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90000 The proven ways to find business ideas from scratch 90001 90002 When I was 6 and started going to school, I already knew what job I wanted to do for the rest of my life: building pyramids. Why did I want to build such things so badly? Because I loved to draw them on squared paper, and I was good at it. In entrepreneurial jargon, in those days I had found my niche: building pyramids all over the world. But then reality busted in and showed me the truth: pyramids had not been in high demand since a long time (thousands of years), so I moved on.90003
90002 From that particular time on, 90005 I learned how hard building a business can be 90006. I remember how difficult it was to find new things I loved as much as drawing those Egyptian buildings yet still wanted to do every day when out of school. 90003
90002 It was freaking hard. 90003
90002 Fast forward to today, things have not changed much: 90005 people are struggling to find what they’d like to devote their life to and how this would pay their rents 90006. Starting a new (compelling) business is still a major issue for many, mostly because you do not know where to start from, or you just start from the wrong idea.90003
90002 Finding a new and compelling business idea is not that easy as you might think. And even if chance can play an important part here, you should have done everything you could to «see» it happening. 90003
90016 90002 «In the field of observation, chance favors the prepared mind» — Louis Pasteur. 90003 90019
90002 So, the question is: how do you come up with a new business idea from scratch? How do you prepare yourself to generate great business ideas? Let’s hear what top entrepreneurs can teach you.90003
Need a business idea? Change perspective, be self-aware, research, write about it and collect emails Click To Tweet
90022 Widen your perspective 90023
90002 The first thing here is the way you look at things in your daily life and around you. If you want to find new business ideas that are worth pursuing, you should change your perspective, your point of view on things: let emerge hidden features, unknown details and see what other do not usually look at. 90003
90002 «Make sure you broaden your own horizon» as Kristoffer Tjalve, Danish entrepreneur, and strategic projects at CPH: DOX, puts it: «being able to draw on multiple experiences will make it easier for you to connect the dots and come up with new business ideas «.90003
90002 Start from here: 90003
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90031 Read more articles and books, not from your field of expertise 90032
90031 Watch TED talks and attend TEDx events in your city 90032
90031 Talk with people from different backgrounds 90032
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90002 These activities will give you the right state of mind to grow entrepreneurial ideas. If you’re more of a structured person, someone who needs flow and steps to follow here’s something you’d love. Dan Lewis, Founder of pre-launch startup, has come up with an impressive flow for generating ideas consistently: it is broken into 5 steps to facilitate progress through a system that in total should take about 30-40 hours to complete over a week or two.90003
90022 Be self-aware 90023
90002 A greater perspective is the very first step in your journey to find business ideas, but it’s not enough. To get the most out of it, you should be able to see and recognize them when they occur. Paul Graham, Y Combinator’s Co-Founder, said: 90003
90016 90002 «The verb you want to be using with respect to startup ideas is not» think up «but» notice «. 90003 90019
90002 Which are the everyday issues you / your friends are experiencing? Is there anything you could think of that would improve your life? If your radar is on, you’ll be able to intercept many interesting ideas.Self-awareness enables you to understand better what’s happening around you and which relationships you have with your surrounding environment. To start with self-awareness, try with these exercise. 90003
90022 Research and find the right inspiration 90023
90002 Internet is a plethora of information and that’s where you should look into to gather insights about, for example, what products and services people love using, what pains are they experiencing doing which activities, what they complain about an so on.90003
90002 To get this kind of information in effective ways, and not waste infinite time, you should start with what Robert Johnson, Co-Founder of Makers Academy, suggests: 90003
90030
90031 Look through the customer service sections of websites and find out what people are complaining about 90032
90031 Look at the ideas that the YCombinator wants to fund 90032
90031 Glance through the different Craigslist categories 90032
90031 Look at the most commonly searched phrases on Google and Amazon 90032
90031 Browse through communities such ah Quora, Twitter, or HackerNews 90032
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90002 To these insightful resources, I’d like to add some more from me: 90069 + Reddit and its subreddits like / r / Entrepreneur 90069 + Product I wish existed on Medium 90069 + Crowdfunding websites: Kickstarter, IndieGoGo, RocketHub, FundRazr, GoGetFunding and Crowfunder 90003
90022 Write about it and collect emails from day 0 90023
90002 When I need to understand deeply something, most of the times I need to write it down and read it out loud some while after.This forces me to read carefully, take into consideration all the involved elements at the right pace, without me skipping forward and lose some nuances, and re-think about the whole picture. 90003
90002 Many tell themselves they can not write but it’s just an excuse. 90003
90002 The same approach can be easily applied to the development of business ideas. Alex Turnbull, CEO & Founder of Groove, started blogging right within the first months of his new company by sharing his views, tactics and what he was doing to achieve his business goals.Thanks to his Startup Journey blog, he was able to collect insight and comments from his actual users and, most interestingly, from readers who landed on his blog that are likely to share some entrepreneurial feedback. 90003
90002 Writing down your take on a specific issue, how you’re trying to address it, and 90005 sharing what you might think are the weakest aspects or things that are not correctly put in place gives you the ability to grow a following of people interested in what you’re working on 90006.Like Buffer’s CEO Joel Gascoigne who started collecting email address at the early beginnings of his company with a 2-page website. 90003
90002 Getting an ongoing flow of people around your idea, whether they share opposite views or offer useful insight, needs to be your top priority. Without both writing and email address your efforts are almost useless. 90003
