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Originally Posted by Robbie
You can copy it all you want...doesn't mean you can replicate it.
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This is also very true.
I remember when I wrote that C4S tutorial, there were other studio owners going ape shit over those 'hot tips' being posted. While many tried, few had success. It is because my content was so much better? Nope. It comes down to consistently putting in a full day's work on promotion, traffic, content and the rest.
There was a woman I knew a few years back that was too old to work for me as a model, but she wanted to know how to do a clip store and make some extra money for her family. She bugged me for a number of months wanting me to help her, write out a tutorial and all of the rest that is required (render video, where to source content, traffic, etc.). Finally after a lot of being hassled, I cleared a day to write it all out step by step and sent it to her. A few months go by before I talk to her next, and then I ask her how things are going. She quit after a few days.
There was another guy who I met at the local casino. He was trying to start something on his own, and had many many failed entrepreneur ventures. I felt bad for him, and thought I would help him out by throwing him a few bones. I told him about the hosting business, and some of these niches where he could be making an extra $5-10k in literally 30-90 days if he did this, read this, and just kept his nose clean. He was all excited and said he would look into it, jotted down the url's and seemed to be gungho. I see him a few months later, same as the woman. He basically said it was all too complicated and he gave up.
I guess reading and following a simple road map of buy low, sell high was too much work for him as it is not hard at all. Especially when I told you were you could go and find the clients, and start building up your business from there. In short, I have found very few people are willing to do the work even if you give them the blueprint to A to Z.
I have had success in adult for 15 years doing everything from content production, to being a webmaster with pay sites and clip stores. Over the past 4-5 years I have enjoyed the hosting business trying out different niche markets. This year also going to be huge over in mainstream and should clear the mil in just that alone if things stay at their current pace. So far things look promising.
With all of this said, it still comes down to the fact of the matter. I bust my ass, so 'luck' favors the prepared mind. I do not think I am necessarily more intelligent than everyone else so that is why I continue to land on my feet like a cat, and keep renewing myself with new success and opportunities. But what I DO know is that I work hard day in and out consistently and never give up trying new things trying to stay ahead of the curve.
