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Getting Your Domain Name

    Setting up an online business can be done a number of ways.

    You don’t need to have your own hosting and website. I’d argue it’s better if you do, just not necessary if you can’t manage the funds for hosting (which is not more than a cup of coffee a month!).

    For those who can’t manage that, or who have a different model of business based on a bunch of squidoo lenses for example, there are lots of free places to start your web career.

    • Wix
    • Weebly
    • WordPress
    • Blogger
    • Tumblr
    • etc

    What you do need though, imho, is your own domain name. Why? Firstly, you have some sense of control. If your host locks you down for any reason, you can redirect your domain to another server for example. Secondly, by choosing a good EMD (exact match domain name), you improve your SEO.

    So make sure you have a clear plan on what your business will look like. That will dictateRead More »Getting Your Domain Name

    Will 2014 Be The Year You Succeed As A Writer?

      Some people are talented and disciplined and manage to create quality works which become publishing successes. Many of us languish. What if there was a supported 12 month program you could do, run by a successful author, that helped you bring your writing to the world – and helped you find ways to sell your creations as well? My colleague Shawn Hansen has a super duper special price on this brand NEW writers course – it is fully a 12 month program with resources, support, techniques, challenges and more. Seriously, if you can’t succeed as a writer with the help… Read More »Will 2014 Be The Year You Succeed As A Writer?

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      Get Paid As a Writer

        write writing planDon’t know about you but I love writing. I’m not always as consistent or as productive as I’d like to be and that’s why I’ve just joined this new Course.

        This is shaping up to be the key to me achieving my writing goals next year. Best part is, it’s just started so by getting in on the ground floor you get to ride the lift all the way 🙂

        Here’s what’s included…

        • a year-long, comprehensive, self-paced training course covering what you need to learn to become a successful, money-making writer.
        • designed to help every writer accomplish his or her writing, publishing, and sales goals no matter whether you write eBooks, articles, short fiction, PLR, reports, print books, microfiction, information products.
        • doesn’t matter if you’re new to writing or you’ve been at it for awhile, you’ll gain access to customizable exercises, planning guides, and information, so you can start new projects, complete ones that need toRead More »Get Paid As a Writer

        Do You Know Your Target Market?

          When I mentor new business start-ups, one thing always catches my attention. Newbies often know their product or service intimately. They usually recognise what they know and don’t know. What they normally ignore is whom they are selling to. If they do know whom they are selling to, often they’ve done no valid research on what that customer base needs or wants or prefers. Richard Branson gets the importance of this. He may not know his products or services deeply. He may nit know operationally how they run day-to-day. What he does though is to talk with end-users, customers, clients,… Read More »Do You Know Your Target Market?

          Want to Increase Business?

            There are FIVE measures that you need to know in your business, according to Brad Sugars’ Action Coach model:

            1. #Leads
            2. Conversion Rate
            3. Average Sale Value
            4. #Sales per Customer
            5. Profit Margin

            Many people I consult with are not able to tell me most of these numbers. That’s scary. No matter what business you run, you need to know the numbers and understand their relationships and impact. Never rely on others to totally look after your finances and never relinquish responsibility for knowing what those numbers are and how they are arrived at. I’ve worked with one woman running $750million dollar business who had teams of people in Finance – the CEO ALWAYS knew her key numbers and if any were under-par she would be asking short and sharp questions!

            To increaseRead More »Want to Increase Business?

            Have You Planned For 2014?

              A few days ago I created this meme. [My nephew loves Buzz so that image captured my attention :)] In the corporate world, I plan at least 3 months ahead. The other day I realised I hadn’t planned for next year in terms of my online business – and it was less than 6 weeks away! By then, I will be available more to build my internet presence and income so I need to get things underway. How about you?