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Originally Posted by mountequinox
Welcome! My only advice would be to do it first and foremost because you enjoy it. If your only going to do it hoping to make a quick buck I think you will find yourself frustrated and end up giving up. If making a quick buck comes second to enjoying what you do then just keep on keeping on and you will reap the rewards down the road.
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Ditto!
One additional remark from me would be:
Do NOT just try to do what everybody else is doing, with the hope of making it just incrementally better.
Sure, carefully study the market, the competition, etc. - but then take a fresh mind by asking yourself:
-> What would I would do if I were to follow my very own ideas?
Then perform a reality check, and if your ideas survive, then boldly go for it, and be ready to make corrections along the road.
By starting now, you have several disadvantages but at least one key advantage: you have no mindset legacy and asset legacy to take care of.
Overall, this industry is at a turning point and I'd dare say it's not a bad moment to start, if you look for innovative ways to make money.
PS.: If you are serious about this and want to have a chat, feel free to hit me on icq. We are also somewhat in a startup phase but we have very clever people on board and a clear strategy we're betting on. After a pilot phase last year which confirmed some of our assumptions, we'll be investing in expansion in 2011, and definitely looking for business contacts with people with a fresh mind.