Today I wish to share my thinking procedure for establishing smart business goals with you.
Commit, Believe, Change Your Energy
Are you getting ready to take your online business to the next level and watch some massive growth unfold over the coming months? That is Great.
Before you start to develop and plan what you want to do to make that happen, it’s important to stop and figure out where you’re at right now.
Developing a Business plan for future success is all about data.
You can function most successfully and spend your time and money most effectively if you know exactly where you are starting from. By recording information, you can start to see what’s working, what isn’t, and what trends are starting to play out. And it all starts with knowing where you’re at right now.
So let’s take a look at some of the information you want to record.
First, decide how you want to record this information. There are several ways to record including handwriting this information in a notebook, using a word document to do it digitally or use a spreadsheet.
I prefer a spreadsheet because I have the option to have multiple columns for additional information like weekly and monthly averages and even map it all out in dates to help me get a clearer picture.
Some key information needed to go forward with a successful business plan is the following.
Trafic is needed to grow your reach and build your community.
That means getting more traffic but also involving the people that come to your site by encouraging them to click around and get more. information.
Important things to keep track of: Total overall visitors, unique visitors, bounce rate, and of course it is important to know where the traffic is coming from.
Once you get traffic to site your next goal is always to get these visitors on your list.
Here you want to track total number of subscribers, conversion rates for each of your opt-in forms and pages, open rates for your emails, and also unsubscribes. As you begin to gather and review this information regularly, you’ll get a much better picture of your subscribers.
Subscribers are great, but customers are better.
Start by monitoring how many total clients you have and how many purchases daily, weekly, and monthly.
Some other important numbers to look at are the total lifetime value of your average customer, repeat purchases, and refund rates.
Finally, let’s take a look at your profits. This is your typical accounting data. You want to keep track of your expenses as well as your income.
With those two sets of numbers, you can easily calculate your overall profit. I find it helpful to look at income for the month, but track profits on a daily basis.
Yes, you can take a look at most of this data in various different places like your shopping cart, google analytics and your autoresponder service for example, but it’s important to have it all this data in one place. This makes it a lot easier to connect the dots and see the relationships between the various sets of numbers.
Once you have your initial information collection set up, make it a new routine to update the numbers regularly so you can see what’s working, what isn’t, and just how much you’re growing as you move through the next, weeks, months and years.
Starting a Blog can be so worth it.
When starting a Blog it can be confusing and time-consuming.
You may feel you don’t have valuable information to share with your Audience?
But you would be so very Wrong. If you are working in a particular field and trying to get a message out you would be surprised at how sharing your knowledge on your Blog could help someone along their journey.
If you are passionate about your Dreams and can communicate your knowledge of a particular niche you should be putting that content out daily.
You may still be in a learning phase but that’s ok Entrepreneurs should never stop learning and developing Skills.
I recently was told of a site to get content ideas so I Checked it out.
I plugged in some keywords and it brought up a lot of content for me to review.
I Chose a Blog post with tips for a Beginner Blogger.
This is my Take on the Blog.
The 1st Tip Write about something you are Passionate about.
I am passionate about all things Marketing and a Blog is part Branding yourself.
Tip # 2 Write from the Heart.
Imagine you speaking to a friend or a customer who facing a business Challenge and you want to be helping them with a solution to this Problem.
The 3rdTip. Always end with a call to Action.
You may think your Goal is to Educate but you should always Suggest a Next Step. Offer a way to get more information. Don’t let the end of the Blog Post be the End of your Relationship. If you were speaking to a Friend you would be suggesting when will we talk again. Be yourself.
Tip # 4: Write 500-1500 word posts or more.
Now depending what other things you may be doing to build your Brand this may or may not be a good rule to follow.
If you post is too Short it may not be indexed by Google.
You could put some of the Content from a Blog Post you are reviewing always given credit where it is Due.
The 5th Tip Be consistent.
