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HELP me spend $1000!

by naonline
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Warriors,

Ok, I've spent the last year learning and now it's time to start taking massive action. I have 3 months to devote full time to IM and generally take over the world!

So, if you were just starting out, how would you spend $1000 to really kick start your business.

I'm thinking about essential tools, list building, membership subscriptions, and outsourcing time consuming tasks (articles, social bookmarking etc).

Thanks for your help.

Nick
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  • Profile picture of the author blase40
    I would do some keyword research and spend it on adwords.
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    • Profile picture of the author Jack Bastide
      I would Send it to Jack Bastide via Paypal

      (oops i meant to log into an anonymous name to post that)
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      • Profile picture of the author Dan Ambrose
        Originally Posted by Jack Bastide View Post

        I would Send it to Jack Bastide via Paypal

        (oops i meant to log into an anonymous name to post that)
        Jack - That's just classic.
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    • Profile picture of the author GeorgR.
      Originally Posted by blase40 View Post

      I would do some keyword research and spend it on adwords.
      sure way to lose money if not done right.

      really, rather spend the $1000 to get some REAL traffic going, there are people eager to do jobs like article writing, lens building and social bookmarking....way better ROI in the long run... IMHO
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      • Profile picture of the author patJ
        Originally Posted by GeorgR. View Post

        sure way to lose money if not done right.

        really, rather spend the $1000 to get some REAL traffic going, there are people eager to do jobs like article writing, lens building and social bookmarking....way better ROI in the long run... IMHO
        Or... a sure way to make LOADS of money if done right.

        How do you mean it's not real? Buying traffic is as real as it gets.

        In the long run he will certainly be making more money by learning how to buy traffic properly.
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  • Profile picture of the author Steven Carl Kelly
    Consider spending that $1,000 to buy an established site that already has a productive business model.

    Steve
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    • Profile picture of the author tomw
      Originally Posted by faxinator View Post

      Consider spending that $1,000 to buy an established site that already has a productive business model.

      Steve
      Good answer...I was just writing a similar post...but hey, where's the babe gone, Steve?

      Nick,

      Steve's idea is a great idea, you could spend $1000 on a course telling you how to do it or you could buy something that is already doing it and making money. Therefore you could learn by doing and profit at the same time!

      Thomas
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      • Profile picture of the author Steven Carl Kelly
        Originally Posted by tomw View Post

        Good answer...I was just writing a similar post...but hey, where's the babe gone, Steve?
        Thomas:

        I change my avatar when the mood strikes. Last night I was the ATM at my house, my two teenage daughters and my wife kept asking me to open my wallet and share the wealth! They forgot that I'm a greedy *******.

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        • Profile picture of the author tomw
          Originally Posted by faxinator View Post

          Thomas:

          I change my avatar when the mood strikes. Last night I was the ATM at my house, my two teenage daughters and my wife kept asking me to open my wallet and share the wealth! They forgot that I'm a greedy *******.

          Steve
          Ah...the joys of family life...good luck at Disneyworld or wherever you decide to go for Christmas, my friend. There's a lot of old moths going to be let loose that day!



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    • Profile picture of the author naonline
      Originally Posted by faxinator View Post

      Consider spending that $1,000 to buy an established site that already has a productive business model.

      Steve
      Steve, I'm not sure about blowing the whole budget on one thing but where is the best place to find this - Sitepoint? and how can I guarantee it's a 'growing concern'?

      Nick
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      • Profile picture of the author Steven Carl Kelly
        Originally Posted by naonline View Post

        Steve, I'm not sure about blowing the whole budget on one thing but where is the best place to find this - Sitepoint? and how can I guarantee it's a 'growing concern'?

        Nick
        Sitepoint is a good start, and you don't have to spend $1,000 on an established site, there are some to be had in the $100's. There are other places as well (search for the WF for "site flipping") but since I don't flip sites, I don't know them as well as others might.

        To find out if the site is worth getting, get webstats from the seller and use Google to search for the site and find out about backlinks, ranking for keywords, etc.
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        • Profile picture of the author naonline
          Originally Posted by faxinator View Post

          Sitepoint is a good start, and you don't have to spend $1,000 on an established site, there are some to be had in the $100's. There are other places as well (search for the WF for "site flipping") but since I don't flip sites, I don't know them as well as others might.

