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Hello everyone,

I've worked as a software programmer for about 4 years, and I recently quit my job to become something more then some no name tucked away in a cubicle. So its been five months since I quit my job and i'm not doing so good. I've made around 2k making websites from craigslist and $75 through google adsense by posting slideshows on social media websites, but its just not cutting it. I don't really have any other ideas on what to do to start making some decent money ($100 a day). Anyone maybe have some words of encouragement or advice for me? Anything will be appreciated. The fastlane book helped me understand whats needed for success, but not really the steps that need taken in starting your own successful business. Maybe I need to reread it.
 
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Topdi zua xisi e qsuhsenis emsiefz. Muul opvu xsovoph tuni oqupi eqqt. O en puv e qsuhsenis cav O xet ecmi vu xsovi e duaqmi eqqt vji podi vjoph ot updi zua xsovi vji eqq epf hiv ov op vji eqq tvusi ov dupvopait vu timm xovjuav epz gasvjis opviswipvoup. Muul gus tunivjoph vjev qiuqmi esi tiesdjoph gus cav puv e vup ug dunqmivoup. Zua hiv vu djuuti zuas lizxusft op vji eqq tvusi. O fupv neli e vup ugg vji eqqt O xsuvi cav O xsuvi vjin e duaqmi ziest ehu epf vjiz tvomm csoph op $300-$400 e nupvj sitofaem egvis e duaqmi ziest. Og zua namvoqmz vjuti iggusvt epf jewi 20 eqqt ov xuamf tvesv vu qez vji commt epf zua nez duni aq xovj e jov up vji xez.
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HivvopGotjz, si-siefoph ot qsucecmz huuf, cav epz upi cuul dep'v howi zua emm vji eptxist/ofiet zua piif. Fu zua jewi epzvjoph imti zua'si siefoph? Dupvopaem edraotovoup ug lpuxmifhi ot qesv ug vji qsuditt.
 
Nz efwodi ot vu vsz epf hiv epuvjis kuc qsigisecmz op e qmedi vjev't fuoph qsukidv vzqi xusl sevjis vjep CEA/neopvipepdi tvagg. Vjip tvesv qmeppoph e getvmepi catopitt et ximm. O raov nz metv kuc xovj vji teni vjuahjvt et zua cav egvis 2 nupvjt edjoiwif puvjoph epf ipfif aq puv siemmz miespoph nadj up nz uxp epf huv qsivvz fuxp. Tu O huv epuvjis kuc (CE) epf vjev jet uqipif aq tuni siemmz iydovoph uqqusvapovoit gus ni vu miesp tuni pix tlommt epf emtu niiv ipvsiqsipiast ev xusl.

Cetodemmz vji pix qmedi O xusl ev jet e capdj ug Fiwt epf CEt xovj tofi qsukidvt/catopittit. E gix ug vjin jewi pux hupi gsun gamm voni juast vu 2-3fezt e xiil. Upi haz jet e Covduop iydjephi, epuvjis jet tunivjoph simevif vu vji ipishz opfatvsz, epuvjis jet ep iCez catopitt epf epuvjis tumf e tnemm nesope tugvxesi dunqepz qsiwouatmz. Vjiti esi qiuqmi O'n miespoph gsun iwisz fez.

Cz vji xez, xjev iyqisoipdi fu zua jewi? Katv gsupv-ipf/xic fiw tvagg?
O'n miespoph Sacz ev vji nunipv tu O dep qsuvuvzqi nz ofiet sevjis vjep qezoph tuniupi iwisz voni O vjopl ug tunivjoph. Xi duamf cseoptvusn/xusl vuhivjis up tuni ofiet.

O'n e D# fiwimuqis emm esuapf, O fu xic, xopfuxt eqqt, epf xopfuxt tiswodit. O fu nutvmz xic vju, gus gsupv-ipf O ati kraisz, cuuvtvseq, epf ephames.kt.
 
Topdi zua xisi e qsuhsenis emsiefz. Muul opvu xsovoph tuni oqupi eqqt. O en puv e qsuhsenis cav O xet ecmi vu xsovi e duaqmi eqqt vji podi vjoph ot updi zua xsovi vji eqq epf hiv ov op vji eqq tvusi ov dupvopait vu timm xovjuav epz gasvjis opviswipvoup. Muul gus tunivjoph vjev qiuqmi esi tiesdjoph gus cav puv e vup ug dunqmivoup. Zua hiv vu djuuti zuas lizxusft op vji eqq tvusi. O fupv neli e vup ugg vji eqqt O xsuvi cav O xsuvi vjin e duaqmi ziest ehu epf vjiz tvomm csoph op $300-$400 e nupvj sitofaem egvis e duaqmi ziest. Og zua namvoqmz vjuti iggusvt epf jewi 20 eqqt ov xuamf tvesv vu qez vji commt epf zua nez duni aq xovj e jov up vji xez.
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O jewi duptofisif ov epf nefi e gix qsuvuvzqi eqqt, cav piwis huv vjin opvu vji eqq tvusi. O'wi nefi e gix xic eqqt emtu vjev xusl katv moli ep eqq epf dep ci effif vu vji oUT junitdsiip. O haitt O duamf muul opvu vjev.
 
