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I'm good friends with Steve, a guy who runs a great website that provides small business tips, strategies, expert video interviews, etc. You can check it out here:
Home Page | Great Business Content
One of the primary things he does is interview small business owners throughout the country. He recently did a "video tour" down south where he interviewed something like 20 business owners. These are truly small business owners - think mom and pop shops. One question he asked them all was if they were making a profit. Surprisingly, almost half said that at the end of they day - if they factored in their time - they were breaking even at best and most were losing money! Sadly, Steve said this is common for small business owners. Most work around the clock and at the end of the day really aren't making the kind of money they should be making.
This topic came up because Steve and I were talking about my business and the struggles I've had to get my business off the ground. I was telling him how I was barely breaking even. He then shared his findings with me to let me know I wasn't alone - so now I'm sharing it with you to let you know you're not alone if your local SEO business is struggling.
Of course the key is to retool your business so that you can make a profit and prosper. His challenge to me was to sit down and put my goals, dreams, etc. on paper and come up with a plan for 2013 to achieve them. I'm in the process of doing that right now
I hope to have a totally revamped game plan for 2013 so that I can profit and prosper with the best of them!
Travis Van Slooten
Home Page | Great Business Content
One of the primary things he does is interview small business owners throughout the country. He recently did a "video tour" down south where he interviewed something like 20 business owners. These are truly small business owners - think mom and pop shops. One question he asked them all was if they were making a profit. Surprisingly, almost half said that at the end of they day - if they factored in their time - they were breaking even at best and most were losing money! Sadly, Steve said this is common for small business owners. Most work around the clock and at the end of the day really aren't making the kind of money they should be making.
This topic came up because Steve and I were talking about my business and the struggles I've had to get my business off the ground. I was telling him how I was barely breaking even. He then shared his findings with me to let me know I wasn't alone - so now I'm sharing it with you to let you know you're not alone if your local SEO business is struggling.
Of course the key is to retool your business so that you can make a profit and prosper. His challenge to me was to sit down and put my goals, dreams, etc. on paper and come up with a plan for 2013 to achieve them. I'm in the process of doing that right now
Travis Van Slooten