Comments on: Entrepreneur’s Story: FitFuel.com Online Health Food Retailer http://www.entrepreneurs-journey.com/445/fitfuel-online-health-food-retailer/ Internet Marketing Blog Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:56:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Lucas http://www.entrepreneurs-journey.com/445/fitfuel-online-health-food-retailer/comment-page-1/#comment-4009 Lucas Fri, 23 Jun 2006 03:26:32 +0000 http://candy.become-a-blogger.com/445/fitfuel-online-health-food-retailer/#comment-4009 Hello Matt, Interesting stuff (the paint ball store that is)... I am currently starting a software development company which is just starting to grow (started in April 06) www.commercecubes.com... I am still working myself but i am starting to experience more and more profits coming in... for now i am going to keep working and doing this until this grows to a good size ($5000 to $10,000 a month profit) which i am projecting about a year to 18 months down the road. I work for a big software company right now (about 50,000 people worldwide) so that keeps me busy but i really love what i am able to do in my off-hours which is probably why i am developing and building it in my free time... plus i seem to have a nack for it. How much does the paint ball site pull down a month? do you develop and design yourself? I like the simple design of it. I am doing a Project Management certification lately... interesting stuff... Luc Hello Matt,

Interesting stuff (the paint ball store that is)… I am currently starting a software development company which is just starting to grow (started in April 06) http://www.commercecubes.com... I am still working myself but i am starting to experience more and more profits coming in… for now i am going to keep working and doing this until this grows to a good size ($5000 to $10,000 a month profit) which i am projecting about a year to 18 months down the road. I work for a big software company right now (about 50,000 people worldwide) so that keeps me busy but i really love what i am able to do in my off-hours which is probably why i am developing and building it in my free time… plus i seem to have a nack for it. How much does the paint ball site pull down a month? do you develop and design yourself? I like the simple design of it.

I am doing a Project Management certification lately… interesting stuff…

Luc

]]> By: Matt Lindsay http://www.entrepreneurs-journey.com/445/fitfuel-online-health-food-retailer/comment-page-1/#comment-4008 Matt Lindsay Thu, 22 Jun 2006 21:10:37 +0000 http://candy.become-a-blogger.com/445/fitfuel-online-health-food-retailer/#comment-4008 Hey Lucas Im not even 100% sure what I am going to invest my time into when I "go it alone". I have a business that I have been running for the last couple of years retailing paintball equipment (<a href="www.slothball.com" title="www.slothball.com" rel="nofollow">www.slothball.com</a>) but Im not sure that that will carry me. I'm in the process of setting up a new venture <a href="www.fastergreenercheaper.com/JVblog" title="www.fastergreenercheaper.com/JVblog" rel="nofollow">www.fastergreenercheaper.com/JVblog</a> which is a little secret at the moment. I have at least three other ventures in the pipeline too. I am also completing my personal trainer qualification, so that might help see me through some lean winters! It's really a case of "whatever takes off first". Matt Hey Lucas
Im not even 100% sure what I am going to invest my time into when I “go it alone”. I have a business that I have been running for the last couple of years retailing paintball equipment (http://www.slothball.com) but Im not sure that that will carry me. I’m in the process of setting up a new venture http://www.fastergreenercheaper.com/JVblog which is a little secret at the moment. I have at least three other ventures in the pipeline too. I am also completing my personal trainer qualification, so that might help see me through some lean winters!

It’s really a case of “whatever takes off first”.

Matt

]]> By: Lucas http://www.entrepreneurs-journey.com/445/fitfuel-online-health-food-retailer/comment-page-1/#comment-4014 Lucas Thu, 22 Jun 2006 15:42:57 +0000 http://candy.become-a-blogger.com/445/fitfuel-online-health-food-retailer/#comment-4014 Hi Matt, I can imagine that all that debt is a great motivator. Just curious as to what business you are getting into... could decipher it from your first posting. Well i can understand that the mortgage would be a big worry bit... afterall it is for most people. I myself do not have a mortgage to worry about but being saddled with debt sucks... period. Look forward to hearing from you Matt, Lucas Hi Matt,

I can imagine that all that debt is a great motivator. Just curious as to what business you are getting into… could decipher it from your first posting.

Well i can understand that the mortgage would be a big worry bit… afterall it is for most people. I myself do not have a mortgage to worry about but being saddled with debt sucks… period.

Look forward to hearing from you Matt,

Lucas

]]> By: Matt Lindsay http://www.entrepreneurs-journey.com/445/fitfuel-online-health-food-retailer/comment-page-1/#comment-4015 Matt Lindsay Thu, 22 Jun 2006 07:40:22 +0000 http://candy.become-a-blogger.com/445/fitfuel-online-health-food-retailer/#comment-4015 Lucas I only graduated 2 years ago, so still have about 10,000GBP left to pay off on that. I have 98% of my mortgage left to pay and about 5K in credit card tabs left from my student days. That puts my nett worth at about -130K GBP, so I guess you could say that I don't exactly have a "nest egg" to sit on. When you think about it though, taking my current salary (which is not too bad), and saving hard, it is going to take just under 20 years to pay it off. I consider the biggest risk to be that staying in my job I am going to miss that opportunity to pay it off in less than 5. I plan on taking a "mortgage holiday" for the first couple of months, then I may have to take on a little part time work to furnish the mortgage payments. Mortgage is my biggest worry. Matt Lucas
I only graduated 2 years ago, so still have about 10,000GBP left to pay off on that. I have 98% of my mortgage left to pay and about 5K in credit card tabs left from my student days. That puts my nett worth at about -130K GBP, so I guess you could say that I don’t exactly have a “nest egg” to sit on. When you think about it though, taking my current salary (which is not too bad), and saving hard, it is going to take just under 20 years to pay it off. I consider the biggest risk to be that staying in my job I am going to miss that opportunity to pay it off in less than 5.

