Looking to switch my business from offline to online. Looking for ideas on what to pursue.

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I currently own an offline business now that i have a buyer for. It was a retail store but i ran a small little advertising thing in the community. Nothing major. Now that i have buyer for my business and im looking to start pursuing an online career now so i can spend more time with my family.

I am not looking for no overnight millionaire thing. I know a real business takes work and time and nothing comes easy or overnight. What im looking for is some good, solid, proven ways that i can take a small portion of the money im getting from my business im selling and put it into something online.

Im not looking for the 10k miracle solution, but if i can create something online that makes $3-$4k a month after working at, id be happy as i have other offline businesses that are my main income source im trying to find buyers for.

Any and all suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
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  • Profile picture of the author MacS09
    Most people who want to start online start from pretty much zero. That is no idea what to do, no expertise, just a vague notion of wanting to lead the internet life style.

    From what you write, Justin, you don't seem to fit that template. Your offline businesses have certainly given you expertise in a number of fields. Why not research which ones of those are sought after online and offline, and focus on them. That will give you a head start over other newbies, and your main concern would then be getting it right online.

    I hope this helps.

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    • Profile picture of the author opt in
      Hi Justin,

      Being in IM since 2006, I've tried many things and what I've learned is to find the right mentor or mentors and focus on one strategy. Once you've found someone or a group who has real success online, you've found yourself a gold mine because not only you can apply their online business strategies and make money, they will usually refer other successful Internet marketers to you. Those other marketers have strategies that potentially fits more your profile. A successful Internet marketer will usually always refer you trusted resources because he wants to keep a good reputation among his network of people. Most or probably all serious and honest Internet marketers have made big amount of money when they are ready to do different kind of joint ventures with other serious and honest Internet marketers. To be able to do that, you have to build a long and good reputation as a serious Internet marketer yourself.

      Like all opportunities, you need to focus and work long enough on one Internet marketing strategy to be able to replace your income, but once you become good at it, skies the limit.

      My favorite Internet marketers (mentors) are members of this forum: williamrs and ChadH

      Hope this help,

      David
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  • Profile picture of the author JustinG30
    Thanks for the advice. I owned a retail video game store and i thought about doing an online video game store, but the prices are so much lower and id have to hire more employees to cover shipping that it didnt seem very feasible.
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  • Profile picture of the author Dan Allard
    I recommend browsing through the top-rated posts here, many great ideas that can help you make the kind of money you're aiming for.

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    Hope that helps,
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  • Profile picture of the author JustinG30
    Thanks for the link.
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  • Profile picture of the author JustinG30
    Thanks for the advice! Ill have to see if i can talk to them.
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