10 techniques to create independence in your online business

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If you’re working too hard, you can use one or more of these techniques to get more done in less time and give yourself more freedom!

1. Automating emails and funnels

When people sign up for your freebie, they should get a series of automated emails, appropriately called autoresponders. You set these up in advance in your email service provider’s software and these emails should tell people who you are and what you do, help them get value from the freebie, and make a first offer to buy something. That offer should also be on the thank you page after people complete the opt-in form and in the freebie itself. That’s the process of automating your first sales. The funnel is freebie > offer. That offer is often a low-priced one, to get people “in the door.”

Similarly, when people buy something of yours, there should be a next step.

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by Ellen Finkelstein

October is Professional Independence month

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online-business-october-independence-month-1Would you like to become independent?

By that I mean working for yourself or owning your own company.

A company called CareerRealism has announced that October is Professional Independence month. OK, it’s probably just a publicity gimmick, but there are LOTS of people out there who would like to quit their job and have their own business.

Are you one of them?

Do you have a plan?

A recent study showed that by 2020, 50% of American workers could be independent contractors, whether by choice or not. That means that you probably need to learn how to run your own business. Scary? Maybe, but independent contractors have higher rates of career satisfaction.

If that’s what you want (and maybe even if you don’t), you need to plan. Are you ready now? If you don’t have much money saved up, you need to start your business on a part-time basis and grow it until it can support you.

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by Ellen Finkelstein