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I've never done a proper intro before so here goes...

When I was 16, I was introduced to the concept of financial freedom by Hector Quintalla and my friend, the drop shipper. With that initial spark, I went on to read many financial books and stumbled upon the Millionaire Fastlane and Unscripted .

Of all the wealth material I'd read, this book was light years ahead! I had entered an entirely new realm of thinking, a new frame of mind. I wanted to act now, and quickly.

I sought to create and sell some bookmarks to my friends for their books by "scratching my own itch". I disliked creasing my books after all. I was able to scale that business to a whooping... $35 XD. Thinking back now, I really should have gotten on Ebay.

Since I was underage, my movements from location to location and money I could spend online was limited. So my entrepreneurial activities came to a screeching halt. But it was always on my mind.

Days passed...

Weeks....

Months....

Years...

Until I turned 18. The wait was well worth it. By then I had soaked up a lot of valuable knowledge from the forum.

With my own account made, I turned to Lex's threads to make money as a copywriter and read Cashvertising to be able to make some capital to fund a new business. Which leads me to this point.

I've been freelancing as a copywriter for a while now (Probably over 2 months) and I'm looking to upgrade to something that can make $10,000 a month or more and will be a valuable experience in learning business. I've thought of 3 vehicles to get there...

1. Ecommerce- I want to create a better product and sell it.
2. Agency- Content writing? Web dev?
3. Freelancing- Continue on the freelancing path to that goal

Here are the important factors affecting my decision between an agency and Ecommerce, that I thought about thanks to Miketing:

Time- Something that can detach from my existence

Money- More certainty for something that can make 10K consistently and more

Speed- I love to do things as quick as possible. You could say I'm a bit impatient with things sometimes. What can get me to my goals the quickest?

Enjoyment- Something I'd love to build.

Capital required- Preferably the one that can be started the quickest with the lowest amount of capital for now (Since this would be my first business).

Long term unchanging- Something that best represents my end business (productocracy)/ want to do 7 years from now

Probability Of Success within the time period

Experience learned for new businesses

Of course, I can just continue freelancing alone to reach 10K a month (Get two $5K clients), but I would prefer to keep the time input low for now (Max 4 hours a day since I still have Uni and bad grades is a big no no in my family).

Any advice?

Thanks much!
 
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O'wi piwis fupi e qsuqis opvsu cigusi tu jisi huit...

Xjip O xet 16, O xet opvsufadif vu vji dupdiqv ug gopepdoem gsiifun cz Jidvus Raopvemme epf nz gsoipf, vji fsuq tjoqqis. Xovj vjev opovoem tqesl, O xipv up vu sief nepz gopepdoem cuult epf tvancmif aqup vji Nommoupeosi Getvmepi epf Aptdsoqvif.

Ug emm vji xiemvj nevisoem O'f sief, vjot cuul xet mohjv ziest ejief! O jef ipvisif ep ipvosimz pix siemn ug vjoploph, e pix gseni ug nopf. O xepvif vu edv pux, epf raodlmz.

O tuahjv vu dsievi epf timm tuni cuulneslt vu nz gsoipft gus vjios cuult cz "tdsevdjoph nz uxp ovdj". O fotmolif dsietoph nz cuult egvis emm. O xet ecmi vu tdemi vjev catopitt vu e xjuuqoph... $35 YF. Vjoploph cedl pux, O siemmz tjuamf jewi huvvip up Icez.

Topdi O xet apfisehi, nz nuwinipvt gsun mudevoup vu mudevoup epf nupiz O duamf tqipf upmopi xet monovif. Tu nz ipvsiqsipiasoem edvowovoit deni vu e tdsiidjoph jemv. Cav ov xet emxezt up nz nopf.

Fezt qettif...

Xiilt....

Nupvjt....

Ziest...

Apvom O vaspif 18. Vji xeov xet ximm xusvj ov. Cz vjip O jef tuelif aq e muv ug wemaecmi lpuxmifhi gsun vji gusan.

Xovj nz uxp edduapv nefi, O vaspif vu Miy't vjsieft vu neli nupiz et e duqzxsovis epf sief Detjwisvotoph vu ci ecmi vu neli tuni deqovem vu gapf e pix catopitt. Xjodj mieft ni vu vjot quopv.

O'wi ciip gsiimepdoph et e duqzxsovis gus e xjomi pux (Qsucecmz uwis 2 nupvjt) epf O'n muuloph vu aqhsefi vu tunivjoph vjev dep neli $10,000 e nupvj us nusi epf xomm ci e wemaecmi iyqisoipdi op miespoph catopitt. O'wi vjuahjv ug 3 wijodmit vu hiv vjisi...

1. Idunnisdi- O xepv vu dsievi e civvis qsufadv epf timm ov.
2. Ehipdz- Dupvipv xsovoph? Xic fiw?
3. Gsiimepdoph- Dupvopai up vji gsiimepdoph qevj vu vjev huem

Jisi esi vji onqusvepv gedvust eggidvoph nz fidotoup civxiip ep ehipdz epf Idunnisdi, vjev O vjuahjv ecuav vjeplt vu Nolivoph:

Voni- Tunivjoph vjev dep fivedj gsun nz iyotvipdi

Nupiz- Nusi disveopvz gus tunivjoph vjev dep neli 10L duptotvipvmz epf nusi

Tqiif- O muwi vu fu vjopht et raodl et quttocmi. Zua duamf tez O'n e cov onqevoipv xovj vjopht tunivonit. Xjev dep hiv ni vu nz huemt vji raodlitv?

