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    NooB Monday! - November 01, 2021 Entrepreneur


    NooB Monday! - November 01, 2021

    Posted: 01 Nov 2021 02:00 AM PDT

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    Some free tools that helped me start my own business

    Posted: 01 Nov 2021 12:09 PM PDT

    Hi guys just wanted to share the apps that I used that helped a lot for my startup. Me and my team created an app that helps people with budgeting. All of these are either free or have a free trial available.

    Trello - A platform that helps you and your team collaborate. It's like a virtual road map that keeps track of everyone's checklist. My team has 4 members and Trello has really helped us work smoothly since we can see each other's progress. Trello is free but I believe you need to pay if you have a bigger team.

    Google Drive - Pretty basic but having a folder where everyone can access files is very important. Make sure to check your settings and make sure that your Google Drive is secure. You can only have 15gb free and you need to pay if you need more.

    Nordigen - Provides a free source for open banking. This is mostly helpful for startups that have a similar niche as ours (under financing, banking, etc.) They provide bank data with consent using real bank APIs, access account holder's name, bank account numbers, transactions and account balances. You can use it either for personal or business needs. Although Nordigen only has information on banks in Europe.

    Hubspot - I like HubSpot's sales automation tools and I think it probably has one of the most intuitive interfaces. You don't have to be an expert in programming to be able to use it. It has metrics for everything, and you can track pretty much everything.Comes with a 30 day free trial

    Feel free to share apps or software that you use for your startup!

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    A little over a month ago I posted how I had saved up 3.5k and was looking for advise to turn it into more money. I have now turned it into 9k. Now I need more advise

    Posted: 01 Nov 2021 10:33 AM PDT

    For those who are curious, I made it from trading crypto. Particularly lucky with Shib coin.

    I want to know now, if you had 9k, what would you do to turn it into more money?

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    Should I take a full-time job while my business is gaining momentum?

    Posted: 01 Nov 2021 07:13 AM PDT

    My business started as a side hustle and was originally intended to grow while I worked full-time. When the pandemic hit, I lost my job so I used that opportunity to pour all of my time into my business. I'm 1.5 years into full-time with my business and grossing an average of 15-20k / quarter.

    Where I'm at: I'm an artist, so my business is very dependent on me making new work to refresh collections which I am to do twice per quarter. It's time intensive, but as I continue to make new work, my print sales go up and I'm able to gain more passive income. I also earn royalties and hope to aquire more licensing contracts.

    What's my dilemma: I have an opportunity to take a full-time remote position as a senior designer at 97k/yr salary. This would allow me to have all my bills covered and save $$ and allow me to direct my business income into growing rather than paying my bills. It's a very good company and great benefits. My fear is having to direct energy out to this job and slowing growth as a result in my business.

    I'm no stranger to hard work, I am ready to work 60-80 hours/week to keep my business going....it's the only job I've ever had where I actually can't wait to get back to work. But I'm apprehensive about losing my momentum and burning out. I figured I'll utilize services like Instacart and sending out laundry to buy more time, but even doing those things save a limited amount of time.

    Just looking for some advice or wise words from those more experienced, or help from anyone in the same position. Thanks :).

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    National Entrepreneurship Month! What's the one piece of business advice you'd tell your teenage self - either to pursue or avoid?

    Posted: 01 Nov 2021 05:00 AM PDT

    As we celebrate the first day of National Entrepreneurship Month, we at Hirect want to hear about the one thing that's fueled your entrepreneurial successes, or led to your absolute dumpster fires.

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    Forever stuck in “Product Development” Phase?

    Posted: 01 Nov 2021 04:03 AM PDT

    No product or service? No revenue.

    1st venture, decided to do manufacturing. Unfortunately, it was way above what I imagined. All I released was low barrier products. But even that took a while to look good. I have numerous product ideas, but even if I make prototype. No way I can build it at affordable price and/or scale due to my skill and infrastructure. So this is essentially on hold. With this business, I just spent so much time dealing with technical issues with product and hold to build a system for production. But kinda failed at that.

    2nd venture, got idea from 1st venture. Completely out of my domain. But it is a Software as a Service (SaaS). This was also to solve an issue in the 1st business. But here I am again…stuck in the building phase. And honestly this is probably going to take 4+ years minimum. Is this what entrepreneurship is like with product based business? No revenue until I finish the product.

