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It’s an exciting time we live in when anyone with access to the internet and a laptop (or any other techy device) can create their own online business. This huge rise in self-made businessmen and women across the globe is a sure sign that technology and the internet are changing the way we work. So what advice can be given for running an online business?
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Know What You Want To Sell
First off, you need a product or service as part of your business. It has to be something relevant to you, that you’ll enjoy doing 24/7. That’s because you’ll be living and breathing this business as you get it up off the ground. So whether that’s creating your own fashion line, developing your own food recipes or publishing a series of crime fiction novels through e-books, find your passion. Know what you want to sell before you dive head first into it.
Make It Look Professional
Ever heard the saying, fake it till you make it? Well, that’s a saying that should ring very prominently as you develop the business. Not everyone has overnight success. Some take months or years to run an established business that’s turning over a profit. So from day one, you want to bring across the professionalism of both yourself as a business owner and the business itself. This means setting up a website that looks sleek, stylish and sends a clear message to any viewers who come to the site, what it is and its purpose.
Think about your brand image and what you’d like your company to be called. Make sure to have brand consistency. This means making sure that every social media platform, business card, and promotional material, all have the same theme colors and font, that is recognizable as you’re brand.
Have A Clear Path Of Communication
Contact details are extremely important for potential clients and customers to get in touch with you. There’s nothing more frustrating than going onto a website and not easily finding a contact number or email address. If you don’t want to display your own home address, you might want to consider a virtual corporate business address. This is useful because then any mail you do get can be digitized and sent straight to your inbox.
When you’ve started building up a following of customers, be sure to develop a relationship with them. Listen to any concerns and follow up with solutions to the problems they may pose towards your product or service. Always look to improve what you’re selling, with the customer in mind.
Develop Constantly And Get Help
As an online business, the competition within any industry can be tough. Competitors will always be looking to one-up on you, so they remain top dog. It’s important to look for ways of developing online, whether that’s through your website or promoting on social media. In a digital world that’s constantly changing, you may benefit from hiring in extra help, if your skills in social media and digital marketing are a little limited.
SEO (search engine optimization) for example, is a key factor in boosting your website’s presence on Google and other search engines. Therefore, having a team of skilled staff would be beneficial to have. A blog should certainly be a feature on your website to boost SEO. And when thinking about your marketing and advertising campaigns, you want to set aside a budget that you can dedicate to paid advertising on your social media platforms. It’s incredible the amount of global reach that digital advertising has on a business.
Don’t Forget About Physical Interaction
An online business can often mean that you’re working from home if it’s just yourself or within an office or flexible office space with a few staff. These staff might not even be based their permanently so social interaction (in the physical sense) may be lacking. Don’t forget that you should be networking and attending events where you can socialize in person to hopefully collect new contacts who will bring new customers and opportunities to your business. Just because it’s online, doesn’t mean that you don’t still need those traditional formats such as face to face meetings etc.
The online world feels like it’s been here forever but in fact, it’s still fairly new, and we’re all still trying to figure it out because it pretty much changes every time we think we’ve got a grasp of it. Online businesses are not for the faint-hearted, so commit to your business fully and be prepared to be flexible and open with your business
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