10 years ago:
1. I came up with an idea for a business
2. I researched the market to make sure there were buyers
3. I created a business plan to encourage a bank to give me some startup capital
4. I purchased the equipment / resources necessary to start my business – computers / phones / fax machine etc
5. I invested in some cheap advertising mechanisms to get my business off the ground – leaflets / flyers / newspaper ads / a basic website
6. I walked the streets and knocked on everyone’s door to get business
7. I networked and attended meetings to get business
8. I worked night and day to get business
9. As I got more clients I became a Jack of All trades working day & night to get more business and fulfill the clients I had
10. Eventually to grow I hired staff
11. We worked and worked to get more business and fulfill the clients we had
12. We expanded and grew
3 years ago:
1. I looked for a way to make money easily (cos someone said I could!)
2. I bought loads of products, ebooks, courses promising me I could with just a few steps
3. I wised up super fast and came up with a business idea (see Step 1 above)
4. I researched the market to make sure there were buyers – by adding value and networking (see Step 2 above)
5. I purchased the equipment / resources necessary to start my business – hosting / domain / autoresponder / video host etc (see Step 4 above etc etc)
6. I invested in some cheap advertising mechanisms to get my business off the ground – graphics / facebook ads / solo ads etc
7. I walked the online streets and knocked on everyone’s door to get business by providing great content consistently
8. I networked and attended online groups / forums to get business
9. I worked night and day to add value, provide content and get business
10. As I got more clients I became a Jack of All trades working day & night to get more business and fulfill the clients I had
11. Eventually to grow I hired staff
12. We worked and worked to get more business and fulfill the clients we had
13. We expanded and grew