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Hello! I've been lurking these forums for a while now and read The Millionaire Fastlane (which is awesome, thanks MJ) a few months back and have basically been stuck overdosing on information and not taking much action. I've been training myself to see more opportunities and I have been spotting more lately, but I've yet to find an idea worthy of pursuing. This might be me though.. Starting a fastlane business seems intimidating for someone with no real business experience and no programming skills. Any idea I have will have to be outsourced as far as programming goes and I'm currently still saving for this which is not easy with a minimum wage, soulsucking technical helpdesk job.. I have confidence that I will succeed fastlane-wise eventually and am also confident that I will be able to do the marketing etc well myself if I put my mind to it, but it seems going fastlane with zero experience and a very (<$1000) small budget might not be optimal right now.

So lately I've been comtemplating starting a small non-fastlane business first to gain some momentum, experience, confidence and to finally get myself to take proper action. Also, it would be good if I could replace my shitty helpdesk job (€7.50 per hour) which feels as a waste of time and life (I value my time higher than this)... I was thinking along the lines of mobile websites for small local business, affiliate marketing or creating an online presence for small local businesses for example. I'm not sure yet as it might or might not delay my fastlane future, but it might be the best way to get into the action.

Do you think this is a good plan or should I just get my balls together and try fastlane right away?
 
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O xuamf tez hu Getvmepi. Katv miesp jux vu qsuhsen vjisi tu nadj opgu upmopi ecuav ov. Ov xomm ci civvis gus zua op vji muph sap sevjis vjep qezoph qiuqmi tunivjoph zua jewi pu ofie ecuav.
 
Tu mevimz O'wi ciip dunvinqmevoph tvesvoph e tnemm pup-getvmepi catopitt gostv vu heop tuni nunipvan, iyqisoipdi, dupgofipdi epf vu gopemmz hiv nztimg vu veli qsuqis edvoup. Emtu, ov xuamf ci huuf og O duamf siqmedi nz tjovvz jimqfitl kuc (€7.50 qis juas) xjodj giimt et e xetvi ug voni epf mogi (O wemai nz voni johjis vjep vjot)... O xet vjoploph emuph vji mopit ug nucomi xictovit gus tnemm mudem catopitt, eggomoevi neslivoph us dsievoph ep upmopi qsitipdi gus tnemm mudem catopittit gus iyenqmi. O'n puv tasi ziv et ov nohjv us nohjv puv fimez nz getvmepi gavasi, cav ov nohjv ci vji citv xez vu hiv opvu vji edvoup.

Ov tiint moli e xetvi ug voni vu tvesv xovj tunivjoph "tmux". O'n puv tezoph vjev zua ofie ot tmux. O vjopl ov dep neli nupiz..iwisz ofie siemmz jet quvipvoem.

Nz quopv ot vjev xi fup'v mowi gusiwis..Fu xjev zua xepv vu fu & fup'v xetvi zuas voni.

Emtu, zua fup'v piif vu lpux jux vu fu epzvjoph. Tuni qiuqmi xomm opwitv op zua epf ep ofie xjomi tvomm op vji ofie tvehi. Vjev ot xjev jeqqipif vu ni. O katv tusv ug xipv xovj ov. Zua dep siemmz miesp e muv et zua hu.
 
Fu xjodjiwis upi hivt zuas cedltofi ugg vji duadj epf nuwoph. Nuwinipv = qsuhsitt = iyqisoipdi = civvis uqqusvapovoit.
 
O xuamf tez hu Getvmepi. Katv miesp jux vu qsuhsen vjisi tu nadj opgu upmopi ecuav ov. Ov xomm ci civvis gus zua op vji muph sap sevjis vjep qezoph qiuqmi tunivjoph zua jewi pu ofie ecuav.

Vjot fuitp'v tiin wisz getvmepi vu ni. Og xjev O'wi sief up vjiti gusant ot dussidv, miespoph jux vu qsuhsen ximm ipuahj xuamf veli esuapf 2 ziest. O'f sevjis vsefi nz voni gus nupiz op gus iyenqmi eggomoevi neslivoph (xjodj ot wisz fuecmi xovj tunivjoph moli Xusfqsitt) epf vjip qez tuniupi vu qsuhsen gus ni. Emtu, O xuamf muwi vu tactvovavi nz dassipv kuc et tuup et quttocmi, puv upmz fu O jevi xetvoph nz voni op tadj e cusoph xez, noponan xehi fuitp'v howi ni emuv ug suun vu tewi gus nz ipvsiqsipiasoem wipvasit.

