Comments on: Crucial Small Business Tax Tips for Starting Your Own Business http://wealthpilgrim.com/crucial-tax-tips-for-starting-your-own-buiness/ WealthPilgrim.com - A Journey To Self, Health and Wealth Sat, 11 Feb 2012 14:42:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Neal http://wealthpilgrim.com/crucial-tax-tips-for-starting-your-own-buiness/#comment-2625 Neal Sat, 14 Nov 2009 17:46:37 +0000 http://wealthpilgrim.com/?p=11993#comment-2625 FS. Yes. If you want to make money, self publishing is the way to go. Traditional publishers are great for the props...maybe....but that's about it. Having said that, I am in fact shopping a book I wrote recently but it's a strategic rather than a business decision. FS.

Yes. If you want to make money, self publishing is the way to go. Traditional publishers are great for the props…maybe….but that’s about it.

Having said that, I am in fact shopping a book I wrote recently but it’s a strategic rather than a business decision.

]]> By: Mike Piper http://wealthpilgrim.com/crucial-tax-tips-for-starting-your-own-buiness/#comment-2607 Mike Piper Fri, 13 Nov 2009 01:56:00 +0000 http://wealthpilgrim.com/?p=11993#comment-2607 Yep. The books and my sites are my only sources of income. Self-published from the get-go. Never even pondered the possibility of finding a traditional publisher. Really, the first book was written simply so that I could hand it out to my self-employed friends who had tax questions. I had no idea that people would end up buying it on Amazon. After it became apparent that there was a demand for easy-to-understand, concise explanations of tax topics, I decided to write more books. It wasn't so much a story of triumph as an accidental business. Granted, it still took--and takes--a lot of work... Yep. The books and my sites are my only sources of income.

Self-published from the get-go. Never even pondered the possibility of finding a traditional publisher.

Really, the first book was written simply so that I could hand it out to my self-employed friends who had tax questions. I had no idea that people would end up buying it on Amazon. After it became apparent that there was a demand for easy-to-understand, concise explanations of tax topics, I decided to write more books.

It wasn’t so much a story of triumph as an accidental business. Granted, it still took–and takes–a lot of work…

]]> By: Financial Samurai http://wealthpilgrim.com/crucial-tax-tips-for-starting-your-own-buiness/#comment-2606 Financial Samurai Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:54:09 +0000 http://wealthpilgrim.com/?p=11993#comment-2606 Mike - Nice, so just to clarify, your books and your site is your primary source of income? If so, very cool! How was the process like before you found someone to publish your book? Did you face a lot of rejections at first? I'm always interested in hearing stories of triumph. Mike – Nice, so just to clarify, your books and your site is your primary source of income? If so, very cool! How was the process like before you found someone to publish your book? Did you face a lot of rejections at first?

I’m always interested in hearing stories of triumph.

]]> By: Mike Piper http://wealthpilgrim.com/crucial-tax-tips-for-starting-your-own-buiness/#comment-2605 Mike Piper Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:12:14 +0000 http://wealthpilgrim.com/?p=11993#comment-2605 Financial Samurai: Yep. It's my primary business actually. :) My own business is an LLC, taxed as a sole proprietorship. Financial Samurai: Yep. It’s my primary business actually. :)

My own business is an LLC, taxed as a sole proprietorship.

]]> By: Financial Samurai http://wealthpilgrim.com/crucial-tax-tips-for-starting-your-own-buiness/#comment-2604 Financial Samurai Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:10:33 +0000 http://wealthpilgrim.com/?p=11993#comment-2604 Very cool, and good resources. I didn't realize Mike did all this stuff. Neal, remind us again what type of business you chose to incorporate yourself as again? What about you Mike? Very cool, and good resources. I didn’t realize Mike did all this stuff.

Neal, remind us again what type of business you chose to incorporate yourself as again?

What about you Mike?

]]> By: Jeff @ Sustainablelife blog http://wealthpilgrim.com/crucial-tax-tips-for-starting-your-own-buiness/#comment-2603 Jeff @ Sustainablelife blog Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:11:05 +0000 http://wealthpilgrim.com/?p=11993#comment-2603 Thanks for posting this, I've been looking into starting my own business for a while now, and it's great to hear of some more resources I can check out. I know nothing about accounting. Thanks for posting this, I’ve been looking into starting my own business for a while now, and it’s great to hear of some more resources I can check out. I know nothing about accounting.

]]> By: Neal http://wealthpilgrim.com/crucial-tax-tips-for-starting-your-own-buiness/#comment-2602 Neal Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:35:04 +0000 http://wealthpilgrim.com/?p=11993#comment-2602 Daniel, So true. I've noticed I'm being a ton more productive now that we got rid of the TV. Daniel,

So true. I’ve noticed I’m being a ton more productive now that we got rid of the TV.

]]> By: Neal http://wealthpilgrim.com/crucial-tax-tips-for-starting-your-own-buiness/#comment-2601 Neal Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:34:33 +0000 http://wealthpilgrim.com/?p=11993#comment-2601 Mike, Right...my dad could really pick 'em. Anyway, thanks for coming on the show. Can't wait for our next interview! Mike,

Right…my dad could really pick ‘em.

Anyway, thanks for coming on the show. Can’t wait for our next interview!

]]> By: Daniel http://wealthpilgrim.com/crucial-tax-tips-for-starting-your-own-buiness/#comment-2599 Daniel Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:25:20 +0000 http://wealthpilgrim.com/?p=11993#comment-2599 I'll definitely check out Mike's books. Some people are in situations where they can start their own businesses, but for the rest of us, getting educated with our spare time can have big benefits. Instead of wasting hours in front of the tv, why not read some books? The more we learn, the more valuable we are, to ourselves and to the people around us. I’ll definitely check out Mike’s books. Some people are in situations where they can start their own businesses, but for the rest of us, getting educated with our spare time can have big benefits. Instead of wasting hours in front of the tv, why not read some books? The more we learn, the more valuable we are, to ourselves and to the people around us.

]]> By: Mike Piper http://wealthpilgrim.com/crucial-tax-tips-for-starting-your-own-buiness/#comment-2596 Mike Piper Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:02:46 +0000 http://wealthpilgrim.com/?p=11993#comment-2596 Holy cow! I knew you had a broker who tried to churn your account, but I didn't know you also had a CPA who ended up doing jail time. Where did your dad find these people? Anyway, thanks again for interviewing me--it was fun. Hopefully your readers/listeners find it helpful. :) Holy cow! I knew you had a broker who tried to churn your account, but I didn’t know you also had a CPA who ended up doing jail time.

Where did your dad find these people?

Anyway, thanks again for interviewing me–it was fun. Hopefully your readers/listeners find it helpful. :)

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