Ultimate Guide to "Set and Forget" Businesses

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A set and forget business is one in which you can essentially set up the systems and processes and then let it run on its own with little to no input from you. This type of business is often seen as a passive income stream since you don't have to actively work in it on a daily basis. In easy language, a set and forget business is simply a business which you can completely outsource and still make some good profit!

There are a few different ways you need to follow in order to build one. The first is through hiring someone to manage the day-to-day operations of the business. This could be a virtual assistant, an employee, or even an automated system.

The second way is to have a system in place that can essentially run on its own with little to no input from you. This could be an online course that is delivered automatically or a drop shipping business that fulfills orders without you having to do anything.

The third way is to have a business that requires very little maintenance from you. This could be a blog that you set up and then only have to write new articles for occasionally or a social media account that you only need to post to once in a while.


But the main problem is that people start searching for businesses that one can set and forget, then comes an old familiar list of biz. In order to make a good revenue doing nothing, we need new biz'ses. See, Set and Forget is all about automation. Automation can be implemented anywhere with a little effort. But the main thing is that we have to start thinking like that. Whenever you go outside, you see all bunch of different kinds of shops and businesses. Start questioning yourself, "Can it be automated? How can it be automated? Can it be automated by machines? Or we need employees? After cutting the cost of outsourcing, will it earn me a descent amount?" If it fails on one business put this template on an another business. Eventually, you will start to think like that and you will be flooded from ideas.

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so which set and forget business have you practically set up.
 
Some parts just can't be automated. Let's think about proper customer service, or making good deal sales. These things can be currently done by real people knowing their stuff. Lead generation and other tasks like inside the production line, of course.
 
Some parts just can't be automated. Let's think about proper customer service, or making good deal sales. These things can be currently done by real people knowing their stuff. Lead generation and other tasks like inside the production line, of course.
Hey bruh I know some people who have already automated the stuff! The guy actually hired some people to show clients properties and promised 30% brokerage of the total amount of brokerage. But the problem here is that people actually work no more than 2-3 years. Cuz they get sufficient knowledge about the market and start their own business.
 
Hey bruh I know some people who have already automated the stuff! The guy actually hired some people to show clients properties and promised 30% brokerage of the total amount of brokerage. But the problem here is that people actually work no more than 2-3 years. Cuz they get sufficient knowledge about the market and start their own business.
Oh ok, well I thought it was automating with machines only. Outsourcing to other people is of course another kind of 'automating' your business.

And well, we can't blame people if they want to advance in life by themselves... machines I guess will not do that, not very soon anyways :)
 
Oh ok, well I thought it was automating with machines only. Outsourcing to other people is of course another kind of 'automating' your business.

And well, we can't blame people if they want to advance in life by themselves... machines I guess will not do that, not very soon anyways :)
Hmm Hmm. By the way, I think you are the only "un-toxic" Guy here.
 
Oh ok, well I thought it was automating with machines only. Outsourcing to other people is of course another kind of 'automating' your business.

And well, we can't blame people if they want to advance in life by themselves... machines I guess will not do that, not very soon anyways :)
Yeah we definitely need some people we cannot just depend on machines in case of real estate consultancy agency.
 
I ran an account store this way, eventually I outsourced to the point I had other people stocking the accounts, advertising, customer support, etc. But unfortunately our product that we sold wasn't possible to get anymore. Soon, I plan to do it again.
 
One question to ask before 'Can it be automated?' is 'Can it be optimised?'.

For instance, a stable process with highly repetitive, high-volume tasks that aren't very manual is going to be a good bet for automation. Anything that doesn't tick all those boxes may need optimisation first, or may even not be a good candidate for automation at all.
 
One question to ask before 'Can it be automated?' is 'Can it be optimised?'.

For instance, a stable process with highly repetitive, high-volume tasks that aren't very manual is going to be a good bet for automation. Anything that doesn't tick all those boxes may need optimisation first, or may even not be a good candidate for automation at all.
Oh yeah definitely that was really good point bud!
 
I ran an account store this way, eventually I outsourced to the point I had other people stocking the accounts, advertising, customer support, etc. But unfortunately our product that we sold wasn't possible to get anymore. Soon, I plan to do it again.
Hey, buddy I'm not from US and don't understand what does "account store" mean? Can ya please elaborate!
 
Automation can be implemented anywhere with a little effort. But the main thing is that we have to start thinking like that.
I think the bigger one is thinking about how to automate something and make their work easier. The only question is what kind of work does he do?
 
Hey, buddy I'm not from US and don't understand what does "account store" mean? Can ya please elaborate!
Quite literally an online store selling accounts (reselling at first, then I eventually hired a supplier to stock my shop for me)
 
Where is the "Ultimate Guide to "Set and Forget" Businesses" these are just pointers, not an Ultimate Guide. You have a lot to learn, when you did, come back and write a real "Ultimate Guide to "Set and Forget" Businesses" so people get some value from you. Ps. Don´t click-bait a forum full of click-baiters.
 
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