Hey gang! I’m jumping in. Like many others have done, I'm starting my own progress thread for the purpose of keeping myself accountable, and to help others learn from my journey.
Quite honestly, I’m starting this journey from sort of a down-and-out state of my life. I won’t go into details, but that’s the reality. Here's the plan.
I also want to go through some of the more famous copywriting sales letters and copy them by hand. Probably the Gary Halbert stuff, and many of the stuff on swiped.co. I remember Jon Benson once said that whatever business you're in, you should devote a large percentage of your time to learning sales copy. I will be doing that.
The programming language that I am most fluent in is JavaScript, all the way from the front into the back end. My bread and butter will be the MERN stack. And of course HTML and CSS. All of this is dependent, of course, on market needs and what the product(s) require.
You can do a heck of a lot with Node these days, and once I combine that with front-end skills it should cover me for what I plan to do. Honestly, I have more work to do in educating myself on dev-ops more than anything else.
I'll start out using PWAs (progressive-web-apps) for the mobile versions of my apps. Not a fan of using the App/Google stores since I lose some control.
I play the guitar. For quite some time I’ve had an idea to build a practice app for guitar. I will likely use this as a starter project. I’ll market it on guitar forums and then get feedback from users. The goal of this project is to simply develop a full-stack application. It may be something I offer for a fee, but I'll explore that later.
I'm very familiar with the thread by @eliquid and have studied it very much.
At this point in the game, I would be looking to be a donor to political causes that align with my beliefs to make some change in the world. When I was younger I used to be motivated by the material things in life, but as I get a little bit older I start to see the way things are trending in the world and I am scared for the world my kids and grandkids will have to live in.
I’m going to shoot for weekly updates to this thread to let everyone know how I’m doing. Thanks for reading and I hope you can benefit from my journey as I document it here!
Quite honestly, I’m starting this journey from sort of a down-and-out state of my life. I won’t go into details, but that’s the reality. Here's the plan.
Goals
- Build a SAAS (software-as-a-service) “business system” that will set my wife and me free from our day jobs and fund our lifestyle.
- Pay down unnecessary debts.
- Take any excess money (beyond our living/lifestyle means) and invest in a "money system."
- Sell the business system and exit with the money system established...maybe. (If I'm happy with what I'm doing, I might not exit).
- Live off the money system. Enjoy retirement & donate to causes I believe in.
Plan Details
Phase 1
Study up on coding and copywriting. I work in the tech field. I have an education in web development, but my programming skills are rusty and I need to go through a handful of Udemy courses that I have purchased a while back to brush up. I already know "how to code" but I need to hunker down and learn a few concepts a little better.I also want to go through some of the more famous copywriting sales letters and copy them by hand. Probably the Gary Halbert stuff, and many of the stuff on swiped.co. I remember Jon Benson once said that whatever business you're in, you should devote a large percentage of your time to learning sales copy. I will be doing that.
The programming language that I am most fluent in is JavaScript, all the way from the front into the back end. My bread and butter will be the MERN stack. And of course HTML and CSS. All of this is dependent, of course, on market needs and what the product(s) require.
You can do a heck of a lot with Node these days, and once I combine that with front-end skills it should cover me for what I plan to do. Honestly, I have more work to do in educating myself on dev-ops more than anything else.
I'll start out using PWAs (progressive-web-apps) for the mobile versions of my apps. Not a fan of using the App/Google stores since I lose some control.
Phase 2
Build a couple of practice projects. After going through my Udemy courses I want to build at least one or two practice projects that I will offer for free just to get my feet wet in the SAAS world.I play the guitar. For quite some time I’ve had an idea to build a practice app for guitar. I will likely use this as a starter project. I’ll market it on guitar forums and then get feedback from users. The goal of this project is to simply develop a full-stack application. It may be something I offer for a fee, but I'll explore that later.
Phase 3
After reaching this point I’ll have to assess the situation further, but as of now, my plan is to develop my MAIN product in this phase. It really just depends on what the needs are in the marketplace, and what gaps I think I can fill. It may mean taking an already existing market and adding a twist. I may use intentional-iteration (II) to develop multiple applications/websites, etc.I'm very familiar with the thread by @eliquid and have studied it very much.
Phase 4
Possibly sell off business(es) and invest it into a passive money system. This is where “retirement“ comes in. I would be looking at my options at that point, but real-estate is high on my list of investment ideas.Phase 5
The grand vision. Aside from buying a few toys for myself and probably a vacation home or two, I want to use my money for political causes. I’m almost 40 and I see the direction a lot of things are going in the United States, and I’m not happy about it.At this point in the game, I would be looking to be a donor to political causes that align with my beliefs to make some change in the world. When I was younger I used to be motivated by the material things in life, but as I get a little bit older I start to see the way things are trending in the world and I am scared for the world my kids and grandkids will have to live in.
Summary
That’s really about it. I have lofty goals but I believe that I have what it takes to make it work. A criticism of this plan could be that I'm choosing a business model before I find a need. I understand that, but I simply believe that the demand for cloud-based software is not going anywhere. I'm sure finding holes in the marketplace won't be too difficult. If not, I'll just create a Blue Ocean.I’m going to shoot for weekly updates to this thread to let everyone know how I’m doing. Thanks for reading and I hope you can benefit from my journey as I document it here!
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