Comments on: The Case for the $100 Business http://chrisguillebeau.com/3x5/the-case-for-the-100-business/ Unconventional Strategies for Life, Work, and Travel Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:49:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Coconhia http://chrisguillebeau.com/3x5/the-case-for-the-100-business/comment-page-2/#comment-55240 Coconhia Wed, 12 Oct 2011 17:15:00 +0000 http://chrisguillebeau.com/3x5/?p=3921#comment-55240 Hey Chris I just finished reading ur book, got it as a gift from my girlfriend and we both absolutely loved it! We really admire all the work u've done and want to let you know how you inspire us. You rock man!! Thanks for this post, it was something we kinda needed. We planning on starting a small business together soon. Hope everything goes well ! :) We'll come back n let you know how things go, soon as we get started. Cheeeeers Chris and tell Jolie we said HI!! Hey Chris I just finished reading ur book, got it as a gift from my girlfriend and we both absolutely loved it!

We really admire all the work u’ve done and want to let you know how you inspire us. You rock man!!
Thanks for this post, it was something we kinda needed.
We planning on starting a small business together soon. Hope everything goes well ! :)

We’ll come back n let you know how things go, soon as we get started.

Cheeeeers Chris and tell Jolie we said HI!!

]]> By: JP http://chrisguillebeau.com/3x5/the-case-for-the-100-business/comment-page-2/#comment-18489 JP Tue, 02 Mar 2010 00:53:47 +0000 http://chrisguillebeau.com/3x5/?p=3921#comment-18489 I think the key is to start small and scale things up. When I got started, I made a blog about military airplanes (just a random interest of mine), and the ad revenue from that blog paid for my web hosting every year. Even after I stopped updating it, I still made around $100 a year from it. Once I had my web hosting paid for every year, then I just added more domain names to my hosting account, and started up some small business there. Even if the idea flopped, I just let the domain name expire after a year, and didn't lose any money on the site (I used Wordpress for all my sites). I think the key is to start small and scale things up.

When I got started, I made a blog about military airplanes (just a random interest of mine), and the ad revenue from that blog paid for my web hosting every year. Even after I stopped updating it, I still made around $100 a year from it.

Once I had my web hosting paid for every year, then I just added more domain names to my hosting account, and started up some small business there. Even if the idea flopped, I just let the domain name expire after a year, and didn’t lose any money on the site (I used WordPress for all my sites).

]]> By: Trackback from Masafumi http://chrisguillebeau.com/3x5/the-case-for-the-100-business/comment-page-2/#comment-16378 Trackback from Masafumi Thu, 21 Jan 2010 02:16:37 +0000 http://chrisguillebeau.com/3x5/?p=3921#comment-16378 [...] There are a number of intriguing articles on his website. The one I would like to introduce to you for this occasion is the following: The Case for the $100 Business. [...] [...] There are a number of intriguing articles on his website. The one I would like to introduce to you for this occasion is the following: The Case for the $100 Business. [...]

]]> By: Matthew http://chrisguillebeau.com/3x5/the-case-for-the-100-business/comment-page-2/#comment-16266 Matthew Sun, 17 Jan 2010 03:45:12 +0000 http://chrisguillebeau.com/3x5/?p=3921#comment-16266 Cool. I didn't know you were doing this so it's a bit of a coincidence that in the next 2 weeks I'll be starting my own $100 biz. So far expenses have totaled a website, domain and hosting, plus one or two other things, but I'll actually be the owner-operator of a stretch limousine. No capital down. I just found a bunch of "limo for sale" listings and began to call operators who were selling privately, offering to lease the limo directly from them for a year until I had financials to show to the bank, then buy it off them... I had begun to call people but the first one said yes, and is going to be mentoring me as I enter into the business. I'll pay him the lease money at the end of every month and help him with his website and Adwords advertising. The best thing is that the limousine has lots of bookings on it already and I'll be profitable from day dot. Hopefully others will find this encouraging. Think outside the box. Cool.

I didn’t know you were doing this so it’s a bit of a coincidence that in the next 2 weeks I’ll be starting my own $100 biz.

So far expenses have totaled a website, domain and hosting, plus one or two other things, but I’ll actually be the owner-operator of a stretch limousine. No capital down. I just found a bunch of “limo for sale” listings and began to call operators who were selling privately, offering to lease the limo directly from them for a year until I had financials to show to the bank, then buy it off them…

I had begun to call people but the first one said yes, and is going to be mentoring me as I enter into the business. I’ll pay him the lease money at the end of every month and help him with his website and Adwords advertising. The best thing is that the limousine has lots of bookings on it already and I’ll be profitable from day dot.

Hopefully others will find this encouraging. Think outside the box.

]]> By: Christopher http://chrisguillebeau.com/3x5/the-case-for-the-100-business/comment-page-2/#comment-16066 Christopher Mon, 11 Jan 2010 06:40:43 +0000 http://chrisguillebeau.com/3x5/?p=3921#comment-16066 Chris, Thanks for the valuable post. I love the part where you say: "You need something to sell that other people want to buy." It can't get any simpler can it? My highlights in that statement are (1) Something to sell (giving value) (2) people who need it Maybe not the only things one needs but certainly what one cannot do without. Thanks for your inspiration. Chris,
Thanks for the valuable post. I love the part where you say:

“You need something to sell that other people want to buy.”

