Business, Setting Your Cyberbusiness Goals


by Chuck Lunsford - Date: 2009-01-12 - Word Count: 527 Share This!

Without a road map it is difficult, if not impossible, to reach your destination. Trying to run your company without a solid business plan could leave you running in many different directions without accomplishing anything of value. As I mentioned in a previous article the Internet landscape is riddled with the graves of those who had a great idea but had no clue how to proceed. A good plan applies not only to the start-up phase but also as a road map for day-to-day operation as well as for the long term objectives.

Creating Your Road Map For Success

To set specific goals for your online presence, ask yourself these questions:

- Why do you want to start this enterprise - Why start it online? - What would you buy online? - What induced you to buy online? - How did you find the overall experience?

Try duplicating on your website all the things that enticed you to open you wallet or purse when you made a purchase. If you can accomplish this your chances for success have just increased dramatically.

There are dozens of other questions and reasons I had when I got started, but only you can answer these questions for yourself. Your vision must be crystal clear as to where you are going so that you can commit to making your venture successful over a long period of time.

To implement your business plan into your daily operations consider these suggestions

- Give yourself time to write a brief description of your company and what you intend to accomplish with it.

- If you do not have a marketing strategy, then draw one up. Again nothing is to be considered to way out here. Some of the most successful websites I have seen used extraordinary out of the box marketing that brought exceptional results.

- Count those beans. If you do not keep track of your finances you likely will not be in business for long.

There are a number of software programs available that will help you prepare your plan. Programs such as Business Plan Pro by Palo Alto, Microsoft Office Live Small Business, and JIAN BizPlan Business Plan Builder are some of the more popular programs available. The cost for these programs range from $59.95 to $129.95. Besides being relatively affordable, any one of them can help you design your business plan the right way from the very start.

The Internet is a fascinating world where fortunes are made and lost on a daily basis. Give yourself time to develop your companies plan and avoid becoming a sad statistic. Ecommerce can be complex and expensive; it all depends on your goals for your online store. Take heart because not so long ago others like you were just starting out, and they, too, had only their dream and the moxie to venture out and try something new. Chuck Lunsford is a moderately successful Internet Marketing practitioner with 10-plus years of do it yourself website builder software programs experience. Visit his website JustGoDoItYourself.com for more information on how you can learn to do just about any diy projects in and around the home. For a private consult email Chuck at contact@justgodoityourself.com


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