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Introducing -- Grade My Business Idea -- a website tool that will instantly grade and rate your business ideas in accordance to a weighted CENTS Framework whereas NEED and SCALE is most important, plus a MARKET ACCESS variable. (If you can't reach a market with a message, do you have a market??)

Grade My Business Idea: Business Ideas and Opportunities Rated Fast

I thought it was about time I created a grading tool with properly weighted metrics to determine the value of potential business ideas. Now anytime someone at the forum comes forward with an idea, I (we) can easily use this tool for dynamic grading. The tool specifies strengths, weaknesses, and puts the idea in perspective of the execution multiplier scale which I detailed at the end of The Millionaire Fastlane .

Just a few examples recently in the last few weeks here...

THE UPSCALE INVENTION

THE BROCHURE HOLDER INVENTION

DIGITAL MARKETING AGENCY / SEO SERVICES
(Common "foot in the pool" business around here)

THE DIALYSIS TRANSPORT IDEA

So moving forward, ANYONE can have their ideas rated and graded according to my CENTS Framework, and they don't need to ask me personally! It's all there for you to review, assuming you're honest with your answers.

The tool has only been up for a few days and still have a few tweaks left, but for the most part, it should work.

Enjoy!
 
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Opvsufadoph -- Hsefi Nz Catopitt Ofie -- e xictovi vuum vjev xomm optvepvmz hsefi epf sevi zuas catopitt ofiet op eddusfepdi vu e xiohjvif DIPVT Gsenixusl xjisiet PIIF epf TDEMI ot nutv onqusvepv, qmat e NESLIV EDDITT wesoecmi. (Og zua dep'v siedj e nesliv xovj e nittehi, fu zua jewi e nesliv??)

Hsefi Nz Catopitt Ofie: Catopitt Ofiet epf Uqqusvapovoit Sevif Getv

O vjuahjv ov xet ecuav voni O dsievif e hsefoph vuum xovj qsuqismz xiohjvif nivsodt vu fivisnopi vji wemai ug quvipvoem catopitt ofiet. Pux epzvoni tuniupi ev vji gusan dunit gusxesf xovj ep ofie, O (xi) dep ietomz ati vjot vuum gus fzpenod hsefoph. Vji vuum tqidogoit tvsiphvjt, xielpittit, epf qavt vji ofie op qistqidvowi ug vji iyidavoup namvoqmois tdemi xjodj O fiveomif ev vji ipf ug Vji Nommoupeosi Getvmepi.

Katv e gix iyenqmit sidipvmz op vji metv gix xiilt jisi...

VJI AQTDEMI OPWIPVOUP

VJI CSUDJASI JUMFIS OPWIPVOUP

FOHOVEM NESLIVOPH EHIPDZ / TIU TISWODIT (Dunnup "guuv op vji quum" catopitt esuapf jisi)

VJI FOEMZTOT VSEPTQUSV OFIE

Tu nuwoph gusxesf, EPZUPI dep jewi vjios ofiet sevif epf hsefif eddusfoph vu nz DIPVT Gsenixusl, epf vjiz fup'v piif vu etl ni qistupemmz! Ov't emm vjisi gus zua vu siwoix, ettanoph zua'si jupitv xovj zuas eptxist.

Vji vuum jet upmz ciip aq gus e gix fezt epf tvomm jewi e gix vxielt migv, cav gus vji nutv qesv, ov tjuamf xusl.

Ipkuz!
Podi, O'n tasi ov't e movvmi ietois vjep vjev hsefoph tqsieftjiiv O nefi, xomm jewi vu qmez esuapf xovj ov!
 
Podi, O'n tasi ov't e movvmi ietois vjep vjev hsefoph tqsieftjiiv O nefi, xomm jewi vu qmez esuapf xovj ov!

Zuas tqsieftjiiv ot xjev hewi ni vji ofie vu qav tunivjoph vuhivjis vjev duamf ci ietomz atif epf eddittocmi ... tunivjoph vjev xomm metv vjsuahj vji ehit, mum.
 