Now this one is very important. You should be in constant communication with your audience. Consistency will help grow your subscriber Base.
Tip # 6 Be patient when starting your blog.
Having a Blog that people want to follow takes time.
There is a lot that goes into Building a Blog. Be Patient and with time your blog will grow a loyal base of Fans.
Tip # 7 Always be Building your Email List
You may not have an email Campaign just yet but you at some point will want to have captured emails from you readership so you can communicate with them in the Future.
Number 8 Write Great Titles.
Good Copywriting is a skill set that will help you gain readership.
The most important part of your Blog is getting it Read.
It is important to Grab the attention of your Subscribers immediately so make the Title Interesting.
Number 9 Put your keywords in the first 100 words.
Google and the Search Engines want to know the content is Relevent to the Search Question..
After Writing to post go back and find a way to add Keywords in a natural way that makes sense. Never put so many keywords that the post that it is obvious you are trying to get an advantage in the Google search.
Number 10 Make your post Referrable.
Make sure the post has Valuable content and something that your Loyal Fans would want to share with their Friends.
This is my take on A Blog Post I found. Titled 10 Blogging Tips For Starters.
If you are interested in finding out how to create your own Economy Check out how others are creating a Freedom Lifestyle.
Wealth Principles of the Rich and Why everyone should own their own Business.
Why are most people Struggling with debt?
The real difference between the affluent and non-affluent is Education.
The cost of living goes up all the time. Yearly raises still can’t keep up with inflation.
Taxes are another killer for the average person trying to get ahead.
We do need taxes but it is important to not overpay your taxes.
The Wealth Builders pay themselves first and Invest their money to have work for them.
Taxes Come right off the top of your wages and you have mounting debt.
Taxes and debt take so much of your money and there is no money to invest.
Your money is going to make someone wealthy will it be you.
If you are doing all the work why are you getting so little of the money.
You must start Paying yourself First.
How can you find a way to increase your financial situations.
You need to learn a strategy on how to generate Positive Cash Flow.
If you can make 45K a year but your bills 4K a month your gonna have some debt created.
You made 45K but it cost 48K a year live even without more inflation your going to rack up some debt.
Now if you can increase you money to 60K and keep your bills the same you would then have money to invest.
You need to educate yourself on setting up a home Business.
This will help with finding a Strategy on how to increase your income.
Increasing your incoming money will allow you to pay down debt and have the ability to accumulate assets.
It is ok to have a job. You should be grateful for your job.
But you should be looking to move from the Highest Tax Bracket which is W2, to a middle bracket which is Owning a Business to the Lowest Tax Bracket Capital Gains.
Again I believe there is nothing wrong with having a Jobs but your Job should help Fund your Dreams.
If you would like more information on Wealth Strategies and how to be Debt Free
My Husband and I love a good hearty soup.
This is my go-to Chili recipe. It is quick and Easy and oh so Tasty.
Turkey Chili with beans
1 Tablespoon olive oil
1 small Diced onion
1 small red pepper diced
1 pound Ground Turkey
2 14 oz diced Tomatoes
1 jar medium salsa
1 can of Corn
1 16oz can of Red Kidney Beans
1 tablespoon Chili powder
1 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
½ tsp of garlic powder
Salt to taste
Heat oil in cast iron pan and brown the ground Turkey
Mix Turkey and all ingredients in Crockpot.
Cover and cook 8 hours on low or 4 hours on high.
If you don’t like it too spicy you can cut back on the Chili powder and Red Pepper Flakes
Lifestyle design is an entirely new approach to business and life that can make you happier, freer and richer. Right now, thousands of people around the world are adopting the principles of lifestyle design and using it to travel, to spend more time with their families and to do work they love, the way they want to do it.
But lifestyle design goes beyond that. It’s also about changing our approach to our work-life-balance. It’s about embracing the promise of modern technology. It’s a movement and a cultural change and it’s very likely going to be instrumental in shaping the future.
