Comments on: The Hidden Benefits of Bootstrapping http://www.bootstrappingblog.com/the-hidden-benefits-of-bootstrapping/ Simple steps to bootstrapping your business Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:46:00 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Mike Smith http://www.bootstrappingblog.com/the-hidden-benefits-of-bootstrapping/comment-page-1/#comment-126 Mike Smith Fri, 21 Dec 2007 19:28:21 +0000 http://www.bootstrappingblog.com/45-the-hidden-benefits-of-bootstrapping/bootstrapping-extras/#comment-126 Hi Lee, I am glad you enjoyed the post. It's definitely easy to get torn down by the every day routines we call "life" :) Mike Hi Lee,

I am glad you enjoyed the post. It’s definitely easy to get torn down by the every day routines we call “life” :)

Mike

]]> By: Lee Mallabone http://www.bootstrappingblog.com/the-hidden-benefits-of-bootstrapping/comment-page-1/#comment-119 Lee Mallabone Thu, 20 Dec 2007 08:21:38 +0000 http://www.bootstrappingblog.com/45-the-hidden-benefits-of-bootstrapping/bootstrapping-extras/#comment-119 Great post! It's always good to read a re-affirmation that it's meant to be fun! I know it's obvious a lot of the time, but it's occasionally easy to get bogged down under some of the real-world difficulties and damned hard work that bootstrapping brings. Great post! It’s always good to read a re-affirmation that it’s meant to be fun!
I know it’s obvious a lot of the time, but it’s occasionally easy to get bogged down under some of the real-world difficulties and damned hard work that bootstrapping brings.

]]> By: Mike Smith http://www.bootstrappingblog.com/the-hidden-benefits-of-bootstrapping/comment-page-1/#comment-111 Mike Smith Tue, 18 Dec 2007 01:05:37 +0000 http://www.bootstrappingblog.com/45-the-hidden-benefits-of-bootstrapping/bootstrapping-extras/#comment-111 Hi Daniel, I know exactly what you mean. I am hard-headed as well, so I have to keep myself grounded in my thoughts as to not jump up and do something irrational just because someone said I couldn't. Maybe that will be a good follow-up article :) The safety net is good to have, but oftentimes it's unnecessary. I'm speaking for myself here, but if I know I HAVE to get X amount of dollars by the 1st of the month, I will do everything in my power to do that. 10-12 hour days, no sleep, ect. I'll create my results the way I want them. Some people though aren't built for that type of pressure, so that's ok as well, and a safety net is needed for them. My suggestion would be to freelance and start your own business while doing your regular job. Put every waking minute you have into the business and push it as hard as you can. SAVE EVERYTHING YOU MAKE! If you've been living off your day job, then the money made from this will be fine to stack up and hold onto. Once you get 3-6 months worth of money together to live off of, then you can take the plunge. This way, even with rough spots, you'll have backup cash. Just pretend it isn't there though, and you'll 90% of the time, make the money you need without touching the emergency funds :) Hi Daniel, I know exactly what you mean. I am hard-headed as well, so I have to keep myself grounded in my thoughts as to not jump up and do something irrational just because someone said I couldn’t. Maybe that will be a good follow-up article :)

The safety net is good to have, but oftentimes it’s unnecessary. I’m speaking for myself here, but if I know I HAVE to get X amount of dollars by the 1st of the month, I will do everything in my power to do that. 10-12 hour days, no sleep, ect. I’ll create my results the way I want them. Some people though aren’t built for that type of pressure, so that’s ok as well, and a safety net is needed for them.

My suggestion would be to freelance and start your own business while doing your regular job. Put every waking minute you have into the business and push it as hard as you can. SAVE EVERYTHING YOU MAKE! If you’ve been living off your day job, then the money made from this will be fine to stack up and hold onto.

Once you get 3-6 months worth of money together to live off of, then you can take the plunge. This way, even with rough spots, you’ll have backup cash. Just pretend it isn’t there though, and you’ll 90% of the time, make the money you need without touching the emergency funds :)

]]> By: Daniel Sutoyo http://www.bootstrappingblog.com/the-hidden-benefits-of-bootstrapping/comment-page-1/#comment-110 Daniel Sutoyo Tue, 18 Dec 2007 00:08:30 +0000 http://www.bootstrappingblog.com/45-the-hidden-benefits-of-bootstrapping/bootstrapping-extras/#comment-110 "As bootstrappers, we’re often times faced with the doubters and non-believers who will constantly tell us that we’re unable to accomplish what we set out to do" How true is that! For myself, I feed on those comments. Those are the comments that don't bog me down but motivate me even more. But I have to beware that I am not just being stubborn and hard-headed. But I guess my biggest fear is, what will be my safety net when I start a new business? Do I have anything or anyone I can fall back on? “As bootstrappers, we’re often times faced with the doubters and non-believers who will constantly tell us that we’re unable to accomplish what we set out to do”

How true is that! For myself, I feed on those comments. Those are the comments that don’t bog me down but motivate me even more. But I have to beware that I am not just being stubborn and hard-headed.