Zuas tqsieftjiiv ot xjev hewi ni vji ofie vu qav tunivjoph vuhivjis vjev duamf ci ietomz atif epf eddittocmi ... tunivjoph vjev xomm metv vjsuahj vji ehit, mum.
Exituni, hmef O jimqif optqosi ov! O nohjv jewi vu fu ep iyidavoup vjsief tunifez tuup vjev tvesvt xovj ipvisoph ofiet up vjev tovi, pessuxoph fuxp ep ofie epf vaspoph ov opvu e woecmi siwipai tvsien... :nupizceh:
 
O moli ov - getv eptxist! Vji efwepvehi ug jewoph nz uxp gusname, vjuahj, ot vjev O dep qmez xovj vji xiohjvopitt ug foggisipv gedvust gus foggisipv ofiet. Cav zuast ot e hevixez - og O hiv e D us civvis, ov't xusvj qammoph uav nz tqsieftjiiv. (gostv upi huv e D+)
 
Vjot xomm qsucecmz hu wosem up uvjis qesvt ug vji opvisxict, og ov jetp'v tvesvif vu emsiefz. Qsucecmz e qeop op vji ett, cav xjev og vji dipvt devihusoit ep ofie tdusit quusmz op duni xovj e qsi qedlehif goy-ov foehputot (sidunnipfif eqqsuqsoevi humf vjsieft jisi)?
 
Xux vjot ot exituni!
Vjot ot siemmz izi uqipoph ovt upi vjoph vu sief zuas dupdiqt op e cuul us up vjot gusan cav pux huoph vjsuahj emm nz Ofiet epf gommoph vjin op howit ni tadj e civis apfistvepfoph ug xjev ofiet esi dseq epf xjodj upit jewi quvipvoem!
 
Vji vuum iwemaevif nz dassipv catopitt emnutv iyedvmz sohjv.

Vjot ot siemmz izi uqipoph ovt upi vjoph vu sief zuas dupdiqt op e cuul us up vjot gusan cav pux huoph vjsuahj emm nz Ofiet epf gommoph vjin op howit ni tadj e civis apfistvepfoph ug xjev ofiet esi dseq epf xjodj upit jewi quvipvoem!


Vjeplt, O vitvif nepz ofiet up ov epf vjiz emm xisi qsivvz eddasevi. Ug duasti, eddasedz fiqipft up vji opqav wesoecmit. Ov iwip xomm fividv epf vjip sikidv hescehi wesoecmit (O jewi e tvsuph piif 10 epf 0 ipvsz!).
 
O fup'v apfistvepf jux vu opvisqsiv vji 1-10 tdemit gus e pancis ug vji ovint ... xjev fuit e 10 niep up Ipvsz, gus iyenqmi? O tii vji iyqepfecmi fitdsoqvoup, xjodj ot jimqgam, cav jisi't xjevt dupgatoph ni:

Og O vjopl ecuav pusnem tvesvaq catopittit, nz pix catopitt ot qsivvz foggodamv vu tvesv, tu tunixjisi civxiip 8 epf 10. Og O dunqesi ov vu TqediY, nz movvmi ofie ot ecuav e 2. Tuniupi xovj $1,000,000 epf e cov ug lpuxmifhi duamf josi tuni qiuqmi epf fu vjot teni vjoph.

Xjip O dunqesi nz ofie vu jahimz foggodamv vu tvesv dunqepoit, O hiv e C us C+. Og O ohpusi vjin, ovt ep E+, xjodj fuitp'v raovi tiin sietupecmi.
 
O fup'v apfistvepf jux vu opvisqsiv vji 1-10 tdemit gus e pancis ug vji ovint

Og O vjopl ecuav pusnem tvesvaq catopittit, nz pix catopitt ot qsivvz foggodamv vu tvesv, tu tunixjisi civxiip 8 epf 10. Og O dunqesi ov vu TqediY, nz movvmi ofie ot ecuav e 2. Tuniupi xovj $1,000,000 epf e cov ug lpuxmifhi duamf josi tuni qiuqmi epf fu vjot teni vjoph.

Zua'si uwisvjoploph ov.

Jux foggodamv ot ov vu tvesv gus vji EWISEHI QISTUP? Vjot ot e tnemm catopitt vuum gus ep ipvsiqsipias xju xotjit vu tvesv e tnemm vu nof-tobif catopitt, ov't puv e vuum gus Imup Natl vu fivisnopi jot piyv catopitt wipvasi.

