7 Mistakes To Avoid When Starting An Online Business

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7 Mistakes to Avoid When Starting an Online Business

Dr Ope Banwo[The Wealth Apostle]

www.TheWealthApostle.com

Founder, American Internet Business School

1. Not having a plan of attack.You don’t need to have a formal business plan --

but you still need a plan.

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2. Focusing too much on the technical stuff instead of the business.

Concentrate on tasks that will help propel your business to the next level

(traffic/funnel).

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3. Not Having A Marketing FunnelYou must have a systematic plan

to turn your site visitors into paying customers.

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4. Ignoring customer service.“Make sure you have some way of interacting with the people visiting your site,”

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5. Spreading yourself too thin on social media.

Don’t blow your advertising budget at

the start.

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6. Not Thinking Through early hires.When hiring look for

people who have the skills you don’t and embody

the qualities you respect.

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7. Underestimating the obsession and drive it takes to succeed.

Big ideas do not come when you are trying to

manage every minute of your time.

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8. Thinking that everything is one size fits all.

Just because a product or strategy has worked for one

company doesn’t mean it will work for you.

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