Starting A New Business without Start-Up Costs!

By getting rid of monthly payments, forever!

C.W.Morton

Mar 07, 2024

Source : Thumbnail I made for the video at the end of this blog

In my latest Youtube video, I take you shopping with me.

(scroll to the bottom if you wish to watch this blog in video form)

I am going to show you how I can test as many new business ideas as I want — complete with fully loaded e-commerce sites with hundreds of newly designed products, end to end processes, customer support, and marketing, all for ZERO out of pocket.

Meet one of my biggest enablers:

App Sumo

www.appsumo.com

Lifetime licenses have enabled me to simultaneously launch and test multiple e-commerce websites without the stress of going out of pocket until I am profitable.

I have 3 websites in build/testing phase at the moment, each one an experiment in crafting a totally automated “Business in a Box”.

$100k Per Year Business-in-a-Box

C.W. Morton

February 13, 2024

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One of the most discouraging things in any new ecom attempt is going out of pocket for every piece of the puzzle.

It can become a subconscious impediment stunting many ideas before they bloom, because in the back of our mind everything is a cost/benefit analysis and any business mind will lean less into ideas when the risk is higher without a greater assurance of reward.

What if that risk was basically nothing?

That is why I have, slowly, over the last 2–3 years - lifetime licensed myself into multiple platforms, all which help eliminate any cost associated with bringing a new idea to life.

After all, with no new monthly costs associated with a new idea — what do I have to loose?

If I fail, I can fail forward with MUCH less stress.

I can invest time, and passion alone. If I fail, I didn’t waste much money.

Typically each new website idea would cost :

$39/mo for a website / host / builder (Though Shopify is thoughtful and offers $1 per month for 3 months, and you can also build a totally FREE but limited-feature ecom site with GrooveKart’s free edition.)
$29–99/mo for a decent chatbot
$100/mo for plugins, extensions, or third party ad ons that are usually needed to streamline the business
$9–99/mo for an email marketing platform like MailChimp or SendGrid so I can build contact lists and mass market

Now, I pay for NONE of that to launch a new website.

I only need to pay roughly $10 for a new domain.

Here are the tools that I am grandfathered into, and pay ZERO monthly costs.

Orimon — 1 year of use — $59/mo.
I paid $59, one time.
Orimon AI is a GPT powered customer support and sales chatbot that can be trained and takes on different personalities.
GroovePlatinum — 3 years of use — $40/mo
I paid $99, one time (now the Platinum lifetime package is $2500!)
Groove CM is an All-In-One creator dashboard for funnels, ecommerce, blogs, webinars, affiliate marketing, its a competitor for platforms like WooCommerce and Shopify
Botstar Chatbot — 3 years of use — $299/mo
I paid $59, one time. (My level of grandfathered service is their “agency” level)
WondrAI — 1 year of use — $39/mo
I paid $199, one time.
Wondr AI is a workflow automation engine specializing in Print on Demand but it can also be used to automate many other things.

I have no monthly cost associated with building and testing new website ideas, creating and testing hundreds or even thousands of new products, and chatbots to streamline and handle the bulk of customer support.

If I add up the total savings over time for just the main 4 tools I have been using until today — it would total over $10,000.

Unfortunately, those particular opportunities have long since passed, but there are plenty of new opportunities to save and empower your business ideas….

And now, my for next trick …..I am going to make my monthly payments disappear for :

Email Marketing
Video Editing / Content Creation / AI Images for … these blogs!
Music for Video Content / so I do not run into licensing snags ever again!
Transcribing my YouTube Videos into Blogs.

Let’s take a look at some of the deals on App Sumo right now.

There are 4 apps I intend to buy today, but one of them — I am showing you because it might be a good chance for you to get grandfathered into something I already have access to.

Boost.Space

White-labeled Version of Make!

Boost Space offers a unique opportunity for users to get a lifetime license on a white-labeled version of Make that specializes in data synchronization.

Those of you who follow my ecom posts and automation videos on youtube, are familiar by now with Make.com.

Boost.Space is built on the Make engine and contains over 1800 integrations, ready to go.

And not just that, the base packages start at 50,000 operations per month. (Make starts at 10,000 operations).

And ….if you purchase through App Sumo while it’s available as a Lifetime License, you can actually purchase a Tier 3 license for $299 that will give you whopping 200,000 operations per month!

That is more than enough to run most small-medium sized businesses and automate damn near everything.

