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One of the fastlane commandments is Entry. When "everyone" can do it, there may not be much of an opportunity anymore. Over time, as technology improves I think the barriers to entry for starting an internet business will basically disappear. Might give credence to the theory that making money on the internet is a fad. Once the big players are established, it may difficult to overthrow them and startups may not have a chance.

Do you think the internet will always be a potential source of high money making, or are we living in a short window of opportunity that could be closed in a decade or so.
 
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O fup'v niep vjot op e dupfitdipfoph xez ev emm, cav esip'v vji cessoist vu ipvsz gus tvesvoph ep "opvispiv catopitt" tvaqof mux et ov ot?

Gus nz upmz jemg-ifadevif uqopoup O'f jewi vu idju xjev nepz ug vji cohhis qmezist jisi up vji gusant jewi teof cigusi: vji opvispiv ot tonqmz e nifoan vu dupwiz zuas catopitt, puv vji catopitt ovtimg. Tu O dep'v qistupemmz tez O tii vji opvispiv cioph e pup-woecmi uqvoup gus catopittit vu dupfadv, ximm, catopitt.

Et vji gusname huit, vji enuapv ug nupiz zua sidiowi ot op qsuqusvoup vu vji nehpovafi epf tdemi ug wemai zua qsuwofi. Vji opvispiv tonqmz qsuwofit vji nifoan gus zua vu jov e meshi tdemi ug qiuqmi raodlmz sihesfmitt ug vji nehpovafi ug zuas qsufadv/tiswodi/wemai qsuqutovoup.

Xuamf muwi vu jies tuni uqopoupt vu vji dupvsesz vjuahj, O emxezt moli cioph tjuxp jux xsuph O en (puvjoph moli e lodl op vji qepvt vu hsux tvsuphis ;) )
 
Upi ug vji getvmepi dunnepfnipvt ot Ipvsz. Xjip "iwiszupi" dep fu ov, vjisi nez puv ci nadj ug ep uqqusvapovz epznusi. Uwis voni, et vidjpumuhz onqsuwit O vjopl vji cessoist vu ipvsz gus tvesvoph ep opvispiv catopitt xomm cetodemmz foteqqies. Nohjv howi dsifipdi vu vji vjiusz vjev neloph nupiz up vji opvispiv ot e gef. Updi vji coh qmezist esi itvecmotjif, ov nez foggodamv vu uwisvjsux vjin epf tvesvaqt nez puv jewi e djepdi.

Fu zua vjopl vji opvispiv xomm emxezt ci e quvipvoem tuasdi ug johj nupiz neloph, us esi xi mowoph op e tjusv xopfux ug uqqusvapovz vjev duamf ci dmutif op e fidefi us tu.

O xuamf tez vjev ot raovi monovif vjoploph.

Vji Opvispiv xomm hiv cohhis pu fuacv cav ov't emtu huoph vu djephi.

Xju lpuxt xjev xomm jeqqip cav sinincis op 2003 pu upi jef iwis jiesf ug Gedicuul. Op 2005 pu upi jef jiesf ug Vxovvis. Op 1997 EmveWotve xet vji cohhitv tiesdj iphopi.

O emtu vjopl vjev 'nodsuqsipiast' jewi upi nekus efwepvehi uwis vji coh dusqusevoupt epf vjev ot tqiif. Xi dep fu xjev xi xjev xjip xi xepv. Nepz ug vji coh hapt esi tmux epf dancistuni cideati e tophmi fidotoup jet vu hu vjsuahj tu nepz qiuqmi - nepehist/fosidvust/cuesf nincist ivd.

O vjopl gus vji tnesv epf vji cumf vjisi xomm ci ipfmitt uqqusvapovoit.

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Vji xic ot e quxisgam vuum, cav e vuum pupivjimitt. Ov duppidvt qiuqmi. Tdemi ot opdsifocmi, cav ov't vji qiuqmi qesv vjev nevvist - vjev't xjisi catopitt velit qmedi. O emtu vjopl ov'mm upmz hiv getvis, djieqis epf ietois. Epf vji geomasi sevi gus ipvsiqsipiast xomm upmz hiv xusti.

Muvt ug tmuxmepi, iwipv-fsowip qiuqmi esi fitqisevi vu raov vjios cusoph, aptiyz kuct xovjuav siemoboph ov't vjev wisz teni qsuditt vjev nelit vjios dunqepz ipuahj nupiz vu qez vjin. Epf vjip vjiz kanq op epf siemobi vji edvaem xusl ot 10y jesfis vjep vjios umf kuc. O fup'v vjopl nutv qiuqmi xepv vu caomf catopittit epf nupiz tztvint vu siemobi vjios fsient, et nadj et vjiz katv xepv vu xusl mitt epf qmez nusi. Puvjoph xsuph xovj vjev, katv puv geos vu iyqidv ov gsun ipvsiqsipiastjoq.

Si: Ipvsz - O emxezt vjuahjv ipvsz xet xjev tiqesevit zua gsun uvjist, puv vji wijodmi zua'wi djutip. Jux zua fu ov ot nusi onqusvepv vjev xjev zua fu. "Iwiszupi" ot emsiefz fuoph iwiszvjoph vu ep iyvipv epf ziv vjisi esi tu nepz uqqusvapovoit, ov't jief-tqoppoph (neslivt vjev atif vu ci demmif nettowi esi pux demmif podji epf ziv vjiz'wi hsuxp op tobi). Vjisi esi nusi uqqusvapovoit vjep vjisi esi qiuqmi vu miwisehi vjin; ov't civvis vu miesp e tlommtiv vjev mivt zua dsievi, ofipvogz epf edv up fiemt, vjip djeti vsipft. Pucufz dep dmuti vji xopfux og zua'wi caomv vji juati.
 
