Comments on: Two Things That Every Business NEEDS to Be Doing Right Now

By: Webcontentspecialists

Webcontentspecialists — Fri, 03 Jun 2016 22:30:37 +0000

I just love the impact of this blog. Not only it tells you the steps you need to take, it actively gets you engaged that these are the steps to take if you want to have a successful business.

By: Alice Densil

Alice Densil — Tue, 19 Apr 2016 06:55:14 +0000

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By: Ali Mahmoud

Ali Mahmoud — Thu, 14 Apr 2016 15:08:29 +0000

Couldn’t agree more Alex. First things first and second things never. So many people are distracted by the shiny next big thing but what we really need to keep incrementally improving what’s working now. 1% improvements each day compound into hockey stick growth over time.

By: Alex Chaidaroglou

Alex Chaidaroglou — Fri, 08 Apr 2016 16:16:12 +0000

Amen Alex

By: Laura Roeder

Laura Roeder — Fri, 08 Apr 2016 16:07:37 +0000

Preach! Loved this post!

By: Indigo Ocean

Indigo Ocean — Fri, 08 Apr 2016 02:56:19 +0000

I do an exercise with my business development clients early on in the project where we sort through about 40 different marketing activities they could do (and that some people are in fact using to successfully market their businesses). We classify everything in terms of how much the person likes doing the activities involved in that type of marketing.

Then during the program we select 1-3 to compose a marketing plan for them, and keep them focused on just that. Everything else comes off the plate. Invariably, at some point they come to me with things people have been telling them they MUST do that are not in their plan. And I wind up telling them this, “You could get an Associates degree in every single one of the 40 things we ranked. That’s how huge the body of knowledge is on each one. But you don’t have time to get 40 Associates degrees right now. I want you to focus on this 1-3 things, master them, and then see if you want to add anything else in once this all becomes second nature.”

And you know, despite them picking very different things, their revenue consistently increases, and their stress decreases. Focus is everything.

By: Ivan Temul

Ivan Temul — Fri, 08 Apr 2016 00:46:57 +0000

I think this is just the classic FOMO phenomenon happening amongst entrepreneurs/small businesses in a world where information gluttony is increasingly becoming an issue. I like how you emphasised on the word ‘need’ and why a more careful assessment of this term should always be employed. Because there is a massive difference between a ‘nice to have’ and a need, isn’t it? As an entrepreneur/business owner, it is your job to understand your business like nobody else can. Know it’s current needs, identify the essential issues that have to be rectified or improved on and put others on hold until the right time comes. Being informed of all these strategies is one thing (and is always helpful), but being swift in deciding if they are essential to your business at a particular point of time depends on how much you know your business and how well you’re monitoring its trajectory. Thanks Alex for reinforcing a thought that has been lingering on my mind for a while now.

By: Paul Faix

Paul Faix — Thu, 07 Apr 2016 20:25:42 +0000

I would add one more – do not run out of cash! Great post – many thanks Alex.

By: Sinisa Rakovic

Sinisa Rakovic — Thu, 07 Apr 2016 18:03:59 +0000

Love the contrarian approach!!! It’s like something Buffet would preach at his annual shareholders meeting. Well done!

By: James E. Turner

James E. Turner — Thu, 07 Apr 2016 17:05:52 +0000

Well said, Sir! I’m with you 100% on this. It needed to be said, and eloquently.

By: Christopher Gimmer

Christopher Gimmer — Thu, 07 Apr 2016 16:52:58 +0000

Nailed it!

Not sure if the ‘needs’ are only marketing related but another thing your business doesn’t need to do is raise money. I know you’ve written about this before.