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I'm not one for memes, but it's one fine meme.

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Tags for this video have been changed from 'schmawy, cat, keyboard, side project' to 'schmawy, cat, keyboard, side project, keyboard cat' - edited by Deano

>> ^peggedbea:
im a single mom with 2 kids, i work 30 hours a week, middle of the night on the weekends, as a CT tech. ive been a sideline parttime indepedent contracting massage therapist for several years. i always enjoyed it, but never put much of an effort into making a career out of it. i saw an ad in the paper about 1 month ago to lease a space in a salon. so i did. my overhead is low, about $80 a week. and it cost me about $250 to get a few things i needed for my room. massage is a low overhead field. and the best marketing you can do is free. the most complicated thing im trying learn is about sales tax and how to pay it, supposedly the state is sending me a packet. if it takes off, i can quit my regular job and make $60,000 a yr working 15 hours a week, if it doesnt, its a fairly cheap hobby that i love and keeps me busy now that both of the kids are in school. i just finished up my 3rd week at the salon, and made enough to cover my kids montesorri school, overhead on the business, a week of gas, and a little bit more. not too bad. good luck with your side project!


That is fantastic peggedbea! That sounds great.

Don't forget to visit a tax specialist to take full tax advantages for both federal and state taxes. (i.e. car expenses, rent "storage" for massage equipment in home for equipment payable to you from your business, etc)

I think that only working 15 hours a week and earning 60k might be a little unrealistic, at least at first. Like for a personal trainer, it is hard to make sure all of your slots are full and then some people will not show up for their appointments, etc. You may end up sitting around waiting for clients to show up. Please understand, I am not trying to discourage you! I think that there are some requirements that need to be met to reach that number.

Lastly, but probably most important is marketing. It's been said that it doesn't matter what you are selling, but how you market it. I think that is an overstatement, but marketing is tremendously important. Luckily, this is one of my interests. I really enjoy reading marketing books. This is probably due to my interest in psychology. My marketing will focus mainly on online presences and physical guerrilla marketing. It won't quite be free, but definitely low cost. Remember marketing should be ongoing. I have several friends that work in the escrow industry and continuous marketing is very important. It doesn't have to be expensive, just at least a steady trickle of marketing.

1) my son has seen your tooth before while we were sifting together as a family, he absolutely loved it.
2) yay! im not even too worried about turning a profit because a whole lot of things i have to buy anyway (shoes, scrubs, gas, pretty lady things, cell phone, internet access) are now a business expense and therefore deductible on my taxes. hooray!
3) i was surprised at how easy it was to get a sales tax permit. now if they would just send me the packet so i know where to pay it.

In reply to this comment by Krupo:
For the most part (dunno your local laws - I'm an internet stranger masquerading as a Ranch Tooth just sharing general knowledge, not specific tax rules/advice),
1. remember to charge and collect the tax
2. then remember to submit it to the right government authority!

That should hopefully keep you out of trouble.

Keep all your receipts if you're allowed to deduct the taxes you pay on supplies.

In reply to this comment by peggedbea:
im a single mom with 2 kids, i work 30 hours a week, middle of the night on the weekends, as a CT tech. ive been a sideline parttime indepedent contracting massage therapist for several years. i always enjoyed it, but never put much of an effort into making a career out of it. i saw an ad in the paper about 1 month ago to lease a space in a salon. so i did. my overhead is low, about $80 a week. and it cost me about $250 to get a few things i needed for my room. massage is a low overhead field. and the best marketing you can do is free. the most complicated thing im trying learn is about sales tax and how to pay it, supposedly the state is sending me a packet. if it takes off, i can quit my regular job and make $60,000 a yr working 15 hours a week, if it doesnt, its a fairly cheap hobby that i love and keeps me busy now that both of the kids are in school. i just finished up my 3rd week at the salon, and made enough to cover my kids montesorri school, overhead on the business, a week of gas, and a little bit more. not too bad. good luck with your side project!

im a single mom with 2 kids, i work 30 hours a week, middle of the night on the weekends, as a CT tech. ive been a sideline parttime indepedent contracting massage therapist for several years. i always enjoyed it, but never put much of an effort into making a career out of it. i saw an ad in the paper about 1 month ago to lease a space in a salon. so i did. my overhead is low, about $80 a week. and it cost me about $250 to get a few things i needed for my room. massage is a low overhead field. and the best marketing you can do is free. the most complicated thing im trying learn is about sales tax and how to pay it, supposedly the state is sending me a packet. if it takes off, i can quit my regular job and make $60,000 a yr working 15 hours a week, if it doesnt, its a fairly cheap hobby that i love and keeps me busy now that both of the kids are in school. i just finished up my 3rd week at the salon, and made enough to cover my kids montesorri school, overhead on the business, a week of gas, and a little bit more. not too bad. good luck with your side project!

>> ^dag:
Seems better now, probably just one of SiftBot's side projects again.


Shhh!

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Seems better now, probably just one of SiftBot's side projects again.

>> ^quantumushroom:
I have an intuition that an unseen force was controlling that cat's movements.


That unseen force is a little something I like to call.... genius.

http://www.videosift.com/video/Schmawy-s-Side-Project

http://www.videosift.com/video/John-Denver-Annies-Song

I was expecting the narrator to say "Bueller?...Bueller?..." but unfortunately he didn't.

I'll save you 15 minutes; MySpace.com was not an internet 'startup' because employees came from the same failed spam/spyware company, and was more of a side project to copy Friendster's success by pairing their own version of that site with a relatively robust marketing department.

Thats it. Should be 2 minutes long.

I'm typically more befuddled or confused by Firth animations than disturbed or in awe. I'll hold off on the up/downvote. For those of you unfamiliar with the author, he is the creator of Salad Fingers (equally odd) and other various side-projects. Here's his website.

'Last Splash is the second album by indie rock band The Breeders, released August 31, 1993. Originally formed as a side project for the Pixies' bassist Kim Deal, The Breeders quickly became her primary recording outlet.

Last Splash peaked at #33 on Billboard's Billboard 200 album chart. By June, 1994, the album was certified Platinum by the RIAA for shipment in excess of one million units.'

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prozzak

Prozzäk is a pop music side project by two members of the Canadian band The Philosopher Kings, James McCollum and Jason Levine, conceived as a lighthearted mockery of their own romantic troubles. They created the characters of Simon, who sang in a mock-British accent about his failed romances, and Milo, who was his best friend and mentor in his search for true love; they starred together in a number of popular animated music videos. Their greatest success came after their hit song, "Sucks To Be You".

I love this song. LOL!