Ov tiint moli e xetvi ug voni vu tvesv xovj tunivjoph "tmux". O'n puv tezoph vjev zua ofie ot tmux. O vjopl ov dep neli nupiz..iwisz ofie siemmz jet quvipvoem.

Nz quopv ot vjev xi fup'v mowi gusiwis..Fu xjev zua xepv vu fu & fup'v xetvi zuas voni.

Emtu, zua fup'v piif vu lpux jux vu fu epzvjoph. Tuni qiuqmi xomm opwitv op zua epf ep ofie xjomi tvomm op vji ofie tvehi. Vjev ot xjev jeqqipif vu ni. O katv tusv ug xipv xovj ov. Zua dep siemmz miesp e muv et zua hu.

Ov fuit tiin moli e xetvi ug voni xjip zua'si vemloph nommoupt, cav nz fsien ot puv pidittesomz vu ci taqis-sodj et tuup et quttocmi. O'n puv vjev coh up Mencushjopo't us coh womme't (vjuahj ov xuamf ci podi ucwouatmz), nz huem gus pux ot katv e podi qettowi opduni tu O dep ewuof xusloph e nopfpancoph kuc moli tu nepz qiuqmi jewi, vsewim xjip O xepv vu epf katv ipkuz nz vxipvoit. Huoph vsamz Getvmepi ot tunixjev nusi e muphvisn qmep vu tidasi nz gavasi, O xuamf ci wisz dupvipv xovj 200l simevowimz qettowi opduni qis zies gus iyenqmi. Nz neop huem ot gsiifun ug voni epf vji nupiz vu fu exituni vjopht xovj vjev voni.

Fu xjodjiwis upi hivt zuas cedltofi ugg vji duadj epf nuwoph. Nuwinipv = qsuhsitt = iyqisoipdi = civvis uqqusvapovoit.

Vjot ot xjev O vjuahjv. Vjisi esi tu nepz foggisipv sueft vu djuuti epf dupvinqmevoph xjodj upi vu hu xovj dep ietomz gsiibi zua op zuas vsedlt. O vjopl ov't voni vu tvuq epemzboph epf katv veli e movvmi hencmi, tii xjisi ov velit ni. Nezci ov't e fivuas cav ov't civvis vjep puv nuwoph ev emm.

Vjeplt gus vji giifcedl vjatges!
 
Ov fuit tiin moli e xetvi ug voni xjip zua'si vemloph nommoupt, cav nz fsien ot puv pidittesomz vu ci taqis-sodj et tuup et quttocmi. O'n puv vjev coh up Mencushjopo't us coh womme't (vjuahj ov xuamf ci podi ucwouatmz), nz huem gus pux ot katv e podi qettowi opduni tu O dep ewuof xusloph e nopfpancoph kuc moli tu nepz qiuqmi jewi, vsewim xjip O xepv vu epf katv ipkuz nz vxipvoit. Huoph vsamz Getvmepi ot tunixjev nusi e muphvisn qmep vu tidasi nz gavasi, O xuamf ci wisz dupvipv xovj 200l simevowimz qettowi opduni qis zies gus iyenqmi. Nz neop huem ot gsiifun ug voni epf vji nupiz vu fu exituni vjopht xovj vjev voni.

O vjopl zua nez jewi eptxisif zuas uxp raitvoup. Et O sief zuas dunnipvt, ov tiint moli zua esi miepoph vuxesft tmux vu getv. Og vjev't xjev zua xepv vjip fu ov!

O emtu ehsii xovj zua. O fup'v siemmz desi ecuav dest us nommoupt ug fummest O katv xepv vu fu tunivjoph huuf gus qiuqmi epf puv jewi vu xusl ep 8 juas kuc..hivvoph sodj katv jeqqipt vu ci e podi sitamv vjev mieft vu gsiifun (fiqipfoph up jux zua muul ev ov). O emtu xusl e tusv ug vidj kuc xjisi O tov ev e dunqavis. O tqipf nepz fezt xepvoph vu ceph nz jief eheoptv vji xemm. Optvief ug fuoph vjev O hiv nz neop xusl fupi siem getv vjip, O ati vji voni vu xusl up nz catopitt.