    Things I have to learn in terms of developing software: Cloud Infrastructure, System Design, Frontend, Backend, Database Design, UI Design, etc. And I'm oversimplifying.

    And then I see influencers doing there thing for like a year or two and now purchasing million dollar homes. Like what am I doing wrong? I just wish I could learn faster. I spend all my waking hours non stop learning. Maybe I'm just dumb.

    How can SaaS product bring in revenue early without the MVP route? Because honestly the base functionality is quite complex. Same with cloud infrastructure.

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    Alternatives to PayPal?

    Posted: 01 Nov 2021 08:10 AM PDT

    I have a small business that makes me little money on the side, might try and grow it to full time in the next few years, anyways...

    I've been using PayPal and I'm not a fan of it, it keeps holding my money sometimes, the app is buggy, not enough customisation settings, I'm feeling skeptical about their security etc.

    So basically, I am looking for an alternative, but the only reason keeping me back is that PayPal is a household name, I don't wanna switch to something random and clients start feeling uncomfortable..

    Also it needs these features: Invoice creation, full customisation of invoices, great data keeping (customers, money received, invoices sent etc.) and it also needs to accept all cards like PayPal and potentially other things too, like Crypto for instance.

    Also, I am not selling anything physical or anything, I'm selling a digital service.

    Thank you for all your suggestions!

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    Should I stay in school or withdraw to focus on my small business

    Posted: 01 Nov 2021 12:32 PM PDT

    I've come to a bit of a crossroads. First off, let me start off by saying that regardless of how this discussion/question sounds, I'm not doing it to talk about the money, and im doing this in hopes of finding good advice. Anyway, Back in May I started a small company (sorry for leaving out the details, but don't wanna give any personal info out). My intents for this company was to start a little side gig that would get me a few thousand dollars by the time I graduated college. Well, the company took off a lot faster than expected and in the last 5 months I've earn $750,000. The amount of money the company earns is directly correlated with the amount of time I invest in the company, which is why Im debating dropping out of college (at least for the time being) to manage this company. Im 20 years old so I still have about 2 more years of school left. My parents know about the company but are old school and would probably be pretty mad if I left. I also really like being in college. I'd be fine with just continuing this rate of income and staying in school. However at the same time the thought of all the money I could be losing by not fully dedicating myself to this is really hard to overcome. Obviously I could make more money if I dropped out but are there other implications of dropping out?

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    Need advice on starting real estate investment group

    Posted: 01 Nov 2021 12:59 PM PDT

    Long time reader, first time poster.

    I've been in the construction business as a PM for nearly 5 years now. Both in residential & commercial. I've been wanting to start my own real estate investing group for some time now. I;m thinking about starting in the residential market, then working my way into commercial/retail rentals.

    Where's a good place to get started on securing capital? I have all the operations knowledge (project management, sub-contractor relationships, understanding of my local market, suppliers, etc) However, I need help with the financing aspect. Ideally I'd get a few people on board who would invest X amount to secure a portfolio of rental properties, do necessary repairs and upgrades to make them highly desirable rental units, then paying each investor their respected % each month after all expenses. Does this sound feasible?

    Thanks for your help

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    Best ways to invest in local businesses !

    Posted: 01 Nov 2021 12:41 PM PDT

    I'm thinking about becoming a minority investor or quiet partner in a few local businesses. Looking at things like bars or gyms that have been hit especially hard by COVID, because I figure they'll be going at a discount now, but have good potential to bounce back next year. Are there any good sites people on here have used for finding businesses like this that are looking for investors? ⠀To be clear, I'm not looking for crowdfunding, but more to invest 5-10k each in a few businesses.

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    I’m a web developer and I wanted to share some tips for everyone on how to structure their website, what content goes where, why, and the basic layout order you should be following when making your websites to maximize customer concessions and look professional.

    Posted: 01 Nov 2021 02:13 PM PDT

    I thought I'd share some advice with everyone here on how to make a good website for your business. I am a professional web developer and I own and operate an agency that specifically makes websites for small businesses and I wanted to share some of my expertise with you to help you make the best of your website. I know it can be tough staring at a screen and wondering what the hell to do or where to start, so I'll tell you!

