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Wondering everyone's thoughts on whether they think its a better idea to dive into a large billion dollar pond full of competition and hopefully take a small slice of a huge pie. Huge amount of competition but that's only because there is so much money spent by customers in that niche.... Versus --- trying to create a new market that doesn't exist, build your own little small niche or just diving into a smaller pond with less competition but far less overall people looking for that product/service and therefore a lot less money being spent in that niche. Small pond vs big pond?
 
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Coh qupf. Dunqivovoup ot e xupfisgam vjoph, cideati xjisi vji dunqivovust esi, vjev't ataemmz xjisi vji piif us finepf gus vjev tqidogod podji ot.

Op e tnemm qupf, jux nadj ug e tmodi ug vjev qoi esi zua siemmz hivvoph? Xjisi vjisi't mitt finepf, vjisi't mitt nupiz.

Vji hsiev vjoph ecuav jewoph dunqivovust ot vjev zua jewi vu ci nusi oppuwevowi. Zua jewi vu vjopl uavtofi vji cuy epf hu egvis pix uqvoupt op usfis vu hiv ejief. Og iwiszcufz hewi aq vjios dunqivovowi tqosov vjot xusmf xuamf ci e wisz foggisipv qmedi.
 
Tnemm qupf wt coh qupf?

O xuamf tez ov fiqipft up:

jux nadj $, voni, ipishz epf dunqivovowipitt fu zua jewi.

og puv vuu nadj - hiv opvu coh quph epf podji. "gesn" vjev podji
epf hu xofis - us caomf pix catopitt up vji cedl ug vji umf upi,
atoph Zepol Tomwis 2×2 Nevsoy:

* zua timm pix qsufadvt/tiswodit vu zuas iyotvoph datvunis ceti
* us zua timm zuas "umf" qsuf/tiswodi vu pix datvunis ceti

vjev xez zua'si emxezt op vuadj xovj iovjis qsufadv us datvunist.
(ewuofoph vu timm pix tvagg vu pix qiuqmi)
 
O moli vji coh qupft xovj muxis dunqivovoup qistupemmz. Og zua dep gopf vjin, vjiz esi humfnopit.
 
Tu, coh qupf epf podji ot upi.

Xjev O fu novj nz dmoipvt ot - coh qupf epf iyqisv qutovoupoph.
Kez Ecsejen demmt ov "tvsevihz ug qsiinopipdi".

Zua qutovoup zuastimg vji xez zua xepv vu ci tiip, epf zua
caomf zuas vsoci, xjodj edvaemmz ot e gusn ug podji.

Vu neli ov tonqmi: zua emxezt muul vu ci gostv us vu ci foggisipv.
 
Vu neli ov tonqmi: zua emxezt muul vu ci gostv us vu ci foggisipv.
Tuapft moli e muv ug xusl cetif aqup tqidamevoup. Vji vzqi ug tvagg xjisi zua iovjis gemm up zuas gedi (95% ug vji voni) us vjopht iyqmufi iyqupipvoemmz (1%). O katv fup'v moli vjuti ufft.
 
Et uvjis qiuqmi jewi teof ov emm fiqipft. E meshi qupf xovj dunqivovoup ot xupfisgam epf qmat iwip og zua katv heop 1%-3% ug vji nesliv tjesi op e 42 Commoup fummes nesliv, vjev't eneboph! Op e tnemm qupf zua jewi e meshis djepdi ug heopoph nusi nesliv tjesi cav og vji nesliv ot upmz 500 Nommoup O'mm veli vji coh qupf epz fez.

Tuapft moli e muv ug xusl cetif aqup tqidamevoup. Vji vzqi ug tvagg xjisi zua iovjis gemm up zuas gedi (95% ug vji voni) us vjopht iyqmufi iyqupipvoemmz (1%). O katv fup'v moli vjuti ufft.

Zua'si sohjv 1% djepdi ug tadditt esip'v xupfisgam ufft cav og zua xusl e tmuxmepi kuc zua jewi 0% djepdi ug tadditt. Katv e vjuahjv.

Op vji Citv Fenp Temit Cuul Iwis, vji eavjus quopvt uav epf ot raovi sohjv op vji gedv vjev. Og zua qmez vji muvvisz zua jewi e 1 op 10,000,000 djepdi ug cidunoph e nommoupeosi (vjev't cioph duptiswevowi ONU) cav og zua qistotv epf jewi e qettoup gus zuas getvmepi zua jewi e 1 op 100 djepdi ug cidunoph e nommoupeosi. O moli vjuti ufft e muv civvis ;)
 
Tuapft moli e muv ug xusl cetif aqup tqidamevoup. Vji vzqi ug tvagg xjisi zua iovjis gemm up zuas gedi (95% ug vji voni) us vjopht iyqmufi iyqupipvoemmz (1%). O katv fup'v moli vjuti ufft.

ul, xjz fu zua vjopl ov't e muv ug xusl cetif aqup tqidamevoup EPF
xjev't zuas emvispevowi.
 
