You are facing a classic chicken and egg problem. You want premium projects but cannot get them because you haven't done any yet. To solve this, you need to think from your target customers standpoint. Why would a customer buy from you? What do you offer that others don't have? Once you define th...
Four years ago, I started a local daily deal site which grew to the largest in East TN & Southwest VA. In that period, we pivoted by learning how to solve the digital marketing problems of the restaurants and spas we featured on our site. I have a number of tips for you on this. First, most sma...
Hi Diana, One of the hardest things for a business owner can do is delegate to others. You can hire employees, but hiring subcontractors can be a better solution. It is a leap to give control away, I know, but it is necessary for your mental health. You cannot keep doing it all. I know from pers...
It really depends on your initial cash position. In my experience the most direct path to positive chase flow is a service business. If a service business is not for you I would look into a distribution company. If you are creative there are ways to set up a distribution model that utilizes a ...
We share a similar challenge -- visual for you, verbal for me. In my case, this often means convincing folks that cutting corners on their branded domain name or written content carries hidden costs. They often see spending more than the bare minimum on their online identity as waste. It's eas...
May be you have already trid this, if not quickbooks online is a good saas based product. You may find the below useful: 1. QuickBooks: quickbooks.intuit.com 2. GNU Cash (free): www.gnucash.org 3. ZOHO CRM: https://www.zoho.com/ And ofcourse, on the high end you have SalesForce Hope this helps...
I deal with small business owners on a daily basis. Their knowledge of SEO varies greatly as does their competition in the SERPS. I will tell you that it is tough to give complete answers without first knowing how competitive your niche is. Advice: If those 50 domains are to be of any use, you ...
It's far less important than it used to be, because so many social media businesses are much more reliant on their apps than their desktop websites these days. Instagram launched (and grew fast) with the domain instagr.am, for instance.
Family & friends. This is where all begins. If they don't trust and believe in you it will be difficult for others to follow.
So here are two strategies: Follow the money You need to go where the money is spent on developing/design. I would approach startups at WeWork and also get in contact with the MBA programs of the universities in NY. Instead of giving a better price (finders fee) to actual projects build the rela...