I have created a survey on where you get your leads from.
The survey can be found here
Many thanks in advance for those of you that take the time to complete – much appreciated
I will of course share the results of the survey with everyone here.
Lilach
Well it’s officially the 1st December. Christmas (or Chanukah) is fast approaching.
I love this time of year (apart from the cold!) as it means pressies!!!
So I have a FABULOUS pressie for you…
If you sign up to a Platinum membership with yournetbiz before Midnight on Christmas Day I will ship over to you, where ever you are in the world a FREE LAPTOP!!! Hurry, first come first served basis!
One of the barriers with running a business which I hear all too often is not enough time. Running a business is time consuming and it’s imperative that we manage our time correctly in order to get everything done.
Everyone is given the same amount of time. I look at successful business owners like Sir Alan Sugar and Duncan Bannatyne and wonder in amazement how they do it all. Yes they pay a lot of people to help them but they must also have to do a fair bit themselves (when they’re not sunning themselves on one of their many yachts!)
Below are a few of my top tips for managing your time:
• I write a ‘to do’ list at the end of each day so I can get stuck straight in at the start of the following day
• I limit when I check emails. Hundreds come flooding in every day so I make a point of looking at them three or four times a day and then responding/actioning as appropriate. It makes your time much more effective
• Everyone is different in terms of when they are most productive. If you can analyse when this is then it’s useful to schedule important activities to match
• Working from home gives me flexibility but it’s also easy to get distracted. You have to discipline yourself so that you don’t do housework when you should be focused on your job or business.
• Keep a close eye and monitor how you spend your time, see what activities are taking too long.
• I try to keep a clear desk and it’s important to factor in clearing up time into your day. It’s easy to let things pile up – you’ll then find that time gets wasted by searching through piles of paperwork.
• If you work from home then burning oils can give your working environment good ‘karma’
• It’s useful to re-evaluate how you spend your time every few months to see where you can save time and get the right balance.
• I carry a notebook with me everywhere I go. It helps with noting down ideas and thoughts but also things I need to do – it helps me keep on top of work and family. It helps to reduce stress too because if you can get it all down on paper then you feel much more in control – you don’t feel overwhelmed by keeping everything in your head
A short video about one of the many questions I receive from people wishing to sign up to Your Net Biz. Can I make money in time for Christmas? Here are a couple of ideas to get you started…
When times are hard, your business will have to put in that extra effort to attract the loyal customer. You may have the best quality product, but your competitor may offer the best value – and that is why the customers are going there.
Value is not merely about ‘quality’, especially if that quality has too high a price tag. In fact value is a balanced combination of a number of things: price, features, how well-made is the product and the benefits to the purchaser. In summary value answers the questions: what is it worth to the customer and how well does it meet their needs?
For example, if the customer primarily wants transport for shopping at the local supermarket, they probably do not want a Rolls Royce.
So, while you may have the best-made product with the most features, do your customers think that they can afford it in a weak economy? It all depends on your marketing approach and how you represent ‘best’ and price.
There are no fundamental values in your marketplace that cannot be influenced by good marketing. You need to understand your customers and provide a solution to their problems. If you do, you will be providing value to them.
If your solution provides much more than they expect, then that perceived value may increase, subject to cost. If you can provide products of exceptional quality but at a reduced cost, then you have a high-value offering. But quality relates to the ability to meet the customer’s needs and is subjective. In many instances this perception can be influenced to create greater demand.
Information products can provide the basis for low-cost, high-quality offers that result in the perception of high value. These products can be developed with little time and money. Using the Internet they can be duplicated and delivered ad infinitum. Since the manufacturing costs are reasonably low, you can create bundles of these products as high-value packages without additional cost. Then instant delivery, via the Internet, will result in instant customer satisfaction.
You can market most things over the Internet. However, some market niches are more suited to this medium than others. To those providing high quality, low cost and quick delivery, the Internet can be a blessing in difficult economic times. You need to concentrate on products and services where you can influence the perception of value. This will help keep demand constant or even increase it during hard times. For the next few years at least, value will be the key factor in both online and offline marketing strategy.
I recently spoke to a guy who was seriously interested in joining YourNetBiz. He asked me a few questions that I am asked time and time again by prospective team members, will I succeed? Can you guarantee my success and that I’m going to make lots of money! And if the opportunity is so good why isn’t everyone joining up?
This is actually a very important question and one which I will try and answer, but obviously this is my own personal perception – everyone has their own thoughts on this matter!
Yournetbiz is a business and we all know that not everyone succeeds in business regardless of what type of business that is, online or offline. This is a Fact. No amount of training, resources, and money can guarantee that your business will succeed.
Let’s go back to the beginning. Not everyone chooses to set up their own business. Some people don’t like taking risks, others like the comfort blanket of a regular guaranteed income. Some people like to be employed; they enjoy knowing what tasks they will be doing every day, where they are going etc. Others don’t like taking orders and think that they could do a better job than their boss.
I could go on and on with the differences but the point I’m trying to get at is that whilst I love running my own business as the pro’s far outweigh the negatives (in my mind) some people don’t want to run their own business for whatever reason.
So why go into business? Do we suddenly wake up and say “there has to be another way”; are we forced into it through the present financial climate? Is it a lifetime goal? Personal circumstances change?
Regardless of how we get to setting up a business I think the key ingredient is having the right mindset.
Often we decide to start a business without really understanding what it actually involves.
So, let’s go back to the original question of whether you can succeed. I could give you the usual comment that there are no guarantees and I don’t know if you will succeed etc. but give me your money anyway lol!
But I won’t for the simple reason that isn’t actually true. I strongly believe that if you have the right mindset, are passionate about the product/services you are promoting, work hard (THERE ARE NO get rich quick schemes), are disciplined with your time and willing to learn then success can be achieved.
Is it really that easy? Don’t you need certain business skills? Be able to sell? Well people buy from those they like and trust. If the product is good, shouldn’t it sell it self?
Time and again I am inundated with people wanting to sign up to Your Net Biz, they think it’s easy, they think they can earn money and lots of it immediately. Why do they think that? Are they lead to believe it by the marketing and the hype? Is it the fault of us as mentors that is making them think this?
There will always be some people who will succeed in business regardless of what it is. I myself have run and sold a successful business and am now working with other opportunities like Your Net Biz. Does that guarantee me success?
If you look at the top business men, most of them have some kind of failure in the past, I know some big names who have even gone bankrupt but have built themselves up again and are now multi-millionaires.
Is business success determined by how much money you earn? Or by how much time you have to spend with your family?
When I used to carry out my training I was often asked by people, why are you training them and giving away all your secrets, they will then become your competitors. My answer was always simply that I believed that there was enough room in the market, that competition is healthy and more importantly, only a few will actually carry out what I have said to do.
The same principal applies with yournetbiz. As your mentor I can’t guarantee that you will succeed but what I do strongly believe is that if you do carry out my suggestions together with having the right mindset you will succeed.
Is it really that simple? Try it, I dare you to prove me wrong!