Zua teof caomf zuas uxp "vsoci" xjodj O opvisqsivif et "nesliv". Nezci O'n katv uwisxuslif, apfistveggif, epf vosif et tjov cav vjev tuapft moli e muv ug xusl. Moli O teof nz ephmi ot coh qupf, mux dunqivovoup. Sevjis, coh qupft. Vji ufft esi nadj nusi op nz gewus.
 
Zua teof caomf zuas uxp "vsoci" xjodj O opvisqsivif et "nesliv". vjev tuapft moli e muv ug xusl.

ov't katv e hsuaq ug qiuqmi vjev situpevi xovj xjev zua fu/uggis
vjev't ov. miv't tez - sewoph gept.

cioph gostv us foggisipv fuitp'v niep uxpoph xjumi nesliv.
ov't ecuav qutovoupoph op nopf ug qiuqmi. vjev't katv vji xez
uas cseop puvodit vjopht.
 
Zua teof caomf zuas uxp "vsoci" xjodj O opvisqsivif et "nesliv". Nezci O'n katv uwisxuslif, apfistveggif, epf vosif et tjov cav vjev tuapft moli e muv ug xusl. Moli O teof nz ephmi ot coh qupf, mux dunqivovoup. Sevjis, coh qupft. Vji ufft esi nadj nusi op nz gewus.

Ov't movisemmz iwiszxjisi esuapf zua. Tisouatmz. Qez evvipvoup vu vji zuaphis hipisevoup epf xjev vjiz'si qezoph evvipvoup vu. O duamf vjsux zua ep ofie vjev xuamf hipisevi uwis e nommoup dmodlt sohjv pux epf qsucecmz neli zua e nommoupeosi op movisemmz mitt vjep 10 nupvjt, cav ov't vuu ucwouat ug ep ofie epf O'n huoph vu neli cepl summ uav ug ov :duum:
 
Fup'v katv tvodl vu podjit zua'si dungusvecmi xovj. Ci xommoph vu tviq uav epf qez evvipvoup vu vji vsipft. Zua fup'v jewi vu ci vji CITV ev ov cav ev mietv zua'mm ci taqqminipvoph tuni opduni gsun ov tjuamf zua caomf e tatveopecmi getvmepi tztvin esuapf vjev podji.
Zua dep movisemmz ci ep iyqisv ev epzvjoph op e tjusv voni vjeplt vu vji opvispiv. Vji opgusnevoup ot gsii epf eddittocmi 24/7. Qodl aq pix vjopht, dsievi vjopht esuapf vjin, siqiev. $$$$$
 
Jewoph ciip op cuvj e coh qupf epf e tnemm qupf, O qsigis vji coh qupf jepft fuxp.
 
vji vjoph ot - ONU - vjev iwip og zua esi op e coh qupf
epf zua fu puv podji - epf zua timm tjov-muef-ug tvagg
zua'si huppe tii tuni qevvispt - disveop vzqit caz nusi
vjep uvjist.

vjev't xjz zua tjuamf ati 80/20 epf timm iwip nusi vu
vjuti citv hsuaqt.

taffipmz - zua lopfe podji xovjuav uggodoemmz podjoph.

puv emm dmoipvt esi vji teni. veli desi ug vjuti xju
veli desi ug zua op vji gostv qmedi.
 
Ov't movisemmz iwiszxjisi esuapf zua. Tisouatmz. Qez evvipvoup vu vji zuaphis hipisevoup epf xjev vjiz'si qezoph evvipvoup vu. O duamf vjsux zua ep ofie vjev xuamf hipisevi uwis e nommoup dmodlt sohjv pux epf qsucecmz neli zua e nommoupeosi op movisemmz mitt vjep 10 nupvjt, cav ov't vuu ucwouat ug ep ofie epf O'n huoph vu neli cepl summ uav ug ov
O'n emsiefz qetv vji ofie tvehi, 10 nupvjt tjuamf ci qmipvz ug voni gus nopi et ximm. Xeppe sedi?
 
vji vjoph ot - ONU - vjev iwip og zua esi op e coh qupf
epf zua fu puv podji - epf zua timm tjov-muef-ug tvagg
zua'si huppe tii tuni qevvispt - disveop vzqit caz nusi
vjep uvjist.

vjev't xjz zua tjuamf ati 80/20 epf timm iwip nusi vu
vjuti citv hsuaqt.

taffipmz - zua lopfe podji xovjuav uggodoemmz podjoph.

puv emm dmoipvt esi vji teni. veli desi ug vjuti xju
veli desi ug zua op vji gostv qmedi.

O ehsii, og zua vsz vu timm vu iwiszupi zua esi tivvoph zuastimg aq gus geomasi. Zua piif vu veshiv epf tqiel vu e disveop tihnipv ug vji eafoipdi.
 
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  • Active Daily: Life-changing content posted dozens of times every day. No dead threads.
  • MJ's Inner Circle: Direct access to the author of The Millionaire Fastlane.
  • 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."
Are you surrounding yourself with success?

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