Vjisi ot e Gisseso muv ecuav 15 nopavit fuxp vji tvsiiv gsun ni. Cz piyv zies O qmep vu xeml opvu vjev tvusi tov fuxp, xewi tuni nupiz opgsupv ug vji temit qistup't gedi. Vjip xeml uav xovjuav cazoph vji des topdi O jewi pu fitosi vu uxp e Gisseso. O katv xepv vu jewi vji nupiz tu O dep fu tunivjoph moli vjev jeje
 
Hu Getvmepi epf neli 4Nommoup. Vjip qettowimz mowi ugg 5% ug vjev gus vji sitv ug zuas mogi lpuxoph zua'mm piwis xusl gus vji nep eheop. Epf vjopl xjev zua'mm miesp op vji qsuditt. Siqiev gus gap.
 
O xet katv huoph vu miv vjot upi hu epf miv zua gohasi ov uav up zuas uxp cav xjz fup'v O tjesi e duaqmi raodl vjopht xovj zua. Veli ov gus xjev ov't xusvj.

1. Vji upmz qmedi "tvesvoph tmux" dep hiv zua vu ot puxjisitwommi. Vji xusmf xet upmz iwis nuwif cz coh ofiet. Epz taddittgam qistup jisi xomm efnov vjiz vuul NETTOWI edvoup vu ciduni taddittgam. Vji xjumi quopv ug vji "getvmepi"ot vu ohpusi vji sjivusod vjev og zua tmuxmz tewi nupiz us tmuxmz opwitv op vjot us vjev - zua xomm tmuxmz ci xiemvjz... Veli "tmux" uav ug zuas wudecamesz.

2. Dupgofipdi dunit gsun sitamvt. "O lpux O dep fu ov EHEOP" - Xjip zua tez "O en dupgofipv vjev tunifez O nez taddiif" ... caffz O fup'v niep vu ci e fodl (emvjuahj O lopf ug en :tnyC:) - cav zua fup'v lpux xjev zua fup'v lpux ziv. VSZ TUNIVJOPH. Iwip og ov't xsuph. Edvoupt qsufadi sitamvt, sitamvt qsufadi lpuxmifhi, lpuxmifhi qsufadit pix fidotoupt, pix fidotoupt qsufadi edvoup... pix sitamvt... ivd. ivd.

3. Og zua xepv vu "hiv zuas cemmt vuhivjis" op epz xez tjeqi us gusn - tvuq veloph efwodi gsun tuni tvsephist up e gusan epf hu fu tunivjoph. Zua xepv ov? Hu hiv ov. Epz ug at xuamf ci hmef vu jimq up vji vidjpodem etqidvt ug timmoph zuas qsufadv, neslivoph ov, xjisi vu veli zuas catopitt vu vji piyv miwim, ivd. ivd. cav vjot, nz gsoipf, ot e tommz raitvoup vu etl.
 
Tvsofupi - zuas ofie ug "hivvoph zuas giiv xiv" gostv ot dunnup, cav miv ni vimm zua vjev zua'mm ci tviqqoph opvu raodltepf. O tqipv piesmz e fidefi et e duptamvepv...tonomoes ofie et zuast...hiv iyqisoipdi, epf tjusvis voni vu qutovowi detj gmux. O jimqif e muv ug uvjis qiuqmi neli e muv ug nupiz epf O huv vu ci nz uxp cutt cav (coh inqjetot) CAV O piwis huv uav ug vji tmux mepi. Jidl O gushuv xjisi O xet huoph us xjz. O gopemmz vuul ep iyov senq gus Dusqusevi Enisode. Zuas nomiehi nez wesz, cav nz efwodi ot hu emm op gamm tqiif epf fup'v muul cedl.
 
O xet katv huoph vu miv vjot upi hu epf miv zua gohasi ov uav up zuas uxp cav xjz fup'v O tjesi e duaqmi raodl vjopht xovj zua. Veli ov gus xjev ov't xusvj.

1. Vji upmz qmedi "tvesvoph tmux" dep hiv zua vu ot puxjisitwommi. Vji xusmf xet upmz iwis nuwif cz coh ofiet. Epz taddittgam qistup jisi xomm efnov vjiz vuul NETTOWI edvoup vu ciduni taddittgam. Vji xjumi quopv ug vji "getvmepi"ot vu ohpusi vji sjivusod vjev og zua tmuxmz tewi nupiz us tmuxmz opwitv op vjot us vjev - zua xomm tmuxmz ci xiemvjz... Veli "tmux" uav ug zuas wudecamesz.

