Ultimate Business Guide by Roger Keyserling (the giving tree read aloud .TXT) 📕

into your store, make sure that the store is easy to find. Remember: even the best retail areas have dead spots.
Accessibility and parking. Is your building accessible? Don't give customers a reason to go somewhere else because they don't know where to park.
Competition. 

Sometimes having competitors nearby is a good thing. Other times, it's not. You've done the market research, so you know which is best for your business.
Proximity to other businesses and services. This is more than just about foot traffic. Look at how nearby businesses can enrich the quality of your business as a workplace, too.
Image and history of the site. What does this address state about your business? Have other businesses failed there? Does the location reflect the image you want to project?
Ordinances.

Depending on your business, these could help or hinder you. For example, if you're starting a daycare center, ordinances that state no one can build a liquor store nearby might add a level of safety for you. Just make sure you're not the one trying to build the liquor store.
The building’s infrastructure.

Especially if you're looking at an older building or if you're starting an online business, make sure space can support your high-tech needs. If you're getting serious about a building, you might want to hire an engineer to check out the state of the place to get an objective evaluation.
Rent, utilities, and other costs. Rent is the biggest facility expense, but check out the utilities, as well, and whether they're included in the lease or not. You don't want to start out with one price and find out it's going to be later.
Once you know what to look for and it's time to start searching for a place that fits all of your qualifications, these four tips can help.
Think on your own timeframe.

Landlords are starting to offer shorter-term office rentals. Don't get stuck in a long-term lease if it doesn't make sense for your business.
Play the whole field. There are all sorts of places to use -- co-working spaces, office business centers, sublets and more. Keep your options open.
Click around town.

You might be able to find the perfect place by using online resources.
Do the deal on your terms. Again, you have options. Don't get roped into something that makes you uncomfortable.
After you have a location, you can focus on the aesthetic. You can check out a few design ideas here.

Start getting some sales.
No matter your product or industry, your business's future is going to depend on revenue and sales. Steve Jobs knew this -- it's why, when he was starting Apple, he spent day after day calling investors from his garage.
There are a ton of different sales strategies and techniques you can employ, but here are four tenets to live by:
Listening. When you listen to your clients/customers, you find out what they want and need, and how to make that happen.
Ask for a commitment, but don't be pushy about it. You can't be too shy to ask for a next step or to close a sale, but you also can't make customers feel as though you're forcing them into a sale.

 

Don't be afraid of hearing "no."

 

Timo Rein said, "Most people are too polite. They let you make your pitch even if they have no interest in buying. And that’s a problem of its own. Time is your most important resource."
 

Gary Vaynerchuk said, “Actually creating revenue, and running a profitable business, is a good strategy for business. Where are we that people think users or visits or time on site is the proxy to a successful business?”

But how do you actually make those sales? Start by identifying targets who want your product or service. Find early adopters of your business, grow your customer base or put out ads to find people who fit your business. Then, figure out the right sales funnel or strategy that can convert these leads into revenue.
 

Grow your business.

There are a million different ways to grow. You could acquire another business, start targeting a new market, expand your offerings, and more. But, no growth plan will matter if you don't have the two key attributes that all growing companies have in common.
First, they have a plan to market themselves. They use social media effectively through an organic, influencer, or paid campaign. They have an email list and know how to use it. They understand exactly who they need to target -- either online or off -- with their marketing campaigns.
Then, once they have a new customer, they understand how to retain them. You've probably heard many people state that the easiest customer to sell to is the one you already have. Your existing customers have already signed up for your email list, added their credit card information to your website, and tested what you have to offer. In doing so, they're starting a relationship with you and your brand. Help them feel as good about that relationship as possible.
Start by utilizing these strategies, which include investing in your customer service and getting personal, but realize your work will never be done. You'll constantly be competing for these customers in the marketplace, and you can never simply rest on your laurels. Keep researching the market, hiring good people, and making a superior product and you'll be on your way to building the empire you always dreamed about.