    While I don't use page builders, the one I can recommend that has the best end product is Webflow and there's a ton of videos on how to use it. But you can choose whatever you want. DONT USE WIX. They are just terrible and their sites are not fully responsive and slow as all hell. Never use them. For the love of god stay away from wix.

    Now on to the good stuff.

    1)- website structure

    Your website needs to follow an order to be the most effective. You can't just put whatever information you what wherever you want. It needs to be strategically placed for the best results. Here's the order in which your website content needs to be organized:

    LANDING PAGE SERVICES ABOUT US MISC CONTENT (can be anything related to what you do. This is for ranking on google. You need at least 1000 words on your home page. Can be a list of your services with a paragraph for each item, talking more about what you do and why you do it best with a focus on using keywords that people would use to find you, etc. wanna rank more for one service in general? Make a section about it with its keywords in a heading and 1 - 2 quick Paragraphs ) PORTFOLIO WHY CHOOSE YOU/COMPETITOR COMPARISON

    TESTIMONIALS FOOTER

    This is the basic structure I use in almost all of my sites. While they don't always have to follow this structure and can vary depending on your industry, this is the general rule for structuring the content of your site. For an example, here's an unfinished rough draft of one I'm working on right now

    https://jayspainting.netlify.app

    Notice how it flows. It follows my main structure that I laid out. There's a reason for this order. People only remember the first and the last information they read on a webpage. So we put the services at the top after the landing section (what the customer sees when the first load your page). We want them to know exactly what you do. In this section, choose 3 of the main services you want to be known for. They will remember these. Save the others for the MISC CONTENT section.

    Then, at the end of the page we want them to remember why they should choose you and why you're so great. So we have a WHY CHOOSE US section at the bottom and testimonials are last. They are last because we want them to remember all the nice things people have said about you and leave a positive emotional impact when they finish reading your site. So when they scan your site, the bits of information they remember the most are that you do X, Y, and Z, and the reviews of people who say you're the best at X, Y, and Z. That's a positive experience of interacting with your brand. No one will barely remember the middle of the site. That's why we put all the extra MISC CONTENT there so we have content to rank on google with. On google, content is king. At least 1000 words on your home page. This section is where you get a lot of them and will probably be skimmed over by the user. That's ok. That's why we have all the important information they need at the top and bottom of the site in short blurbs that they can scan easily. That's why you have to break up your content into little sections and cards or whatever you need. NO ONE will read a wall of text. You have to break it down into headings and a paragraph. Like what I show in the example I link. I have 6 services listed after the about us section and a paragraph underneath each. That's plenty. They can scan the heading and know exactly what they need to know and skim the first sentence of each paragraph and move on. So make the first paragraph of each section have relevant information. They likely won't read past that. So make your first sentences with propose.

    If you do have a wall of text, pick a topic to Talk about and remove everything that is not related to it. If it's still a decent sized paragraph put an image to the left or right of the content to break it up and make the paragraphs shorter. Avoid long paragraphs. They are more work to read. 700px wide is the longest they should be. Plus they're boring. Images help fill in space and add context. The most common layout is image to the left, content to the right with a heading a paragraph.

    Have 1-4 testimonials at the bottom. Anymore and people won't read them. And DONT PUT THEM IN A SLIDESHOW. it hides content and almost no one will ever make it past the second slide, meaning whatever is on the other slides will never be seen. Slideshows are on the way out in general. It is being recommended that we don't use them at all. So just don't use slideshows. Ever. Unless it's necessary. I advise all my clients against it.

    2)- landing page and Calls to action (CTA's)

    Don't ever just say "welcome to our website" or anything along those lines. That adds no value to your site and it's ranking. That main headline on the landing page will be an H1 header. That's the most important one. They go from 1-6. This h1 headline needs to have your keywords in it. If you're an accounting business, it Should be along the lines of "professional accounting services for (your location)". This is what gets picked up when people search for your services. Google will use this headline to understand what your website is all about. It's the most important headline of your website. Tell google exactly what you do so they can match them with the keywords people are searching. If you look at the example link, you'll see exactly that. And there's a secondary headline underneath it (h2 headline) that goes into further details. Like for the accounting business it could say "we specialize in IRS tax audits, w-2 and 1099 tax filings, business accounting services, and personal accounting assistance with over 30 years experience."

