Internet Business Resolutions For 2006
Geez, time flies so fast. We are already in 2006. What have you achieved last year so far? Have you started an internet business, have you promoted your existing business to new levels or have you just sit back? If you are at all serious about building a real internet business which can pay your bills every month, can pay your vacations while allowing you to make money even while you are sleeping or sipping a margherita on the beach, you need to read this now. This article is in no way an exhaustive list of everything you should do to run a successful business but it outlines the important things you should do so that you’ll be able to start, build and run a profitable online business.
If you are not working on your internet business regularly, you are not going to progress. If you are still procrastinating about starting an online business but always hesitant, you are never going to make it online. Remember how times flies so fast and if you consider 1 year has already gone by and you haven’t done anything, just think about how many things you would have achieved if you have started this business 1 year ago. I can tell you, lots and lots and you probably could be enjoying an incoming success right now no matter how small it is.
If you are among the very few to get an income online, it’s already a big thing because 90-99% of people who start venturing online in the hope of earning a revenue fail. There are many factors that could be the reason for failure like not working hard enough on your business, not motivated enough, discouraged on the first obstacle, not automating, targeting the wrong market, low quality products, not enough web traffic, poor sales copy, unprofessional website, lack of knowledge etc… the list goes on and on.
You don’t just need knowlegde but you need to take action as well either when you are starting an internet business or promoting an existing one. To make it simpler for you, here is a list of things you might consider to do regularly to get your business running successfully or to get you started on the right track:
(1) Publish A Newsletter
It has been said again and again in many articles that having your own newsletter or ezine is a lucrative way to run an Internet business. Why? Simply because people who are in your list regularly receive your emails and valuable information and have known to trust you with time. As a result, when you have a valuable product offer for them, do you think they will listen to your advice or from someone they haven’t heard before. You guess it. Because you’re the one who cares for them by providing them value, special offers, you have a loyal readership who are eager to know what you have for them and who will buy from you again and again. Your business might be completely destroyed but if you still have your valuable opt in email list, your business is still alive.
This is why it’s fundamental that you keep building your list no matter what. After many years, you’ll be surprised how your newsletter will grow if you are getting traffic to your website of course. But what counts is not really the size of the list but rather the quality of your subscribers. You can have only 1000 high quality subscribers on your list and just one product recommendation can be worth thousands of dollars in your pocket. On the other hand, you can have 100,000 subscribers but what if the majority are not of high quality for eg you haven’t provided them with much value and always bombard them with offers, your sales might suffer.