Time Management

Time management skills can be extremely useful as survival tools for today. We all must juggle an increasing number of obligations to family, friends, career, professional organizations, and the community. Managing time effectively involves the use of skills that can be learned. We can incorporate these skills and strategies for time management in both our personal and professional lives.

Time Management Tips

1. Know your goals. Set priorities.

2. Think through a job before doing it.

3. Periodically evaluate the progress toward your goals.

4. Finish one task before beginning another.

5. Don’t rely on your memory for important events, dates, or ideas. Write them down.

6. Put your objectives in writing.

7. Schedule your committed time first (class, work).

8. Set deadlines for yourself.

9. Break major goals into sub-­‐goals.

10. Have each day’s activities sufficiently planned?

11. Set a starting and finishing time for each project.

12. Know yourself – your strengths and limitations.

13. Reward yourself for the completion of projects/tasks.

14. Recognize when you are procrastinating.

15. Eliminate tasks that do not contribute to your goals.

16. Take occasional, short breaks.

17. Be prepared for meetings and appointments.

18. Preview reading assignments.

19. Plan as far ahead as possible.

20. Maintain a regular reading or study plan.

Here are some more suggestions for time management with additional information:

Even now after years of working online, this is the hardest for me! Below is an older article I wrote about pulling an all-nighter:

To succeed in business today, you need to be flexible and have good planning and organizational skills. Many people start a business thinking that they'll turn on their computers or open their doors and start making money, only to find that making money in a business is much more difficult than they thought. You can avoid this in your business ventures by taking your time and planning out all the necessary steps you need to achieve success.

To be successful in business you need to be organized. They may be doing something right that you can implement in your business to make more money. The key to being successful is taking calculated risks to help your business grow. Always be looking for ways to improve your business and to make it stand out from the competition. Just because you open a business doesn't mean you're going to immediately start making money.

The lead-up to starting a business is hard work, but after you open your doors, your work has just begun.

 

Mini Guide To Make Money

Mini-Guide to make money online

The internet is the best thing that has ever happened to mankind. It offers a lot of opportunities including money-making opportunities. The challenge of making money from the internet is knowing how to get started. If you are not careful you get confused because of plenty of opportunities that the internet is going to make available to you. You can begin to earn money right from the same year you start the business and it also depends on the type of business you want to do.

 

Deciding on the online business to do is not an easy one. Because the first thing you need to do is to get enough knowledge and equip yourself with all the necessary information that can guide you from the beginning to the end. It is not advisable to rush without first getting enough knowledge. If you do, you are going to struggle, and, in the end, you would be frustrated out. The best way to start is to read various blogs you can lay hands on the internet. If you continue to read random blogs, then you can easily get at information that can assist you to succeed. Secondly, it is good if you read other people’s blogs especially learn from the life experiences of other people who have passed through the same difficulties. Those people who are the best in the world have one story or the other to tell about the money-making opportunity and it will be helpful if you learn from them. It is advisable to equip yourself with knowledge and learn from other people’s experiences.

Step by step guide on how to make money online

The magic of the internet is that you can begin to earn money if you can do that the correct way. A method that works for another person may not necessarily work for you. you have to be gradual until you master that skill and method that can work for you. The best thing with the internet is that it provides assorted ways of making money online. You do not need to try all the ways; you can study them and choose those you can easily implement. It is possible to switch from one idea to another until you settle at ones that can work for you.

Various ideas can work for you and the most famous ways of making money online without stepping out of your home include

*Ecommerce business

*Working as an online freelancer

*Creating your blog and making money monetizing the blog

*Creating business websites

*Digital eCommerce

*Social media

*Several other ways which you will see in this write up.

 

Create a website

If you are thinking of making money online then you have to start by creating your money-making website. The website is the king as far as the internet is concerned. Therefore, the most important and bold step you will take is to create your website. You need to have a strong online presence if you want to make money online. When you create your website, you have to host the site. There is a lot of information and resources that can help you create a website and monetize that site to make money for you. the easiest and fastest way to set up a website is through WordPress.

Before you start you must know the benefits of having a good website because when you create one, your site has to be competing with other sites. If you want the best, you must give a serious thought about the best way to get the most functional website.

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