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Grow Your Small Business Like Ivy With Blogging
Posted by: | CommentsI’d like to share a blogging eBook resource with you which I’ve use to develop Donald Hunter™ Financial – built on the free WordPress blog platform. My Website Journey I purchased my first web site June, 2006.
It was a template site. This site was inflexible and wouldn’t allow me to communicate with my clients the way I wanted. It cost me $75 per month and an initial set-up cost of $700. And, it never generated one lead in a whole year.
In my career, I was a software developer for eleven years, worked in hi-tech marketing for eight years, and I have a computer science degree. With all of my experience with computers and software, I really didn’t like someone else having control over my marketing system.
You should think of your web site (or blog) as a marketing system that allows you to communicate with your customers and generate leads for your business.
If your web site doesn’t allow you to communicate effectively with your customers and your customers to easily communicate with you, then it’s not a marketing system.
I got so frustrated one day and hired my own web developer to redo my site for another $1500. He promised he could create a flexible site that would generate lots of leads.
He also made lots of mistakes every time I had him make changes to my site. I used this site for about three months. I was so frustrated with this whole process, I read a book on how to code html so I could help him. By knowing html, I knew when he was feeding me bull about what he could or could not do.
It just wasn’t working out for me. I felt like my developer was in the way of me communicating with my customers. I tried to get my developer to implement my site on WordPress (a blogging platform), but he didn’t know how to effectively create a blog.
He was still stuck in the world of “brochure” web sites, which is basically a fancy business card. Well, you could imagine by now I was pretty frustrated. I’m sure you have similar horror stories about creating your online presence.
After purchasing two more templates sites for hundreds of dollars that promised that they could be customized to fit my requirements, I decided to take control when I discovered they had significant limitations too.
I knew WordPress blogs were the way to go and I was going to have one if I had to implement it myself.
A Successful Outcome
I started blogging in July, 2009, using a free WordPress blog. Since then, I’ve seen a constant increase every month in my visitor statistics on my blog! Yippy!
Now I want to share with you how I finally got to the place on the Internet where I wanted to be three years ago. I discovered a blogging resource from an Internet radio course I took last February.
This resource is critical to your small business success! I recommend you buy this eBook and read it right now to get a jump start on 2010.
When I think of the progress I’ve made over the past four months with my WordPress blog platform, it’s really kind of scary. I’ve produced so many blog posts in the past four months, I’m surprised sometimes when I’m reading through my archives that I actually wrote some of my posts.
WordPress has allowed me to focus on communicating what I do in business instead of having nightmares about why my technology doesn’t work. One of the most valuable lessons you will learn when you read this eBook is you must be consistent.
You need to understand blog structure and how your visitors use your blog. I launched my free report last week and already have a hand-full of sign-ups. If you were to pick one marketing activity to implement in your business for 2010, I’d recommend you create a successful WordPress blog for your business.
A blog is the best way to allow your market to get to know you. People buy from people who they know and trust. Blogs are so powerful and this eBook will show you exactly why. This author gives you the fundamentals of blogging and the best practices for executing on your blog strategy for your business.
No matter your experience with blogging, you will learn valuable ideas and concepts in this eBook to help you be even more successful with your WordPress blog.
For more information about this eBook, click the image below:
And, once you become a blogging success and need financing to fund your growth, we hope you think of Donald Hunter™ Financial.
Donald Hunter™ really appreciates when you let us know your feedback about our recommendations to help you grow your business. You can provide your feedback by providing your comments below.
Your comments will help others to know how great this resource truly is for growing your business like ivy.
OH! BTW guys if you haven’t signed up for a free consultation it’s time to take advantage of it now because I don’t know how long it’s going to be available. So go ahead and signup now before it’s gone.
Also get my Business Survival Report it’s absolutely FREE! There’s no catch whatsoever this is just a way for me to give back and help small businesses in these tough times. Here’s the link to my Free Business Survival Report again.
“The Small Business Advocate Show”
Posted by: | CommentsYou can listen to the show to get Donald and Jim’s perspectives too. Just click the player below.
