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Some of the time when we are online we tend to focus on how to be successful immediately and try to do everything that others who appear to be successful are doing.
As you prepare to start your business, I wanted to share with you 10 things that you should avoid.
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♥ Do you! Find out what works for you and your business, when you have decided to do so you can focus on asking for additional help, whether it means to hire a mindset coach or a business coach, it’s up to you. Even if you don’t hire a coach, don’t focus on asking everyone for advice. Choose one person who can assist you; if this means that aligning yourself with a mentor who has gone down that path before, but PLEASE do not ask every and anyone for advice.
♥ Do not sign up for every opt-in that you see out there. This information might be vital to your business, but please remember that timing plays a vital part, you will soon see that your email inbox will become overwhelming.
♥ Do not join groups/communities that will not be beneficial to your business or you. This might be nice at times to join groups that you want to support, (Join my Free Facebook group, where the support is constant from other ladies by industries) but if you are going to do so add favorites to the ones that you are benefitting from and turn off the notifications from those that you do not want to be a part of at this time, or you may even hit the delete button.
♥ When focusing on your business, create a list of those person’s who might be a good collaborator for you. For example, you need to hire out for additional help ASAP, so you might need a Copywriter or even a Social Media Manager. It’s always best to have these individual’s information in one place and you may even use this resource to help someone else who might need the services of such individuals. So do not wait until you need the services of these individuals, search for them from day one when you are planning to get your business out there and have your resource list in hand.
♥ When sharing and using other person’s content, do not randomly share this information if your clients and business will not benefit from it. Let’s say you shared something that is non-fashion related on a Tuesday, this could be your day when you give tips to your clients and this may confuse your followers; so avoid randomly sharing things unless it’s within your theme day.
♥ Avoid using images that are on Google. Even though most might say they are free, try being a part of subscriptions sites that are free or paid. I have a guide HERE on some of my fave sites that I use pictures from. I also subscribe to IvoryMix, her pictures are awesome!
♥ When setting up your business, avoid accepting payments without having your policy, contract, documents looked over by a lawyer and make sure that when you do so that your clients understand and accept your terms before signing each.
♥ Avoid using platforms that are not reputable for your business. For example, if you are hosting your site on a free platform that does not allow SEO, Google will not know much about you unless through other mediums such as your social pages. Invest in a good platform such as WordPress, also make sure that you do your due diligence on hosting platforms, as well as people you might hire to create and maintain your sites.
♥ Avoid trying to do it all. Find the time to step back when things go wrong, and if they do, nothing is wrong to speak with someone to give you objective advice. Sometimes we might feel overwhelmed and pressured to do things a certain way or even like others but just don’t.
♥ Don’t plan and yes, you will fail. Don’t do things on the spur of the moment; this is a business. If it means that you will have to track your success and your failures do so, either weekly, monthly, or every quarterly period, do it with the intention of knowing how to grow from your mistakes.
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Until then, happy hiring, and best wishes with your business.
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Some good advice in there – it is very easy to become overwhelmed trying to do everything and keep up with others too.
Thanks, Lynda! So true all the best to you.
Such important tips to always keep in mind!
Thank you for sharing!
No problem all the best.
Sound tips to succeed in the online biz world. A very well rounded one at that. I’ve read a lot of must-do articles for biz. Love that you’ve covered the common mistakes & pitfalls to watch out!
Thanks for reading Vaishnavi!
Great tips!
xoxo Sienna
Thank you!
Great advice – especially the tendency to join every group and share everyone’s content to be helpful, however it may actually be hurting your business! Good lesson for everyone to learn!
Britt
Yes Brit, we live and learn.
I definitely agree with being very careful about sourcing images. There are so many wonderful free sites like Pexels, there should be no need to source ones from Google! 🙂 Thanks for the great tips!
Heather
Yes, I found out too that its best to subscribe to a membership site.
I like this a lot! About some of them, I never thought this way until now but it totally makes sense! Thank you!
No thank you, for stopping by.
Thanks for sharing these tips. Collaboration is key!
Thank you Pam!
I wish I had read this post sooner! “Do not sign up for every opt-in that you see out there.”- I definitely did this had to spend a significant amount of time unsubscribing to irrelevant bloggers/companies.
I know I did too.
Nice post you have going on here! keep going!
Thank you so much!
I 1000% agree with “do you” because um, if you don’t do you – then how could anyone trust you and trust your business practices?!
Aww, thank you, Gigi!
I am a businesswoman along with a doctor so I agree with all your points. I have fallen and learnt so I would say this is helpful for people who are interested in entering in business.
Thank you Mondipa, I appreciate it.
A great and successful business required a lot of effort, research and sacrifices.
You are so right about that.
Very helpful tips except using WordPress. I had a bad experience from this site. My birth certificate was published on my WordPress blog. Immediately, I deleted my account. I only use WordPress for commenting now.
I am sorry to hear that.
Very good advice and a great reminder that it is not a race. I don’t have to do everything overnight. That will only lead to being stressed and burnt out.
I agree with you Ashley staying in your own lane is always wise.
All of these tips are important. For me learning to not do it all, is what I need to work on. I need to delegate, instead of overwhelming myself with work,
It’s not you alone, it can be a struggle at times.
I agree with almost all of the above, the spur of the moment kinda thing almost always has failure written all over it. When i started blogging I just kept thinking and organizing and planning for 2 straight months although mine is a simple dining and recipe blog. Even so proper planning goes a long way!
For sure, in the end you will see the results.
Short, crisp and to the point. Every tip is useful and I really appreciate the way you framed it. Neat!
Thank you!
I agree on your point at where google images are not free. They come with copyrights that most people aren’t aware of. I can say that i was not approved from adsense until i removed those pictures
Thank you for sharing that with me too as I did not know that.
Very great advice from you! I’m pretty sure you will be a successful entrepreneur someday.
Thank you Maysz, and I wish the same for you too.
Enjoy reading your very informative post thank you 😀 Cheers, sienny
Thank you Sienny!
Gotta admit that I did, however, did the opposites of these tips but I’m really glad I read this!
I am glad that you got the opportunity to change your circumstances around.
Lovey tips and well articulated! It is so important to find out what works for you and your business as a start!
I so agree with you.
Must read article for the old as well as new business persons… Thanks for sharing.
Your welcome!
Great tips. Im planning to start my own food business. These will surely help.
That is awesome, all the best!
It’s so true. After all, the most important rule is to take beneficial action. Business is not easy yet not so hard!
Agreed.
Great advice. So many businesses fail when they neglect the basis.
Thank you Jackie!
These are good advice. Another is never claiming something that isn’t your work and cashing from it. A lot of new influencers do it.
I have never heard of that before Blair, so thanks for letting me know that.
This is reverse strategy which i like very much. Instead of thinking what to do, think what not to do..
Yes Vaishali!