9 Steps To Business Failure
April 25, 2006
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Here’s how to fail in business, in a few simple steps:
1) Never give out business cards – it’s such a waste. In fact, don’t bother having business cards at all. If people want to speak to you that badly, they’ll get your number somehow.
2) Don’t send out leaflets, brochures or postcards to potential customers. It’s too time consuming. Just stick an ad in your local paper instead. Most people just buy newspapers to read the ads anyway.
3) Don’t build a website to promote your offline business. All these reports on trillions more people buying online are complete BS. Nobody buys a thing online, do you?
4) If you must build a website, don’t try to actually promote your product or service on it. Nobody will be interested. Instead, just ad a heap of irrelevant content – that way everyone will remember you, and it might remind them that they want to buy something from you in the next ten years. Most importantly – NEVER put an opt in newsletter on your site. People don’t like interesting and informative newsletters, so they’ll never read them anyway.
5) Don’t do any research whatsoever before launching your business. It’s a waste of time and money. Who cares what people want to buy? Sell something you like - it will catch on eventually.
6) Ignore customer complaints at all costs. Some people are just born moaners. What do you care if they tell all their friends that your product is rubbish? Your Aunt Alice likes it and your dog things it’s great.
7) Never tell your family and friends about your business. They’re all tightwads anyway, and they couldn’t possibly know 200 people each who might be potential customers. Tell them you’re a secret agent, and all aspects of your business must remain under wraps.
Never sell anything you would buy yourself. What’s the point when your local shop sells all you need for half the price? Find the cheapest products possible, and sell as many as you can at a discount. It doesn’t matter if they’re complete rubbish. Everyone wants a bargain nowadays, and it doesn’t matter if they fall to bits within 2 days. You don’t plan to see your customers again, so it doesn’t matter.
9) Don’t even think about a business plan – complete waste of time. You don’t need a plan. Just plan to make as much money in as little time as possible – hopefully three months, then move on to the next great idea.
Hopefully, these tips have given you some insight into what it takes to fail with a home-based business. Finally, under no circumstances should you click on any of the links below. By doing so, you’ll get heaps of advice and tips on running a successful business, and they could completely ruin your chances of failure.
Avoid the Risk Trap
April 24, 2006
So, you’re thinking about starting a home based business, but you’re more than a little worried about the risk. Did you know, the biggest risk is not taking a risk at all?Think about it. Let’s imagine that you’re considering setting up an online Russian Language course, and you’re going to use $1500 of your savings to set it up. If it is successful, you stand to make a lot of money, if it isn’t, you lose your time and $1500. If you decide not to take the risk, you keep your time, and your dollars, but you stand to gain nothing.
Maybe $1500 is a lot to you. It’s taken you a long time to save, and you’re worried you might lose it all. Don’t worry, I’m not telling you to rush in foolishly. You can control the risk by taking the following steps:
1) Research your market. Is there a demand for online Russian Language courses? Try this free tool to see how many people searched for them last month: Keyword Tool
2) Work out your costs. Find out how much your start up costs will be. Include everything from paperclips to web design tools. Don’t forget to allow money for marketing your home business in the beginning, or you’ll struggle to get customers. Save some of your marketing budget - to get 6 FREE marketing videos, Click Here!
3) If you haven’t got a clue about setting up and running a home based business, get some knowledge and training. Try the following resources:
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You Can Make Money On Ebay
April 23, 2006
Can you make money on Ebay? The fact that around three quarters of a million people make a living from Ebay might answer your question. If they can do it, so can you, but how do you go about it?
The biggest problem that many Ebay businesses face is sourcing goods to sell. Naturally, Ebay want to help their sellers as much as possible, and they have some great info on sourcing products on their own site: Ebay Sourcing Solutions
Another great way to find products to sell is by using the Wholesale Detective. To learn how the Wholesale Detective can help you to source products to sell on ebay Click Here!
Once you have sourced products that you could make a good profit on remember, as with all other business start ups, you need to educate yourself. To encourage people to learn more about building a successful Ebay business, Ebay even has it’s own Ebay University.
Another great tool for learning about Ebay is the Silent Sales Machine. To discover more about using the Silent Sales machine to build your Ebay business Click Here!
The majority of those who have been extremely successful on Ebay, have also used their own website to sell, in conjunction with Ebay. This strategy is essential for getting repeat business from existing Ebay customers. The great news is, Ebay now have a new service for those of you who want to set up your own ebay store - it’s Ebay Pro Stores. The great news is that Ebay are offering a one month FREE trial to readers of this blog. Use this link to get One Month Free Trial! ProStores - an eBay Company
Home Business - Are you Organised?
April 22, 2006
Do you find that there are not enough hours in the day to do all that you need to do in your home business? Do you find yourself flitting from one task to the other without completing any? If so, you’re facing the same problem as many home business owners and you need to get organised.
1) Allocate specific times of the day for working - and just do it. Tell family and friends that you will be working during those hours, and don’t want to be disturbed. Ignore unwanted callers, and don’t answer the telephone, unless your business relies on it.
2) Make a list each evening of all the business tasks you need to complete the next day. Mark them with a highlighter pen as you complete each one. This is more effective than merely crossing out each task as it is completed - you feel as if you have achieve something when you see all the highlighted lines.
3) Delegate some tasks, or outsource them where possible. If you need content for your site, but don’t have time to write it, because you’re too busy marketing, outsource some of the work to a freelance writer. If you don’t feel comfortable about doing this, remember the profits from 100 people doing an average job will be greater than the profits of one person doing an exceptional job.
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