    This h2 goes into further detail about what the h1 is saying.

    THEN, you need to have a "call to action" or CTA button which is the first thing you want someone to do when they visit your site. Let's say you're this accounting company, what do you want someone to do immediately when they land on your page? Contact you for a free consultation? See your services? Learn more about you as a company? You decide this. It's different for every business. Generally you want them to call you. So you have a button that says "free consultation" which takes them to the contact page to fill out a form or call you directly. People have a 3 second average attention span. So in that 3 seconds of landing on your website they need to know exactly what you do and have a button to take them To contact you or perform some action. This is VERY important to do right and by doing this you will increase your website conversions. Same for the services section. Have your 3 services and call to action buttons to take them to learn more. You make these small little clips of info that can be easily scanned and have them click a link to learn more. This is important because user interactivity is a metric google uses to measure website engagement. If someone lands on your website and doesn't click anything, that tells google that what they were looking for wasn't there and you're page wasn't a good result for the keywords they searched to find you. And now you will rank lower for those keywords even if you are actually wanting to rank for them. Because a user didn't engage with your site it tells google it's not a good result and hurts your future ranking prospects. So we have clips of info with buttons to click to learn more or do something. Create opportunities for interactivity. I see it all too often where a website is just one page. This is terrible and should not be done. A lot of people think that since you're a small business you don't need more than one page to say everything you need to say or offer everything you offer. But that's not true. At the very least have a separate contact, reviews, and gallery page for people to visit. They need to engage with your site.

    A great way to do this is to have your 3 services at the top with a button to learn more about that service. That button takes them to a new page dedicated to that service and describes everything you do about that service. THIS is where you can write your novels. Now they WANT to read more, so give them more. Describe your process, what you do, use your keywords, headings, structure the content in an engaging way, use lists, pictures, and work examples. Pages like these are a great way to increase user engagement and have a page dedicated to your service and can rank on google for that particular service because of all the great and unique content you wrote about it. Because…. content is king!

    3)- asset optimization

    Pay attention to the file sizes of the images you use and know that the larger the file size the longer your site will take to load, especially on mobile. If you have an image that's 5000px wide and it's only being displayed on your site at 500px, you're wasting precious processing power loading that Monster of an image. Resize that image to be 500px wide and the file size will shrink CONSIDERABLY. Then when you resized all you images to be their proper display sizes, you go to compressor.io and upload all your images there and then click to compress them. You need to compress all your images to make them as small as they can be without losing quality. This service will reduce image sizes by up to 80%. Then you can download them all in a zip file, extract them, and drag and drop them into your images folder and replace all your old images with the new smaller and compressed images. This will reduce the load times of your site significantly. This is one of the most time consuming parts of my work. But it's worth the extra effort because google favors websites with optimal Mobile Performance. And if you're loading a 5000px image on mobile, your load times will SUCK and your google performance will also suck. So resizing and compressing all your images is one of the most important things you can do to increase your load times and potential google rankings.

    That's basically the condensed version of making a successful website. There's a bunch of other things that are more technical that need to be done like lazy loading, minimizing third party scripts and render blocking resources, minifying your JavaScript and css, bundling your css files, web accessibility and screen readers, mobile first programming, etc but that is outside the scope of this post and more for a developer to handle for you should you want to get to that point.

    Building a website for your business should not be an after thought. It is your storefront on the Internet. And if it looks bad and unorganized that is how your business will be reflected and perceived. Take it seriously and the people who find you online will take YOU seriously. There's a lot more that goes into making a website than many people know and is a skilled trade in it own right. Anyone can make a website, but not everyone can make a good one. It's hard work and for many it's confusing and frustrating. So I wanted to make this post for everyone and maybe make it a little less frustrating and confusing.

    Feel free to ask me any questions you might have. I genuinely love what I do and love talking about Websites. I'm a resource if you need me.

    And good luck on your businesses and your websites!

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    How to i start a clothing line.

    Posted: 01 Nov 2021 02:09 PM PDT

    I'm 20 years old and wondering on how i start a clothing line. How much does it cost and who do i need to hire.