It can’t get any simpler can it? My highlights in that statement are
(1) Something to sell (giving value)
(2) people who need it

Maybe not the only things one needs but certainly what one cannot do without.

Thanks for your inspiration.

]]> By: Wyman http://chrisguillebeau.com/3x5/the-case-for-the-100-business/comment-page-2/#comment-15619 Wyman Thu, 31 Dec 2009 17:47:43 +0000 http://chrisguillebeau.com/3x5/?p=3921#comment-15619 Brainstorm every day for a week thinking of $100 businesses. Pick one and implement. Then think of ways to double it every week. Think big and test small. Fits the $100 model. Voila, your 10k/mo. empire Brainstorm every day for a week thinking of $100 businesses. Pick one and implement. Then think of ways to double it every week. Think big and test small. Fits the $100 model. Voila, your 10k/mo. empire

]]> By: James Fowlkes http://chrisguillebeau.com/3x5/the-case-for-the-100-business/comment-page-2/#comment-14108 James Fowlkes Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:34:54 +0000 http://chrisguillebeau.com/3x5/?p=3921#comment-14108 Hot damn, I am inspired by not only this post but also the comments. I have been putting off a couple of ideas for years now. Going to get to work on it right now. Thanks for the post, Chris! Hot damn, I am inspired by not only this post but also the comments. I have been putting off a couple of ideas for years now. Going to get to work on it right now. Thanks for the post, Chris!

]]> By: Monica http://chrisguillebeau.com/3x5/the-case-for-the-100-business/comment-page-2/#comment-13163 Monica Fri, 09 Oct 2009 20:23:47 +0000 http://chrisguillebeau.com/3x5/?p=3921#comment-13163 I know it sounds funny, but my husband (who is a teacher) actually started a BBQ stand for about $800. He bought a large trailer hitch grill on craigslist and operates legally outside of an existing business. He works it one night per week and occasionally cooks for parties too. You would be shocked at how profitable it is - enough to cover our mortgage some months! The extra cash has kept me from having to get a job while in grad school. I was so upset when he bought the grill and paid for the license - I thought he was NUTS! I'm amazed by how much this has helped us. I'm able to concentrate on my research without waiting tables and he's having tons of fun. I know it sounds funny, but my husband (who is a teacher) actually started a BBQ stand for about $800. He bought a large trailer hitch grill on craigslist and operates legally outside of an existing business. He works it one night per week and occasionally cooks for parties too. You would be shocked at how profitable it is – enough to cover our mortgage some months! The extra cash has kept me from having to get a job while in grad school. I was so upset when he bought the grill and paid for the license – I thought he was NUTS! I’m amazed by how much this has helped us. I’m able to concentrate on my research without waiting tables and he’s having tons of fun.

]]> By: Danny Davis http://chrisguillebeau.com/3x5/the-case-for-the-100-business/comment-page-2/#comment-13147 Danny Davis Fri, 09 Oct 2009 04:50:00 +0000 http://chrisguillebeau.com/3x5/?p=3921#comment-13147 I love the post and thumbed it up on stumbleupon and added you to my RSS feeds. I am currently in college and my start up business is just beginning. I have started dry-market testing and currently awaiting the results. The only question I have is where do people gather the knowledge to build a sleek looking website. Since I am in college capital is extremely low and I know I can hire a web designer for a hundred bucks to build one for me, but my concern is that after it's built I will have no idea how to manage it and will have to invest more money into a programmer to tweak it for me. Anyone have any advice? How did you become proficient with web design? I love the post and thumbed it up on stumbleupon and added you to my RSS feeds. I am currently in college and my start up business is just beginning. I have started dry-market testing and currently awaiting the results. The only question I have is where do people gather the knowledge to build a sleek looking website. Since I am in college capital is extremely low and I know I can hire a web designer for a hundred bucks to build one for me, but my concern is that after it’s built I will have no idea how to manage it and will have to invest more money into a programmer to tweak it for me.

Anyone have any advice? How did you become proficient with web design?

]]> By: Bobby B Singh http://chrisguillebeau.com/3x5/the-case-for-the-100-business/comment-page-2/#comment-13091 Bobby B Singh Tue, 06 Oct 2009 11:45:15 +0000 http://chrisguillebeau.com/3x5/?p=3921#comment-13091 Great Post! I started a business with about $80, it was selling Soft Pretzels outside a Stadium. Did That for sometime and graduated to setting up Kiosks In Malls..again selling soft pretzels. No Office, No Business Cards, just grit. That $80 gig allowed me to finally get the success I dreamed about. Bootstrappers are forced to succeed because in a way they have their backs to a wall..no way out, but to fight it out! Great Post! I started a business with about $80, it was selling Soft Pretzels outside a Stadium. Did That for sometime and graduated to setting up Kiosks In Malls..again selling soft pretzels. No Office, No Business Cards, just grit. That $80 gig allowed me to finally get the success I dreamed about. Bootstrappers are forced to succeed because in a way they have their backs to a wall..no way out, but to fight it out!

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