Tuesday, July 17, 2012

3 Short Lessons If You Want To Become A Solo Entrepreneur

By Flores Stepend


You're choosing a path few will not take if you're a solo entrepreneur. When your beliefs are set up, you will feel more confident about finding success. While you may have found success already, make sure that you do not ever quit learning. When you want to improve there is no such thing as too much learning. And you should know how important it is to keep current in your industry. Eventually you will start to see that lots of the information feels familiar and even rehashed. What is important is that you keep reading because every so often you are going to learn something new and valuable.

A business owner with a larger operation might hire a manager to avoid many of the unpleasant aspects of work. But you'll still need to deal with the managers and they certainly are not all created equal. There are trade-offs and compromises with being solo in business. But you'll encounter that regardless of what you do in business and life.

If you have people in your circle, or close enough to it, who are basically on your side, then don't forget them. It's a question of being alert to the many ways that people you know can lead you to all kinds of possibilities. You probably have several different types of people corresponding to different aspects of your life. That is what you want to think about because influence ripples out in a circle. You don't have to actively seek new customers or partners all the time, but always be open to potential opportunities in this area. Remember that everyone you know can be important, so don't lose connections with any of them. Tell everyone what type of products or actions you're planning so word gets around about it.

There are many successful habits of the solo entrepreneur that mirror those of successful business people. An entrepreneur has to be constantly on the lookout for new tools, resources and ideas on how to improve his or her business. You want to keep learning, but you also have to take action consistently. Make sure that the information you receive is up to date, as business changes rapidly nowadays.

Common advice to IM marketers and soloists is to pick something you really like, or even love, and work with it. Many internet marketers have heard this, but most don't follow it. In fact, many marketers try to sell many different types of products at once, even ones they know nothing about. It's hard to pretend that you're excited about something when you're completely indifferent to it, though.




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