Have you seen someone post on Facebook or Linkedin something like,
"I quit!"?
Personally, I have witnessed this many times over the years. They
may not state it in so many words, but it is stated through their actions.
The last time I saw a post something like this, I decided to do
some research on the person who was "quitting". It did not take long
to discover that there was nothing on their Facebook to show what their
business was. They didn't even have a "business page"! All I ever saw them post was silly stuff about friends and fluff.
I had no idea what they did for a living!
So I took it to the next level. I checked Twitter. That was even
worse, so I made a final attempt by checking LinkedIn. Guess what I found? I
discovered what their business was! I could not help but reflect on all the
times I have read their posts and all this time never knew what they did to
"bring home the bacon". No wonder they were going out of business!
They never asked for any! You know what? You get what you ask for, pure and
simple.
Here are the 3 Massive
Mistakes even smart business owners make that prevent them from reaching 6
figure incomes.
Number 3
Using Social Media without a plan.
They use social media without any rhyme or reason and hope someone
will see them there and ask what they do. After a few months of non-focused
sharing, and getting no business, they give up on social media.
Number 2
Failure to focus on one area and specialize to be different from
their competition.
Many new business owners start with an idea that they think will
make money for them, and they find out that they are not making the kind of
money they need as fast as they need it to come in, so they give up, or add
another thing to the mix. Remember that 70% of your potential clients in the
marketplace need and want your product or service. Only the top 3% already are
looking. The rest need to be educated.
Number 1
Failure to ask for help.
Asking for help can be asking your connections and associates to
help you spread the word about what you do, or collaborating with a business
coach on some ideas to get you moving with your business. There are many ways
we can ask for help. Know what? People want to help, all we need to do is ask.
Have you found yourself caught here in the treadmill of trying to
build your business "flying by the seat of your plans"?
Here's a secret that I have learned:
The best platform to use for your social media marketing is
LinkedIn. Most people in small business do not know how valuable LinkedIn
is to them and the prosperity of their business.
I decided to make a difference with my workshops and webinars. When you attend
my LinkedIn events, you "get your hands dirty" by bringing your
computer to class and working on the spot. We work together to help you
get the very most out of your time spent in class. You make connections with
the people you want to know and do business with in class, so you are not
having to spend more of your valuable time outside class making your LinkedIn
work for you. Then you can maintain your LinkedIn on 15-30 minutes, once or twice a
day. That’s it.
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