It’s that time….planning time. Taking a hard look at the biz – seeing what went right and what went wrong, and why. Now what, how do we plan for success?
I’m a big reader of successful people – their books, articles, and advice. They are my mentors. I need them more than ever because I work alone and need access to their knowledge. I’m a big follower of successful people because I believe in COPYING SUCCESS. No need to reinvent the wheel or the process. Learn from those who have been there, got through it, and made it to where you want to go.
I’ve finished taking a hard look at the reality of my business the past year and planning action for the coming months. Here’s some tips to help you do the same.
SUCCESS FORMULA:
1) Copy Success – find out what worked for others and do what they did
2) Take Action – try different things, test them quickly. most won’t work, but some will
3) Evaluate & Learn From Results – quickly drop things that don’t work and scale those that do. change tactics quickly when needed.
4) Repeat – don’t give up. work hard. copy success
PLANNING FORMULA:
1) Determine your GOALS – what do you want to achieve. For me I attached sales figures to projects. And decided the #1 FOCUS for me this years is SALES.
2) Attach timelines to ACTION - what do you want to achieve by year end? Work backwards and plan what you have to accomplish each quarter to get there. Work backwards and list what you have to achieve each month to get there. Work backwards and list what you have to do each week to achive your monthly goals. Work backwards and list what are the key things you MUST DO today to achieve what you want to this week.
That’s it – copy success and take action to make it happen in 2012. Work hard at it and change if you have to when results tell you to. I’m looking forward to making it a great year!
And of course the learning never ends. Since my mantra this year is “everything to do with selling”, I’m trying to learn more about being a better in that area. It’s especially important when running a domain business, because it’s alot of fun buying domains! So much that we sometimes forget we have to sell them too! (or monetizing the traffic - it’s all about giving the customer what they want). Right now I’m reading a Dan Kennedy book about sales. He’s a well known “no BS” sales kind of guy. In fact, the title of the book I’m reading is No B.S. Sales Success in the New Economy
- It’s good – I’m learning.
Let’s all have a great year ahead!
