In a Gold Rush, Would You Sell Shovels Or Dig For Gold?

Sell Shovels Or Dig For Gold?

Sorry, but only one choice is allowed.

This is not a trick question. Its purpose is to tell what kind of business person are you.

If your answer was to sell shovels to many people, it means you are practical, patient, and prefer to grow your business slowly. You prefer taking smaller leaps to gain success. You see the trees before the forest. Therefore, security is very important to you. And you would have made a ton of money. This makes you the wiser one.

If your answer was to dig for gold, you are a dreamer, adventurer, and prefer the get-rich-quick approach to making money. Its either win all or lose all. You rather take large leaps to excel your business quickly, which means taking risks. You lack patience and you see the forest before the trees. If you strike it rich, only then will you be the wiser one.

Any and all comments are welcomed.

Arent there any open niche markets out there anymore!?

I am sick of all these saturated niche markets it seems like if there was ever a niche market or any way to make money at all it has been exploited to the max.

Before you jump on ‘Baby Boomers’, understand there is a 19 year gap in their ages. Not all of them listened to the same music, had the same point of reference as young adults nor are all of them ‘wealthy, highly educated and own their own homes’. Just to keep reality in check,

Now, niches. Understand what a ‘niche’ really is: A small group of a larger group that shares something in common. Outdoor Sports ->Basketball->Pickup Basketball is the niche.

Find a group and then take it to it’s lowest common denominators: Working mothers is not a niche. Working mothers with teen age kids is a sub-niche. Working mothers with teen age kids in karate, is a niche.
Smaller group, more specific and more lucrative because you don’t have to convince them who your product or service is for, you’ve targeted them specifically.

Here’s an idea – go offline. What are people doing that aren’t really fascinated by the internet? Do they golf? Are they under 40 golfers? Are they women golfers under 40? Are they women golfers under 40 who play in tournaments? Get the idea.

There are many ‘niches’ but if you’re just focusing on what the internet crowd has to offer, you’re leaving serious money on the table. Go for a tiny (10,000 to 100,000) niche of people who are living their lives without the internet being a big part of it.

Good hunting!

What are your best business book reads? Which business books have helped you the most and how?

I know some common books in business are

Rich Dad Poor Dad
Think and Grow Rich
and Secrets of the Millionaire Mind

If these are some helpful books, feel free to mention them again and state how they’ve helped you. Otherwise I’m open to hearing other suggestions on good business books you’ve read!

Mark my words do read these books it’ll change you for ever
Atlas shrugged
Straight from the gut– jack welch
Biography of Lee icocca

Teaching English to Japanese speakers online?

I need some guidance.

I want to post my English teaching skills online in native Japanese forums, that way I can directly reach my students and let them know of my services so that they can contact me. I can speak a little bit of Japanese but I cannot read kanji/katakana so it is difficult for me to find these popular sites. I plan on teaching online through Skype or MSN, therefore the websites have to be sites where Japanese speakers are open to learning online through Skype/MSN etc…

Can anyone please recommend some good sites to me ? (Sites where native Japanese go to find English teachers )

*Any Japanese site where I can post my information is welcomed.

Also does anyone know of any good websites that are in Japanese and English?

It’s hard finding a job and I am doing my best to get out there somehow and earn a living, so I am back to doing some freelance work. Any help is sincerely appreciated!

Thank you and have a wonderful day/night everyone!

The one linked below may be what you are looking for.

http://www.e-communication.biz/modules/pico/index.php/english_teacher_page.html

Also, YouTube is often used as a means of advertisement to look for students.

YouTube Japan: http://www.youtube.com/?gl=JP&hl=ja

Hope this helped.

Small Business Owners: Would you use my services?

