Online Business Ideas for 2012-Only Profitable Business Opportunities

2011 is quickly rushing toward the past leaving us with a new year soon and new business ideas to consider for 2012. I wanted to write a new post, as it's been a while, and I wanted to talk about some of the best business opportunities for 2012 online. To be honest I'm not making any huge changes to my online business for 2012, but I am going to do major work and expansion during the winter months.

Regardless of where the "crazy economy" has led you over the past few years, I think starting an online business is a great idea for a lot of people. I won't be sharing any ready made "business in a box opportunities" in this post. I had my own experience on that path and I don't have much to offer in the way of advice or encouragement if your looking for a quick fix and a quick buck. It didn't work that way for me.

I have over time discovered some great resources, many of which are free, that can darastically reduce the time it will take to actually earn some money online. I'll be sharing more about that here on this site and on our other main sites.

I wrote and article earlier this week on what I feel are 5 of the best home based business ideas for 2012 and how they can work together. If you already have an online business in the service sector, you should still read that article. Find out how you can add a few thousand dollars a month to your current business and further help you other business ventures, read that article. I think it is title Home Based Business Ideas for Beginners in 2012.

One of the important points in that article is using different business ideas as components of a more diversified business model. It mentions how combining passive income elements with make money now income elements will build a more profitable online business for the future.

If your just starting an online business I highly recommend sticking with business opportunites that will at worse break even. In other words only start business opportunities that will be profitable. Try starting a business in 2012 from scratch. Forget about start up capital or mooching unsecured small business loans from your friends and family, and do some research instead. The best online business model I've found is the one I use and I'll share more about that over the next few months.

I'm biased and I admit it. I know there are some profitable opportunities out there, but most just seem to be a glorified version of a job. Some of the best direct sales opportunities are earning six figures plus, but I know a few of these guys and they are working hard ( and long hours ) to earn those incomes. Working hard is part of having success in any new business opportunities online, but if your going to have to work the same hours one year from now to earn the money, then it's a job!

I wish you luck with your business ideas in 2012 and look forward to sharing some of my lessons and success with you here and on our main site where we consistantly talk about how to choose the best business to start.

If you have comments or questions about a business opportunity or how to find the most profitable small businesses to start please leave them in the comments.

Guilty Crown 01: First Impressions

Government resistance couldn't be more epic!  What seemed like the most anticipated series this fall, was even better than I expected.  I was hooked since the start of the song - a very beautiful song, I might add. 

Summary:

In Tokyo 2039, an unidentified virus outbreak had taken place 10 years ago called "Lost Christmas" and Ouma, Shu - a 17 year old boy somehow gets mixed up in it.  He meet a young girl named Yuzuriha Inori, who happens to be the voice of the internet artist Egoist.  And he just happens to be a fan of the internet sensation. Not only that, but she is also a member of the resistance guerrilla group called "Undertaker." The resistance rebels against the government's multinational organization called CHQ.  That's when Shu's life changes and eventually obtains the power "Ability of the King" where a crown shape appears in his right hand and uses it to extract tools or weapons from his friends. 

  

I honestly had no idea of the plot that was taking place, so I kinda had to read about it.  I was just too busy admiring the music and visual effects.  What always grabs my attention in anime's are the songs, so if an anime has a crappy story, but a great song, I'd probably watch it.  Luckily, this anime has an interesting story AND a great soundtrack.  If you're waiting for the soundtrack to be released like I am, the singles for the OP "My Dearest" is to be released November 23 and the ED "Departures" is released November 30, 2011.

I'd say that the anime definitely lived up to its hype.  The OP(first episode only) was very interesting to see. You see Inori in one setting, as an internet sensation singing to a very sad song, then another setting, with her running for her life as she struggles with constant mecha attacks.  That's great editing!  It didn't get good until the end though.  That was really something. I've got to watch Code Geass after this!

                             

His game face is on! :O

I know what I must do . . .

What I wouldn't give for a huge weapon sigh. . . BRS, now Guilty Crown.  This is torture . . . I must be a masochist.

