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
Business Money Secrets to Investing Like Millionaires – Successful Investing Tips 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, 2020June 25, 2020
How-To Business 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, 2020June 10, 2020
Money Business 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
Money Business 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
How-To Business 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, 2019June 10, 2020
How-To Business How to Start an Email Marketing Business 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 letter that Written by William G. Hill November 17, 2019June 2, 2020
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
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
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
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
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
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
Business What Are the 5 Elements of Making Money Successfully? There are no “only 5 elements.” There are hundreds, maybe thousands of tips and ideas that will help people make more money. Written by William G. Hill September 26, 2019May 4, 2020
Business What Are Some Examples of Dirty Marketing Tricks? The classic is John D. Rockefeller’s way of gaining a monopoly on gasoline sales for his company, Standard Oil in the pre WW1 era. I am oversimplifying, but this was the general idea of Standard Oil’s dirty marketing strategy: The prices were different, but for illustration purposes, let’s ass Written by William G. Hill September 25, 2019May 19, 2020
Business How Can I Make an Extra $50-$100 a Month? Here is how I did it and would go about it today. Look for “needs” in your neighbourhood and offer to provide them. You see a lawn full of weeds? Place an offer: “I will make your lawn look perfect for $20” Written by William G. Hill September 24, 2019May 4, 2020
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
Business What Is a Safe Investment That Gives 3%-5% Return a Month? Trading in stuff where you can source the product cheaply & wholesale, and sell it easily at retail. The normal trading mark up is 4 to 1 minimum, to whatever the traffic will bear minimum 7 to 1 with jewelry. Maybe 1000 to 1 on software or high tech military products. Written by William G. Hill September 20, 2019May 4, 2020
How-To Business 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, 2020June 10, 2020
How-To Business 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, 2019June 10, 2020
How-To Business How to Start an Email Marketing Business 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 letter that Written by William G. Hill November 17, 2019June 2, 2020
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
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