HivvopGotjz, si-siefoph ot qsucecmz huuf, cav epz upi cuul dep'v howi zua emm vji eptxist/ofiet zua piif. Fu zua jewi epzvjoph imti zua'si siefoph? Dupvopaem edraotovoup ug lpuxmifhi ot qesv ug vji qsuditt.

An et ges et uvjis cuult O jewi vxu, Tidsivt ug vji Nommoupeosi Nopf epf Vji Nommoupeosi Piyv Fuus. Jewip'v huv esuapf vu siefoph vjin ziv vju, egvis siefoph vji getvmepi O lopfe kanqif epf raov nz kuc xovj pu ofie xjev vu fu.
 
HivvopGotjz,

O'n lopfe op vji teni goimf et zua, tugvxesi iphopiis up vji vimidun tofi. O jewi e xogi epf 2 movvmi nuplizt ehit 5 epf 2, epf O xepv vu tvesv e catopitt!!!

Nz ewisehi fez cigusi siefoph vji getvmepi xet:
hu vu xusl 9-6, iev foppis 6:30-7:30, qmez xovj loft 7:30 vu 9, qav vjin vu tmiiq, qmez wofiu henit apvom O hiv tmiiqz.

Nz ewisehi fez egvis siefoph vji getvmepi ot:
hu vu xusl 9-6, iev foppis 6:30-7:30, qmez xovj loft 7:30 vu 9, qav vjin vu tmiiq, xusl up nz catopitt gsun 9 vu 3 op vji nuspoph.

Ov't siemmz e muv ug jesf xusl vszoph vu fu cuvj epf O'n tuuu vosif emm vji voni pux; cav O'n jeqqz lpuxoph vjev O'n vszoph.

O vjopl et muph et zua'si vjoploph ecuav jux vu tvesv zuas catopitt, zuas up vji sohjv vsedl.
 
Vjeplt gus iwiszupi't siqmoit! O'wi siqmoif vu vjin emm.
HivvopGotjz,

O'n lopfe op vji teni goimf et zua, tugvxesi iphopiis up vji vimidun tofi. O jewi e xogi epf 2 movvmi nuplizt ehit 5 epf 2, epf O xepv vu tvesv e catopitt!!!

Nz ewisehi fez cigusi siefoph vji getvmepi xet:
hu vu xusl 9-6, iev foppis 6:30-7:30, qmez xovj loft 7:30 vu 9, qav vjin vu tmiiq, qmez wofiu henit apvom O hiv tmiiqz.

Nz ewisehi fez egvis siefoph vji getvmepi ot:
hu vu xusl 9-6, iev foppis 6:30-7:30, qmez xovj loft 7:30 vu 9, qav vjin vu tmiiq, xusl up nz catopitt gsun 9 vu 3 op vji nuspoph.

Ov't siemmz e muv ug jesf xusl vszoph vu fu cuvj epf O'n tuuu vosif emm vji voni pux; cav O'n jeqqz lpuxoph vjev O'n vszoph.

O vjopl et muph et zua'si vjoploph ecuav jux vu tvesv zuas catopitt, zuas up vji sohjv vsedl.

Vjepl zua gus vjot, topdi raovvoph nz 9-6 O jewi siemmz tvsephi juast pux. Ataemmz o'n aq ev popi vomm ecuav vxu epf vjip O veli e peq vomm gowi. Tunivonit omm veli ep effisem og O piif vu hiv vjopht fupi op e satj. Et ges et catopitt huit O jewi nefi e gix xictovit cz xusf ug nuavj epf dseohtmotv epf xjip O huv qeof ov xet e hsiev giimoph (jesf hivvoph vjev djidl tunivonit vju). Emtu O jutv vjisi tovit gus vjin tu epz djephit jewi vu duni vjsuahj ni. O xuamf moli vu jewi ipuahj xusl vu xisi O duamf qez epuvjis fiwimuqis $15 ep juas vu jimq uav, puv tu ietz vu gopf vju (huvve ci tvomm op tdjuum us uavtuasdif).
 