And also read Donald’s outline to get the wide view of how Donald feels about starting your own business right now…
“Should you wait to start up your small business in a tough economy?”
• Indeed. It is the perfect time to start-up your small business. My only caveat is that you should make sure you have what it takes to be an entrepreneur. Entrepreneurs are leaders. They don’t have an entitlement personality. They create opportunities.
• The unemployment rates are at a all time high and you need to create your own opportunities
• It takes 12-24 months to really get a business profitable. Before people buy from you, they have to like and trust you. It takes time to build momentum and get your name out there in the marketplace.
I’m really jazzed about social media because it allows you to get your message in front of a lot of people every day. And it’s mostly free, but hard work to get it going.
• The world is never going to be the same, so if you believe you have new ideas that can affect the world in a powerful way, and then you should go for it. Every business should have differentiation clearly defined as their brand.
When you have a clear vision that impacts people like seniors, people with disabilities, students and anyone who is disadvantage, you can get government grants.
• Small visions don’t attract capital. When your visions are large you become a “capital magnet.” You attract money, a team, partners, and a host of other people who get excited about what you’re doing.
• Michael Gerber, the author of the eMyth says: create a big vision, teach it to young people and get them excited, create the systems around what they do, and watch it grow.
• Just imagine being financially independent?
• Things to keep in mind are you’ll have to wear a lot of hats at the beginning. Your goal is to design yourself out of every roll by creating systems in your business. Once the vision gathers momentum, it’s impossible to wear the seven hats needed in the business.
• I’m going to tell you a story about Paul Hoyt. I met Paul at CEO Space in Tahoe last March. Paul is a consultant that wrote a book called the Foundation Factor. He talks about 7 major functions in a business.
• My point isn’t about what are the seven functions, but that it is rare that one person can do more than 1-2 of these functions well at any given time.
• What you should do to start your business:
• a) Educate yourself on how businesses get started today.
• b) Network with the right people
• The SBA and the SBDC are wonderful sources for inexpensive education and consulting. They will help you write a comprehensive business plan if you are willing to put in the work.
• If you can afford a private club like CEO Space, it too can be a wonderful place to get educated (It’s a mini MBA), build your team, get free advice, raise capital, and get worldwide connections.
• SBA does offer loans to start-ups. The SBA allows projections in your business plan.
• Sometimes start ups with very few assets to collateralize or secure a loan can use factoring since we look more at your client’s ability to pay the invoice being factored. We don’t care if you’ve only been in business for a few months.
As always, Donald welcomes your comments to broaden the perspectives in the Donald Hunter(TM) Financial community.
Donald Hunter
President and CEO
www.DonaldHunterFinancial.com
Protect Your Business Against Inflation
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Business owners nationwide are worried about how the recession is going to affect their business. Some are not sure if their small business will survive. Are you one of those worried about how the rising inflation will affect your company?
Donald HunterTM Financial is here to help with secrets from the experts and an array of services for small business owners.
3 Secrets to Protecting Your Business Against Inflation
- Start Funding Now!
Our country is going through difficult economic times, yet there is a glimpse of hope. The good news is that the U.S. economy will eventually bounce back. When it does, you want your business to be ready. Once the recession is over, your business will be geared up for growth if you start funding early.
- Choose the right business to start up
Identify projects that yield a positive net present value (NPV) in order to start a successful small business. Once you have identified your project, start funding immediately since time is of the essence when requesting a loan. To improve your presentation is best to prepare in advance.
- Make a solid plan
Proper planning is the foundation of any business. If you want to stay above inflation, you must plan ahead.
We can help!
Donald HunterTM Financial offers a variety of programs to help your business grow. The programs are designed to assist you in every area of business planning. Our goal is to help you get funding now and enjoy financial success.
We would love to hear your stories on how the recession has affected your business. What has been your greatest challenge as a business owner? Together, we can work toward building up strong companies.
Podcast
Posted by: | CommentsFind out where Donald speaks and holds local meetings for business owners, entrepreneurs, and investors.
http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/2009/07/31/interview-donald-hunter/
