The Turn £100,00 into £10,000 by the end of 2010 all dribble unofficial Thread

Crafty_Toots

Hi everyone!

I've been reading the thread(s) for the last week (feels like longer!) and have been TOTALLY INSPIRED, so count me in pretty please! I'm a full month behind everyone else of course, but still, just means I'll have to work that bit harder, doesn't it :eek:

Word of warning, I'm prone to dribbling (yes, I know, I'm in the right place!) but I'll try to keep this short and sweet.

I turned 40 last year :eek: and seem to have also turned a corner in my life, so this year is going to be a fresh start. I have actually made this post as my first using my new MSE username, as I wanted to start completely new with this adventure, but I'm not new to the forum. My darling OH is working away most of the year just now, I have DS who will soon be 18, and DD who is 13 (going on 25) and am hoping to celebrate my divorce from their father (ex) this month! In an attempt to quit smoking (ahem, not successful) I took up knitting and crochet about a year ago and found that in actual fact I do indeed have some kind of crafting in my soul! I have made tons of bits and pieces for family and friends, and my DS suggested to me that I should try making them to sell. I scoffed at the idea completely, but have now had a complete change of heart after being glued to this thread. I know a few of you are also doing yarn type goodies, so I'm hoping that I won't be stepping on toes! While I was reading through the thread, I did a tiny bit of research (baby steps) and checked out what was on offer on eBay similar to the little things I've been making. Wow, was I surprised, all the same things out there that I've been gaily doing and giving away, when I could have been making money!

Anyhow, this was supposed to be a quick introduction (!) so I'll get off for the moment and think of my list of tasks for the week/month if Hales will be so kind as to add me to the commitment board once [STRIKE]I'm[/STRIKE] I've committed

Hugs to everyone who's in need of them, and sending inspiring thoughts to all!

Toots x

nikki2804

jane130 - check out the special occasions threads, people have made some lovely, professional looking bag toppers there.

nixinixi

Em, whereabout in Warwickshire were you? I am on the border with Worcestershire so nice but not the best bit!

And a big warm welcom Toots!

HopeAndDriftWood

I love Warwickshire...I've spent my entire life here so far Hopefully off to Spain soon though, lol. It's the only place that beats here though!

betmunch

Just thought I should post my latest update and I find two threads?????

What happened there then?

Anyway, I am up to £359 so far, and keeping in line with my targets. Must thank Betfair for a particularly good offer to get me to start using them again! I never stopped, I was just using the wifes account!! Hahaha!

Our GoogleGroup of rookie matched bettors is up to 34 people now and there is still room for more if anyone is considering using the Matched Betting to add to their total, and I am throughly enjoying helping everyone through their first steps so, again, please PM if you are interested.

Hope everyone is keeping focused and enjoying it? I know I am, and I am trying to get friends to join MSE just to join this thread!

Cheers All
BetMunch

nikki2804

Hi craftytoots, your deffo in the right place.

Get a jar and plonk the cash you would be spending on smoking on it, then you've started towards your 10k.

Hope you like smelly socks :rotfl:

betmunch

Ahhh, its not two threads, I am just being a spanner!!! Ignore me!

And many thanks for putting my site in the important links section, very good of you

Cheers

Hales

Hales wrote: »

All Outstanding Commitments are wrote in Red! Completed Commitments will be changed to Green!!

Weekly Commitments

Hales
Write up all ebay sales in one place!
Do 35 DooYoo reviews (5 a day)
List everything I have on/for ebay & put together in one place
Read up on daily clicks guide??
Sort out my money/budgets for the month
List remaining items on ebay

Nixinixi
Submit Tax Returns
Brainstorm/pyscho wall all my thoughts & ideas & make/research plans
Sort More items for ebay to list on Sunday
Total Januarys total & PM to MMTWGR
Decide on Feburarys Target
Monthly Goal - Get Blog up & Running

nikki2804
Read up on matched betting (again!)
Find more valuables to put on ebay
Find the best place to sell old engagement ring
Find my road tax stamps

Scrooge2008
Check out the competition and their prices (web based & local)
Meet up/make appointments with 2 business owners for market research
Change Mobile Contract
Organise for business line to be installed at home
list 10 things on ebay
do two mystery shops
empty Lightspeed folder
do two free cashback deals