But I guess my biggest fear is, what will be my safety net when I start a new business? Do I have anything or anyone I can fall back on?

]]> By: Mike Smith http://www.bootstrappingblog.com/the-hidden-benefits-of-bootstrapping/comment-page-1/#comment-107 Mike Smith Mon, 17 Dec 2007 16:30:05 +0000 http://www.bootstrappingblog.com/45-the-hidden-benefits-of-bootstrapping/bootstrapping-extras/#comment-107 Hi Sean, thanks for the comment. I totally know what you mean about having the pre-made type of resources to create things sooner. I have a folder of layouts I've created so when I go to create a new website, I can find different ajax, css and php codes that I've done before that work perfectly and cut down on time greatly. I like your site by the way. I love the design. I'm glad you like the article. Feel free to stumble or digg it if you get a second :) Hi Sean, thanks for the comment. I totally know what you mean about having the pre-made type of resources to create things sooner. I have a folder of layouts I’ve created so when I go to create a new website, I can find different ajax, css and php codes that I’ve done before that work perfectly and cut down on time greatly.

I like your site by the way. I love the design.

I’m glad you like the article. Feel free to stumble or digg it if you get a second :)

]]> By: Sean Hodge http://www.bootstrappingblog.com/the-hidden-benefits-of-bootstrapping/comment-page-1/#comment-106 Sean Hodge Mon, 17 Dec 2007 16:09:04 +0000 http://www.bootstrappingblog.com/45-the-hidden-benefits-of-bootstrapping/bootstrapping-extras/#comment-106 I like the bit about launching a website in 2 days. I think this becomes possible with experience and modularized code and design to grab onto. I recently launched aiburn.com. It took me about 2 weeks (around client project) to design, build, and launch. I will be launching other sites that I have planned with a similar layout, look, and feel. I'm confident I can launch those much quicker because the foundation is already in place. It will allow me to take ideas and run with them. So, I'm gearing up to build quickly. I'm alligning my processes and getting my back of tricks together. Thanks for the article. I like the bit about launching a website in 2 days. I think this becomes possible with experience and modularized code and design to grab onto. I recently launched aiburn.com. It took me about 2 weeks (around client project) to design, build, and launch.

I will be launching other sites that I have planned with a similar layout, look, and feel. I’m confident I can launch those much quicker because the foundation is already in place. It will allow me to take ideas and run with them. So, I’m gearing up to build quickly. I’m alligning my processes and getting my back of tricks together.

Thanks for the article.

]]> By: Mike Smith http://www.bootstrappingblog.com/the-hidden-benefits-of-bootstrapping/comment-page-1/#comment-105 Mike Smith Mon, 17 Dec 2007 15:42:12 +0000 http://www.bootstrappingblog.com/45-the-hidden-benefits-of-bootstrapping/bootstrapping-extras/#comment-105 Hi Turtie, Yeah, I should have mentioned that, there are some people who will allow stress to break them down. For most bootstrappers though, we've got the mindset to use fear as a fuel to do more with their time. :) Hi Turtie,

Yeah, I should have mentioned that, there are some people who will allow stress to break them down. For most bootstrappers though, we’ve got the mindset to use fear as a fuel to do more with their time. :)

]]> By: turtie http://www.bootstrappingblog.com/the-hidden-benefits-of-bootstrapping/comment-page-1/#comment-103 turtie Mon, 17 Dec 2007 13:15:42 +0000 http://www.bootstrappingblog.com/45-the-hidden-benefits-of-bootstrapping/bootstrapping-extras/#comment-103 Agreed on "less room for error brings better results." It's amazing what you can do when you're put to the test. When deadlines approach, you work that much harder and you're capable of doing things that you didn't think were possible. But this is sometimes not true for some people, who wilt under the pressure. But for strong willed individuals, I think its a generally accurate statement. Agreed on “less room for error brings better results.” It’s amazing what you can do when you’re put to the test. When deadlines approach, you work that much harder and you’re capable of doing things that you didn’t think were possible. But this is sometimes not true for some people, who wilt under the pressure. But for strong willed individuals, I think its a generally accurate statement.

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