Hi Mike...
This email will be more content than any-
thing else -- so soak it all up to see if
you've got what it takes to truly become
a software developer that pays off like
a song writer who receives royalty
checks.
The real kicker comes at the end where I
lay down the golden egg hatched by the
goose (worth untold thousands in value),
but don't skip ahead or it won't make
sense.
More on all that in a minute.
So Monday I was a big tease and told you
that I would reveal how you could get a
comped copy of the EXACT software cookbook
I used to create and sell desktop and online
software that generated million of dollars
in sales.
My bad!
Forgot a STEP... here's what I mean.
I totally forgot to FIRST implement and give
you the entrepreneurial software fit test.
That's what this email is ALL about.
You see -- instead of me giving you all these
pumped up claims and have you imagining all
the sales pouring in and how easy it is --
I'm going to reveal the darker side by
giving you a quick mental fitness test.
I'd rather not even waste your time and get
your mouth watering or frothing from things
like, "Oh my gosh -- this is SO easy."
It's not.
I'd rather discourage people rather than
put folks, or you, through the frustration
and endless hours depending on someone
else to code your software -- only for
you to be let down in a major way.
HINT: There's gonna be a lot of that --
and you may at times feel CRUSHED. I know
I have.
So is it HARD to come up with a software
idea? No -- as long as you've used a piece
of software or played a game. If you can
imagine it -- you can have it built for you.
One of my former partners that was initially
involved in the original coding of the
NicheBOT Premium Version always said to
me...
"Jim, if you can map out the process, and
think out the steps IN WRITING, then it can
be programmatically done."
Plain and simple -- if you can think it --
then it can be turned into reality.
When it comes to all the glitz and glamour
don't go believing all the fast-paced
action in The Social Network movie
because Mark Zuckerberg clearly says
that it was much more fictional, totally
less eventful and way more boring than
that movie depicts the Facebook story.
(Yes, you can blame it on Hollywood!)
Now let's get one thing straight about me
and software.
I am NOT a programmer nor a software coding
monster like Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook
fame.
Nor can I think like Mark and the algorithms
he can think up -- as he is probably a
mathematical genius, and the highest class
I ever completed was Trigonometry.
Hoestly -- any math above Advanced Algebra
did not seem in any way applicable to a
single thing I thought I would be doing
with my life -- but I digress.
Back to me and software and programming.
Not only am I not a Mark Zuckerberg -- nor
do I really wish to be worth billions --
I am also not a complete dweeb like
Microsoft's Bill Gates who enjoys taking
vacations while leisurely reading like
3-5 books.
Say what and who?! That's just not my
cup of tea.
(Hey -- no offense Bill -- I respect you
wholeheartedly.)
Unfortunately -- I am not much of a reader
and have to force myself and most the time
I opt for audio books. (I'm an auditory
learner that must hear, then visualize).
Before I get to the stress test -- I'd
like to share a TRUE STORY about per-
sistence.
You'll need a lot of this and is critical
in the software fit test. And this story
is an EXTREME example. Now...
This is ONE of the truest forms of persis-
tence you will ever find. If you can
muster up the stamina this one gentleman
did -- you CAN SUCCEED in software
development or anything for that matter.
His name is John Johnson (@jonscat on twitter)
and currently works directly for Oprah
Winfrey and Steven Spielberg -- a couple
names I'm sure most people know the world
over.
This last weekend, one of my good friends
happened to meet John at a party where
she was told by John how he got his
first big job -- with Oprah.
So get this...
John (who is in fashion design btw) would
watch Oprah's show on a daily basis and
write a letter to or two to Oprah after
viewing EVERY SINGLE show.
He never missed ONE show he didn't write
about.
In the letter, he gave his commentary about
the show, what he would change and his truest
opinion about it. He did not hold back.
Three years later and well over a thousand
letters later -- he got a call PERSONALLY
from Oprah herself.
She said point blank to him, "Look, I don't
know why you've been sending me all these
letters over the past few years - are you
a stalker?"
He said "No sweety -- I just want a job."
