Comments on: Follow Your Passion And Watch The PayPal Balance Soar… http://www.keithgoodrum.com/follow-your-passion-and-watch-the-paypal-balance-soar/ On Becoming A 2%er Sun, 12 Oct 2008 19:55:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Keith Goodrum http://www.keithgoodrum.com/follow-your-passion-and-watch-the-paypal-balance-soar/#comment-432 Keith Goodrum Wed, 21 May 2008 15:30:07 +0000 http://www.keithgoodrum.com/follow-your-passion-and-watch-the-paypal-balance-soar/#comment-432 @Larry - You are right, passion should be worth something. The best way is to find a subject you are passionate about... find out if money is being spent to solve any problems. Then you create solutions to these problems and sell your solutions. @Dennis - Yep, "Follow your passion and the money will follow" should really be "Follow your profitable passion and the money will follow." @Anthony - I'll keep my eye on you & see if you ever figure out the "nap taking" niche! ;) You are right about the internet opening up the potential of the long tail. And also about finding people willing to spent money on it. @Larry - You are right, passion should be worth something. The best way is to find a subject you are passionate about… find out if money is being spent to solve any problems. Then you create solutions to these problems and sell your solutions.

@Dennis - Yep, “Follow your passion and the money will follow” should really be “Follow your profitable passion and the money will follow.”

@Anthony - I’ll keep my eye on you & see if you ever figure out the “nap taking” niche! ;)

You are right about the internet opening up the potential of the long tail. And also about finding people willing to spent money on it.

]]> By: Anthony http://www.keithgoodrum.com/follow-your-passion-and-watch-the-paypal-balance-soar/#comment-428 Anthony Tue, 20 May 2008 04:04:05 +0000 http://www.keithgoodrum.com/follow-your-passion-and-watch-the-paypal-balance-soar/#comment-428 OK Keith, I wasn't aware you were competing with me on the nap taking niche. I'll have to sharpen my marketing strategies to outsell you :) Seriously, you are right on that, it's impossible to make money selling something nobody wants to buy. On the other hand, without going so far as your "nap taking" example, IMHO Internet has the power to leverage small niches earnings. For instance, if your passion is something that only a handful of people shares in your town making it not profitable, chances are that you can make it profitable by using Internet to reach other small groups of people sharing the same interest (and willing to spend money on it) all over the world. OK Keith, I wasn’t aware you were competing with me on the nap taking niche. I’ll have to sharpen my marketing strategies to outsell you :)

Seriously, you are right on that, it’s impossible to make money selling something nobody wants to buy. On the other hand, without going so far as your “nap taking” example, IMHO Internet has the power to leverage small niches earnings.

For instance, if your passion is something that only a handful of people shares in your town making it not profitable, chances are that you can make it profitable by using Internet to reach other small groups of people sharing the same interest (and willing to spend money on it) all over the world.

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]]> By: Dennis Edell http://www.keithgoodrum.com/follow-your-passion-and-watch-the-paypal-balance-soar/#comment-423 Dennis Edell Sat, 17 May 2008 18:15:34 +0000 http://www.keithgoodrum.com/follow-your-passion-and-watch-the-paypal-balance-soar/#comment-423 My target are those in direct sales and it seems to be the #1 catch phrase...I can't even begin to tell you how often I hear it on the forums I frequent. My target are those in direct sales and it seems to be the #1 catch phrase…I can’t even begin to tell you how often I hear it on the forums I frequent.

]]> By: Larry Brauner http://www.keithgoodrum.com/follow-your-passion-and-watch-the-paypal-balance-soar/#comment-405 Larry Brauner Fri, 16 May 2008 17:35:22 +0000 http://www.keithgoodrum.com/follow-your-passion-and-watch-the-paypal-balance-soar/#comment-405 Thank you Keith for telling it like it is. Too many people need to learn to use their common sense. However, all other things being equal, passion ought to be worth something. So... How about this? Look for a profitable niche, and develop a passion for making money. Larry Thank you Keith for telling it like it is. Too many people need to learn to use their common sense.

However, all other things being equal, passion ought to be worth something.

So… How about this?

Look for a profitable niche, and develop a passion for making money.

Larry

]]> By: Marcus Hochstadt http://www.keithgoodrum.com/follow-your-passion-and-watch-the-paypal-balance-soar/#comment-404 Marcus Hochstadt Fri, 16 May 2008 17:19:45 +0000 http://www.keithgoodrum.com/follow-your-passion-and-watch-the-paypal-balance-soar/#comment-404 So true, Keith. Unless there is money being spent in that market it's just a hobby circle. ~Marcus So true, Keith. Unless there is money being spent in that market it’s just a hobby circle.

~Marcus

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