Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
11-30-2006, 11:38 PM
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Replies: 45
Views: 187
Re: Are We Really That Stupid? (long)
There's a fairly large body of evidence that says life favors the people who are "stupid" in the ways that you describe.
In fact, they may not be the "stupid" ones. We, who struggle to be...
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
11-11-2006, 02:09 AM
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Replies: 54
Views: 204
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Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing
11-02-2006, 12:10 AM
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Replies: 97
Views: 374
Re: Forum Project Step 1 - Niche Pickin\'
Here's a total change-up from my first idea:
Careers for people over age 50.
The Pagerank for the first five listings is 5, but after that it drops off fast. So I should be able to get on the...
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Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing
10-31-2006, 02:04 AM
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Replies: 97
Views: 374
Re: Forum Project Step 1 - Niche Pickin\'
I use a software package called Keyword Elite to generate niche ideas.
(Not spamming: I have no connection to the product other than the fact that I use it.)
Here's a video that shows one way...
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Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing
10-31-2006, 01:58 AM
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Replies: 97
Views: 374
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Forum: Poker Legislation
10-28-2006, 10:48 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 83
Re: MoneyBookers Joins Firepay in US Dropout
It's worse than that in Arizona. The gov has a search warrant that allows them to seize the money of transactions that they believe are related to illegal activity.
This is money that's still in...
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
10-28-2006, 02:22 AM
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Replies: 64
Views: 238
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Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing
10-27-2006, 02:19 PM
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Replies: 38
Views: 175
Re: Chris Ferguson times 64
Skip the slave labor, and just write a bot. Ed Miller says he's seen a bot successfully execute his strategy.
Assuming you use live labor, you're going to have a ton of up-front cost. You have...
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Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing
10-26-2006, 11:00 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 73
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Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing
10-25-2006, 03:21 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 94
Re: Freelance writing
Investigate copywriting. Especially direct response.
If you can write some convincing samples, you can pick up freelance jobs pretty easily. The money ranges from pitiful to hundreds of dollars...
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Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing
10-20-2006, 10:29 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 61
Re: SEO Video
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They put out these videos as part of a campaign to sell a coaching service that's sold out now.
It was a...
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Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing
10-15-2006, 02:01 PM
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Replies: 48
Views: 325
Re: Who here has big money sales experience?
I sell software to businesses. I work for a big company. Typical transactions are $200K to a million dollars.
My guaranteed salary is $95K. That's nothing special for a job like mine.
On top...
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Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing
09-28-2006, 05:11 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 85
Re: Money out of Thin Air?
Bill Gates signed a contract with IBM to deliver the first version of MS-DOS for the PC. Then he went across town and signed the contract with the guy who had written it to buy it-- so he had...
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Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing
09-14-2006, 10:53 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 86
Re: Another real estate question.
Here are two ideas. Massive disclaimer that I'm not an attorney; my real estate broker's license is only good in California; and I make no claims to know what I'm talking about.
1) Your partners...
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Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing
09-13-2006, 10:58 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 103
Re: Real Estate Investing
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But if I tried to buy that building today, I'd have to put up about a 50% down payment to make it pay for itself, simply because ratios of sales prices to rents have gotten so...
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Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing
09-10-2006, 07:46 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 103
Re: Real Estate Investing
Real estate is extremely cyclical. The strategy you describe works if you start at the bottom of the market. That's not where we are now.
But, for instance, I bought a four-unit rental property...
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Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing
08-23-2006, 11:59 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 95
Re: How can I start in highschool?
Jon--
Check out this web site. It walks you through the whole process of how to make money off the Internet within 30 days, starting with no money or anything.
No, I don't own the site, have...
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Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing
08-23-2006, 11:45 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 208
Re: Outsourcing Web Design / Programming
I know a couple who do this.
Wife was a web designer for one of the big catalog companies; husband's background was in sales.
They started with her circle of contacts, so they've never really...
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Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing
08-20-2006, 06:24 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 69
Re: Whats up with these infomercials?
The general solution to "none of your own credit" is to "partner with somebody who has credit, but doesn't have the time to find the properties."
There are lots of people who have money (12% of...
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Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing
08-11-2006, 05:33 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 233
Re: Sales
In Mr. Now's thread, he talks about how important it is to start a business in a field that's experiencing tremendous growth.
I've benefited from the same thing in my sales career.
My sales...
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Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing
08-06-2006, 07:55 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 84
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Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing
08-05-2006, 11:15 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 84
Re: I hate my new job... need advice.
Your job isn't HR, it's sales. And it's crappy sales, based on lying to people.
The sooner you quit, the better it is for everybody. Including your employer.
You don't have to give two...
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Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing
08-04-2006, 01:37 AM
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Replies: 37
Views: 174
Re: PART01: Week of July 30 -- MBB answers
Here are my responses. My thanks to Mr. Now.
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“education in business administration was at best a minor factor in successful business startups”.
Questions:
How is this...
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