Going to be a busy week, so let's get to it:
What would you do with $10 million for your business? Build a factory, hire staff or change businesses all together?! Well you are going to love this. Industry Player is an online virtual business that is a bit more than a game. Don't worry if you are not a 'gamer', this is more like brainstorming on steroids and in living color!
This game lets you create and manage your own corporation in a virtual economy. This is reality check up-close with real competitors, market swings, cranky customers, accounting and all the other real business tasks it takes to make a business grow and survive. There is a download version (it is a big cracker at 9.1 MB) so if you're on dial-up (still?) then it's going to take some time. For a cool $20US, you may want to just play online. With $10 million in seed money - you can afford to dream a little!
Because I like sharing tools with you folks, here's a challenge for you: Create a thriving billion dollar virtual business. When you visit the site, you'll see how serious some of these virtual solo entrepreneurs have taken this.
Jaduka
Have you been looking at getting more customer feedback and building those relationships on your web site? This may be something to give a look. I uninstalled Skype to use this. Instead of people trying to connect with me at times that were inconvenient, Jaduka let's me set the times I'm available and the call for my client is free.
You know selling online is a hit-or-miss proposition at anytime, but when customers know they can talk to you or a real live person (instead of being sent to voice-mail-jail), this is what builds credibility for you and your business. Yes, it can work for those of you who have nothing more than a one-page site. The rates are very reasonable. For my money, it's a dream come true.
Last but definitely not least, Every Day Millionaires
Maybe you have a gazillion dollar 401k or you're sitting on hundreds of thousands of readily available cash for your business, then you can read the quote and have a nice day.
For the rest of us, concern over money seems to be the one thing we solo entrepreneurs share - how to get more and the best way to keep it safe. This blog comes as a result of the book, Armchair Millionaire and contains highly actionable, thoroughly researched financial products for people who want common sense solutions. Play with the $1 million calculator while you're there, it will take you from where you currently are to that dream of being a millionaire. Don't forget to sign up for the weekly email tips too!
That's it for today and I leave you with this
As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live. - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
