How to Build Your Own Small Business 102

Introduction

Starting and running your own small business can be one of the most exciting opportunities to do what you love and make money at it. An online business in particular can give you the freedom and flexbility to work any time oyu like, anywhere, even when you are sitting on a beach. All you need is a WiFi connection and your log in data.

Best of all, an online business will keep earning for you around the clock, 24/7/365 once you set it up correctly.

If you are like most budding business owners, you probably don’t have a lot of spare cash, but there are a number of ways to ensure you make money from the outset as you build your business.

In this course, we will be discussing the tools and resources you need to start your own business, how to bring in money from the outset, why niche marketing and affiliate marketing are 2 sure-fire ways to earn money online, and how to set your goals for your business.

We will then look at effective email marketing, how to deal with criticism when it comes, and how to get help so you can grow your business strategically.

Be sure to download and print out your workbooks and other handouts so you can take notes, brainstorm, and be inspired as you work your way through each module of this course.

This is a self-paced course, but we have put in a few stops so you don’t try to rush through everything in one day.

Joan Mullally is a good example of a person able to transform her hobbies into real businesses.

She started her first business when she was 6, selling Avon for her friend’s mother, bringing in enough income to pay for all their own personal products plus start her own college fund. She was fortunate to have Frank McCourt, the Pulitzer-prize winning author of Angela’s Ashes, as her literature teacher and teaching mentor when she was training. She qualified and worked full-time as a teacher, but always had at least one business on the side, including sewing stuffed animals by hand, catering, a greeting card business in several different languages, and computer set up and repair.

She instantly fell in love with the Internet and began to design banners and websites in 1996. She also fell in love with digital publishing, and printed her first print on demand book in 1996.

Joan was an ecommerce pioneer, troubleshooting shopping carts, sales funnels and more for top online brands. She was able to make enough money from digital publishing and marketing to leave teaching and work full-time as a digital publisher and online marketer in 2000. She started to specialize in health writing in 1996 and continues with that work to this day. She was also a pioneer in email marketing to build relationships and generate more income.

She became an affiliate marketer and freelance web designer in 2000 and was one of Amazon’s first Associates. She launched her first WordPress blog in 2007 and has built countless ones since. She loves social media, and has written extensively about Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and YouTube. She currently works as a digital producer, creating health-related content, and as a ghostwriter for many websites.

She has written more than 80 guides on small business and marketing topics designed to help newcomers gain the skills they need to succeed in the increasingly competitive world of online marketing. She is happy to share her insider knowledge to help people save time and money on their path to achieving their goals and living the life of their dreams.

In her spare time, she teaches adult and computer literacy, cares for her family, and does animal rescue work. She is the proud pet parent of 4 dogs and 3 cats and suggests everyone make adoption their first option.

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Paul Nicholls has been kind enough to share his series of videos: Easy Ways to Make $1k Per Month Online. He has been marketing online since 2008 and is an expert on making money with Amazon and AdSense.