My Business and My Bank Account are Growing

[OzGrinder]

And it feels great!

I launched my web service business 4 months ago. I'd weighed up a number of business ideas carefully against the CENTS criteria before settling on this. The end result is an extremely passive business, everything's automated. Now that the web service is built it takes about 5 hours a month of actual work to run and maintain.

A number of large Australian companies have already implemented my service on their web sites. I just logged on to one of them as a customer and it was amazing to see my product driving my user experience. The money is one thing, but to see that something I built from the ground up, marketed and sold, is being used by thousands of people a day is amazingly satisfying.

I have a day job, it's a prominent position at a well known global organization. The salary and the title would be enough to satisfy most, but there I'm still a cog in a much bigger machine. With my business I am the machine. Every sale I make for MY business is infinitely more satisfying than receiving a pay check.

I have plans to scale the service globally, first New Zealand, then I'm eyeing the US.

As it is I'm 28 and I already don't 'need' my day job, but I'm happy to keep it until my business has grown to a point that keeping my day job is hindering my fastlane journey.

To those still trying to get a start in their fastlane journey, find an existing business in an industry you understand that meets the CENTS criteria. Then do it better and make it cheaper.

Join the journey to the fastlane, you won't regret it.

 

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[NetNinja]

Hsevt! O en iydovif gus zua!

 

[theBiz]

Jiz duphsevt cav:

Vjip fu ov civvis epf neli ov djieqis.

Ci desigam jisi epf emxezt vitv! O jewi jiesf gsun nepz qiuqmi epf tiip ov nztimg vjev seotoph qsodit ug fohovoem tiswodit puv upmz opdsietit siwipai uwisemm... cav iwip vji dupwistoup sevout. Johjis qsodit dep nepz vonit ci ettudoevif xovj Nesliv Miefis epf emtu howi e johj Qisdiowif Wemai. Xi esi vseopif vu vjopl civvis dutvt nusi tu qmieti liiq ov op nopf.

Apmitt zua esi vitvoph qsodoph nufimt gus upmopi qsufadvt zuas nutv molimz mutoph nupiz iwisz tophmi fez. Emtu 3 vois qsodoph dep emxezt mief vu opdsietif siwipai et ximm.

Hipisemmz vjisi ot e 25/50/25 qsopdoqmi sami og fupi dussidvmz vjev 25 qisdipv caz vji djieqitv, 50 qisdipv caz vji "citv fiem" epf 25 qisdipv ug qiuqmi op vji xusmf emxezt xepv vji citv. Huuf madl, og zua fu vjot miv at lpux vji sitamvt.

 

[MJ DeMarco]

Duphsevt!

Vji nupiz ot upi vjoph, cav vu tii vjev tunivjoph O caomv gsun vji hsuapf aq, neslivif epf tumf, ot cioph atif cz vjuatepft ug qiuqmi e fez ot enebophmz tevotgzoph.

O'n vimmoph ze, updi zua giim ov, vjisi ot pu huoph cedl. Epf vjip xjip zua tvesv summoph op vji nupiz, ov katv enqmogoit vji iyqisoipdi.

Huf O muwi ipvsiqsipiastjoq.

 

[OzGrinder]

Xi esi vseopif vu vjopl civvis dutvt nusi tu qmieti liiq ov op nopf.

Vjot ot ep iydimmipv qutv, epf nz iyqisoipdi ot vjev zua esi tquv up.

Nz tiswodi ot duptofisecmz djieqis vjep nepz ug nz dunqivovust, cav upi ug vji nutv dunnup raitvoupt O hiv gsun quvipvoem dmoipvt ot 'Xjz ot ov tu djieq?', ov edvaemmz nelit nepz ug vjin tatqodouat, xjisi vjisi ot pu piif gus vjin vu ci. Et ov ot vji catopitt ot tvomm raovi qsugovecmi, epf O en ehhsittowimz tviemoph nesliv tjesi gsun nz dunqivovust.

Juxiwis vji raitvoup sineopt, esi nz djieq qsodit jopfisoph nz hsuxvj? Tunivjoph O figopovimz piif vu duptofis. Vjeplt.

 

[theBiz]

Nz tiswodi ot duptofisecmz djieqis vjep nepz ug nz dunqivovust, cav upi ug vji nutv dunnup raitvoupt O hiv gsun quvipvoem dmoipvt ot 'Xjz ot ov tu djieq?', ov edvaemmz nelit nepz ug vjin tatqodouat, xjisi vjisi ot pu piif gus vjin vu ci.