90002 Need to create a responsive landing page to collect email address? We’ve got great developers and designer who can work that out for you in little time: [get your job done by the top WordPress experts!] (Https: // app.codeable.io/tasks/new?utm_source=blog&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=content) 90003
90022 Think about how much this idea will change your life 90023
90002 While you’re on your journey to building up your next business idea, you need to consider 4 aspects that play an important role in any entrepreneurial life, which are: 90003
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90031 Time 90032
90031 Skills 90032
90031 Money 90032
90031 Network 90032
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90002 Or as in Zostel’s Co-Founder Dharamveer Singh Chouhan’s story are called them respectively: the Dinosaur, the Ninja, the Donkey, the Girl.90003
90002 What’s important here for you to understand is that you need to take into account that any business needs commitment, unless it just a hobby. So start by asking yourself: 90003
90030
90031 How many hours would I be willing to invest in it from now on? 90032
90031 What am I good at? What I can not do that’s related to my business idea? 90032
90031 How much money do I need to start right away that would not make me financially vulnerable? 90032
90031 Who could give me useful feedback, help with some money, or spread the word among people I know? 90032
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90002 Forcing you to investigate and assess what your current status and force of will are provides you with a better picture of the cards in your hand.90003
People think business success strongly depends on 1 brilliant idea, but ideas alone are worth nothing Click To Tweet
90022 Business ideas are not enough 90023
90002 Now it comes the hard truth: most people think business success strongly depends on 1 brilliant idea, but ideas alone are worth (almost) nothing. The world is full of great ideas, but few of them become businesses. Turning an idea into a sustainable business is also known as «execution» and starting from that is how experienced entrepreneurs judge business ideas.90003
90002 Derek Sivers has a great way to show how the 2 concepts are related one another. 90003
90002 But do not get discouraged: generating ideas is the beginning of any business and you should now know how to notice and better look for them. This gives you a leg up in your entrepreneurial journey to finding your next business idea. 90003
90002 To dig deeper into your next business adventure, find some time and read these amazing books from some of the most famous and brilliant entrepreneurs alive.I’d share my 3 favourites: Seth Godin’s «The Bootstrapper’s Bible», Eric Ries ‘ «The Lean Startup», and «ReWork» by David Heinemeier Hansson and Jason Fried. 90003
90002 Now it’s your turn: how did you come up with your first business idea? Do you have any tips or suggestions that others willing to start this journey would appreciate? Let us know in the comments! 90003
.90000 How To Start an Ecommerce Business From Scratch in 2020 90001
90002 The ecommerce business industry is exploding. Brick and mortar stores that temporarily closed may never open again. 90003
90002 Shopping online used to be a convenience and a luxury, now — its a necessity. The ecommerce businesses that I work with can not keep enough products stocked. Ecommerce has been growing for a while, and the numbers below do not account for the recent events leading to an increase in ecommerce sales.90003
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90002 I’ve been in retail since 2005, I’ve opened physical stores, I’ve launched profitable websites and I’ve marketed small and large brands online. The amount of interest in ecommerce right now is unprecedented. A lot of folks want to know how to start an ecommerce business. If your goal is to make a quick buck — that’s all you’ll do, the goal should be a scalable, profitable business that lasts. You have to have a long term vision for building an asset that brings true value to the market.90003
90011 How to Start An Ecommerce Business (Step-By-Step) 90012
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90014 Research Ecommerce Business Models 90015
90014 Start Ecommerce Niche Research 90015
90014 Validate Target Market and Product Ideas 90015
90014 Register Your Ecommerce Business & Brand Name 90015
90014 Finalize Your Ecommerce Business Plan 90015
90014 Create Your Online Store 90015
90014 Attract Customers To Your Ecommerce Website 90015
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90002 Online retail is a booming business. But I’ve seen too many ecommerce businesses struggle to get traction.It’s taken me years to learn everything included in this page. Use the information here to set up your ecommerce store, protect yourself legally, get your finances in order, market and sell your product, and start building your store. 90003
90002 There’s nothing more rewarding starting a business from nothing and watching it grow. You build it up and no one can take it from you. 90003
90002 Building an ecommerce business takes more than choosing a brand name, writing product listings, and starting to sell products online.Even the best business ideas can flop if you are not driving enough traffic to your site. Prefer a step-by-step video course? Check out Ecommerce Business Blueprint. 90003
90011 Step 1: Research Ecommerce Business Models 90012
90002 Beginning your research is the first critical step. Do not operate off of a hunch. Growing any online business is an investment. Treat it as such. 90003
90002 There is not a single business structure that works for everyone. Service-based business, software, digital product sales, and physical products are just the tip of the iceberg.90003
90002 Before you can decide on what to sell online, you need to understand the different business models available. 90003
90002 90044 90003
90002 It’s not rocket science, but it does impact your business structure. 90003
90002 This is something I’ll help you figure out in my Ecommerce Business Blueprint course. 90003
90002 If you want to turn a profit without touching your product or investing heavily at the start, dropshipping is a smart choice. 90003
90002 If you like the idea of ​​having your own warehouse full of goodies, you’re investing more up front and working with a wholesaling or warehousing model.Have a business idea for the perfect product idea or a favorite product you wish you could sell under your brand? Look into white labeling and manufacturing. 90003
90002 And then there are subscriptions, where you carefully curate a set of products or a single product to be delivered at regular intervals to your customers. 90003
90002 90057 The ecommerce business model that attracts me the most is a single product category that you supplement with affiliate marketing 90058. You can control the content marketing and branding on a focused product and focus the rest of your energy on driving sales by monetizing traffic.90003