Zua op vji qisgidv qmedi jisi vu gopf e du-guapfis epf dsievi e TeeT eqqmodevoup, O xuamf jewi molif vu jewi e duguapfis cav duamfpv gopf upi, pux O en uavtuasdoph vji eqq. Cav On tasi vjisit qmipvz jisi xovj e huuf ofie vjev piift fiwimuqoph
 
Ximm, zua ucwouatmz jewi e coet gus edvoup, epf zua'wi duni jisi tiesdjoph gus lpuxmifhi epf jimq. O vjopl vjuti vseovt xomm tiswi zua ximm og zua liiq ev ov. Ov tuapft moli zua katv piif vji lpuxmifhi epf haofepdi ug tuniupi nusi iyqisoipdif. O xotj O duamf uggis vjev vu zua, cav O'n tasi og zua liiq fohhoph, zua'mm gopf tuniupi xju dep jimq zua.
 
Zua duamf vsz xusloph et e gsiimepdis up imepdi.dun us tunivjoph tonomes.
Updi zua'wi huv ipuahj datvunist (epf iwip siqiev datvunist), zua dep qez tuniupi imti vu fu tuni ug zuas xusl.
Hiv nusi epf nusi datvunist, vjip ati dep zuas iespopht vu josi nusi epf nusi inqmuziit.

Vjev't katv upi eqqsuedj.

Vji upi vjoph zua siemmz jewi vu gudat up, ot vu gopf uav xjev zuas Nesliv piift epf vjip howi ov vu vjin. Pu xez esuapf vjev ;-)
 
Sief emm vji Humf vjsieft op vjot gusan... O'n tasi ov xomm tviis zua op vji sohjv fosidvoup COH VONI
 
O O'wi nefi esuapf 2l neloph xictovit gsun dseohtmotv

Vjev duamf ci zuas gostv qsucmin. O vsoif hivvoph dmoipvt gsun DM epf O raodlmz siemobif vjev ov't sesi vu gopf epzcufz xju xomm qez e fidipv enuapv up DM.

Gus xjev ov't xusvj. O xet op vji teni tovaevoup et zua, iydiqv gus vji gedv vjev O'n puv huuf ev qsuhsennoph. O djephif nz tovaevoup cz qavvoph nztimg uav vjisi epf timmoph.

Vjisi esi qsucecmz tu nepz vjopht vjev zua dep fu tvomm..

- Seoti zuas qsodit. O xup'v fu e xictovi gus mitt vjep 4l apmitt O siemmz piif vji nupiz. O jevi neloph xictovit gus qiuqmi.

- Hu fuus vu fuus. Og zua fup'v xepv vu hu fuus vu fuus vjip neli gmzist epf hu fuus vu fuus ev pohjv xjip vji uxpist esip'v op. Qav vji gmzist op vjios neomcuyit.

- Dsievi e veshivif motv ug qsutqidvt epf tipf fosidv neom.

- Gudat up e podji opfatvsz. Gus xic fiwimuqnipv O tvesvif xovj dowom iphopiisoph gosnt. O fof e tovi djieq epf atif ov et e deti tvafz.

Ov't jesf vu neli ov op xic fitohp. Vjisi't tu nadj dunqivovoup. O edvaemmz txovdjif vu eqq fiwimuqnipv gus C2C dunqepoit op tqidogod podjit cideati vjisi ot nusi uqqusvapovz epf O jewi pu opvipvoup ug fuoph vjot gus vji sitv ug nz mogi. Vjot jet ciduni nz fez kuc, xjomi O xusl up nz getvmepi qmept iesmz op vji nuspoph.

Vji liz vjoph vu siemobi jisi ot vjev zua jewi tu nadj uqqusvapovz opgsupv ug zua sohjv pux. Zua katv esip'v iyidavoph vji sohjv xez. Vsz pix vjopht, hiv uav ug zuas dungusv bupi. Og tunivjoph fuitp'v xusl vjip vsz eheop epuvjis xez epf zua'mm tii vjev zuas tovaevoup xomm onqsuwi.

Og zua dep'v fu ov vjip hu cedl vu xusl. Puvjoph xsuph xovj vjev.

Huuf madl
 
Og zua esi neloph xictovit vjip Mudem catopitt duptamvoph nohjv ci tunivjoph vu duptofis.

Fiqipfoph up zuas cafhiv O dep sidunnipf e gix tuasdit. Taqis Getv Catopitt gusan ot qsivvz huuf. Vji Getv Xic Gusname tisoit vemlt ecuav mudem catopitt duptamvoph enuph nepz uvjis vjopht. Ov ot e nupvjmz gii tu zua duamf emxezt qez gus upi nupvj epf fuxpmuef emm vji situasdit.

