This blog post is an article I found by Brandon Schaefer, on the My Virtual Salesforce website blog, on 22/6/2016. It has some really good, no nonsense info on being an entrepreneur these days. Check it out and see if there is anything you can take away from it.
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Being an entrepreneur is a no nonsense gig, especially if you’re looking to make a lot of money.
If you think you’re going to be a slacker and do well, don’t bother, because you’re not. But if you’re willing to put the time in, you can really live an incredible life.
So here’s what it takes
Being an entrepreneur takes an effort of continual learning – you may think you know it all, but I’m here to tell you, you don’t. The more you learn and adapt as you go along, and the faster you comprehend things, the better off you’re going to be in business.
Being an entrepreneur takes sales development on your side – if you stink at sales, it may be a tough road for you unless you have the deep pockets to hire someone to sell for you. If you do hire someone, track them like a hawk and make sure you’re getting the ROI back on a weekly or monthly basis.
Being an entrepreneur takes customer service skills – you need to know how to immediately resolve customer issues. When a customer is unhappy, they want immediate action to make them feel better, and it’s up to you to make that happen. The better your customer service, the better your sales will be. There’s a direct correlation between the two.
Being an entrepreneur takes a little bit of SEO skill – paying a person to do something every time you want to test out something different gets old after a while. Not only does it get old, but it gets expensive and time consuming. If you can learn to make little SEO adjustments, it will definitely be a time and money saver for you.
Being an entrepreneur takes marketing skills – I know for me personally, when I want to share something on my social channels, I just want to get it out there. This is why I tend to do some of my own posting, and you can do the same for your business. Knowing how to be your own marketing machine enables you to engage in live conversations that are relevant at any moment in time.
There you have it. Five gems of entrepreneurial advice that you may have not known before.
The faster you learn to work smarter, rather than hard, is the faster that you’ll be able to cover more ground in less time. When you cover more ground, you naturally pick up more sales, and when you pick up more sales, you make more money. Hope that all makes sense to you.
Listen, in the end, being an entrepreneur is no easy way of life, it’s a constant hustle. And if you’re like me, your brain is always onto the next project, but it’s definitely one of the most fulfilling and rewarding ways to live.
You can do it… without a doubt… now take what you learned, put it into action, and never look back.