          To find out if the site is worth getting, get webstats from the seller and use Google to search for the site and find out about backlinks, ranking for keywords, etc.
          I'll definately look at this one, thanks

          I know a bit about PPC but I don't think it's a long term business model unless it's for building a list?
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    • Profile picture of the author lburrell
      Originally Posted by faxinator View Post

      Consider spending that $1,000 to buy an established site that already has a productive business model.

      Steve
      I agree with that. I think a cheap site on sitepoint would be a great option. You could learn to grow it while (hopefully) it is bringing a couple hundred a month
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  • Profile picture of the author SolomonHuey
    Unless he knows what he's doing, $1000 in PPC can be gone fast. If you gave me $1000 today to spend on adwords, I'd lose it all just learning how to work the system. (But maybe that's just me )

    I love the idea of buying an established site. Can't argue with a proven model that already makes money. Just make sure you can handle the maintenance of it to ensure it keeps bringing in money. With prices usually only 6-12x the monthly earnings of a site, it's not a bad choice at all.

    I won't make any specific suggestions because it depends a lot on your current skills and knowledge, but...

    I'd recommend the obvious choices of adding website hosting, autoresponders, and possibly an ad tracking service to your monthly budget. The costs seem small, but they add up and will likely be vital for your business.

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    • Profile picture of the author blase40
      Originally Posted by SolomonHuey View Post

      Unless he knows what he's doing, $1000 in PPC can be gone fast. If you gave me $1000 today to spend on adwords, I'd lose it all just learning how to work the system. (But maybe that's just me )

      It can be easy to blow it all right away if you don't pay attention. As long as you set a really low daily budget to begin with and split test like mad, you can start upping your budget once you have found which keywords convert. Its really quite easy.
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  • Profile picture of the author Anthony Smith
    Either buy an already established website with a solid business plan or go to an 'institute' and have them do all the work for you.
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  • Profile picture of the author FarS
    PPC.
    It's a good way to make money
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    In all buisness U can take money or lose it
    Cos it's buisness
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    • Profile picture of the author SeanIM
      1) 100-200 dollars on a well tuned squeeze page sending to a CPA or Affiliate offer (lead capture so you can followup pitch them)

      2) 700 on PPC (sqrape competition's keywords with spyfu & test 30-50 keywords at a wack)

      3) 100 on Articles (submit those to the top 5 dirs)
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  • Profile picture of the author naonline
    What about essential software tools or online services I should be using?
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  • Profile picture of the author Keegahn
    Find a market, find a problem people in that market are having, outsource the solution, now you have a product! Put the product in front of that market, make profits, repeat.

    Gee golly mister... selling stuff sure is simple! :p

    Best of luck.
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    • Profile picture of the author naonline
      Originally Posted by Keegahn View Post

      Find a market, find a problem people in that market are having, outsource the solution, now you have a product! Put the product in front of that market, make profits, repeat.

      Gee golly mister... selling stuff sure is simple! :p

      Best of luck.
      Keeghan, I understand the model, what I'm looking for specifically are the best tools and services to help impliment it.
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  • Profile picture of the author Rob Canyon
    Nick,

    Wrong Question...

    How about this one... If there was a gun pointed at your head and the
    person holding the gun said they'd return in a week and shoot off your
    right leg if you couldn't make a dollar online...

    What would you do, where would you go and who would you trust to steer you
    in the right direction of working your fingers to the bone, trying to figure
    out how to make your first $1 online...

    As you can see, this may or may not require anywhere near the $1,000
    you have to invest...

    Set a goal and then work like mad... If you've never made a dime online
    before, set your goal to be just that... but you've got 7 days... or else.

    This works real well for me and I'm sure others have similar experiences
    they would tell if prompted.

    Cheers,

    Rob
    (hint: based upon your skill set and experiences it may be worth your
    while to determine what's low hanging fruit, then pick some...)
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    • Profile picture of the author naonline
      Originally Posted by Rob Canyon View Post

      Nick,

      Wrong Question...

      How about this one... If there was a gun pointed at your head and the
      person holding the gun said they'd return in a week and shoot off your
      right leg if you couldn't make a dollar online...

      What would you do, where would you go and who would you trust to steer you
      in the right direction of working your fingers to the bone, trying to figure
      out how to make your first $1 online...

      As you can see, this may or may not require anywhere near the $1,000
      you have to invest...

      Set a goal and then work like mad... If you've never made a dime online
      before, set your goal to be just that... but you've got 7 days... or else.

      This works real well for me and I'm sure others have similar experiences
      they would tell if prompted.

