Today’s Tip: Avoid Burnout
When you are wearing most of the hats for your business, it will be difficult not to get tired. Try not to let yourself burn out. Take at least one day off each week to recharge and do something for yourself. Also, set a schedule with boundaries where your day stops and so do you. […]
Today’s Tip: Get Mentally Fit
Athletes train their bodies to be physically fit for game day and same goes for the mental piece of the puzzle. You must keep your mental game fit and ready. That means keeping it fit to be focused and optimistic. When you have a driven attitude you will attract the right people for a successful […]
Today’s Tip: Figure It Out
Where there’s a will there’s a way. You can figure out how to make your business the success you want it to be. If you don’t know, find out. If you need marketing help, ask around. If you need a business plan, write one – don’t know how, do an internet search for examples. Take […]
Today’s Tip: Maintain Customer Retention
This is vital to the success of your business. Customers, clients, and fans alike need to be your top priority. They are crucial to your business. Building a steady customer base will be valuable to your brand and you can use that to your advantage.
Today’s Tip: Be A Marketing Expert
You may have the best book, music, idea but if nobody knows about it then what’s the point? Learn all you can about marketing. There’s digital marketing and traditional methods that will help your business succeed. Make marketing a priority and be an expert at it.
Today’s Tip: Build A Website
Maybe you think that as an independent author or musician that you don’t need a website. Your readers, listeners, clients, fans and followers will want to learn more about you and one of the first things they’ll search for is your website. Your website is YOUR “real estate” the online presence where you tell the […]
Today’s Tip: Fail Forward
It may sound chintzy but let your failures be learning lessons. Even when things don’t work out as planned, it’s not a complete loss if you find the lesson in what went wrong and benefit from it moving forward. It can be valuable experience to fail forward.
Today’s Tip: Ready, Set, Sacrifice
People who make success look easy are doing hard work behind the scenes. Success takes time and sacrifices. It will call for skipping out on social gatherings or maybe going to bed early to get the sleep necessary to stay sharp and healthy. Be ready to make sacrifice for the goals you want to achieve.
Today’s Tip: Plan
The ability to plan ahead can make or break your business. Set realistic milestones for growth and development. Making plans will help you focus, be accountable, and make it easier to stay on top of tasks.
Today’s Tip: Start Your Lists
One thing that you can do before you officially start your business is to get customers and clients lined up. Make the contacts and start selling or giving out your products or services. Marketing and networking are evergreen efforts with beneficial paybacks for your business.