Know your industry. In a recent post here, I wrote that the most common stumbling point I see in multiple business plans is absurdly unrealistic profitability. Specifically … Most of the business plans I see project profits too high, or profits too early. In the real world, startups choose growth or profits, not both. The plans […]
Pricing
How to Be Successful in a Low Price, High Volume Business
One of the key mantras to succeed as a business is to focus on high value clients. As any successful entrepreneur will tell you, such clients are less fussy about pricing and are less demanding on the provider. However, acquiring such clients can only happen when you have established a reputation in your industry. Also, […]
5 Ways to Make Your Company Stand Out
There must be at least several companies out there right now positioning to compete with you. If you’re large enough, you may be the target, and if smaller, you are the minnow not the shark—and need to be agile and creative. The five strategies: Picking one to emphasize So, how do you position yourself to […]
Do You Subscribe to the Subscription Trend?
You can subscribe to just about anything today. I can remember, as a kid, that one of our neighbors got a fruit of the month shipment. We were fascinated by what kind of fruit he might get the next month and when the box arrived, we were all there for a peek and a taste. […]
3 Most Successful Ways to Use Coupons
This year, coupon redemption is expected to balloon to 31 billion. Compare that to the 16 billion coupons redeemed in 2014 and you’ll notice how customers’ interest in deals and offers has only grown. Future predictions indicate that by 2022, coupon redemption will rise further to $91 billion. While last year, customers saved a good […]
Can You Defend Your Pricing Niche Against Your Competition?
This week, we continue our series on marketing and positioning. There can be nothing more important in your business planning that selecting the proper pricing niche, making your story clear using that niche, and the defending your position against the competition. So, here comes the lesson and your challenge… The five major niches There are […]
9 Revenue Models That Can Keep Your Business Thriving
Every new business quickly realizes that revenue coming in every period on a committed basis is the Holy Grail to survival and growth. Based on traditional research, getting new customers is five to ten times harder than getting additional revenue from existing customers. Thus the subscription model (low fixed monthly payments), has become the norm for […]
7 Simple Ways to Ensure You Get Paid on Time
It’s no secret that running a business is tough. You knew it long before you even started down this path. You’ve heard all the stats before—over 20% of all small businesses fail within the first year, and more than half don’t make it to five years—and everyone you spend any time with at all feels […]
Why Should Businesses Make Use of Coupons Websites?
Coupon websites offer customers with discounts on goods and services. Customers access the codes online and make use of them when making purchases in the store website. Coupon websites make profits by retaining a percentage of every coupon sold. The main reason why businesses make use of coupons is to attract more customers to their […]
A Valuable Product Strategy You Might Not Have Considered
As business owners, we are always thinking about more: How can we find more clients? How can we give our clients more than our competitors do? And of course, how can we bring in more money? One way to offer more is to bundle your offerings. But what if bundling doesn’t always make sense for everyone […]