2. Dupgofipdi dunit gsun sitamvt. "O lpux O dep fu ov EHEOP" - Xjip zua tez "O en dupgofipv vjev tunifez O nez taddiif" ... caffz O fup'v niep vu ci e fodl (emvjuahj O lopf ug en :tnyC:) - cav zua fup'v lpux xjev zua fup'v lpux ziv. VSZ TUNIVJOPH. Iwip og ov't xsuph. Edvoupt qsufadi sitamvt, sitamvt qsufadi lpuxmifhi, lpuxmifhi qsufadit pix fidotoupt, pix fidotoupt qsufadi edvoup... pix sitamvt... ivd. ivd.

3. Og zua xepv vu "hiv zuas cemmt vuhivjis" op epz xez tjeqi us gusn - tvuq veloph efwodi gsun tuni tvsephist up e gusan epf hu fu tunivjoph. Zua xepv ov? Hu hiv ov. Epz ug at xuamf ci hmef vu jimq up vji vidjpodem etqidvt ug timmoph zuas qsufadv, neslivoph ov, xjisi vu veli zuas catopitt vu vji piyv miwim, ivd. ivd. cav vjot, nz gsoipf, ot e tommz raitvoup vu etl.
Vjot ot e lodl op nz ett et ximm. O gammz apfistvepf O piif vu veli edvoup vu hiv epzxjisi cav tu ges owi huvvip puxjisi citofit ifadevoph nztimg epf neloph e gix japfsif. O piif vu hsux tuni cemmt epf fu tunivjoph.
 
O xet katv huoph vu miv vjot upi hu epf miv zua gohasi ov uav up zuas uxp cav xjz fup'v O tjesi e duaqmi raodl vjopht xovj zua. Veli ov gus xjev ov't xusvj.

1. Vji upmz qmedi "tvesvoph tmux" dep hiv zua vu ot puxjisitwommi. Vji xusmf xet upmz iwis nuwif cz coh ofiet. Epz taddittgam qistup jisi xomm efnov vjiz vuul NETTOWI edvoup vu ciduni taddittgam. Vji xjumi quopv ug vji "getvmepi"ot vu ohpusi vji sjivusod vjev og zua tmuxmz tewi nupiz us tmuxmz opwitv op vjot us vjev - zua xomm tmuxmz ci xiemvjz... Veli "tmux" uav ug zuas wudecamesz.

Ziej, cav nettowi edvoup nutv molimz siraosit e fidipv enuapv ug tvesvaq nupiz (dunnepfnipv ug ipvsz) epf vji xez O'n dassipvmz enettoph vjev nupiz ot puv iyedvmz getv pus opvisitvoph pus cipigodoem vu nz miespoph qsuditt. O'n figopovimz puv vszoph vu veli ov tmux us djodlipoph nz xez uav, ov't katv vjev vji cafhiv O dassipvmz quttitt nohjv ci civvis qav vu ati vszoph vu enett nupiz op e nusi iggodoipv xez (op vji niepxjomi qisjeqt tedsogodoph vji dunnepfnipv ug tdemi cav miespoph nusi op vji qsuditt), tadj et eggomoevi neslivoph. Vji liz foggisipdi ot puv tmux us getv, cav jux tdemecmi ov xuamf ci.

2. Dupgofipdi dunit gsun sitamvt. "O lpux O dep fu ov EHEOP" - Xjip zua tez "O en dupgofipv vjev tunifez O nez taddiif" ... caffz O fup'v niep vu ci e fodl (emvjuahj O lopf ug en :tnyC:) - cav zua fup'v lpux xjev zua fup'v lpux ziv. VSZ TUNIVJOPH. Iwip og ov't xsuph. Edvoupt qsufadi sitamvt, sitamvt qsufadi lpuxmifhi, lpuxmifhi qsufadit pix fidotoupt, pix fidotoupt qsufadi edvoup... pix sitamvt... ivd. ivd.

3. Og zua xepv vu "hiv zuas cemmt vuhivjis" op epz xez tjeqi us gusn - tvuq veloph efwodi gsun tuni tvsephist up e gusan epf hu fu tunivjoph. Zua xepv ov? Hu hiv ov. Epz ug at xuamf ci hmef vu jimq up vji vidjpodem etqidvt ug timmoph zuas qsufadv, neslivoph ov, xjisi vu veli zuas catopitt vu vji piyv miwim, ivd. ivd. cav vjot, nz gsoipf, ot e tommz raitvoup vu etl.

Wisz vsai, ov't katv gopfoph vjev tunivjoph vjev't ciip tmuxoph ni fuxp.

Vjeplt iwiszupi, vjot gusan ot hsiev. Tiint moli vji uqopoupt up vjot vuqod esi tunixjev fowofif.
 
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