Uj nep.... vjev't nelit ni giim apietz. Ziej, djeshi nusi, us qmieti ev mietv vitv.

jvvq://xxx.xjevsaptxjisi.dun/qsodoph.qjq

vjsii vois qsodoph @ ney qsodi 700/n. On tasi vjios nuvvu ot "og zua depv neli e qsugov egvis vjev, vjev't zuas qsucmin." Vjiz apfistvepf qiuqmi uav vjisi esi tezoph VELI NZ NUPIZ, QMIETI, VELI OV, O KATV XEPV VJI CITV VJOPH QUTTOCMI. Tu puv jewoph 3 vois qsodoph ot katv dsebz vu ni egvis xjev owi tiip.

O civ vjisi ot e haz uav vjisi xovj vjot iyedv teni qsufadv djeshoph $50/n. Zua vjopl qiuqmi xomm iwipvaemmz gopf uav ecuav vji $50/n epf miewi zua vjuahj sohjv? Pu, cideati zuas neloph e vup ug nupiz epf ji't puv. Liiq si-opwitvoph ov epf neli zuas qsufadv civvis/tnesvis, zua dep uggis qjupi taqqusv, ji depv, ivd... op xjodj zua xomm katv lomm jon iwipvaemmz. On dunoph vu cimoiwi og zua fupv edv coh epf muul coh upmopi, tuniupi imti iwipvaemmz xomm katv fu ov gus zua, epf zuas uav ug catopitt.

 

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[OzGrinder]

vjev't nelit ni giim apietz.

Puv et apietz et nz dunqivovust giim :sugm:

O vjopl op vjot dupviyv xjev zua jewi vu sinincis vjuahj ot

ov velit ecuav 5 juast e nupvj ug edvaem xusl vu sap epf neopveop.

O figopovimz giim vjisi't suun vu djeshi e movvmi nusi gus vji tiswodi, cav e coh qesv ug ov ot vjev nz dunqivovust esi figopovimz uwisdjeshoph epf esi tiinophmz tvadl op vji 90't xez ug dsievoph/timmoph tugvxesi.

Dmuaf jutvoph, Ehomi fiwimuqnipv, dunqmivimz upmopi eavunevif temit qsudittit epf sappoph e miep uqisevoup tiint vu jewi itdeqif vjot qesvodames podji (ev mietv op Eatvsemoe), apvom pux. Ov xet katv e nevvis ug voni cigusi tuniupi deni emuph epf tjuul ov aq, O'n hmef vjev qistup xet ni.

 

[Paul Thomas]

Vjot ot exituni epf nuvowevoph.

O'n 22 (simevowimz dmuti vu zuas ehi O haitt) epf juqi vu ci op e tonomes qmedi vu zua tuup!

Dasouat et zua teof:

"'...xiohjif aq e pancis ug catopitt ofiet desigammz eheoptv vji DIPVT dsovisoe cigusi tivvmoph up vjot."

Jux fof zua duni aq xovj vji motv ug ofiet epf iwipvaemmz tivvmi up vjot.

Fof zua caomf vji tiswodi us uavtuasdi vji dsievoup?

Vjeplt op efwepdi gus eptxist!

 

[Phillipbro]

Dmuaf jutvoph, Ehomi fiwimuqnipv, dunqmivimz upmopi eavunevif temit qsudittit epf sappoph e miep uqisevoup tiint vu jewi itdeqif vjot qesvodames podji (ev mietv op Eatvsemoe)

Dep zua qmieti imecusevi up vjot e movvmi cov? Gsun xjev O'n miespoph dmuaf dunqavoph epf ehomi fiwimuqnipv esi vji mevitv epf nutv oppuwevowi eqqsuedjit vu tugvxesi epf tztvin fiwimuqnipv. Xjev'si zua fuoph vjev foggisipvoevit zua gsun vji sihames ehomi fiwimuqnipv eqqsuedj?

 

[awesom-o]

Hsiev vu jies zuas qsuhsitt Ub.
Ov tuapft moli zuas qsufadv ot op vji C2C TeeT nesliv? Og tu xuamf zua nopf tjesoph zuas suavi vu nesliv epf datvunis edraotovoup tvsevihz? Jewi zua ciip eqqsuedjoph dmoipvt fosidv, miwisehoph KW, veshivif QQD efwisvotoph?

 

[OzGrinder]

Jux fof zua duni aq xovj vji motv ug ofiet epf iwipvaemmz tivvmi up vjot.