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    Do you guys have any idea how to spot fake/paid trends on twitter, which promote their agenda ?

    Posted: 01 Nov 2021 12:30 PM PDT

    We all know that there are fake trends on a daily basis by paid trolls, their timings for starting a trends are fixed, content sometimes is fixed too, and of course the likes and retweets to those tweets by paid people.

    Can anything be done technologically to spot these fake trends with some proof and display it in public ?

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    How do I market my seo&ppc agency

    Posted: 01 Nov 2021 12:16 PM PDT

    A few months ago I decided to break off on my own and start my own internet marketing agency. I do pay per click ads and seo work. I have two small clients but am looking to expand. I know the obvious answer is "do paid ads" but currently am on a tight budget and am not ready to do that yet. I don't like the idea of cold email, calling, and messaging. Maybe I need to start utilizing that but how else can I get clients? This is my first business and I'm fairly confused on how to acquire new clients. Thanks all for the help!!!:)

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    List of 800 Entrepreneur, startup & digital nomad visas in 150+ countries. (effort funded by EU grant)

    Posted: 01 Nov 2021 02:26 PM PDT

    Most of the Govt. website sucks, so we compiled a free database of all the Entrepreneurs, Startups, Digital Nomads, Work and Immigration visas in 150+ countries, filtered by user citizenship, complexity, type, and shortest path to citizenship. This work took us months of manual compiling,

    visadb.io/search - we are proud to offer free information to every citizen of the planet. Any feedback or error spotting would be highly appreciated.

    This effort was funded by the innovation grants given by European Union, Poland, and Chile. If you are looking for equity-free funding for your startups message me I'd love to help you. I have raised grants from multiple countries and understand how important is the capital to build high-risk innovation.

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    Any help is appreciated for my lead generation service startup!

    Posted: 01 Nov 2021 02:11 PM PDT

    I am partnering with a company that wants me to do some "cold calling" and set appointments for hurricane damage repair to commercial and residential prospects in a targeted area according to zip code.

    I am curious if anyone could give me advise on programs to use to gather contact information and how I should run this project. I am new to this kind of work and excited for the opportunity. If I am successful it can turn into a full time job for me running my own lead generation business.

    I appreciate any help and advice you can offer me. I am really concerned on ways to obtain potential clients phone numbers and what program I can use from my home office to call them and set appointments.

    Again, I appreciate your help!

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    What is the biggest focus for you or your company in Revenue Operations right now?

    Posted: 01 Nov 2021 01:58 PM PDT

    I have started seeing a huge rise in field Revenue Operations. Most of us may not be aware of it but in some way or other, we are contributing to the company's RevOps.

    RevOps is the end-to-end business process of driving predictable revenue, across marketing, sales, renewals, and expansion through transparency and execution rigor.

    The role of Revenue Operations is to deliver visibility across the entire revenue team, improve efficiency across the revenue process, drive revenue predictability, and achieve revenue growth.

    How can you do that in your company? Focus on the following:
    People - Aligning teams around a single view of the business with shared revenue targets.
    Data - Connecting business and activity data across organizational silos and technology stacks.
    Processes - Increasing operational rigor through integrated cadences, including sales 1:1s, QBRs, forecast calls, and more.

    If you are focussed on RevOps, consider joining our small niche community on FB - https://www.facebook.com/groups/140740328164440

    View Poll

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    How to get my feet wet on restoring and selling vehicles

    Posted: 01 Nov 2021 01:48 PM PDT

    I work a full time job, but I am looking for a way to be able to support myself with my own income. I have a heated garage, and regularly repair cars and vehicles. I have already found a few fixer uppers through facebook and kijiji but some of these vehicles deals are not always available. I have had really good success with these. I find everything they need to be road worthy and fix them and sell them. The main issue with this, is that fixer uppers in the right price range are hard to find, and you have to be very fast to get them.

    I am looking to see if anyone has done this? I am open to opening my own private dealership as well but want to start small and work my way up, and make sure I don't bite off more than I can chew. I am unsure if I should be using Copart, or through other auction services etc.

    How wondering what source people are using to find vehicles? I would prefer vehicles that dont need major body work, that involves straightening frames etc but can handle replacing doors or bumpers etc.