90060 Ecommerce Business Models Must Read 90061
90002 Types Of Ecommerce: Ready to start your successful ecommerce business? Learn more about the process of selling products online and other types of online business models here. 90003
90002 90057 Additional resources: 90058 90003

90011 Step 2: Start Ecommerce Niche Research 90012
90002 It pains me when people email me their ecommerce site and it’s filled with hundreds of products, dozens of categories, and no real focus. 90003
90002 Unless you have a massive budget, you can not be the next Best Buy or Amazon.You have to niche down to run a profitable ecommerce store. 90003
90002 90075 90076 Choosing your niche is the most important step in opening your online business. Start this process by identifying successful companies already working in this space. 90003
90002 Make sure that the area is competitive — an absence of competition usually indicates that there’s no market, either. 90003
90002 Do not pick an overly crowded niche, however, and skip anything dominated by major brands. If you’re having trouble with this, drill down further on what you want to do — the more specific you are, the less competition you are likely to face.90003
90002 Niche-ing down also gives you the benefit of having a lot of «shoulder» niches, related to what you do, but not identical. You can work together with business owners in those niches to cross-promote, become (or acquire) an affiliate, and grow your customer base. 90003
90002 Pick a product category with a minimum of 1000 keywords and focus on a niche that does well in social media, where publishers in the area are affiliates on Amazon. If you can nab a few affiliate marketing opportunities, you will not have to worry about shipping as much product, but you can still make a profit.90003
90086 Must Read for Niche Selection: 90087

90002 90057 Additional resources 90058 90003

90011 Step 3: Validate Target Market and Product Ideas 90012
90002 Now that you’ve identified a niche and business model, you might be tempted to start hunting for products to sell. 90003
90002 Do not. Before you think about product ideas, think about personas. You can not expect people to buy your product if you do not know who you’re selling to. 90003
90002 90099 Who are you? What does the store represent? Who are your ideal customers? You need to project a consistent brand image (a journey that starts with your brand name).An organic seed company that started selling conventional fertilizer would not last very long. 90003
Your store persona has to match the expectation of your customers & the products you sell.Click To Tweet 90101
90002 Once you’ve identified the image you want to project and the customer you are catering to, it’s time to come up with product ideas. I suggest starting with one — you’ll invest less at the start, and if you want to offer more you can test the waters with affiliate marketing. 90003
90002 In the example of an organic seed company, you could find popular organic products on Amazon and create content to send traffic to those affiliate products.If something catches fire, you can consider making your own brand of that product. If you’re not 100% sure what to sell, you can use affiliate marketing to validate your idea. 90003
90002 Before you invest in the product, though, evaluate it carefully. Even if you choose a dropshipping model, you want to test it carefully and get a feel for the product yourself so you can identify any potential problems and prepare customer service scripts to answer common questions. 90003
90060 Product Selection Must Read 90061
90002 90057 What To Sell Online: How To Sell More Products With Personas: 90058 Think you’re ready to tackle persona and products? Read this first 90003
90002 90057 Additional resources: 90058 90003

90011 Step 4: Register Your Ecommerce Business & Brand Name 90012
90002 If you want to start a successful business, you need a brand that connects with your persona.Identifying your persona makes building an ecommerce brand easier. You might avoid girlie colors and images if you are selling products to corporate businesswomen interested in living a sustainable life. 90003
90002 90123 90076 But before you set up your store and get into the nitty gritty of building a brand — there are some basic steps you’ll need to take. 90003
90060 Register Your Business. 90061
90002 Choose a business name and register your company. There are legal protections and tax benefits for incorporating, so do not skip it.90003
90060 Pick Your Store’s Name 90061
90002 The name of your site and the legal name of your business do not need to be identical, but keeping them consistent has its benefits. Make sure whatever you choose fits your niche — you do not want to pick a brand name at the last minute. 90003
90060 Get Your Business Licenses 90061
90002 If you’re not familiar with this process, the Small Business Association 90137 has plenty of resources to help you get started, including a mentor-protege network and courses on small business basics.Look actively for mentors — their advice can be priceless, even for little things like acquiring business licenses. One of the smartest decisions I ever made was finding someone who could show me the ropes. 90003
90060 Get Your Employer Identification Number 90061
90002 You’ll need an Employer Identification Number (EIN) to open a business bank account and file your business taxes next April, even if you do not plan on having any employees. Your EIN is a bit like your business ‘social security number: it’s a unique number that identifies your business and helps you file important paperwork.90003
90060 Apply for Business Licenses and Permits 90061
90002 Operating an online store does not exclude you from needing certain business licenses and permits. Check with your city, county, and state to see what sorts of sales tax licenses or home business licenses you need, and get those approved before you start operating. 90003
90060 Find the Right Vendors 90061
90002 You’ll have a lot of competition selling products online, so it’s in your best interest to find the best quality and best prices for the products you sell or materials you use to create your products.Shop around until you find a vendor you want to do business with long-term — this includes your ecommerce software (your «shopping cart»). Think scalable from the start. 90003
90060 Logo Creation 90061
90002 Do not fret over it too much, but do make sure that it is not in use by another company in your niche. Logo design does not have to be terribly original, however (90154 and really 90155 should not). 90003
90060 Get Visual 90061
90002 Consider the 90154 c 90155 olors of your brand, the imagery you’ll use, and the typeface or fonts you’ll employ carefully.If you’ve got the budget, you might want to hire a marketing firm to create a design brief for your company. If not, you can create your own. Just keep it consistent and read marketing tips designed to help boost your brand. 90003