Right there on the spot, Oprah booked an
interview with John, flew him out and the
rest shall we say is history?
How many people do you know that would do
what John did?
So -- my question to you as the first part
of the software fit test -- are you willing
to go to the lengths this gentleman did
to get a job with Oprah or build a piece
of software?
In comparison -- I have easily spend around
6,570 hours of my life invested just in
the NicheBOT project alone.
That doesn't count several hundred hours
on at least 15 other projects that I've
built since then.
Be reminded here on the darkside that not
every software project will be a winner.
But the MORE hours you spend working on
building your skill -- the sharper and
better you'll become.
The point is that you want to become a
master after some time invested.
They say that if you spend around 2,000
hours reading over a topic, you can easily
become an expert in that industry or
genre.
So what does over 10,000 hours invested
in software development make me?
It doesn't matter to me what you label it
-- but the question rolls back to -- are
you willing to:
(1) devote yourself completely to a software
project with an undying passion and keep
the same fervor until you reach the end,
even with an endless number of bumps in
the road?
Or...
(2) would you just do it loosey goosey
and quit if things got a little hectic
for ya?
If it's the latter -- there's no reason
to download the comped software cookbook
in the next email -- whether it's worth
a true $97 value or even $2700 -- you
wouldn't completely apply yourself any-
ways.
Have I done a pretty good job so far to
try and discourage you from the software
business rather than work you up into
an intense white heat and hit you with
some two thousand dollar package?
Good -- let's move on.
Answer these remaining questions -----
HONESTLY:
*** Are you willing to overcome language
barriers and sometimes work 12-17 hours
a day to coincide with another person's
schedule and time difference in another
part of the world?
My programmers don't get started
until 11:00 p.m. at night my time -- and
they are gone by the time I pretty much
get up.
So if I want to communicate with my
team beyond just talking through a bug
and support ticket system, I need to be
up and available.
Lately, I have been working crazy
hours and on average don't get to bed
until around 3:00 a.m. - 4:00 a.m.
------------NEXT FIT QUESTION------------
*** Are you able to overcome extreme
frustration when there doesn't seem like
there is any light at the end of the
tunnel?
BTW -- really big breakthroughs
usually come right after extreme
frustration sets in.
I consider frustration a good thing
as your brain is struggling to find an
answer even though your conscious mind
doesn't think one is available.
Relax and it'll come to you. This
is where FAITH in yourself counts the
most.
To say that patience is required
when building software, that's an
understatement.
So again, answer this honestly.
------------NEXT FIT QUESTION------------
*** Once you believe the software is
done, would you be ready to celebrate --
or would you accept the fact that you'll
likely have to spend another 100+ hours
in fixing software bugs that creep up
when other people start using it?
If you would be ready to celebrate,
maybe Hollywood is the right career path
-- not software.
BTW -- a piece of software that you
get paid over and over and over for is
NEVER done -- FYI. ;-)
------------NEXT FIT QUESTION------------
*** Are you willing to take other's
suggestions and constructive criticism
(like your customers and users) and
forge creative pathways to a solution --
or would you take it personally and get
all hurt about it?
If it's the latter, then the software
biz is NOT for you.
Look -- you have to accept that many
minds are way better than just your own
mind. So you truly have to be OPEN to
criticism and the fact that someone else
may think up a better way of doing things.
Think of it as getting feedback and
consulting that you don't have to pay
for. ;-)
------------NEXT FIT QUESTION------------
*** Are you good with people and able to
manage someone through a project, taking
a leadership role?
If you have trouble guiding a person,
then this may not be right for you.
And yes, a programmer definitely needs
to be guided every step along the way and
shown the way in every step of the process
so your money is not burned up.
To say that you have to micro-manage
may be an understatement.
------------NEXT FIT QUESTION------------
*** Do you create a positive team-like
environment when you work with others?
If not very much so, you may lose
the interest of your programmer --
because remember he is most likely
going to be working with OTHER clients.
This is critical in keeping your
team or hired programmer pumped and
focused on the end vision in mind.
