8 Tips to Succeed with Your Online Business!
1. Target The Un-Targeted.
Target the audience that your competitors don't. Start small but start right.
2. Strong Business Planning.
Know your source of revenue, strategic details, and when to expand your business.
3. Business Friendly ECommerce Software.
Choose easy to manage software.
4. Create A Web Store With A Difference.
Create a visually stimulating website. Include the likes of your targeted audience.
5. Make Your "Hot Sellers" Most Visible.
Attracting the customer is number 1! Leave the customer knowing your specialty even if they don't buy.
6. Do Not Let Your Customers Forget You.
Pamper customers to generate permanent sales in order to ensure success of your online business.
7. Increase Your Web Presence.
Get your business into search engines. Intelligent marketing alone will get you customers.
8. Surprise Your Customers.
Surprise them with frequent changes in your products. Add incentives by providing surprise offers, price discounts, and other creative ideas.
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Tilly Talks Networking!
There are 10 rules to networking for your business!
1. Be genuine.
Networking is about building relationships.
2. What are your goals?
Some goals might include learning, making contacts, or volunteering.
3. Visit groups that spark your interest.
Make sure you are a good fit for the group.
4. Hold volunteer positions in organizations.
This helps for people to see work you can do and help out at the same time.
5. Ask open-ended questions.
These questions open up discussion and shows interest on your part.
6. Become known as a powerful resource.
People will turn to you for advice.
7. Have a clear understanding of what you do and why, for whom, and what makes it special.
To get referrals, this needs to be easily communicated.
8. Articulate.
Know what you are looking for and how others may help you.
9. Follow up.
Quikly and efficiently follow through with referrals you are given.
10.Call those you met.
Express that you enjoyed meeting and set up an appointment to get together and share ideas.
1. Be genuine.
Networking is about building relationships.
2. What are your goals?
Some goals might include learning, making contacts, or volunteering.
3. Visit groups that spark your interest.
Make sure you are a good fit for the group.
4. Hold volunteer positions in organizations.
This helps for people to see work you can do and help out at the same time.
5. Ask open-ended questions.
These questions open up discussion and shows interest on your part.
6. Become known as a powerful resource.
People will turn to you for advice.
7. Have a clear understanding of what you do and why, for whom, and what makes it special.
To get referrals, this needs to be easily communicated.
8. Articulate.
Know what you are looking for and how others may help you.
9. Follow up.
Quikly and efficiently follow through with referrals you are given.
10.Call those you met.
Express that you enjoyed meeting and set up an appointment to get together and share ideas.
Monday, December 1, 2008
Tilly Talks Pro's and Con's
Anyone unsure of the pro's and con's to small business owning should read. It is important to get all the facts before making a decision that could affect the rest of your life.
Pro's:
Pro's:
- Chance to make more money than can from working for someone else.
- Be your own boss and make decisions you feel are important.
- Might have the opportunity to be someone else's boss.
- Job security.
- Participation in every part of the business.
- Learn more and gain valuable experience.
- More customer interaction.
- Benefit local economy.
- Personal Satisfaction.
- Do something you love.
- Chance to build real retirement value.
- Start your family in the community you want.
Con's:
- Large financial risk.
- May work long hours.
- More time focused on business than other hobbies.
- Income may not be steady at first.
- May have to do tasks that are unpleasant to you.
- May need to learn new things to make your business grow and succeed.
Pro's and Con's of the Home-Based Business:
- Lower start up costs.
- Lower operating costs.
- Shorter commute.
- Location unimportant.
- Vulnerable to interruptions.
- Trouble attracting qualified employees.
- Less accessible to suppliers.
- Limited space.
Tilly Talks Benefits of Small Business Owning!
There are eight benefits to owning a small business. These are some things that you should know!
Small businesses are the backbone of the economy.
Statistics show that small businesses create two out of three jobs and invent a lot of the new technology used.
Small businesses demonstrate the essence of political freedom.
As a citizen, the right to own a business is a good expression of your freedom. Small businesses can be less regulated than larger corporations. This allows the business to focus more on the needs of the customer rather than all the laws put in place.
Small businesses provide better customer care.
With a smaller business, the customer can speak with the owner quicker than with a larger corporation that has departments available to handle complaints.
Small businesses encourage the passion needed to succeed.
Small business owners are proud of what they do and are focused on succeeding.
Small businesses owners are highly skilled.
Small business owners are skilled within many areas. They are more likely to be able to do it all versus someone who is only skilled in one area.
Small businesses allow owners the freedom to innovate.
Small business owners are more willing to take risks and invent new things.
Small businesses can change course rapidly.
When the small business finds a better way of getting something done or a new product, they simply change their course. This would be harder with a company who has millions of dollars invested into advertisement.
Small businesses can be quite profitable.
Small businesses are sometimes grouped with small earnings but the opposite is true. These are sometimes the more profitable businesses.
Small businesses are the backbone of the economy.
Statistics show that small businesses create two out of three jobs and invent a lot of the new technology used.
Small businesses demonstrate the essence of political freedom.
As a citizen, the right to own a business is a good expression of your freedom. Small businesses can be less regulated than larger corporations. This allows the business to focus more on the needs of the customer rather than all the laws put in place.
Small businesses provide better customer care.