90060 Ecommerce Business Must Read 90061
90002 How to Write a Business Plan For Ecommerce: Need help writing your business plan? This beginners guide has you covered. 90076 90057 Additional resources: 90058 90003

90011 Step 5: Finalize Your Ecommerce Business Plan 90012
90002 By now you should have a great idea of ​​what your business will look like.You have your target market, your product niche and your brand name. 90003
90002 Now is a good time to step back and put your business plan on paper and determine your startup budget and monthly expenses. 90003
90002 90057 The most important aspect of a business is the financial one. 90058 Figure out your break even point, both in unit sales and duration (in months). Any real business is an investment of resources. In fact that was one of the first things I learned in MBA school. A CEO’s role is to take resources and turn it into a return.90003
90002 Yet, I am sad to see that many entrepreneurs do not take the time to project their revenue and expenses. 90003
90002 The business planning phase is also when you want to iron out details like your staff, product sourcing, logistics and marketing budget. 90003
90011 Step 6: Create Your Online Store 90012
90002 Once you’ve legally registered your business and started thinking about design, you need to register your domain name and any redirect URLs that might be relevant. You’re going to need the design info you settled on in the last step now, when you finally build your store.90003
90002 90189 Whatever design you chose needs to be compatible with your ecommerce software, too. 90003
90002 There are literally hundreds of ecommerce shopping cart platforms. Choosing the right ecommerce software is not easy. You need to carefully evaluate things like loading speed, features, compatibility with different payment gateways, compatibility with your business structure, your web developer skills, SEO-friendly features, and more. I’m putting together reviews and comparisons to help you pick the right one.90003
90002 Once you decide on your ecommerce solution, do not hire a «CRO Expert» or expensive development company. Just use a theme. You might need to pay a small fee of $ 100 or so to get a good template, depending on the shopping cart you choose and what they offer. 90003
90002 Theres lots of themes for BigCommerce, Shopify and WooCommerce. 90003
90002 If you do not want to worry about taking credit card payments, you can sell products online on a marketplace like Amazon. 90003
90002 Love the idea of ​​your own digital real estate? Make sure your ecommerce platform can scale with you and integrate with popular ecommerce marketplaces to increase your exposure.90003
90002 Setting up your online store is much more than adding your products and content. You need to get your email marketing and automation set up as well. 90003
90002 This is important to set up BEFORE you get traffic. Email marketing is essential for driving conversions. Make sure you set up coupons, thank you emails, and upsells so you can turn visitors into shoppers. You also have to think about customer support. 90003
90086 Ecommerce Website Must Read 90087

90002 90057 Here are some resources to help you get started: 90058 90003

90011 Step 7: Attracting Customers to Your Ecommerce Store 90012
90002 Apologies to any 90214 Field of Dreams 90215 fans, but if you build it there’s no guarantee they’ll come.You need to market your store. 90003
90002 When you chose your cart, I told you to think about search engine friendly features. They are NOT all the same. 90003
90002 90220 The keyword-stuffing days of the early 2000s are long gone, but SEO is alive and well. You need to keep keywords and search terms in mind on each page of your site, in your URLS, and in your ad campaigns. You also need to think about driving traffic to your site. 90003
90002 The best ecommerce sites invest heavily in online marketing.If you do not have the funds, you better have the elbow grease. Subscribe to marketing newsletters or listen to digital marketing podcasts to keep a pulse on the digital marketing industry and get your fill of marketing tips. 90003
90002 Will you use sponsored content, social media, pay-per-click ads, or a combination of strategies? How will you monitor what campaigns are driving traffic to your store? If marketing your site seems overwhelming, will you hire help? 90003
90002 Your site is not the only thing you need to drive traffic to.The product (s) you choose also need to be included in your marketing budget. 90003
90002 Your mission is to sell products, not drive traffic. To sell products, you have to think beyond your site and look for expansion areas. 90003
90002 No matter what and how you decide to sell, the first step is to create an email list. Place an opt-in freebie on your website, launch a social media campaign to gain subscribers, or host a giveaway where the entry ‘fee’ is your customer’s email address. 90003
90002 Running a giveaway is my go-to marketing tactic to get traffic and subscribers quickly.Giveaways have the added benefit of increasing your brand presence and product visibility. Building an email list gives you a group of warm leads to work with, making the sales process much easier. 90003
90002 Providing consumers with coupons and content via email helps to keep your brand on their mind, boost sales, and establish credibility. Keep your emails interesting — ask for your customers ‘input often, including reviews. Respond quickly to customer service and product quality issues, and work on building relationships.No sales interaction is about the first sale; focus on the next one always. 90003
90002 On your site, look at how and where traffic flows. Are your product pages targeted to your persona? Are you losing would-be customers in the same place? If you’re driving traffic to your store but nothing is selling, fix the leaks in your sales funnel by carefully optimizing each page and taking a close look at your product listings. Use analytics to help with this task. There are tools that can help you monitor and optimize every step of the sales process.Make use of them. 90003
90002 Look into partner and affiliate marketing to boost your brand presence by offering affiliate marketing options and partnering with retailers in your shoulder niches. If you’re nervous about approaching other retailers, look into options like JVZoo (90154 www.jvzoo.com 90155), ClickBank (90154 www.clickbank.com 90155), and Amazon Associates. 90003
90002 You can also offer bloggers in your niche a free sample of your product in exchange for reviews. If you’re selling products on Amazon, one easy way to gain consumer respect and confidence (and reviews) is to ask for feedback.Include a card with each product that asks for an honest review and provides contact information for your company (email is enough, unless you have a dedicated customer service phone line). 90003
