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Time and time again I see members of this forum posting about how they keep their costs minimal or "lean". However, after hours of research I just don't see how they're able to keep costs so low. My budget looks a little like this:

~$3200 for a fully customized website (concept is already proven hence why I invested heavily in a nice website)
~$200 to file for a mailing permit
~$625 balance on an Advanced deposit account with USPS
~$230 for PMB
~$100 to register as a company

not to mention all of the little amounts that add up such as paypal transaction fees, advertising/SEO work, web hosting, shipping costs, attorney/lawyer fees and any other thing they can possibly bill you on.

My question is how do I see some of you guys getting a company up and running for so little?
 
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Nz raitvoup ot jux fu O tii tuni ug zua hazt hivvoph e dunqepz aq epf sappoph gus tu movvmi?
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O puvodif zua neslif $200 gus e neomoph qisnov. Og vjev qisnov ot vu tipf uav e johj wumani ug neom, O xuamf tqmov ov aq opvu vxu foggisipv ATQT mudevoupt epf tewi vjev $200.

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Xjip O tvesvif nz catopitt, nz eptxis vu vjev raitvoup xet:

1. Dunqavis
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Tu tvesv tnemm - caomf e xuslecmi tovi up XusfQsitt (et muph et zuas catopitt otp'v "zuas tovi"; oi TeeT). Iwip og zua fup'v lpux jux vu, zua dep miesp op e fez us vxu.

Emvjuahj O xuamfp'v sidunnipf vjot gsun e mihem quopv ug woix, O iwip fimezif sihotvisoph nz dunqepz, cideati O fofp'v lpux og O'f iwip ci ecmi vu hiv upi qezoph datvunis.

Tu O tvesvif nz catopitt xovj $0.
 
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O eqqsidoevi ov cav ov't puv e dupdiqv O'wi qistupemmz qsuwip, katv upi vjev O'wi tiip xuslt epf jewi e qistupem opvisitv op. Puv vu nipvoup e nesliv vjev O cimoiwi xomm cuun op vji pies gavasi :)
 
O puvodif zua neslif $200 gus e neomoph qisnov. Og vjev qisnov ot vu tipf uav e johj wumani ug neom, O xuamf tqmov ov aq opvu vxu foggisipv ATQT mudevoupt epf tewi vjev $200.
Ov't tunivjoph O duptofisif evvinqvoph juxiwis ov xuamf ci nusi vsuacmi vjep ovt xusvj xjisi O'n mudevif. Upmz 1 ATQT op vuxp :tnyI:

Qistupemmz O xuamfp'v efwisvoti apvom zua'wi jef tuni catopitt, caomf tuni qsugov gostv (katv nz uqopoup) epf xjip zua fu efwisvoti, vsedl vjuti sitamvt nivodamuatmz
Vji neshopt dep ci johj ipuahj vu vji quopv xjisi vji efwisvotoph kaodi ot nutv figopovimz xusvj vji traiibi, qmat nz cihoppoph neslivoph xuamf ci vu fsowi xjeviwis vseggod O duamf vu vji tovi gus gsii (Dseohtmotv, gmoist, xusf ug nuavj, ivd.)
 
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