BTW, does anyone know the song that was playing during the scene when he unleashes "The Ability of the King?" I'd really like to have it in my collection - meaning my Ipod.

An Ao No Excorcist Movie?! Really?!

WHAAA . . ?!! 

Are my eyes deceiving me??!  I'm just as surprised as you Rin!

After that super EPIC ending of Ao No Exorcist - the OVA emerges.  I am pretty relieved to hear about this movie because that lame ending it left us with . . . NUOO~!  I'd like to leave the anime on good terms. I just hope that ghost rider can be left out this time?

More info about this movie here. - via The Otaku's Blog

Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai 01: First Impressions

"We Can't Make Friends"

Doesn't the opening sound a bit too familiar?

It sounds like the opening for season 2's The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya!  Yes that's where I've heard it.  In that case . . it must also scream Moé!  Not that you need any help figuring that out . . big breasts and a nun from the opening sort of give you a hint.

I wasn't particularly interested in this anime at first.  I figured eh - a group of tsunderes who group together and create a club in order to escape the hardship of loneliness hmm - And I only say this because I haven't seen the OVA yet. But after coming across plenty of Boku tweets on Twitter, I decided to look into it.

Mikazuki Yozora who is talking to her AIR friend(LOL) is interrupted by Hasegawa Kodaka - the school's infamous delinquent and so the story begins!  

~A couple of tsunderes(not really) discussing their lonely days~

Yozora uses her brain power and comes up with The Neighbors Club . . . a religious club aimed at spreading friendly school spirit and making new friends.  At least that's what she told the school and figures that using religion will get her club approved - smart.  

Time for recruitment!

~Just look at that epic drawing . . . Kawaii! ^o~ 

Their first recruit happens to be none other than the most popular girl at school . . . miss Kashiwazaki Sena - a popular yet lonely girl in desperate need of friends, aw.

But tension is in the air! . . . Yozora really dislikes this girl - being jealous and all for her popularity and intelligence. I have a feeling they'll be the best of friends :D  But where does Mr. Hasegawa fit? Uh oh . . . a love interest? - It's getting epic up in here! - Maybe not the best of friends . . .

I also enjoyed a little foreshadowing towards the end :)  Kwuah!  Some serious drama, YO.

Ha ha the tension continues . . .

And the preview was enough to make me ROFL!! 

Now . . . on to the OVA!!

If you read this, I thank you.  Being a little late in the craze, thanks to the continuous HIATUS, I couldn't post at a much earlier time :[  

College life . . . sigh.

Kimi to Boku 01: First Impressions

Kimi To Boku, an anime about boys, doesn't sound too bad.

It was interesting to see a unique anime about boys and friendship.  It turned out to be rather different than I anticipated though.  I'm not familiar with the mangas, so I thought it was a story about boys acting like . . BOYS. But it surprisingly turns out to be a very "heartwarming"-like story. 

It focuses on a group of bishounens - main reason why I saw it in the first place - who have trouble realizing the position they are in, in their friendship.  The anime looks to be heading in the slice of life direction and I have a feeling that they will be going down a journey of self discovery, therefore they will need themselves in order for their friendship to grow. 

It starts off pretty mellow and . . boring.   I would have probably stopped half-way and looked into another fall anime, but once they began with their childhood memories, it was just too cute to resist.

Of course, looking back to their past was not a good sign.  It's as if they were looking back to the good old days when their friendship began.  They seem to be missing something . . . or someone?  

Throughout the episode they continued around campus doing nothing, but search for club activities in hopes of helping out a fellow twin find what he is missing from his high school experience(see what I did there - self discovery).  And yes, the anime comes with twins.  The twins remind me of the Hitachiin twins - cute!(minus the taboo, of course).  So I think I'll stick with this anime for a while.  I'm interested to see how this frienship of their's turns out.

