|| For Freelancers & Entrepreneurs |
The world going global is the perfect reason why creative and business-minded people should consider becoming entrepreneurs. The possibilities and market niches are endless and the tools for starting up a business are easily accessible via the Internet. If you are contemplating on being one yourself, here are some practical tips you should bear in mind if you're bent on treading the straight and narrow path of entrepreneurship.
- If you have a day job, wait for the right moment to quit. It wouldn't do you good to let go of a steady source of income if the business you are envisioning is yet to be financially stable.
- Never wait for approval before building something you are really passionate about. Just build it and build it with love.
- Determine the best market niche to service. In all likelihood, wallowing in a crowded pool of providers will sap your energy without reining in the returns you are hoping for.
- Establish a strong online presence. Never scrimp on good website design, optimization, and social media integration. These will help your business in very tangible ways.
- When you already have a product or service, always evolve or diversify what you offer in order to improve your value to your target customers.
- Hire good people who are competent enough that you're willing to work for them.
- Demand excellence from your staff, and more importantly, from yourself.
- Socialize and build strong networks.
- Connect meaningfully with your customers.
- Never quit being an entrepreneur. Creativity, energy and motivation are core values that differ in intensity among successful entrepreneurs. However, they all have a strong repugnance to the word "quit."
