Start Your Own Business – 4 Steps
It is pretty scary to start your own business especially if you don’t have much funds to work with at the get go. However, you need not let this hinder your entrepreneurial spirit. Here’s what you do. Let these four (4) steps guide you.
1. Make a plan – Like anything else, it is important to have a plan. Make one. Make a business plan with your goals all written down and the time frame you need to accomplish everything.
2. Create an in-between – You need not quit from your job all at once. You can do it slowly by taking in part-time work instead of full-time. You can decrease your number of workload as your business starts to get off the ground.
3. Develop your online business before you quit – Make sure that your online business is already developed enough before you even quit your full-time job. You will be spending a lot of hours for this but it will all be worth it especially when your livelihood will soon depend on it.
For more insights on taking that big jump to start your own business, please head here: How to take the plunge and start your own online business
How to Add Social Proof to Your Site – 3 Ways
Social Proof is when someone finds out about what others are doing and it creates a positive influence on them. So when it comes to buying products or availing services from your business, social proof is important. And when added to your website, it creates a very positive effect on your bottom line.
Below are three ways you can add social proof to your site:
1. Reviews – Having people review your products and services will add to your company’s credibility. Nowadays, before consumers buy anything, they’d a;ways check out corresponding online reviews and if they like what they read, then the more likely they will buy the product or service.
2. Testimonials – Similar to reviews, having testimonials about your products can increase the trust factor of people wanting to buy your products or services.
3. Case Studies – This is so much more powerful because it is based on a deeper level of study and research.
There are still other ways to add social proof to your site. You can find out more about it here: 5 Ways To Add Social Proof To Your Website
How to Make a Sale from Your Opt-Ins
The goal of your web forms or opt-ins is to eventually make a sale, right? So how do you make sure that this goal os reached? Below are a few tips…
1. Have the right content – the content should contain something that they want. Make your offer valuable to them that they couldn’t resist it. You can make this possible by first knowing what is the problem or need or your target market and then offer the solution for it.
2. have multiple free offers – by offering them more valuable stuff, your market now has a lot of options to choose from and will more likely get at least one.
3. Write an enticing title – it should immediately grab a person’s attention by including a benefit in the title.
For more information on this, please head to: How to increase conversions for your opt-in web form
Are you busy? Here are 5 awesome blogging tips to help you…
Blogging takes up so much time, I know. I used to author 11 blogs and I got burned out. With the million things that we do day in and day out, how does a blogger set aside time to actually write a post and make it publish-worthy? Below are five awesome tips you can follow:
1 – Don’t Just Plan, Set a Reminder
Use your calendar or if you have a calendar app the better.
2 – Put It on Paper
Get a notebook and write! There is no better way to put your thoughts into words than by writing it on real solid paper. It’s free from technological distractions and glitches.
3 – Research on the Go
But it’s also nice to have your gadgets around for research purposes. It saves time and you get to have a lot done in no time.
4 – Less Is More
Control yourself when it comes to joining all kinds of social networks and downloading all sorts of apps. It takes up so much time, distracts you from your goal of getting a blog post done and just serves as clutter in your inbox most of the time.
5 – Follow the Right Training
Follow the right bloggers, join the right community and follow the right kind of training. Need I say more?
If you need more details on this, please head to: 5 Blogging Tips For Busy People
5 Places to Find Free Photos Online
Having photos on your websites and blogs add a lot of flair to your content. But where can you find photos that you can use for free? Below are 5 places where you ca look:
ImageAfter lets you search by category or color. These photos are free for most uses.
RGBStock is a website with a collection of free images. It’s searchable, too.
Picdrome contains a small collection of free photos. They aren’t searchable but are categorized.
CJO Photo is another website with free photos that aren’t searchable but are categorized.
How to Improve Your Facebook Page Results
Facebook pages are created to engage more and more people to your brand. How do you do this? Below are five ways you can apply to your own Facebook page:
1. Keep Promotion Light – Don’t overly promote unless you want to get penalized by Facebook.
2. Promote at the Right Time – Make sure you know when your target market gets online on Facebook. That’s the time you post something relevant about your brand, product or company.
3. Include Call to Action – When you ask people to act on a specific goal, you get them to read your post more and to become engaged with the topic.
To know more about this, please head to: Top 5 Ways to Improve Your Facebook Page Results
3 Most Powerful Marketing Strategies
There are powerful strategies you can use when promoting your small business. Make sure you make use of these three:
- Email marketing
This is still a very effective strategy for your business. It helps introduce your services to your new customers while maintaining your existing customers and keeping them focused and engaged with your company. - Website (content and SEO)
Your website must be mobile-friendly and responsive. Post regularly on it, make the content relevant and valuable content, and make it interesting. Make sure that it has been SEO’d in order to rank in the search engines. - In-person interactions
This strategy is still very much powerful. Personal connection is always best.
These are just three tips you can apply when marketing your small business. There are more! just head over to this link: 10 Most Effective Marketing Strategies
Write and Sell Your 1st e-Book In Just 28 Days!
I’ve always thought about writing my very first eBook. And if you’re like me, you might be interested in investing in this 4-week coaching session to know how and to make sure that the business works for you.
Here’s how the sessions every week will look like:
Week 1: Planning
Do preliminary goal setting
Write title and outline
Find existing content
Set up the sales mechanism
Week 2: Creation
Compile the content
Format the document
Add front matter & images
Create/outsource the cover
Week 3: Marketing Prep
Finalize the e-book
Write a sales page
Create a product
Test purchase your e-book!
Week 4: Launch!
Write a blog post
Send out an email
Post on social media
Check your sales!
To find out more about it and to join now, please head to this link: Are you ready to write and sell your 1st e-book in just 28 days?
Get Practical Knowledge for Your Online Business. Join Star Power Half Hour!
Are you overloaded with information you need to know to be successful online? Well, fret not. Ellen Finkelstein, founder of Star Power Half Hour, will be sharing a perfect way to get practical knowledge for us to use immediately in our online businesses.
She will have new guest stars each week who will be sharing valuable knowledge that we can apply now. If you would like to join as well, register now for this valuable free education! You will also get instant free guide “13 Steps to Create a Successful Internet Business”
The webinar is every Wednesday at 11am PT / 2pm ET. Even if you can’t attend, register and she’ll send you the replay. Go to this link to find out more about it: Star Power Half Hour
5 Social Media Marketing Tips for Beginners
If you have a business and haven’t tried Social Media Marketing yet, here are five tips to help get you started:
- Choose a relevant username
Things to remember when choosing a username: coincides with your company’s domain name, easy to spell, resonates well with your company goals, easy to remember, consistent with your company’s mission and vision. - Claim your name and establish a presence
Use your chosen username to register to all kinds of social media platforms. This ensures that you have control of the public perception of your business or company. - Decide which social media platforms you will focus on
Choose 3-4 social media platforms that will be most useful for your brand. Familiarize yourself with each one before making the decision. - Use visual posting to build interest
Put up videos and photos to make your profile more interesting and to help engage visitors. - Link to your website and blog
Doing so will direct visitors to your website and blog and turn them into leads.
For more tips on how to start using Social Media Marketing for your business, please visit this post: 10 Social Media Marketing Tips for Small Business
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