      Cheers,

      Rob
      (hint: based upon your skill set and experiences it may be worth your
      while to determine what's low hanging fruit, then pick some...)
      Good answer Rob but I've already made more than a dollar online. And much to my girlfriends concern, I do work like there's a gun at my head.

      Maybe I should have asked the question - 'If you had to start all over again with a $1000, what would you spend it on?'

      Nick
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      • Profile picture of the author patJ
        Originally Posted by naonline View Post

        Maybe I should have asked the question - 'If you had to start all over again with a $1000, what would you spend it on?
        That's so easy...

        LEARNING PPC AND/OR BUYING TRAFFIC.

        I spent a year submitting articles, blogging, SEO etc. because i was afraid to buy traffic. It paid my bills but it was too slow and too much work. So i decided to try PPC. My first attempt was with facebook ads about a year ago and i haven't touched articles, my blogs or done any SEO ever since. Paying for traffic IS the best way to make money online. It's just that it's so much harder so a lot of people get demotivated because they lose 100 bucks when they start out... but that's just part of the learning curve.

        So if i were to start all over again i would throw that 1k on learning ppc/media buy. It's totally worth it.
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        • Profile picture of the author naonline
          Originally Posted by patJ View Post

          That's so easy...

          LEARNING PPC AND/OR BUYING TRAFFIC.

          I spent a year submitting articles, blogging, SEO etc. because i was afraid to buy traffic. It paid my bills but it was too slow and too much work. So i decided to try PPC. My first attempt was with facebook ads about a year ago and i haven't touched articles, my blogs or done any SEO ever since. Paying for traffic IS the best way to make money online. It's just that it's so much harder so a lot of people get demotivated because they lose 100 bucks when they start out... but that's just part of the learning curve.

          So if i were to start all over again i would throw that 1k on learning ppc/media buy. It's totally worth it.
          Thanks Pat, I'll might use my $1000 capital to make another $1000 then spend half the profit buying traffic and take it from there

          Nick
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          • Profile picture of the author carmene
            Use $900 to pay your rent.

            Use $50 to get some hosting and buy some domain names.

            Use $50 to buy a course on affiliate marketing that gives you step by step directions.

            Do not do PPC, you may loose more than your $1K. Do free article marketing and make some money that you will use to build on.

            When I first started I threw lots of thousands of dollars buying established sites, courses from gurus and in the end I had to return to basics. Learning step by step how to market and that takes good coaching or you just working it out step by step.

            Patience is the key here. If you go for the fast cash, you will find lots of ways to loose it. If you are patient and work step by step everyday, you will make it.

            I didn't think I could write articles, now I write at least 10 a day and I'm loving the process. Once you have all your keywords and have a system, the writing is easy.

            I also find its easier to outsource something if I know how to do it myself. Then I can give direction of how it's to be done.
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    I will spend $500 on outsourcing articles and bluzz them at a go, before that, remember to do the keyword research
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  • Profile picture of the author TheRichJerksNet
    Originally Posted by naonline View Post

    Warriors,

    Ok, I've spent the last year learning and now it's time to start taking massive action. I have 3 months to devote full time to IM and generally take over the world!

    So, if you were just starting out, how would you spend $1000 to really kick start your business.

    I'm thinking about essential tools, list building, membership subscriptions, and outsourcing time consuming tasks (articles, social bookmarking etc).

    Thanks for your help.

    Nick
    Nick,
    I noticed many have posted about PPC and such but have not really answered your question. So let me take the time to asnwer your question and explain a few things and maybe just help a few newbies reading this all in one shot...

    We have a $1,000 budget but I will base this on far less because not everybody has $1,000 to plunk down.

    - First you want to join a membership site that will help you with the following:

    1. Create Articles and Create PDF files
    2. Submission to Article Directories
    3. Has a DripFeed to Post to your blog
    4. Offers support to help you succeed

    Yes, I do have a membership site that offers exactly this and much more but to stay away from the self promotion thing I will not mention it here. You can always PM me..

    - Next Go to Web Hosting, Reseller Hosting, and Dedicated Website Hosting w/ cPanel - HostGator and get hosting (reseller hosting is $24.95 a month)

    - Using your hostgator account you can setup blogs, first create one blog to begin with using wordpress (I would suggest getting it secured)

    - Go to google and create an adwords account and use their keyword research tool to find popular keywords. You want to do this because you want to base your blog on those popular keywords.

    - Now you have your keywords, if you can not write then get a decent writer on an affordable price to write some articles (let's say 12) based on and around the keywords you have chosen to use.