90086 Ecommerce Marketing Must Reads 90087

90011 Ready To Start Your Online Business? 90012
90002 Did this post answer your questions about starting an ecommerce store? If so, please give it a share. I’ve spent years helping business owners like you. Running a successful ecommerce website does not have to be a struggle or pricey.90003
90002 If you’ve got the elbow grease and time, you could launch a profitable online store for a few hundred dollars per month. 90003
90002 Your success is important to me. If you take the time to read through the resources above, you’ll save hundreds of hours of work and you’ll know where you’re more likely to get your money’s worth in ecommerce. I really hope you enjoyed the insights Ive shared on starting an ecommerce business. If I missed anything you’d like to see covered, let me know in the comments.90003
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.90000 How to Start an eCommerce Business from Scratch 90001 90002 90003 Do you want to start an ecommerce store from scratch? If YES, here is a detailed guide on how to start an ecommerce business with no money and no experience. 90004 90005 90002 Okay, so we have provided you an in-depth sample an ecommerce business plan template. We also took it further by analyzing and drafting a sample ecommerce marketing plan backed up by actionable guerrilla marketing ideas for ecommerce businesses. 90005 90008 90003 What Does It Take to Start an E-Commerce Business Successfully? 90004 90011 90002 Starting an e-commerce business is not easy and requires many steps and decisions that would have to come together to ensure that the business works.The first step to starting an e-commerce business is to know the products that you would like to sell online, and the strategies you can use to find product opportunities that will appeal to your customers. 90005 90002 Once you have gotten an idea of ​​the products you intend selling, you would then need to carry out an evaluation of the product itself, as well as the market for your product choice. After the evaluation, you would then need to look into how you would obtain the products you have finally settled on.90005 90002 Carrying out a research into the industry is vital, as it would help you out in writing your business plan. Your business plan is the road map that will bring your ideas and thoughts together, and it is very vital as it would determine how to best move forward and most effectively compete. 90005 90002 Another thing that should be done after writing your business plan is in determining your Business Name and choosing an appropriate and available domain name, and registering the domain before crafting your logo.90005 90008 90003 What Makes a Good E-Commerce Website? 90004 90011 90002 A good e-commerce site will know that Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is very important, as it helps your site come up in rank when customers are looking for your products or even similar products. A search engine optimization optimizes your site for Google and other search engines. 90005 90002 Building your store has many critical elements to it, as you would need to write or get someone to write captivating product description for the products you plan to sell, and a photographer to help with shooting your products so they could appear beautifully on your store.90005 90002 As you prepare to launch your store, there are several essential elements that you should prepare for, such as your shipping strategy, as getting your products to your customers should not be inconveniencing for them. You would also need to define your key performance indicators upfront, so that you know what measure to use in tracking your success. 90005 90002 After launch 90005.90000 10 Steps I Would Follow To Start Over And Build My Business From Scratch in 90 Days (Updated) 90001 90002 There is no doubt that having momentum in your business is a great thing. Once you’ve built things up and have some forward motion, it is a lot easier to keep things moving and grow. 90003
90002 The hardest part is starting from scratch. 90003
90002 You have no traffic, no name recognition, no following … and it is hard to get that train moving. A lot of people give it up. 90003
90002 I recorded a guest interview for a podcast — and the question was posed to me.That question goes like this: 90003
90010 90002 If you were starting today with no business foundation built; you’ve got a few thousand dollars in hand; you’ve got the internet, you’re employed on a regular wage, you’re allocating 3 hours a day Monday to Friday; and you’re going to dedicate most weekends to build your business. And you want to build an internet business .. 90003
90002 With that knowledge, what five to ten steps would you take to conceptualize, build, launch and develop an operational location independent business producing income within 16 weeks, that’s 3 months from today? 90003 90015
90002 This is a fantastic question.Two things I like about it are that (1) It is a situation most people find themselves in when starting out … in a day job and trying to build a business on the side, and (2) there’s a 3-month timeframe. 90003
90002 So, I outlined my answer. And, I thought I would detail it out here for my readers. 90003

90020 # 1 — Stop searching for «how to make money online». 90021
90002 One thing I know is that the sure-fire way to lose in this business is to (a) focus exclusively on the money, and (b) get distracted.90003
The first step to making money online is to stop searching for how to make money online.Click To Tweet 90024
90002 Searching for «how to make money online» means that you’re coming into it with no vision of making yourself more valuable to the world in order to get a pay raise. 90026 Money is not a result of some magic combination of tricks you do, it is the result of making yourself indispensable to people in need of a solution. 90027 90003
90002 I ran a survey just recently to find out what new training they’d like me to create for them.One response was this: 90003
90010 90002 I have been looking over the last five years for a reliable money-getting program. If you know of one, please tell me. 90003 90015
90002 This response is exactly what 90036 90026 NOT 90027 90039 to do if you want to succeed. A «money getting program» does not exist and people who promise one are usually scam artists. Programs do not get money. Systems do not get money. Systems can only help enable you to sell and deliver something valuable to a market who wants it.Your eye should always be kept squarely on providing value. 90003
90002 Secondly, the «how to make money online» search will most definitely lead you into a world of distraction and shiny objects. That search makes you a fish in a pond, where marketers are on the shoreline shooting you constantly. 90003