And what's with the cats??  I couldn't help but notice the continuous appreciation of cats :]

Bleach 342 S.15

"Thank You"


We've reached the last episode of the season.  An episode of good bye's and thank you's.  It mainly focuses on Rukia and Ichigo.  Rukia, being there beside Ichigo since the beginning and the reason to why Ichigo got his powers in the first place, it would only make sense that she would be the one to thank and say good bye to.


Summary:

Ichigo returned to the world of the living.  In Kurakara Town, Ichigo struggled against a hollow and as he fought, his spiritual pressure decreased.  Rukia jumped in to help him and realized that his spiritual pressure would soon disappear. The mod soul with his powers were only temporary, so Rukia was sent on a mission to keep Ichigo from fighting. Eventually, she would have to break the news to Ichigo, but every time Rukia had an opportunity to tell him, she worried about his feelings and couldn't say it.  Rukia's attempt to tell him failed and Ichigo thought that Rukia wanted to go ice skating since Rukia had been staring at the ice skating rink earlier. Rukia thought him a fool and spent the evening ice skating with Orihime and the others.  This is probably one of very few episodes where Rukia spends most of her time laughing.  Doesn't she look lovely when she smiles . . . ?? :)  Her laugh . . not so lovely :/ Her Don Kanonji laugh . . ^0^ Bwuahahahaha!! = hilarious.

They even watched fireworks towards the end of the day(apparently the town opened a new amusement park near by . . interesting).  As they headed home(since Rukia was mooching off Ichigo . . still) they sensed the presence of a hollow. Rukia attempted to stop Ichigo, but we all know how excited Ichigo gets in the the presence of danger. Ichigo went ahead and Rukia fallowed. Ichigo didn't have the speed to catch the hollow. Rukia came to his aid and he apologized for getting in her way.  She argued that he wasn't in her way and as his friend, she would bear his pain.  They worked together to stop the hollow and finished him off with his Getsuga Tensho, for the last time.  The next day, he awoke in his room.  His powers were almost completely gone, so he was looked after by Rukia and his friends.  He headed outside and realized he couldn't sense any spiritual pressure anywhere.  His friends fallowed and stood by him.  With saddened expressions Rukia and Ichigo said good bye. And as Rukia faded away Ichigo thanked her.

Preview:

Aww . . . they won't see each other for a while now because the next episode starts during Ichigo's last year of highschool. What! :O  Yes breaking news from the Shinigami Illustrated Guide to Soul Reapers.  In the next season Karin looks all grown up! and Orihime changed her hair.  Even Tatski grew her hair out! Uryuu only looks hotter with longer hair and Ichigo . . . eh Ichigo looks pretty much the same.  A new plot, new appearances . . . a new VILLAIN . . Can't Wait!

Recently Watched Anime (Completed!)

-Ao No Exorcist

A supernatural action packed comedy is the reason why I decided to watch it in the first place.  I completely fell in love with Rin - isn't he the cutest? - and the story line looked pretty promising, at first. It was also really funny and at times pretty heartwarming, but the story seemed to be moving too fast.   Overall, it was a pretty cool anime about exorcists fighting off demons,(simple: good vs. bad) but around the last episodes, the plot looked to be going nowhere. The ones working on it were probably trying to find a good ending and end it for good?  I wonder if there will be a second season now, I mean, they still haven't defeated Satan!  But despite the negatives, I don't regret watching it.  I strongly suggest that you look into the openings and endings of this series. Seriously, Ao No Exorcist has the best songs!

