Business Beginner

Click Here to Buy on Amazon My Simple 10 Part System Create a lucrative and versatile digital media business for only $10 with this simple 10 Part System. You will also learn how to create incredible new professional opportunities for yourself and take your career to the next level!          Starting a business is always a very challenging endeavor. You take major financial risks, remove the safety net of a steady job, open yourself up to criticism, and sacrifice your personal life… without any guarantee of success. Around half of all entrepreneurs and startups will fail and many of those that remain standing will not make much of a profit. Despite the daunting risks and odds, more people than ever before are starting their own business in hopes of escaping the 9-5 workplace. The enormous costs associated with starting a business can be a huge barrier to entry though, which prevents many from taking the plunge. If only there was a business model that was afforda...

One of the many ways you can leverage your digital media expertise and monetize it is by offering consulting services. Your expertise in a specific niche industry and experience with digital media make you a valuable asset to many businesses. Whether you consult for one company or several at once, your nearly free startup can end up earning you over $100 an hour or a 6 figure annual income.  Analyze the market to determine what services are needed, under-served, and fit your skill set. What can you do better, cheaper, or more creatively than your competition? Chances are that if you've had success with your media startup, you've proven strong skills with social media, content creation, copy writing, video production, thinking outside the box, and being resourceful with a limited or nonexistent budget. These are all incredibly valuable skills that many companies and other entrepreneurs need. Create a separate website, or a separate section of your existing website (and potent...

Once you have determined the focus of your brand and started to create a significant amount of high quality content , you'll realize how critical it is to be able to amplify your efforts. You need to build up an audience and awareness for the articles, blog posts, presentations, videos, email newsletters , and other digital media that you've created. You might have the best writing and videos in your industry but if nobody reads them it is a wasted effort. Here are some tips to boost your reach. Partner Up Work with friends, family, clients, former clients, associates, or anyone that has a website or social media presence to create a win-win alliance. Offer to assist them with their business efforts and online marketing in return for their help promoting your online brand. Partner with other bloggers or YouTube creators in the same or similar business niche as you. Choose your partners wisely and make sure they reflect positively on your brand but you'll need some business ...

Once you've reached a certain level of success you can leverage your influence to become a public speaker, columnist, author, or media personality. If you get really big you may even be considered a " Thought Leader " and have your pick of nearly any form of media available. Media outlets like radio, TV, podcasts, webinars, magazines, and newspapers will all be viable options when you've proven that you can generate and grow a large audience. Which media outlet(s) you choose will really depends on the niche you want to carve out for yourself as a media influencer and public personality. Podcasts Podcasts are excellent tools to promote yourself , grow your following, and cross-promote with other media personalities. If marketing gurus like Gary Vaynerchuk, Tim Ferriss, Grant Cardone, and Neil Patel do them every week you can bet they are effective! Obviously you can create a simple podcast early in your business process to use as a valuable tool for producing high qual...

Once you've enjoyed some success with your digital media business and generated some significant revenue there are some people that would like to launch a more traditional business venture. By "traditional" I mean opening a storefront, manufacturing a product, developing technology, starting a professional services corporation, opening an entertainment venue, or countless other business ventures. These days the traditional business model isn't always the most sought after path, especially if you have built a successful online enterprise. Huge expenses such as inventory, liability insurance, rent, property taxes, permits, payroll, employee health insurance benefits , and much more are not issues that most digital media businesses have to really worry about. But sometimes if you want to go big you'll need to take on the additional risks of increased overhead and liability.  Some common examples of more traditional business models that I've seen digital media in...