Monthly Goal - Set up a basic website/blog and understand AdSense

natnat13
Ebay more stuff
Join BB

the_cat
List 25 new things on ebay
Apply for a new current account
Find stonking good car insurance deal, hopefully with cashback!
Practise abit of 'virtual' matched betting

deq123
Put at least 10 things on ebay/amazon/play
1 matched bet
More work on my main idea/website (get domain name & finish plan)
Do a few daily clicks
Monthly goal - Do Some Matched Betting

yukkibear
Concentrate on getting more readers to my wedding blog
Work on my website
Jewellery website needs more work (at the ideas stage so far)

LilacPixie
Write at least 2 blog posts on Jewellery blog and one on Recipe blog
List 5 items on ebay
Do an hour on website
Look at adsense
Read Matched Betting instructions
Join BB
Start daily clicks and surverys again
Sort out bank account for earnings seperate from personal and business account
Find/Make a proft/loss spreadsheet

SaucySecrets
Further updates
Summer designs
Take photographs
Start dooyooing again
Creaye elegant readable blog
Finish 10 articles by the end of Tuesday

2cats1kid
3 blog updates
Research craft fairs in area
Research school fairs in area

cakeordeath
Get Brief Encounter postcards printed
Design & print Brief Enc bookmarks
List 5 things on ebay
Do at least 2 matched bets
Finish my Gargoyle drawing
Email FIL with photo's to update website
Monthly Goal - Find out how to update website by myself!!

daisygogo
de-clutter even more to sell on ebay
Actually write my dooyoo reviews!

skintbint
List 20 items on ebay by sunday 10pm
Make up photo album of cakes & make planner
Play BB 3 times - 1/3
Finish my ironing!!

Joeygrey
Have the loft stuff I've already sorted on eBay - That's Wednesday's challenge
Solidified my blog ideas and researched all the ideas you lovely people have posted on here to promote it. If I can get the time to do the research tomorrow night, I will then try to get it properly up and running by next Sunday. (Tuesday and Thursday's challenge)
Non-MSE linked - I really must have cleaned my house from top to bottom. Tonight's and Friday's challenge
Monthly Commitment - I would like to have established a blog and be looking at ways of expanding the idea.
Completely sort my loft of rubbish/treasure and have it either sold or listed on eBay.
I'd like to have a clear view of where I am going with this challenge

moneymakestheworldgoround
Tax car
Apply CB
Get WTFC reinstated
Plan weeks timetable
Work out how to get to Milton Keynes !
Clothes to charity bins
Monthly commitments:
Daily clicks
Update plastics website as I havent looked at it for a while and people are ordering stock I dont have !
Sell car
Sell black Wii
Update stock list and catergorize into months/seasons
Take clothes to charity bins
Do January accounts
Sign up for a free course in anything - the stranger the better
Get WTFC reinstated
Apply for child benefit - baby is now 4 months old so I have lost 4 weeks of CB
Plan my week timetable
Do a car boot
Update website no 2
Update website no 3
Sort out bills that need paying

Paulabear
list my Ebay pile!
make three objects that are saleable
start setting up a website
sort out OH's craft/jewellery items and photograph
sort out running totals and write down!!
Monthly Commitment - find out about matched betting

munchki
Place a further 10 ads on Gumtree for the business (until I can figure out other free places to list)
Apply for at least 20 new jobs
Look into the option of blogging
Monthly Commitment - Grow my own business by at least 1 more client (keeping fingers crossed) OR
Secure a real job for someone else (keeping fingers crossed)

chinadoll
Get rid of that pesky virus!!
Start building my affiliate site, I’ve got a program which I need to install and set up, but its a bit fiddly
Put the rest of my things on eBay, I have a sackful of old clothes!
Do matched betting once a week (after the virus has gone)

truly1
List as much as poss on ebay
Up my Barefoot Books efforts, £380 of stock to shift
Make a decision about my other direction
Hold firm about no more tutoring
Be more selective about the MS'ing
Do car boot, clutter overwhelming
do something with the other website