90043 Do not try to be this guy. It never works out.
90020 # 2 — Hone down the exact outcome or transformation that you will be in the business of delivering. 90021
90002 I want you to tattoo this one to your forehead if necessary.. 90003
90002 90026 You are not starting a blog. You are starting a business. 90027 90003
90002 Starting a blog talking 90036 about 90039 stuff is not going to get you anywhere. 90026 Businesses provide solutions to problems, and it is solutions that people pay for. 90027 So, before you think about ANYTHING else, you need to be crystal clear on the exact outcome you’re in the business of creating for people. 90003
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90002 That delivery of outcome serves as the orientation point for everything else, including your blog.90003
90002 So, that’s what I would do. I would take into account my own strengths, what I’m good at … and I would look for crossover with areas of demand for solution. And I’d hone it down. 90003
90002 90026 This is not about passion, like so many «gurus» profess. 90027 This is about solution delivery. If I want to start a business in 3 months, I’m not going to waste my time going in circles thinking about my passion. I’m just going to look for where I’d be of value and I’d go with it. 90003
90002 The Niche Profits Finder is a little worksheet tool I’ve created to help people figure this out for themselves.Click here to grab your free copy. 90003
90020 # 3 — Acquire 3 Specific Tools To Get Started 90021
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90002 Obviously, you’re not going to do much business without a homebase. So, if I were starting from scratch, I’d get my site set up. 90003
90002 But, here’s the big thing … 90003
90002 This is a 3-month timeframe. So, I would not go shopping for a bunch of fancy tools and get into «shiny object» land. I would concentrate on 3 specific solutions that I think are best for the highest ROI for the least cost.They are: 90003
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90083 90026 Buy a basic hosting account from Siteground. 90027 They have solid hosting and you get a domain name for free. And, they have better support than Bluehost and other EIG companies. 90086
90083 90026 Pick up a membership with Thrive Themes. 90027 A Thrive Membership would give me everything I need, from conversion-focused themes, to opt-in form builder, to landing page creation. It is truly one of the best values ​​there is for anybody building a business on top of WordPress.Click here for more a review of Thrive. 90086
90083 90026 Pick up an account with Aweber. 90027 This is for hosting my email list, something you absolutely need to do right from the get-go. 90086
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90002 Since this is a 90-day plan, I would not be getting all fancy with theme tweaks, researching membership sites and the like. But, you will need hosting and an email list. You’re also going to need landing pages and opt-in forms, and Thrive is absolutely the best use of funds since you get access to so many valuable marketing plug-ins for one price.90003
90098 Thrive will get you several powerful marketing tools all for one price.
90002 One thing about my mindset here … and that’s on the idea of ​​spending money. I know a lot of people starting out try not to spend any money and do everything for free. In most cases, they are sabotaging themselves. It does not mean you have to spend money stupidly, but trying to avoid it is also stupid. If you want to build a business, you have to invest in it. 90003

90002 Unlike offline businesses, an online business can be built VERY cheaply.But, not for free. 90003

90002 And that goes especially if you want to build the business in a decent timeframe. This is all about building a business in a matter of months. If you do not pick up the right tools in the beginning and just start, you’ll end up spending those months trying to re-invent the wheel and learning stupid-ass technical stuff that you have no business doing. 90003
90020 # 4 — Create 3-5 Redwood Posts centered around the transformation you deliver 90021
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90002 We’ve got 3 months.And, a lot of bloggers end up getting into a wheel spinning contest about all this content they think they need to make. 90003
90002 90113 But, we’re keeping our eye firmly on the target. We’re building a business, not a blog. And, we need an offer and we need to get focused on that. 90003
90002 At the same time, your blog can not be empty. So, here’s what I’d do … 90003
90002 Take the transformation that you deliver, and outline out all the typical roadblocks and barriers that people have to overcome on their way to achieving that transformation.Next, do some basic keyword research and find out which of those barriers get the highest search volume and have the most «bang» in the market. 90003
90002 Then, write some seriously kick-ass redwood posts centered around resolving those barriers. Not more than 3-5 of them, because we have other things to do than write blog posts. 90003
90002 A redwood post is a kind of pillar post, but it is one which we will turn into a major resource post over time. We’re going to circle back and keep this thing updated.And we’re also very likely going to invest a little bit of money into distributing this post right into the exact right target audiences in order to build awareness of our brand. 90003
90002 I call this The Redwood Strategy. It is something I have a full training around inside The Lab, called The Expanded Redwood Strategy. 90003
90002 Again, though … 90003
90002 We’re building a business, not a blog. And we have 90 days. So, do not go off and jump onto the content hamster wheel. Concentrate on 3 solid resource posts with a great headline.You will circle back and update them again later, so they do not have to be perfect on day 1. Post these posts to your blog … then let’s move directly onto building out a funnel that will make you money. 90003
90020 # 5 — Create your lead magnets to build your list 90021
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90002 Your email list is your most valuable asset. It is what gives your growing business leverage and the ability to direct attention at will. So, those 3-5 redwood posts you just wrote are essentially useless without list building as a firm goal.90003
90002 So, you want to create a lead magnet. In fact, your best bet is to create one lead magnet for each of the redwood posts you’ve created. Each lead magnet tightly related to each post and positioned such that it is the natural «next step» to the blog post … almost as if they’re just leaving money on the table by not getting your lead magnet. 90003
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90002 Now, I am definitely NOT advocating some big honker ebook, a multi-video «challenge», or anything of the sort.There are 90026 7 specific criteria for a high-conversion lead magnet 90027, which I discuss in The Ultimate Guide To Building An Email List: List Building That Works And Makes You Money. 90003
