Comments on: Help Me! I Need Your Insight On My Growing Business http://essentialkeystrokes.com/help-me-i-need-your-insight-on-my-growing-business/ Web design and marketing tips, reviews and thoughts. Fri, 10 Dec 2010 21:21:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Leah Maclean http://essentialkeystrokes.com/help-me-i-need-your-insight-on-my-growing-business/comment-page-1/#comment-5208 Leah Maclean Tue, 20 Mar 2007 17:48:02 +0000 http://essentialkeystrokes.com/help-me-i-need-your-insight-on-my-growing-business/#comment-5208 Much of the wisdom shared already with you Char is very useful. There are a couple of questions would ask you : - what you want to be doing when your youngest goes to high school? (vision) - what do you love doing? - what are you good at doing? The head thing is that sometimes great "technicians" (to borrow from the E-Myth) don't make good General Managers of a business. I have been where you are several times over my 3 businesses/18 years. This time around I have decided that I love doing the design and client work so much that I will stay solo (with some admin and accountant) even if that means turning away business. My decision is that I want to be my business (for the next 20 or so years). Much of the wisdom shared already with you Char is very useful. There are a couple of questions would ask you :

- what you want to be doing when your youngest goes to high school? (vision)
- what do you love doing?
- what are you good at doing?

The head thing is that sometimes great “technicians” (to borrow from the E-Myth) don’t make good General Managers of a business.

I have been where you are several times over my 3 businesses/18 years. This time around I have decided that I love doing the design and client work so much that I will stay solo (with some admin and accountant) even if that means turning away business. My decision is that I want to be my business (for the next 20 or so years).

]]> By: Aaron http://essentialkeystrokes.com/help-me-i-need-your-insight-on-my-growing-business/comment-page-1/#comment-5203 Aaron Tue, 20 Mar 2007 15:31:10 +0000 http://essentialkeystrokes.com/help-me-i-need-your-insight-on-my-growing-business/#comment-5203 Char- Put yourself in position to "do what you do best". The other elements are best outsourced or developed as other key positions. You can't try to enhance your weaknesses or unknowns when you have so much to offer in specific areas. Delegation is in every good leader, find out what you can delegate and charge ahead with what you rock at. As far as who gets what ... do your research, always trust your gut and if you make a mistake ... just learn from it. You can do it. Char- Put yourself in position to “do what you do best”. The other elements are best outsourced or developed as other key positions. You can’t try to enhance your weaknesses or unknowns when you have so much to offer in specific areas. Delegation is in every good leader, find out what you can delegate and charge ahead with what you rock at. As far as who gets what … do your research, always trust your gut and if you make a mistake … just learn from it. You can do it.

]]> By: Angela http://essentialkeystrokes.com/help-me-i-need-your-insight-on-my-growing-business/comment-page-1/#comment-5183 Angela Tue, 20 Mar 2007 01:00:20 +0000 http://essentialkeystrokes.com/help-me-i-need-your-insight-on-my-growing-business/#comment-5183 You are so many galaxies ahead of me Char. I have no idea what I could possibly offer up to help. I'm still so new at this stuff myself. I like the idea that you have about sharing the responsibilities and the work load. What a great way to keep from stressing yourself out AND it's giving somebody else some much needed exposure so that they can grow too. Silly me, I'm struggling with html vs. css. vs. xml and have NO idea where to begin on THAT one!? And I thought my moutains were tall. Your's reach the Heavens!! You are so many galaxies ahead of me Char. I have no idea what I could possibly offer up to help. I’m still so new at this stuff myself.

I like the idea that you have about sharing the responsibilities and the work load. What a great way to keep from stressing yourself out AND it’s giving somebody else some much needed exposure so that they can grow too.

Silly me, I’m struggling with html vs. css. vs. xml and have NO idea where to begin on THAT one!? And I thought my moutains were tall. Your’s reach the Heavens!!

]]> By: Ingo http://essentialkeystrokes.com/help-me-i-need-your-insight-on-my-growing-business/comment-page-1/#comment-5164 Ingo Mon, 19 Mar 2007 14:16:20 +0000 http://essentialkeystrokes.com/help-me-i-need-your-insight-on-my-growing-business/#comment-5164 I agree with Doris that the one-to-one contact with your clients is most important. I agree with Doris that the one-to-one contact with your clients is most important.