This tailored solution provides a customizable platform that aligns with your branding and business requirements, while offering developers a “Single Source of Truth” to build their modular workflows on.

By seamlessly integrating with other tools and services, Boost Space enhances the functionality and usability of the platform, providing a comprehensive solution for your business.

With a range of integrations available, you can streamline your workflows, automate tasks, and improve efficiency within your organization. Whether you need CRM integration, payment gateway connectivity, or marketing automation tools, Boost Space has you covered.

By considering Boost Space for long-term use, you not only gain access to a powerful platform but also benefit from cost savings and scalability as your business grows.

GoZen Growth

www.gozen.io

Welcome to the world of GoZen Growth — email marketing simplified.

Simple UI, elegant minimalist interface.

GoZens best feature : UNLIMITED contacts in EVERY plan.

The different scaled plans do have other limitations like total emails sent per month and active users of the software (seats), but unlimited contacts is a huge elbow in the side to “Big Email”, (MailChimp, SendGrid, ActiveCampaign, etc), who like to cap users at 500 subscribers and make you pay for more.

Flexibility is also important when it comes to choosing an email marketing software.

GoZen offers different pricing tiers based on the number of software users and emails generated per month.

Lifetime license for a limited time on App Sumo would be an excellent way to eliminate email marketing costs for good!

FlexClip

www.flexclip.com

If you’re in the market for a simple and powerful video editing software that comes packed with AI video generation tools, then FlexClip is solid option.

Though, heads up — they are improving, but the software is currently a bit buggy. They are moving their services to new servers and … improving their export times which are currently pretty Looooong.

This innovative platform offers a range of features that make video editing a breeze, whether you’re a seasoned professional or just starting out on your video creation journey.

I used FlexClip to create the videos at the end of this blog!

It’s AI tools can help you generate video templates, automatically add subtitles, and even suggest edits based on the content of your video. This not only saves time but also ensures that your final product looks polished and professional.

Blogify

www.blogify.ai

Welcome to Blogify — an excellent time saver for content creators!

I used Blogify to transcribe my latest YouTube video, which became this story. Blogify published this entire story to Medium!

Blogify automates the process of transcribing videos, podcasts, images, and prompts into engaging blog posts, pre-formatted for easy reading, engagement and SEO optimization.

Whether you’re a seasoned blogger, a budding content creator, or a digital marketer looking to boost your online presence, this can be a very useful tool!

Video to Blog

Probably the primary feature of Blogify is it’s ability to automatically transform various multimedia formats into written content.

Gone are my days of spending hours transcribing videos or podcasts — with Blogify, you can simply upload your content, and the platform will work its magic to deliver a polished blog post ready for publication.

Bug Notice:

It has been pretty solid judging based on the first few blogs I have generated, including this one — though I find the output needs a little love at this time.

Blogs are not quite ready to publish as generated, so I am loading them in draft state to I can curate them a bit before I hit publish.

This is not Blogify’s fault.

The same issues exist with ChatGPT, but things are improving with every new release.

Still. Imagine the time and effort saved by letting Blogify automate transcriptions and auto-publish them….. Soon that will be a reality.

Whether you’re a solo entrepreneur managing multiple projects or part of a content team looking to streamline your workflow, Blogify’s automation capabilities can revolutionize the way you create content.

Soundverse

www.soundverse.ai

Welcome to the world of Soundverse — an innovative AI-generated music app that includes chat-style prompt generation + an arrangement window to take it to the lext level : composition.

Music by Prompt

Soundverse uses advanced algorithms to generate and arrange music automatically.

With realistic instruments, voice, and more.

Users can easily create original music compositions by simply inputting their preferences and style choices.

The app analyzes this data and produces unique musical pieces that can be further customized and arranged into compositions.

One of the key advantages of using an AI-generated music app like Sounders is the speed and efficiency it brings to the content creation game.

Content creators no longer have to license music or use stock music and risk a copyright strike and the hassle of having to contest it; instead, they can rely on the app’s algorithms to generate high-quality music in a matter of minutes.

You can watch me generate AI death metal in my video below!

Pros:

Save $
Your lifetime license will very often have more features and be more fully loaded than monthly tiered options.

Cons:

A software company offer lifetime options when they are launching, or fundraising. Sometimes that software platform doesn’t take off and is depricated or fails.

Software in launch phase can be buggy so you might need to be patient as the platform grows.