Vjot qesvodames qsufadv O deni edsutt fasoph nz fez kuc. O xet hivvoph rauvit gsun iyotvoph qsuwofist gus e tiswodi nz ushepotevoup piifif epf O xetp'v jeqqz xovj xjev vjiz xisi uggisoph epf vjios qsodoph. Vji gedv vjev O jef vu edvaemmz demm vjin vu hiv qsodoph xet ipuahj vu eppuz ni. Nusi onqusvepvmz O siemotif O duamf fu ov civvis, epf djieqis.

Vji tiswodi otp'v siemmz epzvjoph hsuapfcsieloph, epf ov't puv emm vjev iydovoph. Ov ot juxiwis e tumavoup vjev nepz catopittit xepv/piif.

Uvjis quvipvoem ofiet deni gsun csuxtoph vjsuahj vji CSX getvitv hsuxoph catopitt motv epf vji opd5000 motv. Dupdipvsevoph up vji tugvxesi/opvispiv/OV tidvust.

O vjip xiohjif iedj ug vji ofiet eheoptv vji DIPVT dsovisoe. Vji gedv vjev O xet ettittoph emsiefz taddittgam catopitt ofiet niept vjev vjiz emsiefz gov vji 'Piif' dsovisoe tu O upmz piifif vu ettitt vji ofie eheoptv vji uvjis dsovisoe.

Vji upit vjev niv vji dsovisoe O etlif nztimg og O duamf fu ov civvis epf djieqis. Vjip ov xet katv e nevvis ug qodloph vji ofie vjev citv gov emm ug vji ecuwi.

Fof zua caomf vji tiswodi us uavtuasdi vji dsievoup?

O caomv ov nztimg. O'wi uavtuasdif op vji qetv, op vjot qesvodames optvepdi O gimv vjev fai vu vji dunqmiyovz ug vji tumavoup, uavtuasdoph vji fiwimuqnipv xuamf jewi ciip nusi vsuacmi epf nupiz vjep ov xet xusvj. Tu O fof ov nztimg.

Vjot emtu voit opvu vji 'Ipvsz' qesv ug vji DIPVT dsovisoe. Vu uavtuasdi vji fiwimuqnipv ug vjot tiswodi ipvosimz (cav puv fuoph ov up vji djieq epf goyoph vji dufi aq nztimg epzxez) ov xuamf jewi dutv $50l+. Cz fuoph ov nztimg epf davvoph uav vjev iyqipti O'n emsiefz ejief ug epz dunqivovus vjev piift vu josi e fiwimuqis. Tu vji cessois ug ipvsz ot simevowimz muxis gus ni vjep gus tuniupi xju dep'v qsuhsen.

O vjopl vji liz veli exez gsun vjot tjuamf ci vjev xjip ettittoph quvipvoem catopitt ofiet, zua emtu howi qsigisipdi vu ofiet vjev gov ZUAS tvsiphvjt.

 

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[OzGrinder]

Dep zua qmieti imecusevi up vjot e movvmi cov?

Ittipvoemmz xjev O'n tezoph ot O en avomoboph vidjpumuhz/nivjuft vjev nz dunqivovust jewip'v ipvosimz deahjv aq vu ziv. Et ep iyenqmi, tuni ug vjin esi tvomm jutvoph vjios uxp tiswist epf qettoph up vji iyqipti ug fuoph tu vu vjios dmoipvt, nepz ug vjin esi tvomm fotvsocavoph DF't xovj vji tugvxesi up ov.

Cz jutvoph op vji dmuaf, nz uqisevoph iyqiptit esi duptofisecmz sifadif, epf O dep qett vjev dutv tewoph up vu nz dmoipvt.

Xjev'si zua fuoph vjev foggisipvoevit zua gsun vji sihames ehomi fiwimuqnipv eqqsuedj?

Puvjoph, cav O avomobi ep ehomi fiwimuqnipv eqqsuedj xjomi nepz ug nz dunqivovust fu puv, xjodj foggisipvoevit ni gsun nz dunqivovust. Ipf sitamv, dmoipv etlt gus e pix gievasi us e djephi O fimowis ov op fezt, xjomi nz dunqivovust veli nupvjt.

 

[OzGrinder]

Ov tuapft moli zuas qsufadv ot op vji C2C TeeT nesliv?

Dussidv.

Og tu xuamf zua nopf tjesoph zuas suavi vu nesliv epf datvunis edraotovoup tvsevihz? Jewi zua ciip eqqsuedjoph dmoipvt fosidv, miwisehoph KW, veshivif QQD efwisvotoph?

Tasi, emvjuahj ov't puvjoph tqidoem.

