Competition Update 2

My First 2K Update 2

$120 up, $45 invested

update includes:

• first 4 domain names I purchased
• troutbait.wordpress.com
• iPhone App Development
• Idea with Mark
• new business product

As for the websites, no movement, NONE. But then again, I haven't really taken any time to improve or promote them. So the fact that no one has purchased them is of no surprise. There was a slight dissapointment, and that was when at sedo I applied all my domains for a premium domain status (process was simple: place in a category click 'apply') to participate in a better auction, but was denied. Anyway, eventually I will get to post it on eBay and try to relist it on sedo.

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troutbait.wordpress.com on the other hand is getting off the ground. I try my best to write information on it without plagiarizing it, but with little knowledge on the topic it is taking up a lot of research time. In retrospect the keyword payout is not the highest, but I am determined to not quit half way. I still need to monetize it, but adsense hasn't yet granted me permission, and it's been a week!

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I met with an iPhone App developer yesterday, and while he seems young and not as experienced as I want, I do not have the desire to look for someone better. I had him sign a CDA/NDA and am waiting to hear his final decision. I chose him because he IS young and willing to do this, and because the other applicants replied to my ad way over 1 month ago, but I only started getting back to people recently. Hence he was one of the most recent. I met with him, and I chose him.

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As for the student geared website I'm working together on with Mark Shpuntov it's going fantastic! We were very lucky to meet a phenomenal developer. A really experienced professional and an overall fun person. The first meeting was no where as difficult as we expected. It was really easy to find common ground, and we are happy to have him help us materialize our idea!

He was the second developer we sat down with, and one of many we communicated with back and forth. At the same time, we were strongly considering another individual who, in our request to relevant experience send us a site which already was very similar in design and almost concept to what we had in mind. But. The day we wanted to meet him, he was unavailable, and after meeting with the developer we have now, we knew we didn't even want to continue our search.

So you can tell probably that I'm pretty excited, and I will keep you guys updated on this too, as no doubt this will add to my first 2k.

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Funny thing happens when you focus on something. Some people call it The Law of Attraction, others selective perception, I think it's a combination of the two, but in any case, do remember what Robert Kiyosaki teaches: "To increase your financial wealth, you must first increase your financial vocabulary."

I didn't really understand this at first, but then I understood; you become more aware of options available to you, when you understand the concepts. And obviously the things on our minds are those on our tongues, so after sharing my ideas and plans with friends, somehow I was invited to participate with another friend in a local business venture.

For now we're doing market research, so I will only mention that it has something to do with the cell phone market. Chances are it won't be huge, but it may add a few dollars towards My First 2k!

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Thanks for reading. More to come as I reach My First 2k