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NeedToUseYou -> RE: Economy leaves some U.S. workers stuck in bad jobs (8/27/2009 6:06:15 PM)
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My advice to those with the willingness to learn, and the fortitude to accept failures is start learning how to build websites. By that I don't mean a blog, I mean how to program in the language of your choice, if I were to start over or dive into another it would be python, because of google app engine. My problems going forward would not exist if I were on an autoscaling platform like that. Though scaling is manageable even in the current form.
Anyway, pretty much last December I started making progress in my efforts in that regard. You probably won't get rich overnight, but from the websites I own now, and have made, and populated, This month they are going to pull in about 2200.00 a month, cost of operation is about 100.00. 2200.00 is not a lot, however, that would continue producing even if I died tonight. All effort is to grow that. Last month made 1575 month before around 1200, month before around 900.00. Essentially its growing rather quickly by my standards. I hope to be about 6000.00 a month next year. We(me and business partner) still at present bring in money by rent, and the other business, but the hope is to eventually produce enough from the internet empire [:)], to allow me to travel for a few years, as I can do the internet thing literally anywhere a internet connection exists. I think that will become feasible in less than a year, hopefully, no more than two.
The thing is with internet websites is you will make a site you are sure will make you money and it won't(couple months trashed, but you generally learn something so not complete waste), but you just keep testing new ideas and one works, then you find another. Etc....
You have to learn a programming language though. Money is not really a factor as a hindrance to entry, as it really only costs like 10.00 a month to start, plus 10.00 a year for a domain name. And lots of time and learning. The only reason my costs are a 100.00 a month is because its a dedicated server now, and I got the costs down to that because of a 25 percent off promotion, which I pay semi-annually to lock in the deal. (cheap).
Anyway, just telling people what is working for me, as I'm not worried about competition, as there are literally dozens of sites I've thought of and will eventually build I'm sure most will make okay money, the web is such an unorganized mess, there is really opportunity everywhere. It takes time though, patience, and willingness to fail repeatedly. I'm only at 2200, but see no reason that won't keep growing every month, because I literally add, stuff 6 out of 7 days at least, and see no reason to stop.
So, business start up cost:20.00 (domain name, shared host to start).
Time Cost:Months to get going in a real way.
Income Potential:0-billions.
So, if someone is unemployed, or whatever, there is no excuse, it really is your own decision to stay in a subservient position to the whims of employers. Literally it will take in my opinion 3 years or less for someone of average intelligence with a good work ethic, willingness to try and fail, to give themselves a decent middle class income, untied to any location or direct employer.
To clarify, my other business is selling on ebay and small amount of rent income, what I'm talking about above is not selling anything, rather building informative useful sites in areas lacking such. It's all ad revenue.
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