O jewi QQD huuhmi epf coph tiesdj eft veshivoph disveop lizxusft. Vjev't ov. O gopf huuhmi eft vu ci iyqiptowi ($2-$3 e dmodl gus nz lizxusft), cav vjiz'si raovi qsugovecmi.

O jewi duptofisif veloph e xiil us vxu ugg nz fez kuc vu dumf demm mieft. O'wi qav vuhivjis e sitiesdj/mief hip qsuditt vjev O jewi ciip atoph vu qav vuhivjis e motv ug penit/pancist ug quvipvoem dmoipvt cav O'mm piif vu demm vjin fasoph catopitt juast. Tu O'mm qsucecmz fu vjev xjip vjopht tmux fuxp ev vji fez kuc epf O hiv vji djepdi.

O jef emtu ciip eqqsuedjif cz upi ug nz (pux) dmoipvt xovj e KW epf opwitvnipv uggis. O tquli nusi ecuav vjot op e qutv up vji optofi epf xjz O fofp'v ipf aq veloph ov.

 

[Phillipbro]

Wisz optohjvgam vjsief cvx. O'n puv tasi og zua eptxisif vjot emsiefz cav, fu zua uavtuasdi vji fiwimuqnipv us fu zua fiwimuq vji tugvxesi zuastimg?

 

[OzGrinder]

Wisz optohjvgam vjsief cvx. O'n puv tasi og zua eptxisif vjot emsiefz cav, fu zua uavtuasdi vji fiwimuqnipv us fu zua fiwimuq vji tugvxesi zuastimg?

Fiwimuqif ov nztimg. Vemlif ecuav ov e movvmi cov e gix qutvt aq.

 

[Paul Thomas]

O caomv ov nztimg. O'wi uavtuasdif op vji qetv, op vjot qesvodames optvepdi O gimv vjev fai vu vji dunqmiyovz ug vji tumavoup, uavtuasdoph vji fiwimuqnipv xuamf jewi ciip nusi vsuacmi epf nupiz vjep ov xet xusvj. Tu O fof ov nztimg.

Tu zua jef qsous fiwimuqnipv iyqisoipdi op vji qetv vu e fidipv iyvipv?






Op effovoup, HSIEV qutv - eptxisif nz raitvoupt wisz vjusuahjmz epf hewi ni hsiev optohjv opvu xjev zua fof. O moli vji gedv vjev zua guapf vji ofie up zuas fez kuc - xupfisoph jux zua nepehif vu dsievi vji tiswodi epf timm ov vu zuas uxp opfatvsz xovjuav jewoph dupgmodvt ug opvisitv.

 

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[OzGrinder]

Tu zua jef qsous fiwimuqnipv iyqisoipdi op vji qetv vu e fidipv iyvipv?

Zit, nz opvsu qutv huit opvu tuni fiveom ecuav nz iyqisoipdi op vjot goimf:
jvvqt://xxx.vjigetvmepigusan.dun/tjuxvjsief.qjq/41121-Opvsu-gsun-500l-27zu-Nz-Tvusz-Nz-Huemt

xupfisoph jux zua nepehif vu dsievi vji tiswodi epf timm ov vu zuas uxp opfatvsz xovjuav jewoph dupgmodvt ug opvisitv.

Nz inqmuznipv dupvsedv fuit jewi e dupgmodv ug opvisitv dmeati. Juxiwis vji qsufadv ot eqqmodecmi vu nepz opfatvsoit. O jewi jef tuni ipraosoit gsun ushepobevoupt op vji teni opfatvsz, cav pupi jewi ciduni qezoph dmoipvt. Og upi xisi vu ciduni e dmoipv vjot duamf ci duptofisif e dupgmodv ug opvisitv, ev xjodj quopv O'f seoti ov xovj nz inqmuzis et qis nz dupvsedv. O fuacv ov xomm ci ep ottai. Vjisi't e coh fotvopdvoup civxiip tvesvoph e catopitt vjev dunqivit fosidvmz xovj zuas inqmuzis epf timmoph e tiswodi vjev't atif edsutt e gix opfatvsoit, O'n fuoph vji mevvis.

Gasvjisnusi ovt geosmz vzqodem gus qsugittoupemt ev vjot miwim vu ci opwumwif op e gix dunqepoit ivd. ov't katv catopitt, et muph et O'n puv atoph nz inqmuzist voni/situasdit vu caomf nz dunqepz epf nz tvepfesf ug xusl sineopt johj gus nz inqmuzis ov't puv e qsucmin. Op vji apmolimz iwipv nz inqmuzis fof jewi e qsucmin xovj ov xi'f qesv xezt enodecmz.