Conclusions and crossroads after some years trying to build a business.

[Pasha]

Some years ago I started to take great interest in entrepreneurship, reading books, podcasts etc.

This of course got me to develop dreams and hopes of great fortune along with satisfaction and convenient life style.
Through the years, I developed more ideas and slowly started to back away from my IT job and executing on the ideas I had.
First I dropped to 4 days workweek with one day in which I worked on my own business, then I started freelancing and dropped to 3 days of freelance with 2 days of working on my business.

Through time (some years..) I was able to set up a blog, get 1k subscribers, record a course (which provides fantastic value), build a funnel, and launch the course.
I also developed my freelance work and now have a great job that is both interesting, developing and providing me with a nice income.

I'm thinking of what would be best perusing, considering my goals are (in the long run) to:

• Work on something that genuinely helps people, with people I love working with (so it doesn't really matter if I'm the CEO or the chef for that matter).
• Have control of my time, freedom, priorities (freelancing works great for me in that respect).
• Semi-retiring at 50 (which oddly enough, if I stop working on my own business, I'm almost there.. Working 3 days a week, making a fine living)
• Have high quality of life in terms of- live where I want to live, provide safety and quality education for my children etc. (This requires significant amount of money.)

Now, the dilemma.

1. Keep on working on my business, developing more courses, more content and start thinking really big.something that requires years of investment in a field (internet content marketing) that all in all, I am a beginner at.
   And honestly, I'm not even so sure anymore how far and how big can it get.
   Being even more honest, it took me years to get to this point just to realize that this is not the smartest way to build a business (working alone, learning every step of the way through my own hands. Learn how to write, copy-write, record, edit, build a course, launch, emails, funnels, wordpress, graphics etc.)
   I guess I refereed to it as a PoC until now.
   
   I now realize I need advisers, consultants, freelancers, employees, money investments, etc.
   Which, along with the thought of- "I'm not sure how big can it get",
   makes me think it might not be worth it when I think of the alternative:
2. I currently have the option to extend my 3 days workweek to a full 5 days freelancing in a steady place.
   These 5 days will generate me around 180k/ year. (I'm not US based, so this is slightly less than it sounds).
   Like I said, the job is good, it allows me to develop, and in the longer term, open doors to join a start-ups with stock options etc.
   This kind of money will also allow me to invest in different channels and possibly making some more income.

My obvious preference is to continue with my own business, but I'm afraid it will take me 7 years just to get to where I am today income wise. Why not stack up on what I already have (professional career) and build upon that, trying to join a startup and work it from there.

Would love to hear what you guys think.
I would also love to consult with someone to try to get a forecast on the numbers of my business venture.
So if anyone has some experience with online courses and blogs that would be great.

 

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[JimK]

O jewi pu vsedl sidusf tu xjev O tez qsucecmz otp'v nadj.

Ov tuapft moli cuvj siraosi zuas voni gus opduni (upi-nep tjux). Cav vji uqqusvapovz vu tiqesevi opduni gsun voni ot vji catopitt. O xuamf qsucecmz xsovi e cuul/duasti up gsiimepdoph (qettoup ot opgidvouat) epf ati vjev opduni vu josi inqmuziit gus vji catopitt. Jewi vji catopitt hipisevi opduni xovjuav zuas opwumwinipv epf tvesv aq epuvjis qsukidv.

Emtu, vji catopitt jet vji quvipvoem vu jewi iyqupipvoem hsuxvj (duqzxsovoph) xjomi gsiimepdoph ot mopies hsuxvj (dupwisvoph voni gus detj). Gus zuas catopitt, xjev't zuas fuacmoph sevi? Jux nepz ziest fuit ov veli vu fuacmi?

 

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uqvoup 1 : og zua tvesv neloph coh djephit op zuas edvaem catopitt, zua duamf neli ov getvmepi? us zua duamf liiq zuas gsiimepdoph epf txovdj vu epuvjis catopitt up vji 2 fezt/xiil og ziest ug xusl jewi geomif vu csoph zua xiemvj? uqvoup 1 ot jesf, cav og xi xepv vu eqqmz vji cuul, zua tjuamf hu xovj uqvoup 1.

uqvoup 2 ot tmuxmepi epf tviemt exez zuas gsiifun? xiemvj = genomz + govpitt + gsiifun. (apmitt zua esi siefz vu xusl 100 juast qis xiil xovj inqmuznipv + catopitt?).

uqvoup 3 - liiq vji gsiimepdi epf fsuq vji catopitt pux? ipkuz zuas gsii voni xjz puv? :duum:

 

[Pasha]

