Comments on: Getting Your Feet Wet Before Diving Into Your Dream Business http://mattinglot.com/blog/2006/09/01/getting-your-feet-wet-before-diving-into-your-dream-business/ Thoughts and Stories of an Entrepreneur on the Web Mon, 08 Sep 2008 00:46:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: Mohamed Ilham http://mattinglot.com/blog/2006/09/01/getting-your-feet-wet-before-diving-into-your-dream-business/#comment-23425 Tue, 03 Jul 2007 07:33:09 +0000 http://mattinglot.com/blog/2006/09/01/getting-your-feet-wet-before-diving-into-your-dream-business/#comment-23425 Im a small business men.My firm is service providing oon the IT sides.My comment was as a service providing company how can i impliment my sales and the marketing.In my marketing way i coudnt reach the big market.So i will expecting your comments for this advice.Folloing are the problems, 1.As a service sector how i improve the marketing. 2. Im doing web development, software development that kind of IT services how shal i think about the productivity. Im a small business men.My firm is service providing oon the IT sides.My comment was as a service providing company how can i impliment my sales and the marketing.In my marketing way i coudnt reach the big market.So i will expecting your comments for this advice.Folloing are the problems,

1.As a service sector how i improve the marketing.
2. Im doing web development, software development that kind of IT services how shal i think about the productivity.

]]> by: Stephane Grenier http://mattinglot.com/blog/2006/09/01/getting-your-feet-wet-before-diving-into-your-dream-business/#comment-4111 Wed, 06 Sep 2006 19:04:53 +0000 http://mattinglot.com/blog/2006/09/01/getting-your-feet-wet-before-diving-into-your-dream-business/#comment-4111 Hi, I agree with you on pretty much every point. Ideas are truly a dime a dozen, it's the execution that most people don't have. Start small, do something, move in some direction. I'd say more than 99% don't last past a few weeks, if that! If you're one of the lucky few whose motivated enough to get past that, then you're absolutely right again, you need more than just skills in one domain. You need to understand how sales and marketing work, and that can take some effort. A good product alone is not enough to be a huge successful business, we've all seen too many examples of technically superior products losing to technically weaker products! Regards, Stephane Grenier Founder LandlordMax Property Management Software http://www.LandlordMax.com http://www.FollowSteph.com http://www.LearningCentre.com Hi,

I agree with you on pretty much every point. Ideas are truly a dime a dozen, it’s the execution that most people don’t have. Start small, do something, move in some direction. I’d say more than 99% don’t last past a few weeks, if that!

If you’re one of the lucky few whose motivated enough to get past that, then you’re absolutely right again, you need more than just skills in one domain. You need to understand how sales and marketing work, and that can take some effort. A good product alone is not enough to be a huge successful business, we’ve all seen too many examples of technically superior products losing to technically weaker products!

Regards,
Stephane Grenier
Founder
LandlordMax Property Management Software
http://www.LandlordMax.com
http://www.FollowSteph.com
http://www.LearningCentre.com

]]> by: John Rozewicki http://mattinglot.com/blog/2006/09/01/getting-your-feet-wet-before-diving-into-your-dream-business/#comment-3971 Fri, 01 Sep 2006 13:54:35 +0000 http://mattinglot.com/blog/2006/09/01/getting-your-feet-wet-before-diving-into-your-dream-business/#comment-3971 I was just telling one of my friends the other day that the adage, "If you build it they will come," is one of the worst statements about business ever constructed. I'm glad to know that the attitude I have right now about my business is good. My business model was, and still is, to do blogging in the style closer to the quality of print to attract readers. Unfortunately, your bold assertion about my only customer is a little too optimistic. I've been running my site for 6 months. I'm only recently getting more than 25 regular unique visits a day because of more traditional advertising methods. My mom has never visited the site, but my dad fully supports it. You have stated in this article the way I've been feeling over the past few weeks while also educating me. Good times. I was just telling one of my friends the other day that the adage, “If you build it they will come,” is one of the worst statements about business ever constructed. I’m glad to know that the attitude I have right now about my business is good. My business model was, and still is, to do blogging in the style closer to the quality of print to attract readers.

Unfortunately, your bold assertion about my only customer is a little too optimistic. I’ve been running my site for 6 months. I’m only recently getting more than 25 regular unique visits a day because of more traditional advertising methods. My mom has never visited the site, but my dad fully supports it.

You have stated in this article the way I’ve been feeling over the past few weeks while also educating me. Good times.

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