to persuade businesses to use a monitor, I couldn't imagine proposing the idea of a...
  14. Akeem

    How I made 6 figures at age 20

    EXECUTION 
    Weird when you think about it, however, it's a good point and a valid thought to have. To put it simply, advertisers can't advertise in a business in the same niche. That's something that I thought about early on and implemented in the first 6 months, it's only reasonable and logical. For...
  15. Akeem

    How I made 6 figures at age 20

    EXECUTION 
    1. At the beginning, it was more of a fixed rate for a certain time period. For example $5 an hour. Fast forward to today, it's more along the lines of a promotional campaign for a certain time period and X amount of reruns of the ad. In other words, we now offer packages instead of the...
  16. Akeem

    How I made 6 figures at age 20

    EXECUTION 
    I never claimed that I was the original idea creator, all I stated was that I thought about the idea and executed. Please stop trying to dig further to cause unnecessary debates, especially over petty little things like that. I literally laughed at this, wow. I think all your years of living...
  17. Akeem

    How I made 6 figures at age 20

    EXECUTION 
    As I assumed initially, you've mis-read my original post. "The chances of hundreds upon thousands of businesses wanting to advertise on a single screen as you put it, isn't going to work." This isn't an ideas thread, the idea has already been executed and the results have come in. The chances...
  18. Akeem

    How I made 6 figures at age 20

    EXECUTION 
    It may work for your business if you simply want the TV to display certain photos or a video repeatedly, however, it doesn't stand a chance in working (even a tiny bit) if you have hundreds upon thousands of businesses wanting to advertise on that screen. A USB stick/drive has absolutely no...
  19. Akeem

    How I made 6 figures at age 20

    EXECUTION 
    Yes, although ads could be shown outdoors - I find that most business' monitors/TVs aren't bright enough so their would be no point. Typical monitors and TVs are around 200 to 300 nits, which makes them perfect for indoor use. However, for outdoor use you need a screen that produces around...
  20. Akeem

    How I made 6 figures at age 20

    EXECUTION 
    Those ads were run in the very early days on our RPis which we installed at business premises (small businesses such as corner shops, take-out restaurants etc). They only ran for a few hours before local plumbers, electricians etc wanted their name on them for marketing purposes. It all...
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