    - Find or locate affiliate products that are also based on these keywords because you will want to ad these products to your blog. Keep related products do not use 5 different products. All should be based on your keywords because your entire blog is based on those keywords and the people you want to drive to that blog will also be interested in products on those keywords.

    - Now go back to the membership site in step 1 and start creating articles and pdf's using those articles that was written (If you do not follow this step or understand this step then you would need to be a member of the membership site for me to fully explain it) for you. You will also want to create some articles to add to the dripfeed so your blog will have content posted on auto pilot.

    - Using the same membership site in step 1 you will want to use the submission service to submit articles to article directories.

    - There are several WSO's going on right now that offer bookmarking to 100+ social bookmark sites for like $10.. You could purchase 3 or 4 and have those social bookmarks sent to your articles that you submitted to the article directories. Purchase an additional 1 to bookmark your blog.

    - Next on your list you will want to ping your blog (wordpress does have seo and sitemap plugins that can be used also) There are many places that can ping your blog. You can find one here: PingMyBlog.com

    - Once you start getting some traffic in then you will want to create some more articles, submit articles, and etc ... Everyday you want to spend "X" amount of hours doing this.

    This is a short simple plan and there is more involved than this but this would help you get started and going by the plan above you have only spent about $150 (depends upon how much you pay for articles or write them yourself).. If you write the articles the about plan is about $100 to get you on your way.

    James
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    • Profile picture of the author naonline
      Originally Posted by TheRichJerksNet View Post

      Nick,
      I noticed many have posted about PPC and such but have not really answered your question. So let me take the time to asnwer your question and explain a few things and maybe just help a few newbies reading this all in one shot...

      We have a $1,000 budget but I will base this on far less because not everybody has $1,000 to plunk down.

      - First you want to join a membership site that will help you with the following:

      1. Create Articles and Create PDF files
      2. Submission to Article Directories
      3. Has a DripFeed to Post to your blog
      4. Offers support to help you succeed

      Yes, I do have a membership site that offers exactly this and much more but to stay away from the self promotion thing I will not mention it here. You can always PM me..

      - Next Go to Web Hosting, Reseller Hosting, and Dedicated Website Hosting w/ cPanel - HostGator and get hosting (reseller hosting is $24.95 a month)

      - Using your hostgator account you can setup blogs, first create one blog to begin with using wordpress (I would suggest getting it secured)

      - Go to google and create an adwords account and use their keyword research tool to find popular keywords. You want to do this because you want to base your blog on those popular keywords.

      - Now you have your keywords, if you can not write then get a decent writer on an affordable price to write some articles (let's say 12) based on and around the keywords you have chosen to use.

      - Find or locate affiliate products that are also based on these keywords because you will want to ad these products to your blog. Keep related products do not use 5 different products. All should be based on your keywords because your entire blog is based on those keywords and the people you want to drive to that blog will also be interested in products on those keywords.

      - Now go back to the membership site in step 1 and start creating articles and pdf's using those articles that was written (If you do not follow this step or understand this step then you would need to be a member of the membership site for me to fully explain it) for you. You will also want to create some articles to add to the dripfeed so your blog will have content posted on auto pilot.

      - Using the same membership site in step 1 you will want to use the submission service to submit articles to article directories.

      - There are several WSO's going on right now that offer bookmarking to 100+ social bookmark sites for like $10.. You could purchase 3 or 4 and have those social bookmarks sent to your articles that you submitted to the article directories. Purchase an additional 1 to bookmark your blog.

      - Next on your list you will want to ping your blog (wordpress does have seo and sitemap plugins that can be used also) There are many places that can ping your blog. You can find one here: PingMyBlog.com

      - Once you start getting some traffic in then you will want to create some more articles, submit articles, and etc ... Everyday you want to spend "X" amount of hours doing this.

      This is a short simple plan and there is more involved than this but this would help you get started and going by the plan above you have only spent about $150 (depends upon how much you pay for articles or write them yourself).. If you write the articles the about plan is about $100 to get you on your way.

      James
      Thanks for taking the time to write a PROPER response James, I'll forgive the subliminal promotion. I'm sure that more than me will find your post worthwhile. I may PM you after xmas from the desk of Nick A
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      • Profile picture of the author Alminc
        Research products that you can buy resell rights to.

        Give it a time and buy only a very good product in

        some evergreen niche such as 'make money online' or

        'weight loss'. For $500 - $800 you can buy resell rights to

        a killer product.

