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I am
regularly asked all
sorts of questions
relating to business
success.
Having owned
a few
successful
businesses,
a fair few
failures and
currently
being
focused on
an online
only
business
model. Over
the next few
months and
when I get
round to it
I'll add in
my
recommendations
for the
tools we
use. Off the
top of my
head there
are about a
dozen paid
tools we use
and there
are 5 or 6
training
programs
I'll be
happy to
recommend
when I find
the time to
write about
them. So if
you are
interested
in online
business
success,
then keep an
eye out for
them in the
'irregular'
newsletters.
Andy
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A Little
Business
History
I started in
business in
1991 and at
one stage
had several
businesses
and employed
over 100
full time
staff...
After making
millions as
a property
investor in
2002 I
decided that
I didn't
like
business so
came out of
it. But
within a
couple of
years I was
at it again
and built
another
offline
business
with
partners
from zero to
being valued
for over £17
million in
under 3
years...
But in 2004
I was
introduced
to the magic
of working
online... I
discovered
you could
work online
from home
and be paid
for it. This
was somewhat
of a
revelation
to me and in
2005 I
decided to
commit to
working
online
within the
next few
years. By
2008 I
emigrated to
Cyprus as I
could now
work fully
online.
My main
business
collapsed as
did my
property
investments
in 2009. So
in 2010 I
got to begin
again more
intelligently...
Having
nearly made
the mistake
of building
a big
business
again, I was
fortunate
enough to
notice I was
heading in
the wrong
direction
before
starting the
business.
This gave me
the option
of looking
again and I
found what I
wanted to do
with my
life, and
for me it is
the perfect
business, as
I designed
it around
only doing
what I love.
I am in the
information
business,
and I sell
solutions.
Mainly it
involves
online work
and despite
having had
massive
success with
online
businesses
in 2006, 07,
08... All of
these
successes
were as a
direct
result of
working with
two
exceptional
business
partners.
Sure I did
my part, but
it was their
genius which
ensured we
made
millions in
sales.
In 2010 I
decided that
I wanted to
master the
skill of
working
online, in
the same way
as I
mastered
property
investing
and some key
elements of
offline
business. So
I set out on
a voyage of
discovery.
What this
showed me is
that there
are some
good guys
out there...
But mainly
the people
are not
sharing much
of value,
but instead
are hyping
it up.
Currently I
am in the
foundation
side of
setting up
my online
empire and
there is
significant
work
required
before I
commence the
success bit.
I work with
my friend
Phil and we
have 10 full
time
outsourcers
in the
Philippines
we work
with, we
also work
with a team
of software
designers in
India.
One of the
many ways I
make money
is by
recommending
products I
have found
which work
to my
database of
subscribers.
These
products are
from my own
research, or
I have been
approached
to recommend
something.
Basically I
don't
recommend
something
unless I or
an extremely
trusted
friend is
using it. As
if I
recommend
something
then it is
my
reputation
on the line
and I look
at my
database of
subscribers
as if they
are family
members...
So would I
recommend
anything bad
to a family
member? No
of course
not... Not
even a
particular
obnoxious
member ;-)
So anything
I recommend
in my
reviews
below can be
found by
searching
the
companies
name online
and that way
I won't
receive any
remuneration
for
recommending
it. I tell
you this to
assure you
that I only
will
recommend
tools we use
that work.
The money I
make from
this is a
bonus and
not my
primary
reason for
doing it.
My primary
reason is to
share what I
have
discovered
and help
those on my
mailing list
emulate my
success
instead of
falling into
some of the
potholes
which have
caught me.
As I write
my new
upcoming
newsletters
I'll be
adding one
of these
tools each
time, or
maybe sooner
if the mood
takes me.
There's no
direct link
from the
site to this
page as the
site is
focused on
personal
success and
business
success is
my hobby
really. So
this page
and the
articles can
only be
accessed via
the
newsletter
articles.
To your
success
Andy
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