I plan on taking a “mortgage holiday” for the first couple of months, then I may have to take on a little part time work to furnish the mortgage payments. Mortgage is my biggest worry.

Matt

]]> By: Carlos http://www.entrepreneurs-journey.com/445/fitfuel-online-health-food-retailer/comment-page-1/#comment-4016 Carlos Thu, 22 Jun 2006 04:09:53 +0000 http://candy.become-a-blogger.com/445/fitfuel-online-health-food-retailer/#comment-4016 Good story. Sounds familar to me. Esp I can agree with the part of motivation due to debt. One would be surprised how some dept can really light the fire. Definitely no safety net, and sometimes not much of a support network either. But if you can somehow reach the summit I'm sure it's very fullfilling. Good story. Sounds familar to me. Esp I can agree with the part of motivation due to debt. One would be surprised how some dept can really light the fire. Definitely no safety net, and sometimes not much of a support network either. But if you can somehow reach the summit I’m sure it’s very fullfilling.

]]> By: Lucas http://www.entrepreneurs-journey.com/445/fitfuel-online-health-food-retailer/comment-page-1/#comment-4012 Lucas Wed, 21 Jun 2006 16:25:21 +0000 http://candy.become-a-blogger.com/445/fitfuel-online-health-food-retailer/#comment-4012 Hi guys, Just a questiong for you all here. Now i know the talk of quiting a job and moving into the forefront of entrepreneurs is a goal that we are all striving towards. Now the question... How much money are you setting as a goal (monthly/yearly/etc.) will you be aiming to earn off of your business that enables you to quit? and how much are you currently earning? Further question... are you going to transition off of work slowly as business picks up or totally go it alone? So to speak. Just curious. Talk soon Lucas Hi guys,

Just a questiong for you all here. Now i know the talk of quiting a job and moving into the forefront of entrepreneurs is a goal that we are all striving towards. Now the question…

How much money are you setting as a goal (monthly/yearly/etc.) will you be aiming to earn off of your business that enables you to quit? and how much are you currently earning?

Further question… are you going to transition off of work slowly as business picks up or totally go it alone? So to speak.

Just curious. Talk soon

Lucas

]]> By: Mike http://www.entrepreneurs-journey.com/445/fitfuel-online-health-food-retailer/comment-page-1/#comment-4013 Mike Wed, 21 Jun 2006 11:51:44 +0000 http://candy.become-a-blogger.com/445/fitfuel-online-health-food-retailer/#comment-4013 Matt, I am with you on this one. I plan to quit my job this year. I am tired of trying to work a job I don't enjoy doing and spending a lot my free time doing something I love. Having said that I do have some savings and a small but reasonable amount of income coming in from my property and websites. Matt, I am with you on this one. I plan to quit my job this year. I am tired of trying to work a job I don’t enjoy doing and spending a lot my free time doing something I love. Having said that I do have some savings and a small but reasonable amount of income coming in from my property and websites.

]]> By: Matt Lindsay http://www.entrepreneurs-journey.com/445/fitfuel-online-health-food-retailer/comment-page-1/#comment-4010 Matt Lindsay Wed, 21 Jun 2006 06:09:36 +0000 http://candy.become-a-blogger.com/445/fitfuel-online-health-food-retailer/#comment-4010 This story sent tingles up my spine, especially the last part. I have decided to quit my job in October, I am so passionate about starting my own business so I know the fear of handing in a resignation with no clear future. It is difficult to describe the fear I have that I wont be able to pay the mortgage or I'll end up bankrupt, but 2 years of "moonlighting" at my job and running my own business in my "spare time" is so frustrating, the risk and rewards are worth it. I feel I am standing at the top of a cliff and about to find out if I will fly or fall. This really helped me. Many thanks. This story sent tingles up my spine, especially the last part. I have decided to quit my job in October, I am so passionate about starting my own business so I know the fear of handing in a resignation with no clear future. It is difficult to describe the fear I have that I wont be able to pay the mortgage or I’ll end up bankrupt, but 2 years of “moonlighting” at my job and running my own business in my “spare time” is so frustrating, the risk and rewards are worth it. I feel I am standing at the top of a cliff and about to find out if I will fly or fall. This really helped me. Many thanks.

]]> By: Joseph Williams http://www.entrepreneurs-journey.com/445/fitfuel-online-health-food-retailer/comment-page-1/#comment-4011 Joseph Williams Wed, 21 Jun 2006 03:36:00 +0000 http://candy.become-a-blogger.com/445/fitfuel-online-health-food-retailer/#comment-4011 This was an interesting read, I can imagine it is very self satisfying to have created your own business (source of income)and be financially secure because of it. Quiet a change for the author of the article went through. This was an interesting read, I can imagine it is very self satisfying to have created your own business (source of income)and be financially secure because of it. Quiet a change for the author of the article went through.

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