dpd1 - 1:44 am on Oct 17, 2007 (gmt 0)

One thing I'd be curious to hear is how long each one of your endeavors lasted before you gave up. I think that's a very important issue. It's easy to look at statistics and assume you see an pattern that will inevitably fail. That can often not be the case... Business is very unpredictable. I have a sales biz on the net that I was about ready to give up on. It made about the same amount for 4 years. Then all of the sudden, the sales doubled this year compared to last year. Why? I really don't know. But it just shows that you can't assume something is done until you make the last effort possible. For a legit quality niche, I think you have to think in terms of multiple years before you should consider giving up. And you also really have to pound the virtual pavement to make it happen.

One thing I've always tried to keep in mind when taking on business endeavors... Even when something fails, there's one thing you will always walk away with no matter what... Experience.