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		<title>Do What You Love &#8211; an example</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jan 2010 15:24:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phil</dc:creator>
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Recently I read a great interview on JetSetCitizen.com. This is an interesting site that talks about people who are trying to create a business that will let them travel the world while still making (preferably a huge) income. Whether they intend to or not they prove just how difficult this is &#8211; on many levels. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Step 2 &#8211; Fill a need</title>
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		<dc:creator>Phil</dc:creator>
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So we&#8217;ve covered step 1. Your business should stem from something you love, passionately.
The next step is really to figure out what to do. And I believe that comes from discovering a need. Not a &#8216;nice to have&#8217; but a real need. A gap in the market.
How to discover this? I won&#8217;t say it&#8217;s easy, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Step 1 &#8211; The idea</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2010 10:18:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phil</dc:creator>
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One note about this site. I am not talking about starting one of the &#8216;I make x in a year through online passive income&#8217; type websites. That isn&#8217;t a business. I am talking about starting a company that will provide a service to local and perhaps international customers on an ongoing basis.
A lot of people [...]]]></description>
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