A lot of people dream of having their own businesses. Many people like the idea of working out of their homes. Working from a home office has become a reality for a lot of people in Caerphilly, in the past year. This has strengthened their resolve to become business owners.
Lottoland’s experts spend a lot of time advising people about beginning businesses. You see, Lottoland has made many people, people of wealth. They are the industry leader in the offshore casino industry and offer lotteries in countries globally. When interviewed, one of the topics often discussed with winners is their home businesses. Lottoland publishes a series of magazines of interest to their customers. Now that so many people have begun home businesses in the UK, we want to share ways to grow business.
Your Personal Site
If you are setting up a personal business, you will do a lot of behind-the-scenes work. You will have to learn about your market, which will probably change often. You will meet a lot of people who will see you as nothing more than a competitor. But, along the way, you will meet some people who started out just like you and they will become virtual friends. Over time, you will know who they are and you will know you can trust them. These are friends you will invite to share your personal website.
Your personal site should have important information for people in your network group. This is where you can share fun sites. You can post funny stories, encouraging messages, and links to videos that teach new skills. Make it a place your friends want to visit.
Note! Do not turn your website into a complaint board. Never trash a client, talk about slow-pays, or tell any of your financial business. If you want to share that, only do it in a private message. Be sure to add links to anything of value that will help make money or avoid problems, especially with Google.
Tips for commercial networking
- Start with a phone call
Unless there is a very good reason (like the client says not to) always start with a phone call. After you have spoken to a potential client via phone, then you are free to use the computer to contact him or her. You need to establish with this person that you are a human. Give them a voice and a name to associate with before they start getting electronic correspondence.
- Be 5 minutes early.
Never be late and on time is late. Start your Zoom meeting with a greeting and end it with a thank you. Do not let technology take away your business manners.
- Get to know the tools you use
You can expect to use Zoom Meetings, Conference calls via smartphone, Internet signatures, and a multitude of other tools while you work from home. With technology, glitches happen. Sometimes there are lags, dropped calls, poor connections, and other problems. Don’t be one of them. Do not be the person on the screen that is trying to figure out how to talk into the screen or so focused on how to use the program that you do not see that it is working. Practice and know how to use the tools you are given before you need them.
- Toughen up
This is business. It is not personal and you cannot take it personally. Maybe a client didn’t like your work or liked someone else’s more. That’s life. Not everyone has the same tastes or wants the same message. If you are going to get offended, you might as well quit now. If you made a mistake, learn from it and move on.
- Don’t make it about numbers
A big mistake is asking people to connect with you just because you want X-followers. If you have nothing to offer them, then leave them alone. If they have connected with you, reach out to them on a personal and regular basis and let them know you appreciate them. Never do blanket emails that start with Dear Follower, Dear Friend, or other generic titles.
- Publish on all the social media platforms
Now is the time to make sure all of your social media platforms are up to speed. We tend to stick with one. You may love Twitter. But, if your client is a Facebook fan, you need to be there too. While you are cleaning up your network, get all of your social media accounts in order then start friending your client list. You can get a better idea of where to find each of them.
- Be useful
Think of something that may be difficult for your potential client and offer to help out. You know Caerphilly, figure out ways to help using local resources. Simply care about his business. Ask if he needs any help and make yourself available. This will probably catch him off-guard, but it will show you in a good light.
These are some easy, and useful tips that you can use for your own business in Caerphilly or for networking your corporate job. It is expected that people will remain working from home, long past the elimination of the virus. It works better for the employee and it saves money for the employer. Networking and having a team of clients standing behind you may go a long way when the discussion is made about where you will work in the future. Right now, you are working from home and making the best of it. So make it easy on yourself. Once you begin using these tips, it will become your new normal. Begin now, setting up your world the way it works best for you.