Tuesday, June 05, 2007

Launch Your Business in 90 Days

This is scary. I will not fail. I must not fail. What if I fail I won’t. 90 days seems like a really long time if you are waiting for something, but if you have a LOT of work to do it really doesn’t seem like that much time.

Take a DEEP BREATH, Joyce. Tell yourself to focus. Now I will write the finishing touch of today’s blog.

BUT 1st! I want you to know I started this blog yesterday: “Launch your business in 90 days”. I’m hoping to show small business owners like mine how to grow their business from scratch in the next 90 days. A lot of people don’t know where to start with their marketing. In this blog, I would list the basic steps I take everyday that would help me with my marketing. Every success would be detailed in my blog. So make sure you check it out regularly.

Here are the lists of things ‘am going to do to grow my business.

Well, I better get to work!

Launch Your Business in 90 Days


Day 1 - 5:

• First of all I will clear the decks and get rid of the leaks in my day
• Prioritize my marketing task list
• Building a vision for my business
• Interview/Hire a virtual assistant. Build a team for success

Day 6 - 13:

• I will share how I will research my competitors to create a unique angle for my business.
• Strategize my remarkable advantage by developing a USP
• Create a compelling story and create a list of credibility factors
• I will get clear on my niche and expertise. I will tell you how I craft my ideal client profile, research my target audience because my business depends on it. I’ll check out where they hang out.

Day 14 - 21:

• I will work on constructing a compelling marketing message and come up with a claim. I’ll have my elevation speech memorised and create an effective tagline.
• I know what I offer so I’ll package my offers and charges and give options

Day 22 - 29:

• I’ll start creating my own proprietary program
• Create an effective business card that get clients
• I’ll create a lead generation site to help build my contact list
• I’ll improve my e-zine to add more value and build trust and also create a email signature that attracts clients
• To get me business out there, I’ll create a letter of introductions to educate my environment about what I do.

Day 30 - 44:

• I will share all the ’simple’ secrets I’ll use to get publicity. I share what works and what does not work.
• I will contact 20 radio or podcast stations to see if I can get my story covered. I will let you know step-by-step how it unfolds.
• I will begin to contact 100 internet marketing experts for a future marketing strategy for my ‘official’ website.
• I’ll team up with strategic alliances to get the word out

Day 45 - 55:

• I’ll start networking
• Once I have a lead generation site created, I’ll start getting traffic to website using these tactics. I plan to discuss and demonstrate how use them.

 Pay Per Click
 E-zine
 Cross Promotion
 Tele-classes
 Speaking engagements

Day 56 -89:

• Work my marketing pie. I will list what I did to get the best results.

 Network where ideal clients network
 Join association that allows me to rub shoulders with them
 Write articles for publication and website they like
 Create a few free stuff:

Special reports
Checklist
Templates
 Create a signature talk for a workshop/seminar they attend
 List the event in publications they read
 Set up a referral partnership/Joint venture with people they do business with on a regular basis
 Write an e-zine they would be interested in reading. Build a list.
 Give free (or paid) teleseminar they would dial in to.
 Start my own podcast and podcast with other business
 use of blogging
 use polls & forums
 Implement offline strategy and process

Direct mail

Day 90: LAUNCH PARTY!

Enjoy

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Online entrepreneur Joyce Oladipo, "Business Growth Queen," is creator of the winning Attractive Marketing E-zine to Jumpstart Your Business offline and online. To learn to Grow You Business In Less Time wth Ease sign up for FREE how-to articles and FREE audio class, at www.BeAWealthyEntrepreneur.com.

2 comments:

Jay Ehret said...

Great list, Joyce. Happy to see the emphasis on marketing and devoloping a unique message. This looks like a great outline for a book!

John Ryan Elward said...

Congratulations Joyce. I've been building my online business for the past 6 weeks and have been very pleased so far with my efforts. The best of success to you!