Common Mistakes Made by Newbies in Online Business

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Hi all,

A lot of newbies make these common mistakes when starting an online business. Mistakes cannot be completely prevented from occurring however. Correcting mistakes that occur and moving on is the way out. Being passive or not doing anything will result in nothing happening nor anything being learnt.

Some of the common mistakes are

1. Spending a lot of money too soon or too late. This occurs because most of the time we are in a hurry and are excited about the idea of learning something quickly that we go ahead and spend a lot of money only to get the same information for free elsewhere or sometimes the information paid for is not up to expectation.

Nor is it wise not to want to spend at all.

It’s better to research, analyse and read reviews before going ahead to make purchases. With time you know how and where to allocate your budget.

2. Ignoring search engine optimization (s.e.o). Without s.e.o your site or pages will not rank in the search engine results pages and so will not be found. Seo seems difficult and can be slow but it the only way out to better ranking and becomes easier when one gets the hang of it.

Seo optimize your site sooner than later or get experts to do it for you. Most of the time you can do it yourself.

3. Not being found locally. Search engine results pages are tailored towards your location so use search terms that will enable you being found locally. Social media is useful in this regard.

4. Not making time for engagement. The inability to care for followers or uncaring attitude towards them is sure way of driving them away. Rather look for appropriate opportunities to engage with interested followers.

5. Not increasing our knowledge of new trends. Though we may not want to stretch ourselves too thin, knowing too little also makes progress slow. Rather than just wasting your time you’ll realize that increasing your knowledge is rather beneficial. As much as possible update yourself on most terms you come across and try new strategies and approaches. This leads to success in the long run. Also your speed in reading, writing, taking action is all enhanced.

6. Giving up too quickly. Most of the time we want quick results, or just seeking meaningful results gets us stuck. This can be discouraging. Sometimes we take one step, lose hope and stop. The best thing is to relax leave things and come back again with a refreshed mind. Stopping completely is a recipe for failure. Progress is attained as you keep at it, as most who’ve attained success will tell you.

These mistakes and attendant corrections when implemented leads to the desired achievement.

I hope you’ll be encouraged from this post.

Irene

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Nice post. Increasing our knowledge of new trends, as you say, enhances our speed in reading, writing, and taking actions. Good advice. Thank you for sharing. To success, for all of us. Cheers!

Thank you Irene for sharing

Berenadeta

Great post Irene, thanks!

Thank you for the insight and encouragement.

Rick

You have made some great points Irene.

Derek

Thanks Derek

Hi Irene. You make some great points. Jim

Thanks Jim

Hi, thank you for sharing!!
I don't understand point 3:"not being found locally".
Do you mean that if from my country I don't get people who visit my website I will be penalized?
Thanks!

Sorry for the long wait Sebastian. No you'll not be penalised . You need a local presence that's all and you can register a google my business with your details for that. Google ensures that your site is found through the address and phone number you give etc. This helps if your content and keywords are not familiar to people in your country.

Okay, thanks for the reply! Actually, I am from a French-speaking country, but my site is in English. Since most of my country does not understand English, I worried when I read your post. Now it's clear.
Thank you very much!

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