How To Start A Successful Business

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If you have decided to take the plunge and start a new business, congratulations. It’s an exciting and a scary ride. Before you choose your business, you need to thing carefully. You will be spending a lot of time on your business and it should fit you talents and your lifestyle. Here are a few things to consider.

Wholesale, Retail Information Or Manufacturer

Every business has different levels. Let’s say you love bowling. There are businesses that manufacture the equipment, businesses that wholesale the equipment to bowling alleys, business that retail bowling accessories and business that teach bowling or equipment maintenance. Each of these business areas will provide a different level of enjoyment depending on your goals, assets and aspirations.

Hours

Some businesses require long hours or 24-hour emergency service. Some require set hours in an office or store and others require no set hours. Retail businesses usually require weekend hours and evenings. Think about the hours that will fit your goals the best and select a business that fits those requirements.

Activities

Think about what you like and don’t like to do. Maybe you like computer work, maybe you like to sell, maybe you like using the telephone, maybe you like working with your hands. Whatever makes you happiest should be incorporated into your business. For example, if you like working with your hands but don’t like selling much, maybe a house painting business or service business would be the best fit for you. Try to select a business that you will be happy working at for many years.

Status

Some business ventures will give you status but others won’t. Your family and friends may give you more respect as a “financial analyst” than they will if you own a janitorial franchise, even though the latter may be far more successful. If you are looking for status, choose accordingly.

Money Required

Some businesses require capital and others do not. For example, it takes on average about $1 million to open a successful restaurant but it takes only about $50.00 to sell your next eBook on line. Be sure you consider the amount of capital you have and the amount you want to risk when choosing.

Partners & Employees

With some businesses you can work alone, others require partners or employees. Choose a business that suits your desires and your personality.

Before you start anything is the best time to think carefully, asses yourself, your strengths and weaknesses, your likes and dislikes and choose a business that will make you happy and richer for a very long time.

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The fatal error we see in the way many people build their web sites is that they do it backwards. If not built in proper stages, your site may get very little attention by search engines and that means few leads and few sales.

Did you start your site by choosing the colors and template? Maybe you worked feverishly on a new logo and page design. Worse yes, maybe you paid a lot of money to get expert help in these areas.  That is exactly doing it backwards. Those are the things that should be done last, not first! Let’s take a look at what should be done first and how to set the foundation for a great web site that generates leads and creates online sales.

The very first thing to do is to determine what you will be selling and what kind of people will be looking for your products and services. Put yourself in their place and ask what you would key into a browser to find what you sell. For example, if a customer was looking for sales training, would they key in “award winning sales training DVD” or “how to sell more”? Avoid jargon and list simple phrases people would key in to find your site.

You can expand your keyword list by asking others, checking your competitors, using online tools and programs and much more until you have a list of  the keywords you want to use.

Next, you need to determine and record how many people search for these key words. You can do this using Google’s free keyword tool located at http://www.adwords.google.com .

First decide if there are enough people looking for your product to make it profitable. Then we suggest you pick six prime keywords to use. The top three should be words, not phrases like “sales” “marketing” etc. These words will have large numbers of searches. Make sure these keywords are placed in your page titles, meta tags and h1 copy on your site. Use the balance of your keyword phrases in H2 copy and in keyword and description meta tags on each page of your site. Make sure the title of each page is not only keyword and phrase rich but also that it is unique for each page on your site.

Only when you have keywords that will attract the customers you are looking for are you ready to being building your site.

Be sure you start at the beginning and do not make keywords an after thought.

For help with your keywords and all search engine optimization, visit www.gettheleadsyouneed.com or call 716-218-4060.

This blog is dedicated to helping your succeed at a new business. It discusses all aspects…set up, busgets, finding products, selling and more.

No matter what your age, education or busget, we will help you start a successful business.

We will show you the free tools and tips that make all the difference.

I will update the blog daily, so come back often.

If you have a specific business question and need help, feel free to email me at davidson@salesandmanagementsolutions.com and I will be glad to email back my suggestions.

Thanks and enjoy the blog.

Carl Davidson

Sales And Management Solutions Inc.
www.salesandmanagementsolutions.com