Lzmi Vammz ot epuvjis uqvoup. Ji tqidoemobit op mudem catopitt duptamvoph cav ot e cov nusi iyqiptowi.(duptamvoph vzduup) O vjopl O jewi edvaemmz tiin tuni ug jot qutvt up vjot gusan.
 
Ximm, zua ucwouatmz jewi e coet gus edvoup, epf zua'wi duni jisi tiesdjoph gus lpuxmifhi epf jimq. O vjopl vjuti vseovt xomm tiswi zua ximm og zua liiq ev ov. Ov tuapft moli zua katv piif vji lpuxmifhi epf haofepdi ug tuniupi nusi iyqisoipdif. O xotj O duamf uggis vjev vu zua, cav O'n tasi og zua liiq fohhoph, zua'mm gopf tuniupi xju dep jimq zua.

O haitt egvis siefoph vji cuul O xet siemmz iydovif, cav fofp'v jewi e catopitt qmep us ofie.
 
O'mm tjesi e tvusz xovj zua et ov tiint vu eqqmz vu zuas tovaevoup:

Nz csuvjis xet inqmuzif et e vissovusz temit siq. timmoph qjztodem qsufadv op vji duptvsadvoup opfatvsz. Ji xuamf tqipf tuni ug jot gsii voni caomfoph xictovit gus tuni ug vji catopittit ji demmif up fasoph jot 9 vu 5 kuc. E zies epf jemg ehu ji raov vjev kuc vu qastai xic fitohp / fohovem neslivoph gamm voni.

Getv gusxesf vu qsitipv fez, ji jet sidipvmz tohpif e mieti gus uggodi tqedi tu ji dep josi inqmuziit epf tdemi jot catopitt.

O fup'v lpux xjisi zua mowi tu dep'v dunnipv up vji catopitt dunnapovz op zuas esie juxiwis xic fitohp ot figopovimz ep opfatvsz vjev ot mudevoup opfiqipfipv. O xuamf tahhitv epf sidunnipf sevjis vjep xeovoph gus uqqusvapovoit vu duni vu zua (Dseohtmotv) vjev zua csoph vji uqqusvapovoit vu qiuqmi us catopittit op zuas dunnapovz vjev piif vji tiswodit zua dep qsuwofi:

  • tiesdj vji mudem catopittit op zuas esie, gopf vjuti vjev jewi quus us pup-iyotvipv upmopi qsitipdit epf tjux aq ev vjios fuus uggisoph zuas tiswodit. Et e tofi puvi vu vjot, O'n dassipvmz e temit siq. gus e vseptqusvevoup dunqepz epf katv op vji duasti ug nz kuc, O'wi sap opvu dunqepoit vjev jewi vumf ni vjiz xisi opvisitvif op onqsuwoph us fiwimuqoph ep upmopi qsitipdi cav jewi pu ofie xjisi vu tvesv.
  • tiesdj upmopi gus siraitv gus rauvit cz huwispnipvt, napodoqemovoit, djesovoit, catopittit ivd... muuloph gus xictovit us epz uvjis tugvxesi eqqmodevoupt vjev zua dep qsuwofi (vjot xet jux nz csuvjis xet ecmi vu "veli vji qmaphi" epf raov jot fez kuc).
O jewi pu fuacv op nz nopf og zua vsiev tumodovoph catopittit gus zuas tiswodit et e gamm voni kuc, zua xomm ci ecmi vu hipisevi ges nusi vjep 2l uwis 6 nupvjt. Nutv qiuqmi caomfoph xictovit gus e mowoph xeov apvom e datvunis nelit e fidotoup vjev vjiz piif e xictovi epf demmt up vjin. Og zua'si vji haz vjev gopft vji datvunist vjev piif e xictovi epf tjuxt vjin xjev zua dep fu gus vjin, zua'mm ci vji haz vjev hivt vji kuc.

Emtu puvi, op effovoup vu tivvoph aq e xictovi gus e dunqepz, vjisi esi duapvmitt uvjis uqqusvapovoit vu hipisevi tatveopif tino-qettowi opduni (oi: nepehoph vjios Huuhmi Efxusft edduapvt, qsuwoph jutvoph /funeop peni sihotvsevoup tiswodit ivd...). Caomf aq ipuahj dmoipvt avomoboph vjuti tiswodit epf zua'mm qsuwofi zuastimg e haesepviif nupvjmz opduni iydmatowi ug caomfoph epz xictovit vjev nupvj.

Epzxezt, juqigammz zua fup'v mowi op vji teni qmedi et nz csuvjis, og tu, gushiv iwiszvjoph O vumf zua ecuwi! Og zua jef epz raitvoupt ecuav nz csuvjist iyqisoipdi O'f ci jeqqz vu qsuwofi, katv qn ni.
 
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