Sound Unrealistic or Crazy? Allow me to explain exactly what lifestyle design is and why it’s so important…
Lifestyle design simply means that you are designing your lifestyle. It sounds simple and it sounds obvious but it’s something that most of us never do.
When was the last time you sat down and asked yourself what you wanted life to be life? What you wanted your daily routine to be like? And how you intended to get there?
If you’re like most people, then you will have fallen into a job (because you had no other option and that was what you were taught to do) and probably just kind of ‘survived’ until then. You’ll live within your means, you’ll work the hours you’re set and you’ll even probably have chosen where you want to live based on your work.
So right now, you have not chosen your life. You have no choice about where to live, you have no choice about how to spend the hours between 8am and 6pm (taking into account your commute) and you probably have limited choice how you spend the rest of your time due to time and budget constraints.
Adding insult to injury, you are probably also an employee, which basically means you’re doing what someone else says and exchanging your time for money. As an employee, you’ll probably be given set work to do during the week and you’ll probably be reprimanded if you don’t do it in time. This is the part that I personally find hardest to stomach: you’ll be reprimanded.
Like a child.
You’ll also be told what you can and can’t wear and how you’re allowed to decorate your desk. And a lot of the rules will be petty and arbitrary.
Oh and you also get into trouble for talking in most offices. Seriously, this couldn’t be farther from freedom. And it’s not just the hours you spend actually working that affect you either. Just as bad is the time that you lose out on at home. When you only have a few hours (and more importantly – very little energy) in order to do anything useful once you get home, it can make it very hard to spend the time you want to with your family, to spend time working out and getting into shape, to spend time outdoors. Even just to read that book or play that video game that you’ve been wanting to experience for a while now.
It’s so bad that we end up just looking forward to the time when we’re old enough to retire. You know something is wrong when we’re actively looking forward to being so old and that we can’t move around properly without being in a lot of pain…
Making a Change
But here’s the thing: it really doesn’t have to be like that anymore. These days it’s possible to communicate with anyone from around the world without leaving the comfort of your home. You can accept money transferred wirelessly, you can get any information you need and generally it’s possible to earn money from anywhere as long as you have an internet connection.
With all this in mind, why don’t more companies offer flexitime and allow their staff to work from anywhere? Or at times that suit them? Sometimes it comes down to requirements of the job: perhaps you need to be in the office in order to answer the phone. But a lot of the time it simply comes down to the fact that a lot of businesses are stuck in the past and unwilling to try new approaches.
But you don’t have to work for a company at all any more. You can provide a service freelance online and that could mean:
• Writing
• Creating websites
• Being a proof reader
• Providing consultation of some sort
• Being a personal trainer or counsellor
• Writing music
• Taking photos
• Buying and selling products
• Creating physical products to sell
• Data entry
• Running a blog
• Sports commentary
• Programming
All these jobs and many more can be performed online with no need for you to be present in person and this is something that anyone can handle on their own with no need to have a ‘boss’ of any sort.
Once you start doing that, you can then set the hours you want to work. If you want more money, you can work longer hours. If you want more time to spend with your family, you can choose to work a little less. Likewise, you can decide precisely the kind of work you want to do and you can direct your business to do things in your way – and get the pride that comes from that.
Working online also means you don’t have to commute anywhere. This means you can live anywhere in the world that you like – or even travel the globe! Likewise, it also means that you can forget about losing an hour or more every day just to travel. It means you can wear whatever you like and in general it means that you can start dictating how you want to live your life instead of having it dictated to you.
You’re now in a position to choose how and when you work and that means that you can choose to design your work to fit the lifestyle you want. It’s a subtle shift but it makes a profound difference.
But as we’re going to see in the next chapter, lifestyle design doesn’t just mean working online so that you can work outside the office. Otherwise this book would be called ‘Working Online’. Rather, this book represents an attitude shift and this can affect you in all manner of different ways.