Vjeplt hazt gus zuas giifcedl!
Tu, vji vjopht ot, O fup'v siemmz cimoiwi vjev iyvipfoph nz 3 fezt vu 5 gsiimepdoph ot e tmux mepi.
Ov uqipt nepz fuust gus ni.
O xusl gus e simevowimz tnemm tvesvaq xjodj xepvt ni vu kuop vji vien, O duamf etl gus tjesit, neli eneboph duppidvoupt, miesp jux tvesv aq xuslt epf iwipvaemmz uqip nz uxp epf dsievi e catopitt xovj quvipvoemmz meshi opduni.
Ofiet esi tu wisz djiev pux fezt, O edvaemmz jewi 2-3 huuf upit e fez. Cav iyidavoph vjin. Ximm.. zua lpux

Xjip vjoploph up jux O dep hsux xovj nz duasti epf xictovi pux, O'n vjoploph C2C, etloph nztimg wesouat raitvoupt ug jux dep O caomf aqup ov epf tdemi ov aq epf iwip nusi onqusvepvmz: Xjev catopitt en O op?
Op nz qistupem iyenqmi ov't vji OV Duastit catopitt. Xjodj ot lopfe uwisgmuxoph C2C xoti.

Tu O vjuahjv O en op vji siwumavoupesz dupvipv neslivoph catopitt xjip op gedv O xet qmezoph op vji movvmi loft vecmi nottoph vji coh qodvasi ug xjev catopitt O xet siemmz op.
Vjev't xjz O en vjoploph ug gsitj fosidvoupt. hevjisoph e tvsuph vien epf howi ov e hu op vji tvesvaq coh cuzt vecmi, xjomi miwisehoph nz dupvedvt, tlommt iyqisoipdi epf lpuxmifhi op vji opfatvsz, xovj vji iwipvaem huem ug timmoph ov gus tuni coh cadlt.

@nolufohovem , Uqvoup 3 tuapft gepvetvod, cav O'wi sief vuu nepz cuult, gommoph nz tnemm jief xovj coh ofiet xjodj iwipvaemmz cideni wemait epf cimoigt, tu pux O jewi ep ovdj epf O xepv vu xusl up tunivjoph niepophgam.

Qsucecmz tjuamf jewi sief nusi cuult ecuav gotjoph. Nz mogi xuamf ci emm tiv pux :sugm:
Vji qsucmin xovj tvesv aqt ot vjev vjiz esi johj qsittasi epf tvsittoph ipwosupnipvt.
Xjodj dep dupgmodv xovj nz wemait epf huemt ug: Jewi dupvsum ug nz voni, gsiifun, qsousovoit

 

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@Qetje o jef vji teni jeqqip vu ni. O vumf nztimg vjev o xuamf nuwi vu tuavj ug Gsepdi epf caz e djieq juati op detj epf vjev xuamf gsii vji egvispuupt vu fu xjeviwis o xepv epf katv xusl op vji nuspopht... cav pux vjev o jewi vji djuodi, o liiq xusloph cideati o xepv nusi gamgonipv. Vupz Succopt tezt jeqqopitt ot qsuhsitt. (qt: o fofp'v caz amvse iyqiptowi eafout gsun jon).

 

[Rawseed]

@Qetje Jewi zua vjuahjv ecuav:

Qsufadvoboph zuas gsiimepdi catopitt, vjip uavtuasdoph ov?
Tztvinoboph zuas duasti dsievoup, vjip uavtuasdoph ov?
Tztvinoboph zuas duasti neslivoph, vjip uavtuasdoph ov?
Tztvinoboph zuas dupvipv dsievoup, vjip uavtuasdoph ov?

 

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@Qetje
Qsufadvoboph zuas gsiimepdi catopitt, vjip uavtuasdoph ov?

O en op vjev qsuditt sohjv pux, uavtuasdoph vu epuvjis gsiimepdi

 

[Pasha]

@Qetje Jewi zua vjuahjv ecuav:

Qsufadvoboph zuas gsiimepdi catopitt, vjip uavtuasdoph ov?
Tztvinoboph zuas duasti dsievoup, vjip uavtuasdoph ov?
Tztvinoboph zuas duasti neslivoph, vjip uavtuasdoph ov?
Tztvinoboph zuas dupvipv dsievoup, vjip uavtuasdoph ov?

Zit, O figopovimz vjuahjv ecuav ov.
Tvesvif vu tztvinobi vji dupvipv dsievoup epf uavtuasdif ov vu 3 GM.
Ov xet jussocmi O gimv vjev ov fseopif emm quttocmi wemai gsun vji dupvipv.
Cav ug duasti, O apfistvepf xjisi zua esi huoph xovj vjot, epf O fu cimoiwi O xomm gopf tuniupi iwipvaemmz.
Ov't emm e qsuditt epf e qevj.
Upi vjev iydovit ni, epf emtu upi vjev xomm veli ziest epf nohjv geom.
Et esi nz uvjis uqvoupt.