With a smaller business, the customer can speak with the owner quicker than with a larger corporation that has departments available to handle complaints.
Small businesses encourage the passion needed to succeed.
Small business owners are proud of what they do and are focused on succeeding.
Small businesses owners are highly skilled.
Small business owners are skilled within many areas. They are more likely to be able to do it all versus someone who is only skilled in one area.
Small businesses allow owners the freedom to innovate.
Small business owners are more willing to take risks and invent new things.
Small businesses can change course rapidly.
When the small business finds a better way of getting something done or a new product, they simply change their course. This would be harder with a company who has millions of dollars invested into advertisement.
Small businesses can be quite profitable.
Small businesses are sometimes grouped with small earnings but the opposite is true. These are sometimes the more profitable businesses.
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Tilly Talks Tips For Starting Your Business!
Hey, Tilly here. I use to have the worst luck when it came to starting up businesses. It took some time but here I am to share with you some tips on how to be a success. I will be posting about once a week for seven weeks. You can stop by for some ideas on what products to invest in or just for some tips on how to jump start your business to make money! My first blog is just about the 10 tips to start a business.
Top 10 Tips For Starting A Successful Business:
1. Do What You Love- You’re going to put in a lot of time and energy into starting a business and building it into a successful enterprise, so it's really important that you do something you care a lot about.
2. Start Your Business While You’re Still Employed- It is going to be really hard for you to live on little to no cash if you quit your job and then start your business. But rather, it is better to start your business in your spare time. It will still take awhile to make any kind of profits.
3. Don’t Do It Alone- You will need someone that supports you with your business such as a friend or family member. You need someone that will listen to your latest crisis and be there to celebrate with you when you are a success.
4. Get Clients Or Customers First- Don’t wait until you’ve offically started your business to line these up, because your business can’t survive without them. Start networking and make the contacts. Sell or even give away your products or services because you can’t start marketing too soon.
5. Write Up A Business Plan- The main reason for doing a business plan first is that it can help you avoid sinking your time and money into starting a business that will NOT succeed.
6. Do The Research- You’ll do a lot of research working through a business plan, but that’s just a start. You need to become an expert on your industry, products and services, if you’re not already. Joining related industry or professional associations before you start your business is a great idea.
7. Get Professional Help- On the other hand, just because you run a small business, doesn’t mean you have to be an expert on everything. If you’re not an accountant or bookkeeper, hire one (or both). If you need to write up a contract, and you’re not a lawyer, hire one. You will waste more time and possibly money in the long run trying to do things yourself that you’re not qualifed to do.
8. Get The Money Lined Up- Save up if you have to. Approach potential investors and lenders. Figure our your financial fall-back plan. Don’t expect to start a business and then walk into a bank and get money. Traditional lenders don’t like new ideas and don’t like businesses without proven track records.
9. Be Professional From The Get-Go- Everything about you and the way you do business needs to let people know that you are a professional running a serious business. That means getting all the necessary things such as professional business cards, a business phone and a business email address, and treating people in a professional, courteous manner.
10. Get The Legal And Tax Issues Right The First Time- It’s much more difficult and expensive to unsnarl a mess afterwards. Learn what your legal and tax responsibilities are before you start your business and operate accordingly.
Top 10 Tips For Starting A Successful Business:
1. Do What You Love- You’re going to put in a lot of time and energy into starting a business and building it into a successful enterprise, so it's really important that you do something you care a lot about.
2. Start Your Business While You’re Still Employed- It is going to be really hard for you to live on little to no cash if you quit your job and then start your business. But rather, it is better to start your business in your spare time. It will still take awhile to make any kind of profits.
3. Don’t Do It Alone- You will need someone that supports you with your business such as a friend or family member. You need someone that will listen to your latest crisis and be there to celebrate with you when you are a success.
4. Get Clients Or Customers First- Don’t wait until you’ve offically started your business to line these up, because your business can’t survive without them. Start networking and make the contacts. Sell or even give away your products or services because you can’t start marketing too soon.
5. Write Up A Business Plan- The main reason for doing a business plan first is that it can help you avoid sinking your time and money into starting a business that will NOT succeed.
6. Do The Research- You’ll do a lot of research working through a business plan, but that’s just a start. You need to become an expert on your industry, products and services, if you’re not already. Joining related industry or professional associations before you start your business is a great idea.
7. Get Professional Help- On the other hand, just because you run a small business, doesn’t mean you have to be an expert on everything. If you’re not an accountant or bookkeeper, hire one (or both). If you need to write up a contract, and you’re not a lawyer, hire one. You will waste more time and possibly money in the long run trying to do things yourself that you’re not qualifed to do.
8. Get The Money Lined Up- Save up if you have to. Approach potential investors and lenders. Figure our your financial fall-back plan. Don’t expect to start a business and then walk into a bank and get money. Traditional lenders don’t like new ideas and don’t like businesses without proven track records.
9. Be Professional From The Get-Go- Everything about you and the way you do business needs to let people know that you are a professional running a serious business. That means getting all the necessary things such as professional business cards, a business phone and a business email address, and treating people in a professional, courteous manner.
10. Get The Legal And Tax Issues Right The First Time- It’s much more difficult and expensive to unsnarl a mess afterwards. Learn what your legal and tax responsibilities are before you start your business and operate accordingly.
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