Some very simple steps to grow your online business
I like to say to myself this very simple sentence: “Every day I will do something to grow my online business”. It’s a thought and a goal that I always keep in mind, for very obvious reasons.
If you keep this goal, your business will become bigger, stronger, firmer and more profitable. And the more successful your business is every day, the more it will generate!
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Success attracts more success!
The things that can make a difference in the development of your business should not only be rooted in your desires or vision for what you want your business to be, but most importantly should be rooted in daily production habits.
Because it is these habits that make a big difference whether you are successful or not.
Human beings are creatures of habit. And once acquired, they become an integral part of everything you do. They are so integrated into ourselves that once formed we become “slaves to our own habits”.
As Og Mandino said: if you want to be a slave to habits, why not make yourself a slave to good habits? It takes roughly as long to do a good job as it takes to do a bad one, so which one do you prefer?
All your dreams of becoming big online will be in vain if they are not underpinned by productive habits that ensure you make the best use of your allotted 24-hour daily time and allotted resources.
Are you spending too much time in front of the TV?
Are you scared or too lazy to find new customers or promote your business online?
Are you constantly putting off good business ventures?
Do you find yourself spending hours a day dreaming about what would be or what could have been?
Do you feel like your business is dying out because you haven’t done everything that should have been done earlier and for you now it’s too late to do it?
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If you were in any of these situations, you are not alone. Many people are caught, or more or less “imprisoned”, in similar situations every day of their life, not knowing how they could break free from this vicious cycle.
The trick is to get past all the little nuances and get back to the basics: what do you need to do and focus?
It’s important to understand that if you keep doing the same things you’ve always done, you will most likely get the same results.
It is amazing how this very simple concept seems to escape a large majority of people, including online marketers.
Many people unknowingly hope that eventually things will get better, even if they don’t do anything different.
And that’s where the problem lies: people who deny the reality of the situation.
Unless you accept your weaknesses, you will never overcome them.
And unless you realize your strengths, you will always underuse them.
Is there anything you know you should do that would change your life to a very large extent, and yet you haven’t done it yet for a number of reasons (or excuses) with which to do you keep getting it wrong?
“It is too hard”
“I am not worthy of this web business”
“What if I screwed up?”
“I think promoting my business means a lot more work, so I’d rather not do it.”
“Now is not the right time, no, not yet. I will start when everything is perfect.”
“There’s always tomorrow, I’ll do it by then-in the meantime I’ll just relax and have a drink”
“It won’t make any difference anyway, so why bother?”
“I’m too sleepy to finish my job”
“There is too much competition”
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Want a change for the better? Your path to success begins with self-examination.
It is true that change often comes from dissatisfaction with one’s condition or current condition.
My question should be: why wait for the worst conditions before embarking on your own program of change for the better? If you start now, logic dictates that you will have an advantage because great flexibility still exists for you.
Have you become so satisfied with what you have that you are afraid to venture out of your “comfort zone”? Yet that contentment is exactly what could hold you back from achieving the goals you’ve set for yourself.
Go out and try something new. Learn a new skill. If, for example, you run into a big stumbling block with your internet business, don’t worry. Ask around and find a way to acquire the knowledge that will solve it.
When is the best time for change to happen? NOW NOW NOW.
Learn to ask yourself at the end of each day if you are happy with what you have accomplished (or not) and assess whether that is really what you want for yourself.
What could you have done more? How could you have improved what you have achieved so far? Are you still on the right track when it comes to your goals? If you have “deviated” a bit, what adjustments and corrections are needed?
What you do every day will determine what you will be in three, five, or even ten years.
Lose “today” and your future will be uncertain, or will remain the same; maximize your time appropriately and productively towards your daily goal and trust me, you will generously reap the rewards for your efforts!
The things you can do to improve yourself and your internet business don’t have to be big things. They can only be small “small steps” on the road to success.
Again, if you want to push it further, it’s up to you. But try to be consistent. Consistency matters a lot in this business.
So here are some ideas:
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1. Write or search an article and add it as content on your website; likewise, you can submit it to an article submission site and get recognition for your website and for you.
2. Create a new logo for your existing website or for a new website you are developing; or create new templates or styles for a new site
3. Keep up to date with the latest technology trends and information available, especially those relevant to your industry; be on the lookout for new products and affiliate programs, and see how you can use them to your advantage
4. Perform keyword research and profitability projection for a new project using a good keyword research service such as WordTracker.
5. Get new links to your site. These days, it’s more of a necessity than a luxury, as good search engine rankings are achieved through a very dynamic linking strategy. SEO Elite is a great tool to achieve this.
6. Analyze your logs. Don’t waste your stats, they’re there for a reason. Try to get information on where your visitors are coming from and how they get to your site.
7. Start writing your own eBook, start creating a new product, or finish a promotional eBook for your next viral marketing campaign.
8. Update reviews or post information on your site that you think will benefit your subscribers or online visitors. A new “tip of the day” or “quote” won’t hurt them as long as your information is useful
9. If you have website builder software like XsitePro that allows you to build an entirely new website with fully optimized web pages in half a day or less (domain name registration not included), create multiple websites on topics you are passionate about. in a month, to create multiple streams of income.
10. etc. etc. (you can fill in the spaces here …)
Find what works for you and keep doing it over and over, consistently, until you reach your goals.