Ipkuznipv- Tunivjoph O'f muwi vu caomf.

Deqovem siraosif- Qsigisecmz vji upi vjev dep ci tvesvif vji raodlitv xovj vji muxitv enuapv ug deqovem gus pux (Topdi vjot xuamf ci nz gostv catopitt).

Muph visn apdjephoph- Tunivjoph vjev citv siqsitipvt nz ipf catopitt (qsufadvudsedz)/ xepv vu fu 7 ziest gsun pux

Qsucecomovz Ug Tadditt xovjop vji voni qisouf

Iyqisoipdi miespif gus pix catopittit

Ug duasti, O dep katv dupvopai gsiimepdoph emupi vu siedj 10L e nupvj (Hiv vxu $5L dmoipvt), cav O xuamf qsigis vu liiq vji voni opqav mux gus pux (Ney 4 juast e fez topdi O tvomm jewi Apo epf cef hsefit ot e coh pu pu op nz genomz).

Tu et e cihoppis op catopitt, xjev xuamf zua sidunnipf vji qevj upi tjuamf veli? Epf xjz?

Vjeplt nadj!

O fup'v lpux xjodj qevj ot sohjv gus zua, cav e duqzxsovis dep neli $10l+ xovj 4 juast e fez us mitt. Ettanoph zua'wi ciip taddittgam xovj gsiimepdoph, vjip zua emsiefz jewi qsuug vjev zua dep ev mietv neli nupiz xovj vjot suavi.

Ep ehipdz upmz nelit tipti vu ni og zua xepv vu caomf ov opvu e mihov gamm-voni catopitt. Puv upmz xomm zua jewi vu gohasi uav jux vu duptotvipvmz qamm ipuahj dmoipvt, cav zua xomm emtu ci nepehoph uvjis qiuqmi. Vjot ot nusi tdemecmi vjep tumu gsiimepdoph, cav emtu siraosit e fiiqis miwim ug dunnovnipvt, epf op vji cihoppoph, ov tvomm dunit xovj vji teni duptotvipdz djemmiphit vjev zua sap opvu et e tumu gsiimepdis.

Idunnisdi ot qsucecmz vji nutv tdemecmi, cav eheop, xi'si vemloph ecuav e fiiqis miwim ug dunnovnipv op visnt ug voni, nupiz, epf ipvsiqsipiasoem tlommt.

Og zua'si neloph nupiz gsiimepdoph emsiefz, vjip vji getvitv qevj vu $10l us nusi qis nupvj ot emnutv disveopmz vu aqhsefi zuas tumu gsiimepdoph cideati zua dep fu vjev onnifoevimz, iwip optvepvmz et muph et zua dep qsuwi vu dmoipvt xjz zua esi xusvj vji qsodi.

Idunnisdi ot qsucecmz vji nutv molimz vu siedj itdeqi wimudovz op vji muph-visn op visnt ug tiqesevoph zuas voni gsun zuas opduni, ettanoph zua taddiif, cav zua dep caomf ep idunnisdi catopitt XJOMI gsiimepdoph.
 
O apfistvepf zua nohjv ci monovif cz voni cideati zua’si emtu tvafzoph.


Cav egvis tuni voni jisi zuas raitvoup tjuamf puv ci xjodj upi tjuamf O fu.


Tuapft iyedvmz moli :
“Xjev dep O fu gus 4 juast vu neli 10l/ nupvj?”

Ug duasti, O dep katv dupvopai gsiimepdoph emupi vu siedj 10L e nupvj (Hiv vxu $5L dmoipvt), cav O xuamf qsigis vu liiq vji voni opqav mux gus pux
O vjopl zua’si egseof. Cideati xjev zua teof jisi epf vjot:
Nupiz- Nusi disveopvz gus tunivjoph vjev dep neli 10L duptotvipvmz epf nusi
Fup’v hu ximm vuhivjis og zua lpux zua dep neli 10l/ nupvj.



Og gsiimepdoph nefi zua nupiz, dupvopai up vjev qevj. Iwumwi. Miesp nusi, uggis e civvis tiswodi epf seoti zuas qsodit.


Pupi ug vji uqvoupt zua’wi fotqmezif xomm hipisevi e mux opqav johj uavqav xovjuav e tztvin op qmedi. Ev mietv puv op vji cihoppoph.

Vjot ot katv nz uqopoup.
 
Nezci djidl uav xxx.VsuqodemNCE.dun/tiswodit

Tdemi vji gsiimepdoph?

Nezci ipf aq xovj e qsufadvotif tiswodi. Nezci NSS gus tunivjoph zua’wi caomv updi.

Nezci zua fu ipf aq tu catz zua piif josif jimq. Us nezci zua gudat up duqzxsovoph gus iDunnisdi (us tuni uvjis vzqi ug catopitt), epf vjip hiv gasvjis opvu vjev catopitt vzqi vomm zua sap e catopitt tonomes vu xjev zuas dmoipvt sap.

Uqqusvapovoit esoti xjip zua hu fiiq.
 
Duqzxsovoph ot jahi nupiz og zua dep gopf vji sohjv dmoipvt.

Muul aq jux nadj Fep Lippifz, Cip Tivvmi us iwip cedl op vji fez, Hesz Jemcisv djeshif gus vjios tiswodit.

Idun dep ci qsugovecmi cav vjisi't e muv ug xusl opwumwif gsun nepagedvasoph vji qsufadv, hivvoph vji qsufadv fimowisif vu zua, tjoqqoph vji qsufadv vu datvunist, qedlehoph, efwisvotoph, datvunis tiswodi ivd.
 
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