You’ve been planning for months: working on your business plan, consulting your coaches and mentors and creating a marketing plan. Now, you’re ready to put it all together and open your virtual doors. Congratulations!
Now what? Have you taken care of the nuts and bolts of running a successful business?
Professional Website
This is your “face” on the internet. It is where potential clients will go to learn who you are and what you can do for them. Think of it as your store front, resume or calling card but know that it is essential for conducting business today.
Lead Generation and Management System
This is simply a system for collecting customer leads, tracking them and a method to contact them. There are many programs out there in a variety of price ranges. They may be email marketing systems or come complete with a shopping cart system. One size definitely does not fit all and it’s very important to choose the correct one for your business now and in the future.
System to collect payment
If you are selling many products or services, you will want a complete shopping cart system. On the other hand, if you only have a few products or service packages you can use a simple payment system such as PayPal.
Of course, you will be adding many more business systems and processes as your online business grows. These are only 3 basics you should have to get started. If you are feeling overwhelmed by the decisions or just need a little guidance, take a look at HIT Virtual’s Business Consulting packages.
