Smart Start-up Tips: Waste Not, Want Not – 7 Ways to Turn What You Got into A LOT (of Profit)

You already possess everything you need to reach your next level of success. Really.

It probably sounds too good to be true, like something a swamp salesman would tell you right before handing you a $10,000 invoice for “Swamp Potential Reachification Services”.

Our scepticism tends to sound the red alert when something comes at a cost of nothing because we all know that’s not the way the world works. If it makes you feel better, you will be using resources, tools and connections that are essentially already bought and paid for – all you need to do is put them to work for you!

7 Ways to Turn What You’ve Already Got into A LOT (of Profit)

#1: Stop Hiding Out (consciously and unconsciously) – One of the biggest mistakes entrepreneurs make is not telling everyone they already know what they’re up to AND how they can help you be more successful.

One of the smartest things you can do right now is craft an update letter that you send by email or snail mail to everyone you know. The letter will bring them up to speed with what you’re doing in business and suggest simple ways they can support your success. You’ll be surprised how the most unlikely source can become your most profitable ally.

#2: Your ONE Thing – How many times have you been in a conversation – face to face or online – when someone said “Is there’s anything I can do to help you?”. Almost always, the conversation ends something like this: “Oh, oh… um… no but thank you so much for asking.”

This my friends is a proverbial “V8 moment”! Imagine how different the outcome of that conversation would be if you had clearly defined your “one thing”. Specifically HOW other people CAN help you right now.

Not certain what to ask for? Ask for introductions, specific advice, honest feedback, or invite them to be part of a joint venture project! The key to making the most of these moments is to get clear about the one thing others CAN do to help you today.

For example, my one thing these days is asking for help to build buzz on May 11th as part of the official Amazon launch party for the forthcoming Success Rituals 2.0 book. Wanna play too? (Wink. Nudge.)

#3: Ask Questions – There are two simple ways you can leverage questions to enhance your profit potential:

Create a survey to gather valuable feedback about your ideas. This allows you to take purposeful and strategic action in your business. The information and insight you’ll gather enables you to meet your ideal clients exactly where they’re at.

Bottom line: Launching products and programs doesn’t need to feel like you’re taking a shot in the dark. Ask questions, evaluate the feedback and give people what they really want.

Conduct interviews with leading experts on topics that you and/or your audience wants to learn about. You bring value to your audience – and, if it’s a topic that you’ve been dying to know more about – you can essentially learn what you need to know with your only cost being the time you invest in connecting and conducting the interviews.

#4: Create Multiple Channels and Formats for Sharing your Wisdom – Re-purpose your content and create what I call multiple streams of visibility (and income!).

Take this article as an example. It will be shared in its original form via multiple channels – Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and even on other sites who reference it and link back to this post. I can further leverage it by sharing it in other formats: an audio podcast, script for a short training video, include the 7 ways in an eBook or print book, just to name a few.

What multiple channels and formats are you using? Adding just one can dramatically impact your visibility and profitability.

#5: Your Brain – Did you know we all possess an internal “Success GPS”? We do, it’s called the RAS – reticular activating system – part of your brain. Essentially it’s the science behind “the law of attraction”. What you focus on expands.

The RAS is an automatic mechanism inside your brain that serves as a filter between your conscious and subconscious mind bringing relevant information to your attention and it plays a vital role in your ability to achieve goals.

It’s like wearing golf ball finder glasses. When golfers lose their golf ball in the underbrush, the technology of these cool glasses eliminates the light from background objects and makes the golf ball itself stand out.

What’s really cool about your RAS is that you can deliberately get it working for you by choosing the exact messages you send from your conscious mind. The #1 way to do this is to get crystal clear about your goals – so clear that you can see them, feel them, taste them.

#6: Capitalize on your Unique and In-Demand Expertise – One of the greatest frustrations women in business online experience is SLOW or NO business growth. Lack of cash flow or feeling like you’re on the cash flow rollercoaster.

Take what you’ve already got – what you already know and do that others want to know too – and transform this unique expertise into your own “bread and butter cash flow stream.”

#7: Complementary Companies and Experts – These are people that you can collaborate and co-create with. You share the same target audience but serve them in complementary ways.

Start making a list of these people and companies. Then, create a list of ways that you can work together to serve that audience in mutually beneficial ways. Finally, identify who you can connect with TODAY and make it happen.

BONUS Tip: Give your Way to Success – When you build rapport and relationships with the REAL people in your networks, you develop friends, fans and followers who truly care about your success. It’s called SOCIAL EQUITY and is one of the most powerful ways you can activate reciprocity and build momentum.

Start with generosity. Add value and increase to the lives of others – without expecting anything in return. You’ll be surprised by the rewards that come back to you.

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