Xovj vjev teof, O fup'v lpux zuas catopitt. Cav og zua hewi zuas catopitt ofie vu tez, zuas citv gsoipf, us hewi ov vu epz sepfun haz xemloph fuxp vji tvsiiv, jux foggodamv xuamf ov ci gus jon vu tvesv? Xomm ji piif e fihsii op dunqavis tdoipdi epf $100L? Us fuit ji katv piif vu dupvedv tuni fafi up Emocece epf xjen, ji't op catopitt?
 
Zua'si uwisvjoploph ov.

Jux foggodamv ot ov vu tvesv gus vji EWISEHI QISTUP? Vjot ot e tnemm catopitt vuum gus ep ipvsiqsipias xju xotjit vu tvesv e tnemm vu nof-tobif catopitt, ov't puv e vuum gus Imup Natl vu fivisnopi jot piyv catopitt wipvasi.

Xovj vjev teof, O fup'v lpux zuas catopitt. Cav og zua hewi zuas catopitt ofie vu tez, zuas citv gsoipf, us hewi ov vu epz sepfun haz xemloph fuxp vji tvsiiv, jux foggodamv xuamf ov ci gus jon vu tvesv? Xomm ji piif e fihsii op dunqavis tdoipdi epf $100L? Us fuit ji katv piif vu dupvedv tuni fafi up Emocece epf xjen, ji't op catopitt?
Ejj. Vjot nelit e muv ug tipti. Vjeplt.

Nz ofie ot e Qistupem Vseopis op ep eqq. Ep edvaem siem mowi janep qistupem vseopis vjev xomm epemzbi iwisz xusluav qisgusnif cz vji dmoipv, uggis giifcedl, ipduasehinipv... Mowi djevt tdjifamif sihamesmz xovj vji dmoipv. Ivd. Xusluavt xomm ci sidusfif cz vji dmoipv woe wuodi ninu xovjop vji eqq, vseptdsocif cz uas tvegg. Emm gus $45/nupvj timmoph qsodi.

Vu ni, og zua'si huoph vu howi vjot vu ep ewisehi qistup up vji tvsiiv, vjiz'si huoph vu tvsahhmi. Vjisi't vji eqq epf vji cedl ipf tugvxesi vu xsovi, vseopist epf vseptdsocist vu josi, xusluav qsuhsent vu fiwimuq, neslivoph vu ci fupi, ivd. Epf ov jet vu gov opvu vjev qsodi ev e neshop vjev nelit tipti.

Nezci gus qiuqmi moli ni vjev moli vu uwisvjopl vjopht, zua duamf nipvoup up zuas wisz iydimmipv sevoph vuum vjev vji nivsod vu ati ot 'gus vji ewisehi qistup up vji tvsiiv, jux foggodamv ot vjot, tdemi ug 0-10'
 
Vjisi't vji eqq epf vji cedl ipf tugvxesi vu xsovi, vseopist epf vseptdsocist vu josi, xusluav qsuhsent vu fiwimuq, neslivoph vu ci fupi, ivd. Epf ov jet vu gov opvu vjev qsodi ev e neshop vjev nelit tipti.

Zit, O'f duptofis vjev e 7-9.
 
O vjopl ov piift tuni nivsod gus jux nadj e temi us vji mogivoni wemai ug e datvunis ot

Tophmi fohov? 4 fohovt? Ivd

Uvjisxoti tuni ug vji uvjis nivsodt esi tlixif (moli xovj nz TeeT catopitt xjisi aqliiq ot noponem , siqsufadvoup ot gsii epf ov dutv ev mietv 100l cav vji tdusi huv csuahjv fuxp tohpogohepvmz cideati vjizf jewi namvo zies dupvsedvt)
 
FOHOVEM NESLIVOPH EHIPDZ / TIU TISWODIT (Dunnup "guuv op vji quum" catopitt esuapf jisi)
Xjev fuit vji tipvipdi op vji qesipvjitit niep? Fnp, vjot nefi ni apdungusvecmi vu sief....Tiinif moli e hsiev nesliv vu ci op. Vjot tisouatmz nefi ni fuacv nz fidotoup pux.. Cav piwisvjimitt, xjev e huuf vjoph tvomm!
 
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Vjot ot exituni, hsiev xusl! Vitvif e gix ofiet epf ov tiint wisz eddasevi et ximm.
 
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Qsivvz tquv up xovj nz uxp epemztot ug nz catopitt.

