Comments on: Four Areas to Think of When Building an Online Business

By: MJ Ces

MJ Ces — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 19:31:14 +0000

Thanks, James. I'll start with fully understanding what I am passionate about and see if there's a business that can be made out of it. MJ Ces´s last blog post...How Many Keywords Should You Consider in Your Keyword Research

By: Kelly

Kelly — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 13:07:16 +0000

James, My daughter looked all over the mall yesterday for blue shoelaces. True story. Where were you? Until later, Kelly Kelly´s last blog post...Inspiration Points: Reality Is Not on a TV Show

By: James

James — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 12:30:42 +0000

@ MJ Ces – That all depends. Is there demand for the business that involves your passions? I might have a passion for blue sneaker laces, but if no one is buying, then it’s not worth my time or investment, right?

By: MJ Ces

MJ Ces — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 18:14:46 +0000

I've always thought of creating an online business as a replacement or an alternative to a regular day job. Your 'Build a Business, Not a Job' argument brought me much insight. My question is, should you start an online business based on the trends or (I'm being a bit of a romantic here) should you start one based on your passion? MJ Ces´s last blog post...How Many Keywords Should You Consider in Your Keyword Research

By: Virtual Business Address

Virtual Business Address — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 22:23:44 +0000

Great information and feedback

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By: Thomas Ingram

Thomas Ingram — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 23:36:50 +0000

If you want to break that idea down even further, most entrepreneurs consider 5 key components that make up their business:
You
Your market
Your marketing
Your systems (and)
Your people

Take care of those and your business will really start to fly…

By: Bamboo Forest

Bamboo Forest — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 20:35:32 +0000

A business is a business. Whether it be online, or elsewhere. Sure, there are differences, but the essence remains the same. And many of the same strategies that work for brick and mortar business will work with ones that make themselves home - in the matrix. Bamboo Forest's last blog post..Realizing Youâ€™re a Magician Can Create Magic in Your Life

By: Reno

Reno — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 19:32:27 +0000

I especially like the idea of real worl or offline promotion. Too many people expect their website to do all the heavy lifting. Business cards and personal contacts still bring in the business. Just get out and meet people then seal the deal with a business card.

http://www.businesscardtobusiness.com

By: James

James — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 15:05:07 +0000

@ Catherine – Financial consultants advise three months of padding, and since I’m not one of them, I’ll trust their expertise. It also took us three months to have enough work for both of us to manage when we started out a few years ago, but of course, everyone’s case is different.

I will not that blog popularity has *nothing* to do with an online business. If you have no business to offer readers and are just popular because you write good stuff, that gets you nowhere. If you are blogging to attract business, then you shouldn’t be relying solely on that to get money coming in.

Does our popularity help our business? Of course. But we made sure our business was successful before we started blogging, because blogging is just one aspect of many marketing strategies.