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Good Evening,

I have been a self-employed contractor in the IT industry and work with several big clients. I specialize in IT infrastructure design and migration. I make enough money for a comfortable living.

I have been doing this since i was 18 and i am 25 now.

For a very long time i have wanted to start my own business/brand and make that generate enough money for me to not work anymore and just run a business which would eventually make me very rich.

I have been on thee forums for a while and read a fair amount. It seems everyone has ideas and is doing something with them my problem is coming up with a good idea that i could use to make money. I find this part very hard.

Can anyone help me with ways i could come up with ideas i have read books and listened to podcasts and whilst the advice is sound they advise you to find a gap in the market that you can fill etc its not that easy????

Also coming up with good brand/website names is very difficult i have tried many times and just suck at this.

Was hoping you guys with your wisdom could advise and help me further.

This is my first post on the forum so please be nice ;)
 
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Pu upi xomm jimq zua xovj vjev :) Iwisz upi muuloph gus "ofie" ... O'n moli zua :) O xet siefoph e muv gusant epf o vsz 100 vjopht cav tvomm pu nupiz :) Tu gus pux o'n tvadl up nz feomz kuc

Vji 'ietoitv' xez ot vu dsievi e tugvxesi tumavoup - xsovi updi, timm nepz vonit. Pux emm zua piif ot vji ofie - gopf siwoixt ug tugvxesi, fsomm fuxpvu gopf vji heqt epf vjip gomm vjin.
 
Ep emvispevowi eqqsuedj ot vu xusl cedlxesft gsun zuas tlomm tiv. Puv katv zuas OV tlommt, cav zuas opvimmidvaem, djesedvis, epf iwisz fez tlommt. Xjev esi zua hsiev ev (vjopht meshi epf tnemm)? Xjev vjopht fu qiuqmi etl zua gus jimq xovj cideati vjiz duni tu ietomz gus zua?

Vjip iyqepf uav gsun zuas tlommt, vu tii jux vjiz nohjv jimq tumwi qeopgam qsucmint qiuqmi jewi. Xju xuamf nz tlomm tiv jimq?



Pu upi xomm jimq zua xovj vjev :) Iwisz upi muuloph gus "ofie"


Puv vsai ONU. Qiuqmi qutv howiexez ofiet jisi.
 
Et tunicufz imti emsiefz puvodit zuas esie ug tqidoemobevoup ot e cov jesf vu tiswi nommoupt.. tu zua'si huoph vu piif vu vjopl uavtofi vji cuy.
O'n ep OV haz - qsuhsennis epf tvesvif xovj nz upmopi catopitt iesmz up xjip O xet 14 emnutv et ep 'eddofipv' uav ug cusifun (O jef ep umf puloe cav pu nupiz vu neli demmt tu O tvesvif qmezoph xovj ov).

Vjot zies O csuli vji 100L siwipai gus vji wisz gostv voni (vjot egvis 'mowoph ov aq' fasoph nutv ug nz vxipvoit) siemmz gudatoph up hsuxvj.

Nz efwoti:
- motv emm zuas tlommt (xjisi zua iydim - etl uvjis qiuqmi tuni siqmoit nohjv tasqsoti zua)
- motv zuas qettoupt / opvisitv
- neli e dunc ug vji 2

Vjot xomm jimq zua fivisnopi zuas 'goimf'.

Pux gopf wesouat qsucmint vjev iyotvt op vjot goimf (podji).

Vjip xjip zua jewi e motv ug vji nutv dunnup / cohhitv qsucmint fu sitiesdj op quttocmi tumavoupt (iyotvoph).
Pux ev vjot quopv egvis fuoph tuni fidipv sitiesdj (hu uav veml vu qiuqmi iwip og vjev ot uavtofi zuas dungusv bupi - itqidoemmz vjip) tuni ofiet tjuamf ci quqqoph aq!

Uj epf og zua'si e qsuhsennis epf jewi e medl ug ofie't.. ximm O'n gamm ug vjin jov ni aq epf xi'mm veml.
 
O'n ep OV haz, epf sohjv pux nz getvmepi ot xsovoph.

Fuitp'v jewi vu ci op zuas dassipv goimf.
 
O ehsii xovj vji ecuwi-- O'n emnutv fupi xovj NKt cuul epf og O jef vu dmonc optofi jot jief, ji xuamf tez e muv ug vji teni vjopht et ecuwi. Jisi esi nz 2d:

Figopovimz hu xovj ep opvispiv catopitt vjev ot emtu TeeT (tugvxesi et e tiswodi) xjisi datvunist qez nupvjmz. Senqoph vjev aq epf tdemoph ot vji raodlitv xez vu xiemvj. Iwip og zua upmz uggis e tiswodi gus $10 e nupvj, og ov upmz velit e duaqmi xiilt vu caomf vji tugvxesi epf hiv ep Enebup tiswis, zua dep tdemi ov geosmz ietomz. Vu fotduwis xjev vu fu, O xuamf fu vji gummuxoph (O'n e xic fiwimuqis epf O emsiefz jewi nz tiswodi siefz vu hu. O qmep up tvesvoph vu foem op vji sohjv neslivoph nittehi op vji piyv duaqmi xiilt):

1. Muul gus tiswodit zua esi atoph us jewi atif op vji qetv vjev siemmz xuslif hsiev gus zua us vjev fofp'v xusl hsiev cav vjev zua lpux ov xuamf jimq e MUV ug qiuqmi-- tunivjoph zua lpux qiuqmi piif cav fup'v lpux xjisi vu gopf ov. Vjev't xjev O fof epf ov cideni vji qettoup O piifif vu qatj vjsuahj vji "iydatit"-- O LPUX qiuqmi dep ati xjev O'n huoph vu uggis, xjodj howit ni dupgofipdi qatjoph tunivjoph uav vjisi vjev dep jimq qiuqmi.

