Fly on the E-Commerce Cyberwall

Accepting the Challenge
The gauntlet has been tossed and I picked it up!

Last night I was on a teleconference with my mastermind group. They are some very dear friends and fellow business owners. We get together every two weeks for mutual support, brainstorming, and encouragement.

I expressed my relief that a big project that had weighed very heavily on me was finished and I suddenly had some time that wasn't all focused on that client.

One mastermind member piped up, "So what are you going to do with all that open time?"

I started babbling about various projects organizing, cleaning up, or researching the feasibility of potential future projects.

She interrupted me. "Yeah, but what are you going to do to bring in income?"

She was right, everything I had mentioned were low- or no-income preparation-type tasks. And this is at a time when I'm hurting badly for money. That big project I finished had been a nightmare that came nowhere close to reimbursing me for the months I put into it.

So my mastermind members challenged me. In the two weeks before our next meeting, I was to put together something that would stop the flow of red ink and get revenues flowing back in.

Not only that, but I have to do it without spending a cent. I can use anything I already have -- I can pull together content I've already created for an infoproduct, use tools I already have -- but I can't use an additional cent of new spending.

Neither can I just devise an idea that could would needs weeks more work after I present it. I have to come up with something that I can put into action right after the meeting to bring in immediate cash.

So I invite you to join me in this challenge. Each day I'll post what I do toward fulfilling that challenge. (At least that should get me posting a bit more regularly!) Can Jeff pull something profitable together in two weeks using only what he already has and nothing more?

Check in and see! I'll add what I learn from the experience along the way, so hopefully you can pick up some useful insights for your business -- or whatever else you want to accomplish -- too.

Right now, it's back to my task for the day -- rummaging through my virtual attic of projects for the quickest and most promising path to my goal. I've got to get a lot done today because tomorrow already is pretty booked with prior commitments.
Jeff

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