Building a successful business is simple, here are a few ideas that can catapult you into the limelight, which in turn will mean more customers, which equals more revenue:
- Don't say "I don't have time" if that's the case why are you in business in the first place?
- Do say "I can find the time" I knew it would be hard work when I decided to start my own business.
- Do explore all the free and simple marketing ideas out there that can showcase you, your business, and your brand.
- Do out-source any of the tasks involved with running your business, once you know you can't do it all any more.
- Don't make up excuses if you are not prepared to do the work involved to ensure your business is successul.
Here are some tried and tested solutions to building strong foundations for your small business in those crucial early years:
- Ensure you have a website with a strong recognizable brand, and add fresh content as often as you can manage to ensure the search engines share online.
- Keep up with your accounting on a regular basis, don't get behind.
- Stay loyal to your customers, always follow up with them to ensure they remember you and know you care about them.
- Make sure networking online and face to face is an integral part of your growth, and always, always, follow up otherwise people will not remember you.
Showing off your business can be done in a number of ways, efffectively and inexpensively:
- Write articles and share them on all of the social media sites you are currently active on.
- Share your tips, ideas, new trends.
- Have a Facebook page and offer free tips and ideas
- Have a LinkedIn group to encourage people to share ideas and build relationships
- Use Twitter to share your business news and ideas and connect with others.
Growing your business is very much about others knowing it exists, showcase your business everywhere you can and ensure you are in the limelight and become memorable!
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