SADIE
List more items on Ebay
Repair some items to put on Ebay
Clean up after my Ebay frenzy

Tibbie's mum
List 10 items on ebay by sunday

elly68
List 50 items on ebay


Monthly Commitments

Paulabear
Get enough stock together to set up a shop on Etsy or Folksy

Shakey999
Get the money for items im selling into my account
Find a cheap gym & begin workout schedule
Carry on saving
Read 'think & grow rich'
Learn how to create a website

moneymabel
Keep Blog Updated (2 update's so far)
List on ebay every sunday
Plan out adding new collection to website
Think of a name for the non wedding collection

Jane130
get my sewing machine working
ebay at least 10 items a week
crochet 100 flowers 45/100
sign up for manicure course
advertise myself as a house cleaner
cancel my scrapbook kit subscription
Set up dd of above subscription cost to savings account

Mambury
Learn about/build new website
Investigate blogging relating to said website!
Ebay til I can't no more!
Check all books/dvd/vhs for ebay/amazon
I have stock coming for new business so that needs to be set up on ebay
Sit & write a full business plan inc cashflow & how/where to grow company
Go through quidco/tcb etc to see what I can make

mimms
Decide if i want to do sex chat work or not!!!
List 30 items on ebay
Sort out pay pal account
Get refund from carpy phone bought from dodgy ebay seller
Sort out a bank account for money earned from this challenge
Get a new job!

Shell06
Ebay anything & everything!
Find the frames I'm after
Join BB
Matched Betting
Do some overtime at work
Buy the stock I keep looking at
Get my website up & running (come up with ideas)

EMminently
pack up everything for boot sale (evenings 7-8)
finish my book to the point i can contact the publishers (lunches 1-2)
start growing my plants for sale (by thursday)
publicise my barefoot book site and start selling stock (wednesday onwards)
sign up with another language school to have more regular students (by wednesday)
do some research into my dvd project (evenings 8-9)
give thought to how best to tap into a new local 'market' opportunity (ongoing)
revamp my reflexology business & build up client base (saturdays)
cooking for family members to earn extra cash (sundays)
do my mystery shopping assignments (as/ when required)
do leaflet drops while out walking (evenings/ weekends)

tryinghard
Spring clean the house
Be ahead on work paperwork
List 60 items on ebay/amazon
Do a meal planner
Go through finances to save more money

alyssa_liss
10 dooyoo reviews
list 10 things on ebay
try matched betting

murie
Sort more stuff for ebay and list it
Gather and price for car boot sale season
Make ValentinesMothers /Easter cards to list on Folksy (AND remember to take a pic of all of them for my portfolio
Re commit to doing Dooyo
Have a closer look into matched betting
and finally...............have a great time on my Birthday


Rosie
Learn about and try match betting
Join Dooyoo
Register for mystery shopping
List more bits on ebay
Start planting my vegetable seeds

YummyMummy20
Get a day job, even just a rubbish one
List 30+ items/lots on eBay
Do 10+ Dooyoo reviews
Do ALL surveys i get invites for and poss sign up to more survey sites
Get sewing machine fixed
Finish Book1 of ICB course
Organise Avon stuff and come up with a plan
Lose 4lbs

LittleMissHappy
List all my old books on eBay
Collect all my info onto my spreadsheet and keep updated
My focus for Feb is Matched Betting so spend some time every day reading and practising that (dummy runs)

sholly
List at least 10 items per week on ebay
Finish sorting out best options for old gold
Read up on Match Betting (again!)

Hi all - Ive updated the board again! I hope i've got everything - if ive missed anything/anyone just let me know!! Keep posting those updates & commitments (toots - just pop in on the thread and i'll add you hun)
Its great to see more green on the board!!

wayne1983

Ive found a something, dunno if its much good though, all about setting an ebay business up. I could do with this to learn, would love to do a course!:beer:
http://www.learn2sellonline.co.uk/

skintbint_2

anybody know anything about mobile phone contracts? my dd has a £35 month contract with O2 and so do i,(eeek £70 a month on phones no wonder i'm skint)think she has about 6 months to go and i'm not sure how long i have, be about the same i think - is it worth phoning them to try and reduce the tarriff or will they just laugh at me?