I am considering starting a services business to help small businesses in my area. I am an experianced staff accountant and have a great deal of background as an analyst for a large corporation. I’ve learned a lot along the way about helping to maximize cash flow and profitability using tools and metrics that most small business just don’t have. A lot of small businesses simply don’t want to pay a bookkeeping service or for consulting concerning the nature of their businesses, but I think that;s a mistake. Given the lack of actual business and accounting experience most SB owners have. The question is, could you be convinced as a small business owner to use my services on a consulting or an ongoing basis, if I can make the case that I can help you make your business grow and thrive? Honest answers only please.

It is not the people here on Yahoo you should be asking, but the owners of the buisinesses you want to have as clients. i think you’d be better off doing some old fashioned marketing the old small town way.

Call around, or just walk around, and contact some business owners of the type of businesses you are thinking of as clients. Buy them coffee or whatever. Don’t try to sell them anything. Just tell them about yourself and the type of business you are considering. Ask them how they do their bookkeeping and accounting, and what is good about it, and what they wish would be better about what they do now.

this will do several things, it will introduce you to them when you are not trying to sell them on something. You will get a better picture of the local businessmen and what they see as their needs. It will give you ideas about how to approach them, maybe set up bundles of services differently that helps them with what you needs, while you get a reasonable fee for.

Plus, you’ll have a good idea how to approach them later to sell them on your services.

"John, the things you told me about sounded exactly right, so I set this up. I’d like to show it to you, can I?"

Real Cash: Where can I get some real easy cash online?

I’ve heard you can make rea cash online and would love to know of any and all ways to make free money. Hopefully some legitimate ways would be nice. Any tips to share?

i have a couple of websites I read email ads through that you can make cash on….email me and I can give you the links…I don’t think I’m allowed to post them here…

Does this song bring back memories for any footy fans?

Still gives me goose bumps!

Well you work to earn a living
But on weekends comes the time
You can do what ever turns you on
Get out and clear your mind
Me, I like football
And there’s a lot of things around
But when you line ‘em up together
The footy wins hands down

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxM8XB61Z…

Actually I am South Australian but that doesn’t stop me enjoying that inspirational song!
If you watched the video you would have seen why!
Footy is a game for all Aussies!

YES!!!!

Have not heard that in Years..

Top song

Up there Cazaly by Mike Brady!!!!

Would you ever consider being a homesteader when you grow up?

Just wondering. If you don’t know what a homesteader is, it’s basically living as self-sufficient as possible. For example:

Grow/Raise your own food like veggies and meat (or if you’re a vegetarian just veggies) enough for the whole year

make your own butter / milk / collect eggs

Run your own business from home

homeschool your kids

don’t have many modern things like cell phones and TV and video games

Would you ever consider living like that?

sure. I would love to be able to educate my chilrdren and limit the evil technology.

How important are IT technologies to develop your business?

every business need IT technologies to grow up? yes,no why?

thank you

today technology is used for networking to bring buyers in from all over the world. That is anything from cellphones to the internet (like websites, emails, discount sales websites, auctions, etc.)

Is moving up on the corporate ladder a bigger accomplisment than starting your own business?

After I graduated as an accountant, I started working for a big company, but was making very little money, and I never got promoted. I began doing freelance accounting work and realized I didn’t need that low paying job.
I’m 26 now, and I got my own accouting office, and I’m an employer of 3 people.
I’m making more money than most people I went to college with.
But somehow, some people make comments about me starting my own business being a pathetic because I couldn’t do any better.
Some people say setting up my own office at some place I rent is not as big accomplishment as being given an office by some company.

I’m making more money than most people working for companies. I don’t have boss to put up with, I don’t follow anyone’s orders unlike most of my old classmates.

My business is growing, but some people tells me I don’t have a career for not working in a company. Some people have called me unemployed.

Why is having your own business viewed so negatively?

Most people will sell their body mind spirit and time for a job and supposed "security" that comes with it.
ur lucky to start a biz b4 being forced to do
so like so many will be as years go by.
most people ‘wish’ to be self sufficient
but can’t handle the highs/lows of being owner.
you have the ability to increase ur earnings , lower ur taxes, secure ur future , retire with dignity . they will not.