    Looking for some guidance on getting started.

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    What are your reasons for wanting to start a business or taking the entrepreneur route, other than the money?

    Posted: 01 Nov 2021 01:45 PM PDT

    For me, its the freedom of being able to see my family whenever i want. before i graduated school and started working, i was able to visit my dad and siblings twice a year (they live accross country). Id spend my summer breaks and winter breaks with them.

    after graduating school the reality of the 9-5 lifestyle hit me like a truck. I realized i'd gone over a year without seeing them, and that this might be my reality for a long time from now. I can hear the sadness in my dads voice when i tell him i cant visit because i have to work. he misses me so much. Ive never went that long without seeing them.

    Ive been working on a business that i feel has the potential to become really successful, hopefully successful enough to where it can become my full time job.

    anyway, i was curious to know everyone elses goals, unrelated to money.

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    How To Write Product Descriptions That Sell | eCommerce Tips and Tricks

    Posted: 01 Nov 2021 01:30 PM PDT

    A great product description is key to a successful eCommerce business. If people can't find out what you're selling, they can't buy it. However, most store owners struggle with writing engaging descriptions that sell their products and instead opt for a boring copy that doesn't even convert one percent of customers into buyers. You don't want to be that store owner, so this blog post will show you how to write effective product descriptions every time!

    I was posted with a photo of real example I hope it will help you better

    How To Write Product Descriptions That Sell | eCommerce Tips and Tricks ( r/ digitalmarketing360 )

    How to write product descriptions: a step-by-step walkthrough

    The biggest mistake product creators make is not writing their descriptions well. By following this step-by-step walkthrough, you will be able to write engaging descriptions that get lots of attention.

    Clear things up

    If you're a business owner, it's important to know what your customers are looking at before they make decisions on who or how much of something. The majority of descriptions for items on marketplaces like AliExpress can be long and unclear because there isn't enough space available in titles alone!

    The octopus plush' product title could easily have been changed from "Reversible Octopus Plush" which is difficult to digest into something much easier said: let's say 18 Colors Plush Toys Double Sided Flip Octopuses Doll Soft Reversible Stuffed Animals Toys Creative Christmas Gift Home Decoration

    Remember SEO

    Optimizing your product page is very important so that Google's algorithm can detect you in search results. This helps drive traffic to the website and boost overall visibility on social media channels like Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter where thousands of people are looking at things such as what they posted last night when scrolling through their feed during breakfast time - we all know how fast this goes by!

    A great way for us entrepreneurs out there who don't have enough hours in one day (or week) because life just gets hectic with work outside our businesses too--to maximize exposure and potential sales while managing scarce resources efficiently: do some keyword research online via SEMrush which will generate lots...of ideas based off current searches related specifically about products

    Hence, in our previous point, we renamed the original long title of the plush to "Reversible Octopus Plush."

    With SEO though, remember to use your chosen keyword/term at least 3 – 4 times throughout the page. You should have the term in the product title, and a couple of times throughout the product description. Also, make sure to have the term in the meta-tag information for your page.

    Think about the customer

    In the product description, you should also talk about what exactly makes this item a great buy for anybody looking at it.

    Go for benefits vs. features

    One of our first suggestions for how to write product descriptions in a better way is by going with benefits versus features. This isn't saying that all your posts need some mention on what an item can do, but when you're trying to showcase someone who might buy from yourself or another seller--the customer will get more interested if it shows them this particular purchase would make their life easier instead of just listing every little detail about the product itself.

    Start with the headline

    So for example, with this octopus, we could instead of a physical descriptor have "Just not feelin' it today? Say no more (this reversible plush will do all the talking).

    "See how that can immediately grab someone's attention?" You're probably thinking. That makes sense! But look at what happens when you take into consideration which words were used in each header:

    The output is much less about feeling than our old friend color or occasion and actually speaks directly to buyers' emotions - without even necessarily mentioning their potential needs/desires yet

    Repeat with the description!