------------NEXT FIT QUESTION------------
*** Are you willing to put out a wee bit
more money than is actually quoted to you?
Look -- as soon as you start making
additions and revisions, the cost of the
project always goes up. And then there's
things you didn't think of when you first
blue-printed your project, etc., etc.
If you aren't willing to accept this
fact, then you are definitely not a fit
for this.
On the other hand, if you don't have
the capital and you're creative in finding
folks who may want to invest in your
project, you've got a fighting chance.
------------NEXT FIT QUESTION------------
*** Are you willing to fail and accept that
failure, then pick yourself up, move on
and go create another software project?
If you said yes -- then good on you --
you MIGHT have a chance. If you said no --
it's time to scram.
------------NEXT FIT QUESTION------------
*** Are you willing to feel overwhelm
when you get 55, 75, 105 bug tickets that
the software doesn't work after you took
a bunch of people's money and then have
to solve those bug or support tickets
one by one?
Hey -- you're the CEO of your project,
not the programmer or anyone else unless
you've got a corporate structure in place.
That's the plain, cold, hard reality
of the situation.
If you get your circuits fried too
easily -- then it's time to exit stage
left.
Lastly...
------------NEXT FIT QUESTION------------
*** Are you willing to overcome adversity?
Are you willing to ignore nay-sayers and
dream-killers, even if your spouse doesn't
believe in you and keep marching forward
-- head high, spirit in tact and only
seeing the end goal in mind?
My first software project when I had
not a single clue what I was doing cost
me ONLY $325 split between two people
(and this was before I read the cookbook).
I was SO wet behind the ears, it's
frightening to think back about it. Now...
My wife nearly killed me when
I went against her word NOT to spend
a single dime on this "theoretical"
business I had been struggling with for
over 4 years having lost already $30,000+.
Yes...
I literally took a chance to risk
losing my spouse's trust and perhaps
even my marriage for a software
project that I couldn't resist the
urge to build.
HOWEVER -- that one piece of software
made me over $165,000 and brought in
nearly 12 million visitors to my websites.
Was my wife complaining at the time
that each day while on our vacation on
Maui that we average $1,300 a day? Not
ONE complaint came out of her mouth!
Are you starting to see the kinds of
returns that even cheap software can have?
Not sure where you can get a $165,000
return on a $325 investement -- especially
in this current economy.
Heck, if you are willing to do some-
thing as radical as what I did by
potentially jeopardizing my marriage --
you MAY have it in you to make it. But
I'm not quite sure yet. :-P
Now...
If you've hung in this far, you MAY actually
have what it takes to make it as a software
developer.
Guaranteed that 90% of folks have given up
reading this far.
And now the goose that laid the golden egg.
My last final words of wisdom as I wrap up
this diatribe.
Quick sidebar -- I had a partner that used
to call my little written discussions
"War & Peace" because they get a little ex-
trapolated -- but hey -- that's just me
and the amount of space I need to explain
things. ;-)
Back to my last final wise words...
If you ever try your hand at building a
piece of software, other than an iPhone
or iPad app, please do NOT come crying
to me if you decided to build desktop
software.
Listen to my words -- having done so myself
-- I will NEVER ever in this lifetime build
another piece of desktop software AGAIN.
There are WAY too many computer brands,
operating systems (Vista, XP, Windows 7,
Mac OS and on and on) to try and build a
piece of software that suits ALL computers.
It just aint a happening thing.
Unless you want to create a nightmare for
yourself and end up in BUG FIXING HELL!
In contrast, everyone has a web browser,
whether it's a Mac or PC and once you
update the software -- it's updated the
VERY next time someone logs in -- no
download necessary.
That is called an instant update and I do
these all the time without a singe hassle.
I make sure to test the changes in many
of the popular browsers and everyone's
update is done.
No bitching -- no complaining about the
download not working or complicated
instructions to uninstall this and
re-install that.
You get my drift?
Okay -- nuf said.
Next email -- I give you the goods on how
to get the $97 software cookbook for nada.
Peace -- until then.
Yours in software success,
Jim Morris - Founder
NicheBOT.com
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