        Then sell that product through Clickbank. Invest $200 in

        creating additional promo materials for your affiliates.

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          • Profile picture of the author carmene
            Here's a "must have" tool. Winautomation.com It will automate your tedious tasks such as keyword research and the best part is that they will make the scripts for you.
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            • Profile picture of the author naonline
              Originally Posted by carmene View Post

              Here's a "must have" tool. Winautomation.com It will automate your tedious tasks such as keyword research and the best part is that they will make the scripts for you.
              This looks like a very cool tool Carmene. Can you expand on it's use for keyword research?

              PM me if you want.

              Nick
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              • Profile picture of the author carmene
                Nick,

                PM sent.

                But for the rest who are curious, this tool will automate your online and offline repetitive computer tasks. More details are in the war room. This is where I found out about it. Search for "Greece".

                Carmen



                Originally Posted by naonline View Post

                This looks like a very cool tool Carmene. Can you expand on it's use for keyword research?

                PM me if you want.

                Nick
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          • Profile picture of the author Jim M
            Hi,

            First off - you've got time - so try and pick a topic you know about and can get excited about, even if you buy PLR stuff to give you the basis of a product at least your own knowledge and enthusiasm will flow into the finished product.

            Go to justdropped.com and search for a good domain relevant to the topic (if you haven't got one) - there are some great ones to be picked up daily.

            Before you put anything online - spend $129 on DLGuard - it will totally automate you sales process, product delivery and mailing lists.

            It's a gift to set up and it will also lock your stuff up from passing thieves, I believe Sam's in the process of adding affiliate management to the script - so all round that may be the best $129 you spend on the 'back end processes'.

            PS - If you're going to buy PLR - do a few searches for the product title as it's supplied first - this will turn up how many 'lazy' marketers there are selling the same stuff who haven't bothered to repackage it.

            Good luck whatever you do.
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            • Profile picture of the author naonline
              Originally Posted by Jim M View Post

              Hi,

              First off - you've got time - so try and pick a topic you know about and can get excited about, even if you buy PLR stuff to give you the basis of a product at least your own knowledge and enthusiasm will flow into the finished product.

              Go to justdropped.com and search for a good domain relevant to the topic (if you haven't got one) - there are some great ones to be picked up daily.

              Before you put anything online - spend $129 on DLGuard - it will totally automate you sales process, product delivery and mailing lists.

              It's a gift to set up and it will also lock your stuff up from passing thieves, I believe Sam's in the process of adding affiliate management to the script - so all round that may be the best $129 you spend on the 'back end processes'.

              PS - If you're going to buy PLR - do a few searches for the product title as it's supplied first - this will turn up how many 'lazy' marketers there are selling the same stuff who haven't bothered to repackage it.

              Good luck whatever you do.
              Cheers Jim, that was very helpful.

              Nick
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  • Profile picture of the author Rob Canyon
    Nick,

    Got to love the opposite sex, they either think you're working too hard or
    think you're not bringing in enough money for all you do...
    ...Keeps us on our toes.

    One last idea on a better question...

    I (Nick) am averaging low 3 figures, high 3 figures or whatever, doing x,y,z
    online (ppc, article marketing or whatever), does anyone know who can
    help me double my income in the next 60 days in the same area...

    Cheers,

    Rob
    P.S. There must be a warrior or a warrior product that could help you
    scale up for less than $100.
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    • Profile picture of the author naonline
      Originally Posted by Rob Canyon View Post

      Nick,

      Got to love the opposite sex, they either think you're working too hard or
      think you're not bringing in enough money for all you do...
      ...Keeps us on our toes.

      One last idea on a better question...

      I (Nick) am averaging low 3 figures, high 3 figures or whatever, doing x,y,z
      online (ppc, article marketing or whatever), does anyone know who can
      help me double my income in the next 60 days in the same area...

      Cheers,

      Rob
      P.S. There must be a warrior or a warrior product that could help you
      scale up for less than $100.
      Rob,

      That might be a better question but I imagine the answer would be, do what you're doing but do it twice!

      What I need is where to spend the money to do it twice, ten, a hundred times quicker.

      Cheers
      Nick
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  • Profile picture of the author TheRichJerksNet
    Thanks Nick .. Look forward to your PM ..

    James
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  • Profile picture of the author MicahF7
    Nick,

    Please take my advise...

    2 words... CPA.... CPA COACH (luke sample)

    I can not stress this enaugh.

    You will thank me.