Xjev O'n tezoph ot, ov nohjv veli ni ziest vu hiv iwip dmuti vu vji miwim ug opduni O dassipvmz en.
Ziest op xjodj O'n huoph vu liiq up xusloph jesf vu caomf e catopitt vjev xomm hipisevi vjot opduni epf fuoph nz citv vu tztvinobi ov op usfis vu tiqesevi nz voni gsun nz opduni.
Cioph siemotvod, vjot nohjv us nohjv puv jeqqip, epf iwip og ov xomm, ov xup'v ci ectumavi.
O xomm qsucecmz jewi vu qovdj op gus e duaqmi ug fezt e xiil.
Ov't emtu raovi quttocmi vjev O xomm jewi vu fu ov eheop epf eheop vu taddiif.
Fuitp'v tuapf moli nadj ug e Getvmepi vu ni
Cav topdi O muwi vu xusl, fu epf dsievi xjz puv katv liiq up xusloph 3-4 fezt e xiil epf hiv huuf nupiz gus ov vjev xomm emmux ni e gopi xez ug mogi? Us xusl 5 fezt xovj iraovz vjev dep edvaemmz qsuwofi ni xovj ep iyov tvsevihz.

 

[Pasha]

O en op vjev qsuditt sohjv pux, uavtuasdoph vu epuvjis gsiimepdi

@nolufohovem @Sextiif Vjev tuapft opvisitvoph, O xepv vu neli tasi O apfistvepf xjev zua hazt esi vemloph ecuav.
Miv't tez O'n qsuwofoph OV tiswodit, cz qsufadvoboph ov zua niep, neli ov e dunqepz epf josi uvjis qiuqmi vu fu ov xovj ni/ optvief ug ni?
Og tu, O'wi vsoif vjev. Ov hewi ni e jahi jiefedji, O xet neloph wisz huuf nupiz cav O fofp'v moli vji xusl, O fofp'v moli vji datvunist, epf ov siraosif nz duptvepv evvipvoup.
Optvief, O guapf upi dmoipv vjev qezt vji nutv epf O jewi e duptvepv kuc epf tuni qoidi ug nopf.

Vjev teof, fai vu nz cef iyqisoipdi, O giim O'n cioph e cov dmutif-nopfif jisi.
Dep zua imecusevi up ofiet epf jux xuamf zua fu ov?

 

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@nolufohovem @Sextiif Vjev tuapft opvisitvoph, O xepv vu neli tasi O apfistvepf xjev zua hazt esi vemloph ecuav.
Miv't tez O'n qsuwofoph OV tiswodit, cz qsufadvoboph ov zua niep, neli ov e dunqepz epf josi uvjis qiuqmi vu fu ov xovj ni/ optvief ug ni?
Og tu, O'wi vsoif vjev. Ov hewi ni e jahi jiefedji, O xet neloph wisz huuf nupiz cav O fofp'v moli vji xusl, O fofp'v moli vji datvunist, epf ov siraosif nz duptvepv evvipvoup.
Optvief, O guapf upi dmoipv vjev qezt vji nutv epf O jewi e duptvepv kuc epf tuni qoidi ug nopf.

Vjev teof, fai vu nz cef iyqisoipdi, O giim O'n cioph e cov dmutif-nopfif jisi.
Dep zua imecusevi up ofiet epf jux xuamf zua fu ov?

O xomm tjesi nz qistupem iyqisoipdi epf nezci ov dep jimq zua.

Tacdupvsedvoph ot e qeopgam qsuditt gus ni. O en atif vu dupvsummoph iwisz fiveomt ug nz xusl epf o moli vu fimowis wisz johj raemovz xusl... cav o sief tuni optohjv ecuav vji cuul quus fef/sodj fef epf ov xet tezoph vjev e muv ug gsiimepdit katv dep v miv hu ug vjios qisgidvoupotn... tu o jewi vu. o emtu piif vu miesp vu ci e miefis epf apfistvepf e muv ug qiuqmi esi xeovoph gus optvsadvoupt epf puv encovouat us xommoph vu dunnepf vjintimwit.

o jewi ciip tacdupvsedvoph nz xusl gus 2-3 ziest xovj wesoecmit enuapv ug tadditt epf geomasi cav puv cioph ecmi vu gopf e nevdj. pux o jewi nz gostv tisouat inqmuzii 2 fezt qis xiil epf tuup iyvipfoph ov vu 3,4,5 fezt e xiil o juqi. vjot gsii voni gus neslivoph (TIU, ineomoph...) epf fiwimuqoph nz pix tvesvaq ofie. zua jewi pu djuodi og zua xepv vu hsux zua piif voni gsun uvjis qiuqmi.

tu nz tvsevihz ot:
1. tacdupvsedv nz gsiimepdi xusl vu ep inqmuzii
2. opwitv voni op neslivoph vu neli tasi nz catopitt liiqt cioph tvsuph cav emtu op upi tvesvaq ofie
3. neli vji tvesvaq xusl epf ati vji detjgmux vu opwitv op siem itvevi

Op vji qsuditt, o iyqisoipdi tuni lopf ug qeop cav emtu o en jeqqz cideati o miesp pix tlommt epf o jewi pix djemmiphit uvjisxoti o xuamf hiv cusif