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Help setting up offline business?

by chris chorley
8 replies
Hi, I want to setup an offline business but not to sure what is best, selling services, mobile websites etc could somebody point me in the right direction.

Thanks
#business #offline #setting
  • Profile picture of the author goodmast3r
    For a start? What do you good at? What do you like?
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  • Profile picture of the author kebertt
    Website Design
    Mobile Website Design
    Google Places
    Rep Management
    SEO
    PPC
    Direct Mail Campaigns
    the list goes on...

    Grab an idea/niche, and stick with it until you're good at it. It's better to be great at one thing, than mediocre at several.
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  • Profile picture of the author SEO results
    Are you trying to perform the service yourself or are you outsourcing? I have a couple of friends who are excellent at sales. They've built their business by being the sales person and networking with service providers to do the work for them. It just depends on what you're good at. You have to start somewhere. Pick something and go for it. If it doesn't work out, evaluate why and keep trying.
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  • Profile picture of the author TeamBringIt
    Originally Posted by chris chorley View Post

    Hi, I want to setup an offline business but not to sure what is best, selling services, mobile websites etc could somebody point me in the right direction.

    Thanks
    Keep reading, this section of the forum for a bit before-- doing anything. Setting up, a business out of excitement and not strategy can cost you both time and money.

    I have been there myself....

    There are multiple things you can offer to offline businesses:
    1.Reputation management (Hot)
    2.Mobile development/Marketing (HOT)
    3.Seo (still good)
    4.Social Media (still good- to- Hot)

    Good Luck!

    Once you figure out, what ya wanna do, then crank out the sales mode and get in touch with all prospects and close them deals
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  • Profile picture of the author BillyParadise
    why not read the first three pages of this section of the board, then think for a couple of days to let it sink in, then come back with more specific questions? Everything you need is here.

    I should create a wso on this - how to start an off-line business using WF: read all threads on the first three pages, sort by most replies, read threads on first page. Profit.

    Where's my $7?
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  • Profile picture of the author Jon Martin
    If you ask me SEO is actually a tricky place to start - and I wouldn't if I were you. Here's why:

    1) It's difficult to maintain on your own if you're a beginner. You don't want to make promises you can't keep.

    2) If you're going to prospect via cold call, businesses receive calls re: SEO on the daily. It's pretty difficult to open up a call offering anything google or search-engine related.

    Not saying it can't be done effectively, but it's more difficult than say selling 5 page websites to small businesses with no web presence. I'd start there, but that's just me.

    Best of luck,
    Jon.
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  • Profile picture of the author bizgrower
    I think it does depend upon your knowledge, skills, and abilities.

    So maybe start with simpler businesses such as restaurants
    and do websites or mobile websites or apps. Also, consider
    doing your own lead generation sites for markets such as plumbers,
    roofers, home remodelers... and leasing those sites to certain businesses,
    or just sell the leads to those businesses.

    As your knowledge and business acumen grows, then you can
    move into SEO, consulting, reputation management, website
    conversions, copy writing, web presence, sales funnels...
    The most effective things for the client when you come into
    contact with them. Maybe, for example, they just need google+ help
    and not SEO or a new website.

    As you go along, you can build a team of other professionals
    (copy writers or more experienced web developers, for example)
    that you network with.

    Or, you can put on the project manager hat and out source
    - with mark up - the skills you don't have.

    Dan
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  • Profile picture of the author twisters
    I think selling service will be the good idea for you. Selling service needs not too much money. I am selling forum posting service for 2 years and have spent only internet fees & electricity bill, thats all.

    You can also do buying and selling business. Some of my friends are doing domain buying and selling business. They buys bulk domains at very low rate with a hosting package and sell them after doing some SEO work.
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