Building Your Business Online Or OfflineBy Bryon Zirker
So you have a great business idea. You have the plan in
place to get it set up and ready to sell your products.
You buy or build your location. In the case of an online
business you construct your website. You fill it with
equipment, supplies and products. What ever it is you
are now ready to sell.
Paying for and setting up your business is the easy part
Getting customers to come and buy your goods or services
is the permanent on going challenge of all businesses.
Marketing 101
When you get into business the most important aspect of
running the business is marketing. Getting the word out.
Making it visible. Establishing a following.
Marketing takes on many various forms, all geared toward
one goal, getting your prospective customer to buy your
service or product. But that is not the end. You also want
your new customer to return and buy again and again.
Lets say you buy and set up a subway shop. It has four
walls a door and is fully stocked and ready for business.
There are no windows, no signs, no advertising to speak of.
How many sales do you think you might make your first day?
I would guess zero sales.
Now what if we put some large windows in the walls and door?
Windows that make it possible to see that this is obviously
a sandwich shop. Now people who wander by may stop in and
buy a sandwich from you. Some sales coming in. Now lets say
you put a few signs up or paint the windows with some special
of the day. It would be great to celebrating your grand opening.
Now we call the local newspaper and run some ads. You submit
an editorial detailing your grand opening and you as the owner.
You could put a professional looking sign on your vehicle
advertising your business. The ideas go on and on.
So you see if there is no marketing going on there is no
business to speak of.
I am making these points because so many people do not
put enough weight on the marketing side of their business.
Especially people who start an online business. With a
traditional business a marketing budget is put in place
and grows with the sales growth of the business.
People who start an online business are led to believe
that they can start the business buy signing up either
for free or a small fee, get a website and a few
instructions on how to proceed, and then sit and
wait for the money to roll in. Well it never just rolls in.
Passive income does not mean a person can be passive
with their business.
Some fact to consider. 80% of offline businesses fail within
the first year. 95% of online businesses fail the first few
months.
Marketing your business is not only necessary it is
mandatory if you want to succeed. For those who start online
businesses, I have found in the beginning using whatever
free marketing avenues you can find is a wise way to go.
I personally have found great success in marketing with
article submissions. I create an articlelike this one and
then submit it to hundreds of article sites.It has links
to my website(s) which will help drive my websiteup in
the search engines and drive traffic to my website.
I also use blogging to get the word out. There are other
ways such as free ads sites, traffic sites, and email lists.
Also do not forget that marketing offline is a great way to
supplement your marketing efforts. What ever you decide to
put together as your marketing plan do it in massive quantity.
Now you have to throw in the final ingredient which is time.
With an offline business it may take months to years to become
profitable. Usually this lag time is compensated for by an
existing operating cash fund for a certain amount of time.
An online business could start making money the first day.
Chances are though that it will take a few months to start
making money and longer to get into profit. All the while
you must keep marketing. Set budget and stick to it. Use
free marketing when ever possible.
The rewards of an online business can far out weigh the
rewards of an offline business. You can literally get an
online business on autopilot and then move on and build
another one. You can accomplish things much faster online.
To summarize. Marketing your business is the most important
activity once you have put out the open for business sign.
Remember if you are not marketing your business you have no
business.
To Learn More Home Business Tactics Visit:
http://www.easyworkathomebiznow.com
About The Author:
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Copyright © Bryon Zirker
Don't Pay A Dime For Any Ebook, Marketing Course,
Software Program Or Anything Else Until
You've Read This Ground breaking Document...
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within your website or newsletter as long as you leave
the article fully intact and include the "About The
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So you have a great business idea. You have the plan in
place to get it set up and ready to sell your products.
You buy or build your location. In the case of an online
business you construct your website. You fill it with
equipment, supplies and products. What ever it is you
are now ready to sell.
Paying for and setting up your business is the easy part
Getting customers to come and buy your goods or services
is the permanent on going challenge of all businesses.
Marketing 101
When you get into business the most important aspect of
running the business is marketing. Getting the word out.
Making it visible. Establishing a following.
Marketing takes on many various forms, all geared toward
one goal, getting your prospective customer to buy your
service or product. But that is not the end. You also want
your new customer to return and buy again and again.
Lets say you buy and set up a subway shop. It has four
walls a door and is fully stocked and ready for business.
There are no windows, no signs, no advertising to speak of.
How many sales do you think you might make your first day?
I would guess zero sales.
Now what if we put some large windows in the walls and door?
Windows that make it possible to see that this is obviously
a sandwich shop. Now people who wander by may stop in and
buy a sandwich from you. Some sales coming in. Now lets say
you put a few signs up or paint the windows with some special
of the day. It would be great to celebrating your grand opening.
Now we call the local newspaper and run some ads. You submit
an editorial detailing your grand opening and you as the owner.
You could put a professional looking sign on your vehicle
advertising your business. The ideas go on and on.
So you see if there is no marketing going on there is no
business to speak of.
I am making these points because so many people do not
put enough weight on the marketing side of their business.
Especially people who start an online business. With a
traditional business a marketing budget is put in place
and grows with the sales growth of the business.
People who start an online business are led to believe
that they can start the business buy signing up either
for free or a small fee, get a website and a few
instructions on how to proceed, and then sit and
wait for the money to roll in. Well it never just rolls in.
Passive income does not mean a person can be passive
with their business.
Some fact to consider. 80% of offline businesses fail within
the first year. 95% of online businesses fail the first few
months.
Marketing your business is not only necessary it is
mandatory if you want to succeed. For those who start online
businesses, I have found in the beginning using whatever
free marketing avenues you can find is a wise way to go.
I personally have found great success in marketing with
article submissions. I create an articlelike this one and
then submit it to hundreds of article sites.It has links
to my website(s) which will help drive my websiteup in
the search engines and drive traffic to my website.
I also use blogging to get the word out. There are other
ways such as free ads sites, traffic sites, and email lists.
Also do not forget that marketing offline is a great way to
supplement your marketing efforts. What ever you decide to
put together as your marketing plan do it in massive quantity.
Now you have to throw in the final ingredient which is time.
With an offline business it may take months to years to become
profitable. Usually this lag time is compensated for by an
existing operating cash fund for a certain amount of time.
An online business could start making money the first day.
Chances are though that it will take a few months to start
making money and longer to get into profit. All the while
you must keep marketing. Set budget and stick to it. Use
free marketing when ever possible.
The rewards of an online business can far out weigh the
rewards of an offline business. You can literally get an
online business on autopilot and then move on and build
another one. You can accomplish things much faster online.
To summarize. Marketing your business is the most important
activity once you have put out the open for business sign.
Remember if you are not marketing your business you have no
business.
To Learn More Home Business Tactics Visit:
http://www.easyworkathomebiznow.com
About The Author:
--------------------------------------------------
Copyright © Bryon Zirker
Don't Pay A Dime For Any Ebook, Marketing Course,
Software Program Or Anything Else Until
You've Read This Ground breaking Document...
Click Here to Discover "Dotcomology" Now!
--------------------------------------------------
NOTE:You have full permission to reprint this article
within your website or newsletter as long as you leave
the article fully intact and include the "About The
Author" resource box. Thanks! :-)
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