Copyblogger FM: How to Avoid a Heartbreaking Business Failure
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I see and hear the horror stories on Facebook, on LinkedIn, at conferences. Folks who spend months or sometimes years on a big, bold business idea … only to see it die at launch with no sales.
You don’t have to risk months of time and thousands of dollars to try out your business idea — you just need to keep three points of focus firmly in mind when you’re putting your project together.
In this 21-minute episode, I talk about:
- The keys to a “minimum viable product” that isn’t junk
- Why great marketing or copywriting skills can only take you so far (and what gets you all the way)
- Where to put most of your work in the early stages of a project
- The people you should listen to … and the people you should ignore
- When to add in more complex elements like automation or a custom website
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The Show Notes
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- Here’s a quick podcast episode from Brian Clark outlining the Minimum Viable Product process
- And here’s a podcast interview with Tony Clark and Brian Clark (no relation) with more thoughts on building a digital business with an MVP
- My Copyblogger post on 5 areas of focus for your first digital product (you can think of this as your “minimum viable marketing”
- And here’s a post I wrote on constructing a solid offer for your business
- Feel free to say hi or ask a question over on LinkedIn @soniasimone — or I always enjoy hearing from you right here in the comments
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