Online business systems and strategies for success.
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So you want to start an online business? There are an overwhelming array of options available. Be it the software that you will use for the initial set up, or the ongoing maintenance systems, and the hosting platform that you will use for your site. WordPress makes sense for a lot of people. If you [...]
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Sometimes I can’t think of a succinct response when I’m asked what I do for a living. “I’m a writer,” is what I usually say, but often, that isn’t enough. I need a quick response that covers it all — but that’s a lot to ask because my work is so multi-faceted. And I like [...]
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Starting an online business is like learning a foreign language. Or a new dance step. It feels awkward to not know what you’re doing. Especially if you’re already proficient in many other areas of life. Why is that? Learning something new requires eating humble pie. Admitting you don’t know everything already. We grownups often have [...]
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Today’s post on the Small Business Success blog reports on important factors that can make or break a small business. Entrepreneurs polled declare these factors very important to success: Past job experience Learning from successes and failures Strong management Good fortune And among the barriers to entrepreneurial success: The failure to take risks Not putting [...]
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Here’s something to keep in mind when you’re starting an online business. In order for your web pages or blog posts to get indexed by Google, first they must contain unique and quality content. Easy to say, harder to pull off, right? If you’re like me, your brain doesn’t always engage instantly the minute you [...]
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What do fresh, hot baked goodies delivered straight to your door have to do with starting an online business? Let me illustrate with a flashback. It’s not fattening, I promise… Every morning when I was a kid, the Helm’s Bakery man would pull up in his yellow truck. The moms on the block would grab [...]
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An engaging debate is going on over at Daily Blog Tips. Starting an online business means writing for your readers. The question is about writing clearly online, and people don’t agree about how best to simplify information for online readers. I don’t know a whole lot, people, but this is an area I love and [...]
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A friend of ours is still working a job, but he’s thinking about starting an online business. He’s not crazy about his job, but he’s not exactly motivated to leave it, either. It’s that ‘leading a life of quiet desperation’ thing. He asked me how long I thought it would take him to start making [...]
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“Times of upheaval can indeed lead to major positive shifts in our lives,” says Arianna Huffington. Entrepreneurs are positive thinkers by nature. We tend to be optimistic enough to strike out on our own. If you’ve ever left an unsatisfactory job to start your own business, you’re an optimist! For some reason, I never really [...]
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