When it Come to Making Your Small Business Plan, is the Online Aspect Giving You Chills?

I’ve talked to many Spiritualpreneurs who seem to have a great fear of running the online aspect of their business, but (and this is coming from a real ‘techno-phobe’ here), having an online business is a lot less complicated than you may think it is!

Having any kind of business starts first at the Inner level – and if you don’t believe you can know what you’re doing when it comes to running your business online, there are a lot of other piggybacking beliefs that are riding on that…

• I don’t have what it takes
• I’m not good at technology
• Everybody else knows more than me
• I don’t have the time
• I glaze over when it comes to learning things like this…

You’ve got all these things rolling around inside your head – it’s sort of like Prego Spaghetti Sauce – ‘It’s all in there’!

So the first thing you want to do is get clear on what the beliefs are that you’re telling yourself – get really honest with yourself – what are you telling yourself about why you can’t have an online business?

Then, while you’re putting together your small business plan, start to identify the areas that you feel like you need more support on. If you’re feeling like, “Oh I just don’t understand blogging. Social Networking – it gives me a headache! I don’t get how to do this or that…”

Well, start out with identifying the areas YOU think are important to having in an online business, and anywhere that you feel you are lacking.

You also want to identify the areas you feel belong in an online business that you really do feel like you have some sense about, because there are things that are really serving you at an inner level with your beliefs, and at an outer level you do have competencies and skill sets and brilliances that are serving you.

People tend to focus on everything they can’t do, everything that don’t know how to do, everything that’s confusing or overwhelming – but you have to remember that for everyone that says they can’t do an online business, there are both inner and outer level reasons you have to address in areas that are both serving you and not serving you.

It’s very important to look at it from both sides.

A good starting point for having an effective online business, whether you understand all the ‘technology’ involved or not, is to simply map it out. Take a piece of paper and make a flow chart.

• OK, someone comes to my blog or website. What happens?
• What do I want them to experience?
• What do I want to have occur?

Map it out all the way down to all the different levels of all the different things you want to offer. Think of it as your online small business plan.

Online business are often based in having an effective profit funnel – you introduce yourself to people through free or lower end products and begin building relationships and credibility, eventually going all the way up through to higher end products – programs, seminars, continuity programs – it goes all the way through. Read more

Are You Creating Residual Income Through Writing Articles?

Have you ever heard the phrase, “Content is King”?

When it comes to running your business, that phrase truly applies in every aspect of your marketing – and it’s actually an exciting part of being a Spiritualpreneur, because it’s a tremendous opportunity to offer great value to your subscribers (and potential subscribers) through the regular words that you are offering to them.

That being said, have you considered regularly contributing articles of great content and submitting them to be published online?

The importance of articles in today’s websites and internet based companies are immeasurable. It has actually become a key element in bringing profit to a business.

If you own or operate a website, it is important to include articles in your site that will work for you and earn you the many benefits articles can give to your business.

Why is this so important?

Articles have been known to be the driving force in sending traffic to a website. Articles factor heavily into giving a site high rankings in search engine results. The higher a site ranks the bigger slice of the traffic flow pie it gets. Increases in traffic flow bring about more profits and more potential for other income generating possibilities – including residual income.

But remember, it is not just about stuffing your site with articles!  There are certain requirements that should be met to obtain the maximum benefits that an article can provide for your site.

A well written article will catch the eye and interest of your subscribers and keep them coming back for more.  It can be a great service that you provide, and raises the potential of your site being recommended to others.

As you begin creating your articles, remember the following four tips that all articles should have to be successful and helpful in bringing overflowing traffic to your site! Read more

What’s a Great Inner & Outer Process for Your Own Business to Get Traffic to Your Site?

Are you looking for a simple way to drive targeted traffic to your own business?

If you’re reading this, you are probably what I like to call a Spiritualpreneur – someone that sees that success in their own business comes not only from outer level actions, but from inner level spiritual energy management.

Both levels are equally important to finding a balance and getting what you want from your life and from your business. If you are just getting started with your own business (or if you want greater success in the one you have), one of the ways that you can integrate both the inner and outer level is by starting your own blog.

A blog is basically a journal that is available on the web. The activity of updating a blog is “blogging” and someone who keeps a blog is a “blogger.” Blogs are typically updated daily or every other day. Postings on a blog are almost always arranged in chronological order with the most recent additions featured most prominently.

Blogs are having a massive impact on the lives of almost all web users. This is due to a quirk in the way the world’s most popular search engine works. Unbeknownst to some, web logs have a significant impact on Google search results.

With over “150 million search queries per day”, it means that weblogs are influencing over a billion Google searches a week.

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How Can You Quickly Bring in Revenue to Your Own Business While Establishing Yourself as an Expert?

Take a look at the difference between establishing yourself as an expert in your own business through something like writing a book, vs. establishing yourself as an expert by providing a program with minimal cost.

Writing and self-publishing a book can require an investment of several thousand dollars, along with  great deal of time.

If you want to quickly establish yourself as an expert as well as create multiple income streams, programs are the way to go.

I discovered that by establishing myself as an expert through creating programs (rather than laboring to write a book), I actually have people asking to co-author books with me.

For me, creating programs is more fun, and it is a much easier process. And when I am ready to talk to a publisher, it will be easier for a publisher to consider any proposals based on my expertise and the program workbooks already created.

Not only are programs significant revenue producers, but as soon as you have a program and an organization, you become an expert!

Think about it:

• Assume that you are selling a product – maybe an eBook that you created.
• You intend to sell the eBook for $30.
• You have to do all the marketing and you have to organize Joint Venture partners.
• Then, the affiliates will get a percentage (say 50%) for directing customers to your eBook
• You will also have to pay the credit card fees

OR:

• You provide a program
• Charge $300 per person
• Get 10 clients
• That is $3000 generated!

Even after paying the credit card fees, you are still a lot of money ahead of selling the eBook.

You create more money faster by providing programs.  Books are like a glimmer in your eye.  You can literally be doing a paid program in weeks.

It won’t take years to produce revenue with programs.

When you think about beginning to create your pilot program, keep the following tips in mind:

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