To my faithful Shoestring Steppers:
Hey gang! ’bout 500 words in today’s post. Take exactly 2 minutes to see what the next 30 Day, $1,000 Challenge is about.
I’m not gonna get craaaazy today trying to make particular post super SEO-friendly, or chock full of pictures. Just the facts, ma’am.
Side Money Blueprint: Generate a Healthy Side Income Without Leaving Your Job (Yet)
SO, today is where I put it on the line again. You mighta been watching over my shoulder for the last Shoestring101 Challenge.
Starting with $62.66, we patched together a local service business (window screen and screen door repair).
In 30 days, my teenage son and I used weekends, the Shoestring Steps, and a little elbow grease to come out on the other end with $1195 profit!
If you’re new to Shoestring101 check out the story here:
We MADE It! 30 Days, $1,000 Challenge
Since then I’ve used the Steps to convert this little screen repair side venture into a bona fide, full-time business.
Most folks could live pretty well off of what the screen repair company makes…
…but it started with just a Challenge to prove (again) that the Steps actually work in real life.
You can read more about how we scaled up this local service based business from a “side hustle” to a real live company here:
Another Case Study: Five Steps to Five Figures
What’s the Challenge ‘Bout This Time?
TODAY, I’m starting a whole new biz and doing it according to YOUR choices. Using the same Shoestring Steps as before, the Challenge is to (this time) make a $1,000 per month business starting with ZERO dollars.
Plus, it has to fit the following criteria that you gave me with the Survey Monkey result:
- Service Business
- Online or otherwise Global
- Market to Middle Class
- Must be duplicatable and scalable.
30 Days, part time effort, thousand bucks profit.
Perfect way to promote my newest project, the Side Money Blueprint. The SMB will be available soon, and include not only the time-tested principles from my book, “Get Paid TODAY”, but also the results of this month’s Challenge to get to $1,000 starting with nothing.
But enough talking big… the clock starts NOW. Actually, it technically started at midnight last night, but I’m rolling with it today at 0930.
Kurt Frankenberg, How Will You Start a Business With ZERO Dollars?
In the last Challenge, you saw that I took an investment of $62.66 and put it into signs that could be seen from the road. We later used some profits to buy even MORE signs, which helped us score more business, and so on. Lather, rinse, repeat.
But starting with NO ad budget? How on Earth can we go from zero dollars to a $1,000 per month income?
Simple. I’m going to start offering services on Fiverr.
I did some market research yesterday (hey, YESTERDAY. You’re not going to sweat me starting a day early… I wasn’t actually trying to sell anything… but did look at what people are buying) and found that the services in greatest demand that I also am willing and able to do.
Now, would it be CHEATING for me to ask you to go buy something from me there? Some folks would say yes. So I won’t ask.
What I am going to do is tell you how I’ll begin today.
After pressing “send” on this blog post, I’m opening a new PayPal Account and a grabbing a username on Fiverr to associate with it. There are a couple of simple services I can offer that relate to copywriting, advertising, and marketing. I’ll throw up a couple of “Gigs”… see what sticks… and begin using the Shoestring Steps to bring the heat.
Think I can do it?
Think I’m crazy?
Either way, love to hear from you in the comments.
Wish me well. Til then,
Keep Stepping!
Kurt
P.S. I’m putting together a special group
yes kurt im looking forward to see how well it gos
Twitter: shoestring101
says:
Heh heh… me too. We’re on day FIVE and no dollars yet… but I haven’t been able to put the time in that I’ve wanted to. I have three gigs up so far but couldn’t record video because I got laryngitis! No worries though. Still a few aces up this sleeve…
Keep Stepping,
Kurt
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Twitter: CaerolM
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It’s my first time to follow a 30-day challenge and I have a feeling that it’s going to be great. It’s a guilt-free time spending.
Twitter: shoestring101
says:
Hope you like it!
If you send me an email at kurt at shoestring101 dot com with the title, “Put me in the list, Kurt” I’ll add you to a special segment of my Subscribers that gets a daily update.
Thanks! See you out there.
Keep Stepping,
Kurt
Twitter: shoestring101
says:
Enjoy! And feel free to write me anytime with questions on specifics, etc.
Keep Stepping,
Kurt
kurtf recently posted…Use Fiverr to Validate Your Small Business Idea
Twitter: floxymartgodark
says:
i am also interested to see how you will achieve it. For us here in Nigeria starting a new business is not that easy but hope to get idea to begin a new venture.
Wish you the best.
mwana
Twitter: shoestring101
says:
Thanks for the comment, Mwana!
I’ll acheive it by using the Shoestring Steps:
1) Get OFF Your ASS (mission accomplished… just got started 😉 )
2) Find Out The W’s (Who Wants What… Where I may find them and hoW to reach them)
3) Learn To Create Value (here’s where we discover what phrases to use to get people to take action)
4) Measure Everything You Do (so you can reevalute where to best spend time, energy, capital)
5) Now Write Everything Down (by systemizing processes we streamline it for ourselves, or can delegate)
It’s going to be a heck of a ride!
Thanks for being a part of it with me Mwana.
Keep Stepping,
Kurt
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says:
I, too, will follow you closely. 😀
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says:
Yayy! Thanks for becoming part of the inside group. I’ll send you a daily email with the activities and progress each day.
Keep Stepping,
Kurt
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Twitter: shoestring101
says:
Oloyede,
Excited about this new Challenge. We’ll see if indeed I DO make it work… it’s a totally new niche.
If you’re subscribed to the special mailing list you’ll get updates every day.
Today I made a short video detailing my work so far… NOTHING special yet; I only just established my profile on Fiverr to begin getting the word out.
I may or may not stay on Fiverr but the point is to start without capital and start making cash and a name for myself. So I chose the number one platform for hawking your services online.
The test is not to see if one can make money on Fiverr… that’s been proven over and over… it’s whether or not the Shoestring Steps will work to set up a “real business” in this particular niche.
Wish me well Oloyede!
Keep Stepping,
Kurt
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Twitter: oloyedejamiu
says:
Hey Kurt,
I think this sounds good. I would love to follow along.
I hope to see you make this challenge a success.
-Oloyede Jamiu
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