The Book $500 Start Up is Being Turned Into an 8 Week Online Course.
This will be the most intensive and complete step by step course of its kind. Perfect for anyone dedicated to succeeding in business without spending alot of money.
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We Are at a Turning Point in History
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Savvy Entrepreneurs are cashing in on the explosive growth of the New Economy. Even as the recession looms, the internet and globalization are offering every day people the ability to create successful businesses doing the things that they love from the comfort of their home. Without the fear of having the rug pulled out from under them.
Never before have we been able to start businesses with so little money and so much success. A mere 10 or 15 years ago none of this was possible. You would have been stuck starting a traditional business with traditionally high costs and a traditional 80% failure rate. In the digital age all of those hard costs have been virtualized, automated and outsourced. With Billions of people connecting to the internet there has never been as much opportunity as there is now.
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When will the course be available?
Late June. As you read this I am compiling massive amounts of data and producing videos that walk you through the processes of starting a business online. To gain access to free tutorials and be on the invitation list, then please sign up for the newsletter below. I know you are eager to build a powerhouse new business and I am eager to give you a course that knocks your socks off. Your feedback is appreciated so I can tailor the course to meet your needs.
Course Topics will include:
Part 1- Getting Off on the Right Foot
Finding profitable businesses through niche market research and audience demographics
Creating a business that serves your life goals
How to turn your passions, skills and hobbies into successful businesses.
Why most businesses fail and how to avoid common pitfalls
How to tap all of the locked up capital around you. You are swimming in resources you don’t see
Part 2- Set Up & Test Market
Creating a Fortune 500 image for $200 a month
Business planning
How to tap the full power of niche markets
How to test market- determine your success before you launch.
Popular business types that require minimum effort and get maximum gain
Where to find true wholesale products to sell
How to develop a powerful website for $20-70 even if you don’t have much internet skill
14 ways to finance your growth
Part 3- Marketing to Win
Building a responsive list
Traffic secrets no one else will tell you
Explosive viral marketing
Finding joint venture partners
Getting your customers to market for you
How to become a recognized expert in your field
Branding for success
Using Forums and Social Networking sites to create steady leads
Dominating the search engines with video
The power of persuasion. Why people buy and how you can help them do it more often
Free publicity- getting PR like the pros do it
Email marketing the right way
Getting the most out of web 2.0
Article marketing and blog commenting strategies
Part 4- Automate and Scale
Creating cash flow and passive income
Automation
Outsourcing
Virtualization
Growing your business while shrinking your time commitment
Creating a systems based company that runs like a franchise
Negotiating to get the best prices
Budgeting for cash flow
& much more
Interview with the author
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Saw you man in an interview so I decided to check it out. Been busy but I got through part 1 of your book and it’s right on. I’ve got a problem reading things on my computer screen any chance of you releasing your book in audio so I can listen to it on my way to work? I’ve got an hour commute. About $100 to fill up with these gas prices and it feels like its everyday. Would appreciate the extra help.
Thanks Ben!
Things in Michigan been really hard. It’s really nice to find someone who’s got a real solution. I appreciate the book and the video you sent on starting an internet tv station was awesome. The budget helped alot. I love to cook. Especially bake. You’ve got my wheels turning. Maybe I will do a cooking show. Thx.
@ Big Daddy,
I just recorded the first podcast. Its on the blog and the members page. I will be releasing more every week to help crystalize the ideas in the book.
@ Liz,
Glad you liked it. If you need a cookie tester…
Your videos explaining what we’re going through during this Recession were also really good. In your book you say we’re seeing a shift from the old economy to the new, online business is the way to go but what about a person in the service industry? How can a car salesman make money? I need additonal income…things are slowing down.
JTruman,
I would do a little geo arbitrage to find cash flush foreigners that want classic American cars. The weak dollar has put all U.S. goods on sale and American sellers are going to want to make some deals. Try to get cars under contract or option them and then go find a buyer. Or even better, find a buyer, then find a car. You get to set your own commission. You should easily be able to pull $5k per car and meet some cool people in the process.
You can find alot of the deals on your computer and you can offer a few hundred dollars as a finders fee to broke people in the car world to help you ferret out deals. My guess is that this would be alot more fun and rewarding than standing on a car lot waiting for people that detest salesman.
Good luck
Great job!
Business ownership isn’t just for the rich anymore. It’s interesting that you say your book is for people who are budget constrained and for people who are just engaging in 21st century commerce (utilizing the tools we have before us i.e. new economy). Although, $500 is a small amount of money I can see how its possible now. Liz, let me know when you start your baking show.