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Friday, June 17, 2011

Dreaming of Owning an Online Business

Everyone dreams of having his or her own business from the very small to the multimillion versions. Dreams are of course free to anyone. When a dream becomes a reality, there are lessons to be learnt that will help expand or destroy the business.
Depending on a sole supplier for your business widgets could be a fatal mistake if they go out of business and you have not acquired other contacts. The question that you need to ask is whether you would be able to continue with your business if the supplier collapses and how you would tackle the situation.
Businesses grow from interacting with other businesses. Today it is called networking, whether it is done on line or physically over a coffee it is an essential part of the business world. Take time to get to know others and note how they run their business.
If your business is not showing the increase you had planned on, step back, and have the courage to change the current model you have. It is often said that succeeding requires a certain amount of risk, and that risk takers are the ones that succeed.
Your business website may not be all that it should be if the URL you are using is part of the problem. Does it suit your business and have the keyword essential to attracting the customer. A business with no customers will never be a business. The saying 'fails to plan, and you plan to fail' is actually a good one. A real business requires a business plan and by default a marketing plan. This puts processes in place to maintain and improve your business, be it an online one or a bricks and mortar establishment.
The much used Strength, Weaknesses, Opportunity, and Threats analysis is a good place to start. When you have a business today marketing becomes extremely important and time needs to be spent everyday nurturing your network, your website, or your customers. There will come a time that the business is on the bones of its backside and all of a sudden, there is no money coming in. It is too late at that point to start realizing the lost opportunities of marketing.
Staying in touch with people on a regular basis creates trust and a well run website can do just that for a firm that takes its customers seriously. We cannot assume that people will stay with a company because the owner thinks they should. 'Assume 'makes an ass-of -u-and -me. Trusting people is not without its own risks and others whose perspective is different from our own will have hurt us all. Take the chance, grab your own website and start planning to make your dream a reality.
Maman is a sixty plus liberated woman despite having a husband and four children. She trained as a nurse and remains interested in health issues. Spent many years farming achieving farm management qualifications and a real insight into animal husbandry. The next career change included a Diploma in Real Estate and business management, covering buildings and their construction. Growing older then included some time in the hospitality industry and business. http://webtogo.co
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4 comments:

  1. mantep deh bos, sukses selalu.

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  2. Mantap nih Inpo-nya,..
    tp ngoomong-ngomong Blognya Berat Bener Gan!!!!!!
    "Hanya Kritikan Membangun",...

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