Happy Wednesday To You,
I hope all is well in your world today. Summer has come in blazing here in Alabama.
The weatherman is forecasting 95 and sun today, so as soon as this newsletter goes out I'm hitting the pool.
If I can just figure out how to get this Speedo over my head...
Just for fun here's a cartoon I did back in my cartoonist days of a gentleman with an Alabama suntan.
What?? You didn't know I was a cartoonist in a former life?
Yep, I was a cartoonist and award-winning humor columnist before life forced me to grow up and get a read job. Here's proof...
Back to business...
This week my series on starting your own brick and mortar business continues with a look at building permits and zoning laws.
Nothing will stop momentum faster than an unhappy building inspector and ignorance of the law is no excuse. Read more below.
Guest columnist, Derek Gehl, chimes in this week with why - even with all the BS of late - eBay is still the biggest ecommerce opportunity on the planet.
Love it or hate it, eBay is still the 800 pound gorilla. The key is learning how to profit from the monster rather than get eaten like a ripe banana.
Speaking of big opportunities, this week's Top Pick is one you need to check out as quickly as possible.
Michael Cheney has started a "hands on coaching program where he works hand-in-hand with his students to bring them online and to profitability.
I highly recommend you check this out before Michael has all the students he can work with.
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This week's Tim's Top Pick is a hot one.
Did you know there are over 59 MILLION people shopping on Amazon every month? Here's how you can cash in.
As always, don't forget to check out my audio archives, video archives, articles database, and newsletter archive.
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We Don't Need No Stinking Permits!
So far in this series we've talked about finding a location for your retail business, negotiating the lease, and securing a capable contractor to build out the space.
Unless you're renting simple office space odds are you will need to make some modifications to the space, be it adding walls, flooring, paint, electrical, plumbing, or any combination thereof.
Rarely will a space be perfect from the get go and building out can be expensive; especially if you're an idiot who doesn't do your homework about building codes and permits. But I digress…
It's Still The Biggest Ecommerce Opportunity Of This Century
Even with all the controversy and bad press, it's no wonder that eBay is still being called, "The Biggest Ecommerce Opportunity Of This Century."
eBay gets serious traffic -- in fact, a whopping TWO MILLION eager buyers visit eBay every day, ready and willing to make purchases online.
And eBay is more than oddities and collectibles -- it's big, big business. In the first half of 2005, eBay members in the US alone sold over $10.6 billion dollars worth of goods to over 150 million registered users!
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Many of you wrote to thank me for sending you to check out Michael Cheney's excellent online video classes he's been conducting for the past few weeks.
Michael is a vibrant speaker and mentor, and he will definitely go down in history as one of the top experts when it comes to teaching folks how to start their own profitable online business.
Michael has now taken it a step further with his "hands on" coaching program, which already has dozens of members on their way to online profits.
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