Trudging forth. Marketing is definitely the stumper for me. After I got some honest reviews on my initial campaign, I believe I need to tweak my message to make it more simple. As other people have said persistence is key. If getting a business off the ground was easy, I guess everyone would be doing it.
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1. Start a successful business
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2. become debt free & seriously start accumulating WEALTH!
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How I did it: First I listed all my fixed expenses like telephone, internet, sat TV/Cable, cellphone. The I cut out or reduced any plans that I could. For example, my telephone bill was $65 using the Verizon Freedom Plan. I realized that I didn't make as many phone calls out of state or international, so I reduced that plan down to the bare min. Now I pay $15 a month. My internet is provided through my cable service, so I … Read how I did it…
I decided to start a business on August 23, 2008. I’ve completed many small tasks since then and am at a point where I need to make contact with businesses. This is by far the hardest part for me. I’ve tried traditional forms of outbound marketing, but I think businesses and people in general have gotten more savvy with information filtering. I myself throw away direct mailers I receive and have numerous spam filters on my inboxes. So what I need to work on is helping people find me through their online habits.