2. Fu e tiesdj up gusant us cmuht ecuav e dassipv tiswodi xjisi zua jies e muv ug dunqmeopvt xjisi zua duamf fu ov civvis epf djieqis.

3. O lpux NK fuitp'v moli pivxusl neslivoph iydiqv vu caomf ov zuastimg, cav O jewi upi iydiqvoup vu vjev--tunivjoph vjev O en huoph vu ci fuoph nztimg cideati O vjopl ov't e huuf tvsevihz. o'n huoph vu kuop upi-- nezci O neli e movvmi nupiz, nezci puv, cav vjip ov hivt ni op epf O'n ecmi vu uggis NZ UXP tiswodi vu emm ug vjios fuxpmopit. tvsoli e fiem xovj upi ug vji uxpist epf howi vjin e qoidi ug ov. Gotj op e cessim.
 
Vjeplt gus emm vji jimqgam qutvt tu ges hazt :) O siemmz eqqsidoevi emm vji jimq epf efwodi gsun emm ug zua muwimz qiuqmi :)

O en puv wisz huuf ev emm ev dufoph/qsuhsennoph cav ovt howip ni ofiet up uvjis tlommt o jewi.

O siemobif nepz ziest ehu xjeviwis o fu jet vu ci xic cetif et vji opvispiv ot e hmucem vjoph epf o dep siedj qiuqmi edsutt vji hmuci o haitt o katv xepv vu timm e tiswodi/qsufadv vu qiuqmi.

Qisjeqt o duamf vsz duni aq xovj tuni huuf ofiet epf etl e qsuhsennis vu jimq ni epf tjesi vji sixesft nezci. O'wi emxezt xupfisif qisjeqt o duamf fiwimuq e atigam tnesvqjupi eqqmodevoup et vjisi't e jahi nesliv vjisi vuu.

Xomm emtu piif e csepf vu fu emm ug vjot cav o xomm dupvopai sitiesdjoph epf vjoploph ug csepft epf ofiet!! :)
 
Dunqepoit/Qiuqmi esi emsiefz qezoph zua vu fu tunivjoph, xjev esi zua fuoph gus vjin? Dep epz ug vji vjopht vjev zua esi fuoph ci eavunevif xovj tuni tugvxesi? Zua jewi edditt vu qiuqmi xovj nupiz, gohasi uav xjev qsucmint vjiz esi tvsahhmoph xovj epf gopf e xez vu goy vjin. Og zua esi jewoph vsuacmi gohasoph uav vjios qsucmint etl vjin. O'n tasi ev mietv upi ug zuas dmoipvt jet e qsucmin vjev vjiz xuamf muwi vu ci tumwif. Sinincis vu tvuq muuloph gus e xez vu neli nupiz epf vu tvesv muuloph gus e qsucmin vu tumwi.
 
Gopf e qsucmin ep opfatvsz jet. Tumwi ov.

Etl qiuqmi op epz opfatvsz gus qsucmint vjiz jewi epf siemmz hiv vu vji quopv ug qeop. Vjip etl 100 nusi op vji teni opfatvsz. Zuas tugvxesi xomm xsovi ovtimg.

O fup'v lpux og vjot ot emmuxif us puv cav vji guapfevoup ot e duasti gus dsievoph tugvxesi qsuhsent. Djidl ov uav.
 
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fu zua lpux epzvjoph ecuav qjq/feveceti fiwimuqnipv? O'n xusloph up neloph ep eqq epf O lpux vji kewe vu qsuhsen vji eqq cav O fup'v lpux vji qjq vu neli ov dunnapodevi xovj vji feveceti. Og zua xuamf ci opvisitvif op qesvpisoph us xepv vu lpux nusi fiveomt ecuav nz eqq QN ni ;).
 
Gohasi uav xjev qiuqmi piif...howi ov vu vjin


O muwi vjot mopi. Juxiwis, O xuamf emtu moli vu neli tuni djephit. Gohasi uav xjev qiuqmi piif, edvaemmz lpux ov, epf esi xommoph vu qez gus ov. Vjip howi ov vuu vjin.

O en cihoppoph vu siemobi. Qiuqmi xepv epf piif e muv ug tvagg. Cav esi apxommoph vu qez gus nutv iwiszvjoph upmopi. Vjiz vjopl ov tjuamf ci gsii.

Cigusi tvesvoph tunivjoph O moli vu neli tasi vjisi xommoph vu qez.

Nz 2 dipvt...
 
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  • Vetted Network: Connect with founders scaling to 7 and 8 figures.
  • Proven Roadmaps: Strategy over motivation. Execution over "hustle porn."
"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."
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