    For the actual description, we'd change the copy to something like this (assuming the target audience is young women):

    When you're just not in the mood to talk, there's no reason for a hand-down. Just flip your smile on our Reversible Octopus Plush and let someone know that they should take care of themselves because YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE WHO CAN! This adorable octopus plushie features two opposite emotions: one side has an emotive face with wide eyes looking up at his grin while another exhibits tears from sadness or anger; popular from its viral TikTok which featured both sides as well as how useful it can be when conveying those days where everything seemed frustratingly hard - but don't worry

    This octopus plush is a great way to express your emotions! It can be used while juggling work, family life or any other time that you need some fun. Choose from eight colors including blue and yellow which are the most popular options for expressing joy in our society today - but there's always another color waiting just around this corner! This stuffed animal measures 10cm high with its arms spread out wide making it easy enough for kids of all ages (and even adults) get creative when they show off their own unique personality through personalization on these toys too make them theirs alone...

    The copy was cut down quite significantly so only benefits would appeal

    Put yourself in the customer's shoes

    When you want to create better product descriptions, don't be afraid of adding some personality to your copy. Sure, not every website needs an upbeat brand voice (and if it's not on purpose then go ahead and keep things dry), but being more personable is a great trick for drawing in shoppers! This can be accomplished by putting yourself inside one of those casual yet professional salespeople who are all too familiar with talking about what they sell - especially when promoting something as personal and sensitive as clothing or jewelry.

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    (REASEARCH SURVEY) Looking for new to experienced Entrepreneurs to interview!

    Posted: 01 Nov 2021 01:28 PM PDT

    I am a freshman in college and I recently became interested in studying entrepreneurs and entrepreneurial thought. I want to understand more about what it means to be successful and what role creativity plays a role in success. I am looking for the ability to interview entrepreneurs about their thoughts on the questions bellow. If interviewing by discord or zoom does not suit you as much, then simply answering them would be amazing. Overall, I just want to know what it means to be successful. I am not trying to get a certain answer out of any of this I just want to learn. All I ask along with the the questions is your type of operation that you run, how long you have been an entrepreneur, and if you are comfortable with it you age. If any of these questions do not appeal to you it is perfectly fine to answer one and not the other. Also, if you are under 18, if you could leave this survey be I would appreciate it, not selling this info or anything, its solely just because I can tell my professor all the participants where above 18. If you would like to do an interview DM me! Thank you so so much to everyone who responds and I appreciate you in educating me on the world of entrepreneurship.

    How did you get started? Where/when did you start?

    1. How long did it take you to get to a successful stage of your business(or how long do you expect?) How would you define that success?
    2. Where did you find yourself thinking outside the box, how did you gain an edge?
    3. Would you consider yourself to be creative?
    4. What resources did you use to gain knowledge, did you work in groups? Did you have a mentor, or a guide?
    5. Where do/did you find yourself falling short in your career? What do you lack in order to do better, and how do you deal with this?
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    I have 8k I need 70 to start my business.

    Posted: 01 Nov 2021 01:24 PM PDT

    I am looking to start a food truck, I have a menu and business model, I have some market research and 13 years experience in food service. What I don't have is, is any experience with loans, or getting the funds i need to start my business. I have 8k saved right now, I don't make a lot of money. I need to turn that 8k into close to or all of 70k. I need this to work out for my own financial freedom, I desperately yearn to work for myself. Ideas, thoughts, suggestions?

    Edit: my credit is not good.

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    Financial Planning Apps for Self-Employed

    Posted: 01 Nov 2021 01:18 PM PDT

    Does anyone of a good resource or app / company rec for financial planning for self-employed people?

    I generally consider myself a good googler. Maybe I'm just being lazy, but I've struck out so far.

    I'm looking for an alternative to a human financial planner, of which there are plenty of options for employed people, but most seem to miss the nuances of self employment.

    Anyone have a good resource?

    Thanks in advance.

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    Having troubles with finding a shipping company to get my goods from overseas

    Posted: 01 Nov 2021 12:50 PM PDT

    I have these goods from a manufacturer in India I'm trying to ship over in to a port in southern California (LA). The shipping cost the manufacturer quoted me rose 2x in the last few months. I'm trying to contact other shippers on my own to get quotes, but out of 10 companies, none have responded. I understand there is craziness in the shipping world, but can anyone suggest a way to get in contact with a shipper and get a quote? I'm looking for door to door service. Thanks!!

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