    Thanks

    Micah Rush
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    • Profile picture of the author naonline
      Originally Posted by MicahF7 View Post

      Nick,

      Please take my advise...

      2 words... CPA.... CPA COACH (luke sample)

      I can not stress this enaugh.

      You will thank me.




      Thanks

      Micah Rush
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      Micah, I've heard good things about Luke but can you back it up with your personal experience.

      Thanks
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  • Profile picture of the author babarapho
    You do not need that much to get started online. About $100 sourcing for articles. Then submit to 4 or five directories. Then Save $900
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  • Profile picture of the author AverageGuy
    do you have any hobbies? collecting stamps, playing soccer, enjoying gardening, love pets,...? find something you really like (you do not have to know it really well). go to auction site, such as sitepoint, buy one in that niche, or use open source build one, then drive traffic to it. you do not have to sale something at the beginning. when the site grows, $ will come.


    good luck


    david
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  • Profile picture of the author Jonathan Heusman
    I would get into the site flipping business. It is a virtual gold mine right now and with a little know how you could buy a site for $1000 and flip it for $10,000.
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  • Profile picture of the author Steven Carl Kelly
    By the way, if you aren't already a War Room member, spend the first $37 of that $1,000 on a War Room membership, then spend a few days going through it. In there you'll find THOUSANDS of dollars of IM products for FREE.

    I'm not kidding.
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    • Profile picture of the author naonline
      Originally Posted by faxinator View Post

      By the way, if you aren't already a War Room member, spend the first $37 of that $1,000 on a War Room membership, then spend a few days going through it. In there you'll find THOUSANDS of dollars of IM products for FREE.

      I'm not kidding.
      Steve, you're right, I've been a member of the war room since it opened and it's the best money i've spent in IM.

      I'm not sure if it's how I worded my question or people not reading it correctly but I'm not getting answers I was hoping for, so....

      The $1000 is money I have set aside to start a real business. Paying the rent is not an issue, buying training is not required. I have business models (such as the MSN Loophole) I want to impliment and I want to use this money to pay for tools and services that will help reduce time so I can spend more time researching hungry markets. FOR EXAMPLE;

      Are things like LinkVana and caffeinated content a good investment?
      Which tasks should I outsource - articles, bookmarking?

      I'm hoping someone will suggest something I hadn't thought of or didn't know about.

      Thanks again
      Nick
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  • Profile picture of the author AaronLee
    Spend it on social bookmarking if you need em.. I can do it for you

    As for others:
    $80 for website designs, banners...
    $ 10-100 on original and unique articles writen
    $100 on adwords

    as for others.. i am not so sure
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    • Profile picture of the author naonline
      Originally Posted by Brainiac View Post

      Spend it on social bookmarking if you need em.. I can do it for you

      As for others:
      $80 for website designs, banners...
      $ 10-100 on original and unique articles writen
      $100 on adwords

      as for others.. i am not so sure
      Will be in touch, cheers
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    • Profile picture of the author TheRichJerksNet
      Originally Posted by Joey Kas View Post

      So many people on here with SECRETS... but have they actually ever tried them?
      Joey,
      What I posted does work, yes... It is a proven method.

      James
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  • Profile picture of the author GeorgR.
    i would go on certain forums and hire cheap people for

    1) article writing
    2) squidoo lenses creation
    3) link building and deep link submissions
    4) social bookmarking

    things like that
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  • Profile picture of the author Debbie Songster
    Originally Posted by naonline View Post

    Warriors,

    Ok, I've spent the last year learning and now it's time to start taking massive action. I have 3 months to devote full time to IM and generally take over the world!

    So, if you were just starting out, how would you spend $1000 to really kick start your business.

    I'm thinking about essential tools, list building, membership subscriptions, and outsourcing time consuming tasks (articles, social bookmarking etc).

    Thanks for your help.

    Nick
    I don't know what your current knowledge and skills are but here is what I would do
    • Research and decide what model I want to use - FREE
    • Create a detailed plan for that model - FREE
    • Look at each task in that plan and determine if its a skill I have or one I have to out source
    • If there are more than 50% of the items on that list that I don't have the knowledge or skill to do - hire a coach or mentor or join a reliable "how to" membership site to put me on the right track to get those tasks done cost effectively.
    Your lack of knowledge or skill in certain areas is whats going to dictate what you spend your money on. Resist the urge to spend on items/services you don't need at the moment. Let your plan dictate when you spend.
    For example there is no point having a bunch of articles written if your niche won't turn a profit.

    Hope that helps
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