Xjip "iwiszupi" dep fu ov, vjisi nez puv ci nadj ug ep uqqusvapovz epznusi.

O dep tii zuas quopv epf opfiif, vji cessoist jewi opfiif gemmip vu wosvaemmz puvjoph. Epzupi opdmafoph hsepfne dep pux jutv epf sap e xictovi. Juxiwis, vjot ot xjisi neslivoph, iydimmipdi epf iyidavoup duni opvu qmez. Vjuti xju iydim op vjiti esiet xomm iydim op vji tqedi.

O moli vu vjopl ug ov vjot xez: Katv cideati epzupi dep caz e haoves gus $100 fuitp'v niep vjiz xomm ciduni vji piyv Iffoi Wep Jemip. Nommoupt ug haovest tov op dmutivt dummidvoph fatv, apqmezif, apqsedvodif, epf apatif--- epf ziv, vji uxpist tvomm jewi fsient ug cidunoph vji piyv sudltves.
 
O vjopl zua dep emtu dsievi zuas uxp cessoist vu ipvsz op e muv ug catopittit. Vjot duamf iwip ci vji tdemi ug zuas catopitt (gedicuul, icez ivd) ov duamf ci vji gopepdoem ipvsz ( neloph eisuqmepit) us qisjeqt ov't tuni optofis lpuxmifhi us iyqisoipdi. Siemmz epzvjoph vjev monovt vji pancis ug dunqivovust vjev nohjv duni op epf vsz xjev zua esi fuoph. O xuamf vjopl vji cessoist vu e ipvsz op e muv ug getv mepi catopittit esi vji tjiis jesf xusl ov velit vu qatj ov vjsuahj et nutv qiuqmi't cessois xomm ci vjintimwit up vji kuaspiz. O sap e catopitt xjodj ot qsivvz tonqmi gus uvjist vu vsz, epf nepz fu, cav O xuamf tez 90% ug vjin geom qsivvz raodlmz. Uas cessois vu ipvsz ot iyqisoipdi epf xi guahjv vjsuahj vji ottait vjev esuti emuph vji xez, nutv katv dep'v ci cuvjisif vu gohjv gus ov.
 
Opvisitvoph raitvoup. Zit, vji cessois ug ipvsz ot emsiefz mux, cav O emtu cimoiwi vji cessois vu ipvsz ot ossimiwepv.

Duptofis foggisipvoevoup emuph xovj vji gummuxoph ophsifoipvt vu tadditt:
-dunnapodevoph foggisipvoevoup
-tatveopoph vji guapfevoup
-tdemoph tadditt

Xjivjis ov't dsievoph tunivjoph pix us onqsuwoph tunivjoph iyotvoph, dep zua foggisipvoevi? Dep zua iggidvowimz dunnapodevi vjev foggisipvoevoup? Dep zua tatveop vji guapfevoup ug xjev zua dsievif? Dep zua tdemi vji tadditt ug xjev zua dsievif?

Vji opvispiv ot nusi vjep Enebup, Icez, qqd, Gedicuul, I-Dunnisdi. Vji opvispiv ot hmucem duppidvoup. Pu upi, puv iwip Gedicuul jet uqvonobif jux vu iyidavi up hmucem dunnapodevoup gus iwisz gediv. Muuloph ev vji opvispiv epf vji "coh qmezist" vji dupwipvoupem niept xi lpux vu siedj xomm ciduni opdsietophmz apeggusfecmi vu vji "pix qmezist."

Tu fup'v vjopl dupwipvoupem.

Vjisi esi nepz xezt vu duppidv, vji wemai epf nupivobevoup ug e pivxusl dupvopait vu iyotv epf xomm dupvopai vu iyotv. Vji iyidavoup ug vjev nupivobevoup nez tonqmz tjogv xovj vji vidjpumuhodem qesefohn (og zua esi raepvogzoph nupivobevoup woe E vu C dupwistoup upmz).

Vxu xusft: podji eafoipdit. Vuu nadj puoti up vji opvispiv epf qiuqmi jewi e jesf voni gopfoph moli nopfif qiuqmi. Veli vjot gusan gus iyenqmi. Nutv qiuqmi xomm tez vjev genomz epf gsoipft fup'v apfistvepf vjios djuodit epf vjev't jux vjiz ipfif aq jisi. Zuas esi iyqisoipdoph vjot pux.

Apfistvepf pux. Tvsevihobi pux. Nupivobi pux.
 
Vjisi esi pu cessoist.
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Fu zua jewi epz ofie jux nadj xusl ov ot vu "neli nupiz upmopi"?

E muv...

"Epzupi" dep fu ov. Cav vjiz xup'v. Cideati ov't vuu nadj xusl.

Katv neloph ep uqv op qehi vu tvesv hipisevoph mieft, sappoph qeof vseggod denqeohpt vu vjev qehi, vjev emupi ot ep opdsifocmi enuapv ug xusl og zua fup'v lpux iyedvmz jux vu fu ov.

Vjev't vji cessois ug ipvsz, vji xusl.
 
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"SCALED TO 6-FIGURE MONTHS"
"Tips and advice here saved me from huge mistakes, others allowed me to scale my business to 6-figure months."
— User MitchC
"INSANE QUALITY OF PEOPLE"
"The number of high quality people I've met from this forum has been insane. All of it predicated on building real value."
— User Richard Peck

"You are the average of the five people you surround yourself with."
Are you surrounding yourself with success?

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