Business Money Do Rich People Get Rich at the Expense of Others? Generally speaking, people get rich by providing a valuable product or service to other people. Why should there be anyone getting hurt? Thus the correlation is ZERO. If a doctor sets your broken bones for a fee, who is benefited? Who is hurt? Written by William G. Hill April 18, 2020May 4, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Business Money Real Estate What Are the Secrets of Investment? When I was in the Wharton School of Finance (many decades ago), a topic that came up was the “risk-reward ratio.” This common idea was and still taught is that if one took a big risk of leveraging and losing all their money, they could either A) lose it all or B) have a very big return — if th Written by William G. Hill April 16, 2020May 4, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Business How-To Travel How to Start a Remote Business Do Not Rent or Buy an Office Space Why? In most places, a definite, fixed business location means you will be taxed and regulated. Probably you’ll be pressured to get a business license of some sort. Even in tax havens. You can and will be sued. Your mobility will be limited from the start. Al Written by William G. Hill April 9, 2020May 4, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Business Money What Assets Do Wealthy People Have? I may come back to the toys, investments, and hobbies that people with inherited wealth enjoy, but I will start with the mental assets of those who actually made their fortunes on their own. Because of inflation, inherited money people (who did not pitch in to help grow the family business or fortun Written by William G. Hill March 29, 2020May 20, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Business Money How Can I Make Money by Understanding Business Cycles? You can make money by being an entrepreneur who is the first mover. You start the cycle. Never come in at the tail end. The bitcoin bubble may have ended. Was it a temporary glitch or will it go the way of the dot com bubble or the Tulip Craze? Time will tell. Written by William G. Hill March 26, 2020May 21, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Business How-To Travel 17 Ways to Make Money as a Photographer | Travel Edition Quick Summary ↬ Learn 17 profitable ways for making a living as a photographer. Learn how to recognize opportunities in the photography business, what to avoid and how to wear many hats to take on multiply assignments. Have you ever wondered how to pitch your photography business to models? How to Written by William G. Hill November 23, 2019May 4, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Business How-To How to Start an Email Marketing Business Quick Summary ↬ A promotional letter or an online advertising message introduces, plugs, or promotes a product or service. Most of us consider a promotional letter “junk mail”, but we also think successful marketing letters are nothing less than an art form. Learn how to compose an email lette Written by William G. Hill November 17, 2019May 4, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Business What Revenue Do I Need to Show to Sell My Company for a Million Dollars? There are quite a few variables. Let’s start with a simple theoretical case that doesn’t exist in real life. You have a product or service that sells the same amount every year. The price never changes. The profit of your company is constant and never changes. There is no competition. Written by William G. Hill October 14, 2019May 4, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Business Lifestyle Why Can’t I Accomplish Anything? Most of us want to accomplish something. But we never really get around to finishing it. Why? Consider the person we all know (maybe you!): We have been (for years?) planning to start a business. Planning is doing something. It’s action. But is it going to lead to the result we want? We can t Written by William G. Hill October 9, 2019May 14, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Business Is Owning a Profitable Business Stressful? How much of your time will it consume? Every business, even if you are doing stuff you love, will have its stressful moments. Time is a variable. At one point in my life, I was owning and running a sort of detective agency, tracing missing heirs to unclaimed money and making well over a million a ye Written by William G. Hill October 7, 2019May 4, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Business In What Industry Can Someone Become a Millionaire In any industry! Anywhere! A while ago I was reading about a guy who picked up USA rust belt companies that were still making a good return, but were unfashionable and unsaleable. He bought them up as “Distressed Property” often for no money down. Written by William G. Hill October 7, 2019May 4, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Business Should I Let My Competitor Invest in My Company? You can let your competitor buy you out at a great price. What a “bunch of money?” If over $50 Million, go for it. If you get a huge amount of money, like $50M, then it is up to you if you want to stay on or move on. Written by William G. Hill October 3, 2019May 4, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Business How Can I Get an Equity in a Company That I Work For? 1. Check on employee stock option plans. Generally, if you can show your supervisor that you are an exceptionally productive employee you will be in line for some options commensurate with your contributions, if any. It would be small peanuts. Written by William G. Hill September 30, 2019May 4, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Business How-To Travel How to Start a Remote Business Do Not Rent or Buy an Office Space Why? In most places, a definite, fixed business location means you will be taxed and regulated. Probably you’ll be pressured to get a business license of some sort. Even in tax havens. You can and will be sued. Your mobility will be limited from the start. Al Written by William G. Hill April 9, 2020May 4, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Business How-To Travel 17 Ways to Make Money as a Photographer | Travel Edition Quick Summary ↬ Learn 17 profitable ways for making a living as a photographer. Learn how to recognize opportunities in the photography business, what to avoid and how to wear many hats to take on multiply assignments. Have you ever wondered how to pitch your photography business to models? How to Written by William G. Hill November 23, 2019May 4, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Business How-To How to Start an Email Marketing Business Quick Summary ↬ A promotional letter or an online advertising message introduces, plugs, or promotes a product or service. Most of us consider a promotional letter “junk mail”, but we also think successful marketing letters are nothing less than an art form. Learn how to compose an email lette Written by William G. Hill November 17, 2019May 4, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Business How-To How to Become a Copywriter – Hands on Guide Quick Summary ↬ Every business needs one thing more than anything else: sales. If you can help them sell more of their products or services, successful entrepreneurs will hire you on the spot. Why? Because you are making them money without any risk or downside to them. ↬ I write for a living, bu Written by William G. Hill September 23, 2019May 4, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Business How-To How to Become a Finder of Missing Heirs Quick Summary ↬ Finder of Missing Heirs is an easy business to get into. If you want to be successful, this line of business can work for you, as long as you are truly committed. I traced heirs while living in the USA, the UK, South Africa, and Australia. It’s a portable profession that I Written by William G. Hill June 30, 2019May 21, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Business How-To How To Become A Flower Broker Summary ↬ Learn how the author came up with an idea to start a plant sale and florist business. Prompted by his wife’s crowded and unwanted potted plants terrace, figured that just like the wife, many plant enthusiasts would be willing to give away their beloved flowers for free. ↬ Find o Written by William G. Hill June 8, 2019May 20, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Business How-To How to Become an Event Promoter Business Idea Becoming an event promoter is another potential biz you can start on a shoestring and turn into a very serious money maker. You promote “Events.” You are best off promoting events or happenings that you yourself would be interested in. I personally know a dozen people who a Written by William G. Hill March 31, 2019May 8, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