]]> By: Doris http://essentialkeystrokes.com/help-me-i-need-your-insight-on-my-growing-business/comment-page-1/#comment-5120 Doris Sun, 18 Mar 2007 02:57:08 +0000 http://essentialkeystrokes.com/help-me-i-need-your-insight-on-my-growing-business/#comment-5120 Hi Char.. We have gone through this phase and in fact, still sorting out on delegating the billing/filing work to a part-timer so I can understand what you are going through. I agree with Jason on #1 and the need to focus on what you do BEST. For us, we do best in marketing and maintaining a close relation with our clients. And I do the regular emailing and designing. All this while, we have an accountant that handles the figures (tax and accounting and auditing) cos these things are beyond us. Personally, you can look into outsourcing the admin/accounting if that is robbing your time from spending more time doing the work and servicing your clients. As a sole proprietor, your one-to-one contact with your clients still stand as key importance. My opinion... Hi Char.. We have gone through this phase and in fact, still sorting out on delegating the billing/filing work to a part-timer so I can understand what you are going through. I agree with Jason on #1 and the need to focus on what you do BEST. For us, we do best in marketing and maintaining a close relation with our clients. And I do the regular emailing and designing. All this while, we have an accountant that handles the figures (tax and accounting and auditing) cos these things are beyond us. Personally, you can look into outsourcing the admin/accounting if that is robbing your time from spending more time doing the work and servicing your clients. As a sole proprietor, your one-to-one contact with your clients still stand as key importance.

My opinion…

]]> By: Jason Alba http://essentialkeystrokes.com/help-me-i-need-your-insight-on-my-growing-business/comment-page-1/#comment-5119 Jason Alba Sun, 18 Mar 2007 02:53:55 +0000 http://essentialkeystrokes.com/help-me-i-need-your-insight-on-my-growing-business/#comment-5119 First hosting (at GoDaddy but have changed because I had to), second development, third accounting, fourth design, fifth QA ... in that order :p (oh yeah, somewhere in there, legal). First hosting (at GoDaddy but have changed because I had to), second development, third accounting, fourth design, fifth QA … in that order :p (oh yeah, somewhere in there, legal).

]]> By: Char http://essentialkeystrokes.com/help-me-i-need-your-insight-on-my-growing-business/comment-page-1/#comment-5115 Char Sun, 18 Mar 2007 00:44:26 +0000 http://essentialkeystrokes.com/help-me-i-need-your-insight-on-my-growing-business/#comment-5115 Thanks for the insight Jason. What was the first part of your business you outsourced? Thanks for the insight Jason. What was the first part of your business you outsourced?

]]> By: Jason Alba http://essentialkeystrokes.com/help-me-i-need-your-insight-on-my-growing-business/comment-page-1/#comment-5100 Jason Alba Sat, 17 Mar 2007 13:52:49 +0000 http://essentialkeystrokes.com/help-me-i-need-your-insight-on-my-growing-business/#comment-5100 Two thoughts: - I was told, hire people to work "in" your business so you can work "on" your business. - Check into virtual assistants. These are people that work from home (usually), they are contractors, and do all kinds of things. You need to focus on what you do best and delegate (or hire out) stuff that eats your time that someone else could do more effectively. Jason Alba CEO - <a href="http://www.JibberJobber.com" rel="nofollow">JibberJobber.com</a> Two thoughts:

- I was told, hire people to work “in” your business so you can work “on” your business.

- Check into virtual assistants. These are people that work from home (usually), they are contractors, and do all kinds of things.

You need to focus on what you do best and delegate (or hire out) stuff that eats your time that someone else could do more effectively.

Jason Alba
CEO – JibberJobber.com

]]> By: Char http://essentialkeystrokes.com/help-me-i-need-your-insight-on-my-growing-business/comment-page-1/#comment-5070 Char Fri, 16 Mar 2007 18:39:18 +0000 http://essentialkeystrokes.com/help-me-i-need-your-insight-on-my-growing-business/#comment-5070 Tony - I can't wait to read it - I'm sure you will have very sound advice! I did have an a-ha moment today, when it occurred to me that my brother was in a similar situation with his landscape business a few years ago. We are scheduled to brainstorm over the weekend and I'm sure he'll have good info, too. Thanks again Tony! I value your words of wisdom. Tony -

I can’t wait to read it – I’m sure you will have very sound advice!

I did have an a-ha moment today, when it occurred to me that my brother was in a similar situation with his landscape business a few years ago. We are scheduled to brainstorm over the weekend and I’m sure he’ll have good info, too.

Thanks again Tony! I value your words of wisdom.

]]> By: Tony D. Clark http://essentialkeystrokes.com/help-me-i-need-your-insight-on-my-growing-business/comment-page-1/#comment-5069 Tony D. Clark Fri, 16 Mar 2007 18:20:57 +0000 http://essentialkeystrokes.com/help-me-i-need-your-insight-on-my-growing-business/#comment-5069 I've been there - a number of times. I started writing out a comment, then it got to be more of a post (as in when the comment's word count is twice as long as the original post :) ) Thanks for the inspiration. I think I'll write it up as a post for next week. I’ve been there – a number of times.

I started writing out a comment, then it got to be more of a post (as in when the comment’s word count is twice as long as the original post :) )

Thanks for the inspiration. I think I’ll write it up as a post for next week.

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