After three weeks of blogging on the topic of Living a Balanced Life, today we will be discussing Business. If you have an online business, this post is for you.
We will be looking at different ways to drive traffic and money to your business platform of choice.
Doing Business Online
This article will focus on the Business side of SFB (Spiritual, Family, and Business). We started 2021 by discussing the value of doing business online.
We looked at a few people who started businesses online in 2020 in our blog entitled “How to Protect Your Business and Income In A Pandemic”.
Review
Sometimes one of the biggest challenges for us to do is start; however, as a result of Covid-19 a few people were forced to move their businesses online.
In the second blog entitled “How to Start an Online Marketing Business Now,” we shared different ways for people to do business online; the third was entitled “Stop Thinking and Start your Online Business Now”.
Traffic
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Brick and mortar businesses versus online businesses (click the link if you are looking for business ideas) both types need people to visit their businesses to present a product or service to these potential customers. I want people traffic! This is the cry of business owners both on and offline.
There are a few links in this article which gives helpful tips on how to boost your traffic for whichever platform you have chosen for running your business online.
Website
If you are considering doing business online by launching a website, Bluehost is one of the most economical and best hosting providers. Their service is excellent, and you can start small and grow.
Here is my link for you to create your site and get hosting by Bluehost and you can use the domain checker above to see if your unique business name is available, check it out.
I am an affiliate with them, and I earn commissions when I recommend clients. I have just shown you one way to monetize your website as an affiliate, and you can do the same.
Read this article entitled “How To Monetize A Website Or Blog in 2021” to learn more.
Different Platforms
We can learn from quite a few people who are doing very well online. Being consistent and sharing good content is very important.
One of the gurus, Neil Patel, shares some surefire tips on “How to Make Money From Social Media“. Additionally, you can get some power tips from Hasan Aboul Hassan from H-Educate, who shares some unique ways to get traffic to your website.
Apart from Hasan, James Davis also shares some powerful ideas in his blog entitled “How to Increase Website Traffic In 2021 By 307%”.
Wherever you decide to operate your online business from, you need traffic – whether it’s a website, Facebook page, Instagram, etc. Click this link to see the Top 15 social media platforms in 2021.
Combine Platforms
Once you’ve decided to do business online, you can’t afford to stick with one platform; you need to combine various platforms.
Additionally, we need to keep up-to-date, and the beauty is you can use social media to keep up with recent trends.
Here is another article to help with your research, entitled “Social media trends 2021: Optimize your digital marketing strategy for social success”.
I am singling out Instagram because I am currently researching how I can use this social platform with my website to generate income.
In his article entitled “7 Simple Ways To Make Money On Instagram in 2021“, you will get some powerful insights from Cash Lambert. Let’s all focus on building our brands as we journey through 2021.
Networking
One of the most cost-effective ways to generate online business and traffic is by networking through others.
Friends and family may have people in their contacts that you don’t know and need to know. Create Facebook groups and organize working alliances with other businesses. Additionally, a big gem to get more traffic is Pinterest; learn more from Anastasia.
Here are a few people with online businesses:
Dominion Realty Group
If you need a home anywhere in the United States, let Dominion Realty Group do the looking for you.
Once you share your dream home details with them, rest assured your needs will be met. Click here to get their contact information.
HIKO Technical Services
If you are in Trinidad and Tobago and you are looking for an electrical contractor Seon Phillip from HIKO Technical Services can satisfy your needs; they can handle electrical design, installation, and maintenance for all your residential, commercial, and industrial applications.
Click here to get their contact information.
The Exotic Garden
In January, we highlighted Jerome Harrylal’s business, The Exotic Garden, which specializes in exotic plants. Click here to get their contact information.
Fashion
Dress for success. Your appearance is very important, and whether you are male or female KIMO will ensure you look the part. For stylish attire, click here to get her contact information.
Email Listing
AWeber Free: Email marketing for free. No credit card required.
These are but a few driven individuals who took steps to explore doing business online, and you can also.
You must, however, keep this in mind; be consistent and provide valuable content if you want online success. When you get traffic, you can use a landing page to add them to your email list, and Aweber is one of the best when it comes to an email auto-responder.
Conclusion
Sure, the learning curve will bend you a little, but it will become second nature after a while. You need to know what you want and pursue it.
Put up a vision board with your daily standards and hit that target every day; so get your laptop or phone and get started. All the best.
