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How Your Business Can Be Productive For More Than 24 Hours Every Day

November 7, 2013 by Marc Guberti Leave a Comment

The idea sounds bizarre. We can’t stop time just to get the 25^th hour. We also have to sleep, eat, and do everything else. However, there is a way to have a business that is productive for more than 24 hours every day. A good business is one that manages itself. Systematized businesses are becoming more important because 10 hours of work can be assigned to other people. Books can now be self published and sold by Amazon. This makes the process of writing and selling books easier since Amazon takes care of everything. WordPress takes good care of this blog (when I have enough posts scheduled). Some of the best online training courses run on complete autopilot.

All of this free time is going to open up more time to create products, go to public speaking events (this time, as the speaker), and help you avoid stress. You’ll be able to get more done because you won’t have to worry about the products you have already created. Instead of having to send email after email to give people access to a membership site or printing a book, going to the post office, and shipping it somewhere, you’ll have time to create more products and enhance your services. You’ll be able to answer more questions and create your next product in 6 months instead of 2 years.

You don’t get to go over 24 hours of productivity every day unless your business is systematized. The hours that other people are working for you add up to your hours of productivity. The business is thriving and getting well over 24 hours of productivity every day whether you’re in the office or in your pajamas.

Low Prices Do Not Mean Better Products

November 6, 2013 by Marc Guberti 2 Comments

There are more entrepreneurs selling their products for lower prices in order to get a higher volume of sales. I am one of these entrepreneurs, and none of my books are over $2.99. Lowering prices will result in a higher volume of sales. You’ll get noticed more because people won’t have to spend as much money to get access to your product.

However, cheap doesn’t mean better. If the product shouldn’t be sold in the first place, it will get refunded even if it’s only $0.99. Not all products can be refunded, and the consumers aren’t going to be happy if they can’t refund a product they don’t want anymore. When these people use word of mouth to talk about you, they won’t be talking about you with praise.

The question of underpricing is a question rooted in the minds of all entrepreneurs. The question comes up every once in a while. The thought of getting more sales entices entrepreneurs to lower their prices. Having 10 people buy a $2 product is better than having 1 person buy a $15 product. This is why entrepreneurs lower their prices.

I am a big believer in low prices to get a high volume of sales. However, if you do go for inexpensive products, are you selling products that are worth their price tag, or are you selling them something that could have been worth more? Is your product worth more than you’re selling it for, or are you selling inexpensive but sub par products?

There are inexpensive options that could have been given more expensive price tags. However, those entrepreneurs choose not to raise the price of their products. Quality products for a low price are going to sell more than low quality products with low prices.

Implement Your Plans

November 5, 2013 by Marc Guberti Leave a Comment

Everyone says that planning is good for your business, but these people don’t look at all of the consequences. In this do or die game, people focus on the ability to give themselves the compass to their future.

This game is similar to a two-floor building without any stairs. You can’t get to the second floor without the stairs. Giving yourself a good plan will allow you to create the stairs. The stronger your plan, the more stairs you get. Soon, you get enough stairs to go from the first floor to the second floor. When people look at the consequences of planning, they only look at the good ones.

There is some danger to planning. You can create the perfect compass that goes from the Indian Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean by using all of the fastest routes (that kind of compass probably has some GPS features installed as well). Even if you come up with the perfect compass, you still need to sail from the Indian Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean in order for it to come in handy. If the function of the compass isn’t used, all of the planning, time, and effort would have gone to waste.

Planning is essential towards the success for any business, but you must be implementing your plans in order to get the results you are looking for.

There Are Two Ways To Look At Dominos

November 5, 2013 by Marc Guberti Leave a Comment

The first way we look at dominos is common. Dominos end up falling. Whether you push the domino down or a domino pushes another domino, they end up falling. It’s one way to look at dominos, but there is another way to view dominos.

Dominos can be working together to bring forth a greater strength that allows them to push a stronger object. You won’t be able to move a tennis ball with a single domino. However, if hundreds of dominos push on each other, the last domino will be able to push the tennis ball with a greater amount of force. Strength in numbers will allow the tennis ball to move farther.

It’s more important to view the dominos as a team than as individuals in order to appreciate what they can do.

Finding The Needle In The Hay Stack

November 4, 2013 by Marc Guberti Leave a Comment

This phrase is used to emphasize how difficult it is to find something. However, searching for the needle is well worth the wait. It may take months or even years before you find the needle in the hay stack. There are going to be some times when you won’t want to search for the needle in the hay stack anymore. However, finding the needle is what makes the adventure great.

It’s easy to find ideas. Most ideas are like the hay: common, boring, and used up. When you find the needle in the hay, you are going to come up with extraordinary ideas. Sometimes, when you find a needle in the hay stack, you’ll encounter another needle as well. The unique ideas start to build up, and as you implement them, you’ll be able to reap the benefits.

We know that the needle is in the hay stack. However, we have to find it in order to see what it looks like and the results it can bring forth.

Forever Enhancing

November 3, 2013 by Marc Guberti Leave a Comment

The entrepreneurs who are made to stick around don’t have peaks or maximum turning points. They don’t finish something, say it’s good enough, and stop enhancing it. The entrepreneurs who are made to stick around are constantly enhancing their products, visibility, abilities, and anything else they can enhance.

Getting 50 visitors a day isn’t enough for entrepreneurs made to stick. They do everything in their power to have 100 visitors every day. Once they make it to 100 visitors every day, it’s no longer good enough. 100 visitors a day becomes 150 visitors every day, and it continues to grow.

It’s important to be happy and grateful for what you have accomplished so far. However, you shouldn’t be satisfied with what you have accomplished. What you have accomplished now isn’t an end-game. There are more things for you to accomplish, and accomplishing them involves work on your part.

Keep on growing your business. When you’ve grown your business the way you’ve wanted to, find ways to enhance your business. Even the multibillion dollar businesses are finding ways to enhance themselves. Apple still comes out with new products. WalMart is still offering big sales. Twitter decided to go for IPO even though it’s already doing just fine.

There is no limit to how much you can achieve or how much your business can grow. By enhancing your business, you will be able to watch it grow like never before. The first “like never before” is going to be replaced again and again. Don’t stop. Keep on going.