90002 Your best lead magnets are going to be short and sweet. I’m a huge fan of worksheets, templates and other kinds of shortcuts. These kinds of lead magnets promise a shortcut by the simple act of getting the lead magnet and do not contain an inherent promise of a bunch of followup work. 90003
90002 For each lead magnet, you’ll want to put opt-in forms for it inside the redwood posts AND create a landing page for each one.Good news is that, if you purchased a Thrive Membership, you have access to both Thrive Content Builder and Thrive Leads. So, you have everything you need. So, you do this: 90003
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90083 Create a separate list inside Aweber for each lead magnet. 90086
90083 Create a basic welcome email for each one. Welcome them to your site, tell them a bit about yourself, and deliver the lead magnet. 90086
90083 Using Thrive Leads, create an opt-in form. Specifically, create a «Lead Shortcode». This will enable you to place an opt-in form right in the middle of your blog post.Just hook up the form to the right Aweber email list, something that is easy to do with Thrive. 90086
90083 Next, create a landing page for that lead magnet. Same basic idea, just now we have a whole separate page just for that lead magnet. This is useful to link to from within the post, to use on social media, or even in future advertising campaigns. 90086
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90002 If you have nothing to sell, you have no business. It’s sadly laughable how many blog owners out there still confuse having a blog with having a business.They’re NOT the same thing. You have not even truly stepped up to the starting line yet unless you have something to sell. 90003
90002 But, the last thing that I recommend you do right now is go head down and start creating some big online course. I also am not a fan of trying to build a business solely around affiliate offers. You give away all control of your business when you do that. 90003
90002 90026 There are two ways which you can literally create an offer out of thin air: 90027 90003
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90083 Sell a service and sell your time by offering a «done for you» offer or consulting.90086
90083 Create a pre-sale to sell a product which does not exist yet. 90086
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90002 Either of these ways will allow you to officially be in business without the long lead-up period to creating a whole product first. Quite frankly, it’s pretty stupid to create a training course until you’ve made some sales anyway. 90003
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90002 If you decide to sell services (and I probably would if I were starting from scratch on a 90 day plan), I would use Thrive Content Builder to create a simple landing page which describes the service and what I’d do.I would focus it on THEM and how I will remove their pain. It would not be all about me and my skills … it would be about how I will remove their pain and solve their problem. 90003
90002 If the service was specific enough to price at a flat rate, I’d probably include a simple Paypal button for them to pay for it. For the sake of simplicity, I would not yet go out and acquire some fancy membership software or shopping cart. I can do that later. 90003
90002 If the service was more involved, I’d include a form on the landing page and their call to action would be to request a strategy session (or something to that effect).I’d definitely use Gravity Forms to make that form, since it is the best form plugin for WordPress and I know I’ll have a ton of other uses for it later. 90003
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90002 I probably would not use language like «request an estimate» since it is too vague. I would try to make it more benefit driven, and often people in need of a service would find value in discussing it and ironing out some details before talking money. 90003
90002 [highlight] For more on marketing a service using these methods, check out How I Would Market And Sell Web Development Services If I Were Still A Web Developer.[/ Highlight] 90003
90002 In terms of a pre-sale, the idea is to sell a product before it is created. The landing page will talk about the benefits of the product and the rough plan of action. You are being upfront with people that they are securing a spot on the course and that it does not exist yet. Never mislead people. For this reason, I am a fan of pre-selling as a «live class» delivered online. I’ll just create the course right in front of them via webinar or something. I’ve done this several times and was able to bring in a few thousand dollars in sales for a course I had not made yet.90003
90002 Good thing, too, is that if it does not sell, you did not waste your time. You can adjust the offer and test other things and only when you find the winner do you create it. In other words, 90026 you’re creating the product to match the offer which converts … rather than trying to convince people that they want what you’ve already made. 90027 90003
90002 That’s super important. 90003
90020 # 7 — Invest into native advertising on social media. 90021
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90002 90205 Depending on your blog to solely attract people out of the ether is going to be a slow process.Plus, it’ll be frustrating because you do not feel like you’re in the driver seat at all. You’ll feel like you’re a feather in Google’s fart stream. 90003
90002 The way around that is 90026 paid advertising 90027. 90003
90002 This gives you some levers that you can pull when you want to to drive business, rather than sitting around and crossing your fingers. 90003
90002 I would invest some money into native ads. This would include newsfeed ads on Facebook, promoted tweets on Twitter, Youtube ads, Google Adwords, maybe LinkedIn.More than likely, however, you’ll be able to do it with just Facebook. 90003
90002 In the early days — and certainly in our first 90 days — we’ll be bootstrapping. We’re not afraid to invest some money in this, but we do not want to just throw it up against the wall either. Facebook ads can be a huge expense if not done right. 90003
90002 In the beginning, I’d be looking to start out with a budget of perhaps $ 5 $ 10 per day. And the cheapest way to begin to reach people will be: 90003
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90083 Building likes onto your Facebook page 90086
90083 Running paid ads direct to a blog post (using those redwood posts you created) 90086
90083 Doing a video ad and building up views, but the video is designed to introduce yourself and lead with value.This is a brand building thing which then pulls them over to your website. 90086
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90002 These types of campaigns will usually be more cost effective in the beginning rather than trying to run people who have never heard of you directly into a squeeze page. 90003
90002 So, here’s what I’d do: 90003
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90083 Be sure the Facebook Pixel is installed on the website. You can do it manually or use a plug-in such as PixelYourSite. 90086
