If you can manage your emotions well, you can be a good founder
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If you can manage your emotions well, you can be a good founder
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Reminder:
Making $1M is easier than you think.
Stop overthinking and start working.
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My business has gone from 0 to $1Bn+ in sales in the last 10 years.
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Reminder:
Making $1M is easier than you think.
Stop overthinking and start working.
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What's your hobby?
Gardening?
Start a blog on it.
Golf?
Start a blog on it.
You don't have to be an expert.
Just be better than the masses.
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An indicator to start a SaaS, E-com, or content business:
Our buyers have lined up $41 billion+ in liquid capital waiting to be invested in digital real estate.
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What's your hobby?
Gardening?
Start a blog on it.
Golf?
Start a blog on it.
You don't have to be an expert.
Just be better than the masses.
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When Warren Buffet said that,
“Find a way to make money while you sleep, or you'll work until you die.”
It acted as the catalyst for me to start a business.
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How to succeed as a bootstrapper:
Act broke, even if you're wealthy
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Life Hack:
Stop comparing others' successes to yours.
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Bootstrapping creates wealth.
Venture funding creates publicity.
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Running a bootstrapped business gives you the freedom to operate as you want.
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The first step to start an online business:
Let go of your self-limiting beliefs.
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10) Reuse old content
Your old content has a high potential to drive traffic.
With your acquired experience, they can perform better than before.
Rework the paragraphs that can be improved.
Combine similar articles.
Hit publish again.
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9) Leverage newsletters and social media
We are in the digital era.
It has never been easier to get web traffic.
Leverage your existing audience on other platforms.
To get the extra boost, use paid ads.
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8) Optimize for user experience
Positive user experience increases customer retention and referrals.
To improve the user experience:
- Reduce page load time
- Optimize for mobile
Minor changes like using small images & reducing plugins can make a big difference.
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7) Captivating headlines
You have a short window to capture your viewer’s attention with the headline.
Here are some tips for writing captivating headlines:
- Big promise
- Use numbers
- Specific & simple
- Create open loops
- Use a metric like “boost.
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6) Fix broken links
Audit your links regularly.
Having a broken link is a terrible experience for a user.
It can cost you a valuable customer.
Make sure to fix every broken link.
Add a helpful 404 page that directs them to the help center.
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5) Study your competitors
Create a list of the top 5 players in your industry.
Use a tool like Ahrefs to study their content:
- Topics
- Length of content
- Format of content
- Top-ranking keywords
- Page traffic
This will save you time and give you metrics to aim for.
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4) Study your website analytics
Analytics are your best friend.
To determine if your efforts are working, monitor the following:
- Unique page views
- Bounce rate
- Time spent
- Referral date
- UTM parameters
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3) Increase internal links
Recommend related content to your visitors.
This increases their average engagement time.
Doing so improves your Google ranking and builds trust.
When creating content, keep internal linking opportunities in mind.
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2) Build backlinks
Backlinks are links to your website on another website.
Google favors websites with backlinks as it establishes trust.
There are many ways to do this:
- Content swaps
- Appear of podcasts
- Write guest articles
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1) Analyze engagement
Understand the content your customers want.
To gain insights, create a variety of content.
Look for patterns in article formatting.
Figure out the topics they love the most.
Map out the trends and create a content strategy.
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10 ways to boost website traffic:
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If you're a founder,
You don't need motivation.
You need discipline.
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5 rules for an online business:
1. Keep it lean
2. Be consistent
3. Solve a problem
4. Evergreen niche
5. Create content around it
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I've always found that the best ideas come from the most boring situations.
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There will always be someone better than you.
Don't let it stop you though
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7 helpful tips for building a niche site:
1. Find an evergreen niche
2. Optimize the website for easy use
3. Write helpful content
4. Add original photos
5. Search engine optimization
6. Build an email list
7. Monetize well
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Inspiration for you:
The biggest businesses I've ever sold started as someone’s side hustle.
Start your side hustle to change your life.
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After selling 1200+ online businesses,
I can say that the most crucial trait a founder needs to have is DISCIPLINE.
Discipline to not quit & show up even when things are not going right.
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My business has gone from 0 to $1Bn+ in sales in the last 10 years.
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If I could go back in time and give one piece of advice to the 18-year-old me, it would be,
“Hard work compounds.”
What would be yours?
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