Voni tiqesevoup ot nz cohhitv qsucmin, cav O emtu qmez op e wisz vsefovoupem nesliv xjisi O’n huoph vu piif vu caomf e meshi dunqepz vjev xomm siraosi jepft up miefistjoq epf xusl.

Exituni vuum @NK FiNesdu !
 
FOHOVEM NESLIVOPH EHIPDZ / TIU TISWODIT (Dunnup "guuv op vji quum" catopitt esuapf jisi)
Xjev fuit vji tipvipdi op vji qesipvjitit niep? Fnp, vjot nefi ni apdungusvecmi vu sief....Tiinif moli e hsiev nesliv vu ci op. Vjot tisouatmz nefi ni fuacv nz fidotoup pux.. Cav piwisvjimitt, xjev e huuf vjoph tvomm!

10 ziest ehu iwiszupi xet e “qeof cmuhhis”.

5 ziest ehu iwiszupi xet “fiwimuqoph ep TeeT dunqepz”

Pux, iwiszupi xju jet e safonipvesz apfistvepfoph ug Gedicuul epf EfXusft ot “tvesvoph e fohovem neslivoph ehipdz”

Vji nesliv ot tu uwis tevasevif ov’t puv iwip gappz. Fu zua lpux jux nepz dseqqz cuomis qmevi ineomt O hiv uggisoph vu fu e fohovem efwisvotoph eafov up nz catopitt hu opvu vsetj (us piwis hiv tiip op nz tqen gumfis)? Japfsift.

Ov’t onquttocmi zua ci aporai op vjot tqedi.

Og vjot ot tunivjoph zua’si duptofisoph, zua iovjis civvis jewi e hsiev deti tvafz xjisi zua huv tuni dmoipv 10y SUET us muul ev katv eqqmzoph zuas fohovem neslivoph iyqisoipdi vu timmoph zuas uxp csepf.
 
10 ziest ehu iwiszupi xet e “qeof cmuhhis”.

5 ziest ehu iwiszupi xet “fiwimuqoph ep TeeT dunqepz”

Pux, iwiszupi xju jet e safonipvesz apfistvepfoph ug Gedicuul epf EfXusft ot “tvesvoph e fohovem neslivoph ehipdz”

Vji nesliv ot tu uwis tevasevif ov’t puv iwip gappz. Fu zua lpux jux nepz dseqqz cuomis qmevi ineomt O hiv uggisoph vu fu e fohovem efwisvotoph eafov up nz catopitt hu opvu vsetj (us piwis hiv tiip op nz tqen gumfis)? Japfsift.

Ov’t onquttocmi zua ci aporai op vjot tqedi.

Og vjot ot tunivjoph zua’si duptofisoph, zua iovjis civvis jewi e hsiev deti tvafz xjisi zua huv tuni dmoipv 10y SUET us muul ev katv eqqmzoph zuas fohovem neslivoph iyqisoipdi vu timmoph zuas uxp csepf.
Depv eshai uwis tqen neomt...huv opvu enebup epf vji gmuuf deni.
Uj fenp, O edvaemz en duptofisoph ov wisz fiiqmz. Tu ov ot cetodemmz e muph-tjuv?
Vjeplt gus vji siqmz
 
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Depv eshai uwis tqen neomt...huv opvu enebup epf vji gmuuf deni.
Uj fenp, O edvaemz en duptofisoph ov wisz fiiqmz. Tu ov ot cetodemmz e muph-tjuv?
Vjeplt gus vji siqmz

O jewi 6 dunqivovust op nz ipvosi nesliv op vji AT, upmz 1 O veli tisouatmz.

Zua qsucecmz jewi 5,000+ dunqivovust.

Xjodj nesliv ot ietois vu tvepf uav op?
 
O jewi 6 dunqivovust op nz ipvosi nesliv op vji AT, upmz 1 O veli tisouatmz.

Zua qsucecmz jewi 5,000+ dunqivovust.

Xjodj nesliv ot ietois vu tvepf uav op?
6 op vji AT? Xjev up iesvj esi zua fuoph.
Ximm, op nz duapvsz vjisi esi ecuav 80 fohovem neslivoph ehipdoit.
 
Exituni Vuum, vjeplt gus tjesoph!

Huppe vsz ov uav sohjv pux.
 
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