90083 Set up a custom audience to capture anybody who visits your site.90086
90083 Set up a unique custom audience for each of your main redwood posts to capture people specifically who visit them. 90086
90083 Set up a $ 10 / day campaign to run traffic to one of my redwood posts. I’d invest about $ 6-7 of that into reaching brand new people by putting that redwood post right in front of the kind of people who would be good potential CUSTOMERS of my new business. The remaining $ 3- $ 4 I would put into a retargeting ad which will only be shown to people who visited that redwood post but did not opt-in.That ad would go direct to the landing page for the lead magnet that I created. 90086
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90002 When you do not have the audience, you have to go out and get them. Paid native advertising to the right groups of people is a great way to do that. It puts you in the driver seat. 90003
90002 [highlight] You can read more about how I started a new blog from scratch using this technique … with a status report on a new RV blog. [/ Highlight] 90003
90020 # 8 — Do Some Guerilla Marketing 90021
90002 Guerilla marketing is defined as: 90003
90010 90002 Innovative, unconventional, and low-cost marketing techniques aimed at obtaining maximum exposure for a product.90003 90015
90002 And that’s what we’d need to do in the beginning in order to learn more about our market, what they need / want, and perhaps make some sales. At this point in our 90 day plan, we’d have all the basics in place. A few basic core blog posts, lead magnets, an offer, an email list hooked up … and some traffic coming into it from paid ads. 90003
90002 To kick it up a notch, though, you’re likely going to need to think outside the box and get your elbows dirty. You’ll need to get more personal and 1-on-1 with people.For instance, consider doing things like: 90003
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90083 When people opt into your list, reach out to them manually via email and see if they’d be willing to have a Skype conversation with you. Your purpose will be to find out more about what they need and want and what they’re looking to achieve. 90086
90083 If you know people saw your offer page and did not act on it, reach out to them individually and find out why. 90086
90083 Reach out to podcast shows in your niche and pitch yourself as a potential guest on their show.Any podcaster is looking for material. 🙂 90086
90083 Get out there and comment on other blogs, social media groups, forums, etc. 90086
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90002 The overriding point here is to make the most of what may seem like a small amount of people who are finding their way to your site. Treat them like real people and not anonymous email addresses or pixels on your traffic graphs. 90003
90002 As I build up this business in 3 months, 90026 I would be the most personable bloke on the Internet. 90027 This is a people business.90003
90002 And remember, it is not just about making the sale. In fact, at this stage, it is every bit about finding out what they need and want so that you can deliver it. What you learn here could result in you changing your lead magnets or changing the very nature of your offer. 90003
90002 This is an important component of the discovery phase of product / market fit. 90003
90020 # 9 — Deliver What They Want 90021
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90002 You’ll be testing some things out using paid traffic.You’ll be seeing your conversion rates. You’ll also be talking to some people and getting those elbows dirty. You’re going to be learning and perfecting your offer to match what the market is asking for. 90003
90002 At that point … you simply deliver it. Deliver what they want. Make it awesome. Blow them away and make their transformation and them achieving their desired outcome your mission in life. 90003
90002 Email subscribers are great. Sales are great. But, if you’re not adding real VALUE to their lives, none of it lasts.90003
90002 You deliver effectively and your business will grow. Sales will increase. You’ll get more traffic leverage and get more organic (free) traffic. The blog will be growing. 90003
90002 You’ve just launched your business. But, one more thing … 90003
90020 # 10 — Seek Steady, Continual Growth 90021
90002 You must continue to find ways to improve your delivery. To make it possible to deliver more, deliver better, and deliver at scale. 90003
90002 If you went with a service offer to kick off, it is time to look for ways to systematize things.Record everything you are doing. Create training for it. Therein lies your ability to eventually launch a product offer and phase yourself out of service offers (or just raise your prices). 90003
90002 Never act like «you’ve arrived» and simply rest on your laurels. 90026 The moment you stop actively CREATING this business is the moment it starts to die. 90027 In the blog post I wrote about my 2014 lessons, I wrote: 90003
90010 90002 The solution is to CREATE. To actively CREATE what we want.And, as an entrepreneur, I need to spend as much time in that creative mode as I possibly can. For much of 2014 року, I allowed myself to not exist in that space. I had gotten too concentrated on the next task, the next thing to check off my list. 90003 90015
90002 So, look beyond 90 days and how you can expand this business with the same gusto that brought you to the 90 day mark. 90003
90020 What Now? 90021
90002 If you’ve read to this post in this post … awesome. 🙂 But, I’m guessing you have not yet done the stuff mentioned in this post.90003
90002 I’m guessing that, most likely, you’re still at the beginning. You want to make that online business, but the path to doing it seems offly daunting and complicated. 90003
90002 I understand completely. There are a lot of unknowns. You have some leaps of faith and some decisions in your future, should you choose to travel this path. 90003
90002 But, I promise you … the path can be followed. It is even a fairly well worn pathway. Many have gone before you. 90003
90002 Inside The Lab, I’m working every day to create every tool one needs to travel this path.We also have a great community of like-minded people in there doing it — and they’re all very giving and would love to help and encourage you along the way. 90003
90002 I’d like to see you join The Lab. I’d do a happy dance if you did … because for me, that’s when the transformation begins. Sure, like any business owner, I like to make a sale, too. But, for me, that’s when the work BEGINS. When a member joins us, that’s more like the firecracker which starts the race, not the celebration of work accomplished.90003
90002 But, aside from joining The Lab, it’s a good idea to hop back up to Step # 2 above. To download the 90036 Niche Profit Finder 90039 (you’ll find it below) and really begin to put some thought into the transformation you wish to deliver. Then you can proceed to step # 3 and acquire the 3 basic tools you’ll need to begin. ONLY those tools. Do not go on a big shopping spree here. And, of course, if you already have hosting, do not get that. 90003
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