ROOKiEZ is PUNK'D - IN MY WORLD

-Elfen Lied 







Okay, my friend recommended me that I watch this anime . . and after the first episode I was like :O  This anime blew my mind and gave me the creeps.  Even the opening creeped me out.  How many anime's do you know that open with a very depressing . . Latin song - not many I'll tell you that.  The song is Lilium and it was especially requested by the director himself.  At first I thought the song was a famous opera song or something, but no.  I thought this song matched the anime perfectly and the animation was beautifully done.  It's a work of art! - According to my art crazed friend. It was beautiful, yet full of gore . . nothing close to what I had originally anticipated.  I honestly thought it was going to be a shoujo romantic/supernatural comedy. It turns out to be a psychological horror/romantic drama.  At least I guessed the romance part.  It's interesting to see a unique anime focus on the tragedies and hardships of life. The story is about Lucy, a Diclonius mutated girl who escapes her confines in which she was held and experimented on, who psychotically murders most of the guards in the laboratory only to get shot in the head as she makes her escape. She survives and manages to drift along a beach shore.  Having lost her memories, that's when she meets Kuota. Despite the gore and brutality which highly amplifies the intensity of Lucy's life, it is very enriched with life and meaning.  I thought it was a great anime, creepy and depressing, but great nonetheless.  Watch it . . if you dare.
P.S. For mature audiences only.

Lilium by Noma Kumiko

-Gravitation

I haven't encountered a yaoi BL anime before and didn't  think they would apply to me - not being a guy and all - but I was surprised to actually get more of the satisfaction from a romantic shounen than those other romances. Yaoi animes end with the couple actually together.  All other romantic animes I've seen either don't show the couple together, or don't complete the series from the mangas.  They kind of leave it up to you and your imagination sometimes and I'd prefer to not read the mangas.  Gravitation was pretty popular for a yaoi, so I decided to watch this one along with Loveless.  This slice of life is about a young man named Shuichi Shindou who aspires to be as famous as his idol "God" Ryuichi Sakuma.  One night as he writes the lyrics for a song, his paper blows away and gets picked up by Eiri Yuki.  Yuki who is a famous novelist tells him his writing is no better than a grade school level.  Not realizing he was experiencing love at first sight, Shuichi pursues Eiri Yuki and their love begins.  My first impressions of the series weren't too good.  It started off pretty boring and I wasn't sure where it was going . . then the story got more interesting and my appreciation for the characters grew. Shuichi was a favorite of mine, being the funniest character, and dressing up in dog costumes was pretty hilarious too. Overall, Shuichi and Yuki's relationship had a good amount of drama and baggage, but it definitely could've been better.

-Loveless

Loveless was originally one of the first anime's I had in my watch list.  The name caught my interest and it was interesting to see an anime that revolved around a neko world.  In the anime, the neko-like beings were all kids, or rather people who still had their virginity in tact.  Once these people lost their virginity, they would lose their cat ears and . . tails.  This yaoi is about a 12 year old boy Aoyagi Ritsuka who is left alone with his abusive mother after his brother Seimei was killed. After attending a new school, he meets Soubi, a young man who claims to know his brother. Soubi and Seimei were originally a fighting pair with Soubi as his "fighter" and Seimei as the "Sacrifice." Now that Ritsuka inherits Soubi as his fighter, he discovers the organization who killed his brother and plans to investigate further into his brother's death with the help of Soubi along the way. Overall, I enjoyed this series far better than Gravitation. One of my favorite genres are supernatural and it was interesting to see the story develop. The anime doesn't finish according to the mangas, but I wouldn't mind reading the mangas and finishing the story. The drama and romance were much more enticing.  Even though I do find the romance here a little more taboo . .I recommend this to any yaoi crazy fan.  Plus the opening has a really great song.

Tsuki no Curse by Okina Reika


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[Audio: SoundCloud]

Dragon Ball Z Level 1.1 Blu-ray: Live Interview 10/6!

Live Web Interview: 10/6/11 at 8:00 pm ET / 7:00 pm CT.

That's right DBZ fans!  Remember to stay tuned for the live web interview with Matt O'Hara and Chris Sabat! Hosted by FUNimation: Link HERE, or via YouTube HERE.  Matt O'Hara is the Manager of DVD, Blu-ray, and Video Production at FUNimation.  He'll talk about the process of bringing DBZ to blu-ray. Then Chris Sabat(the voice actor of the AWESOME Saiyan Vegeta!!) will be speaking. And apparently there will be more surprises in store for us. . . hmm?  What is this??

Buying the DVD??  Dragon Ball Z Level 1.1 is available for pre-order on Amazon.com.