June 18Jun 18 #533 Link to comment https://community.webinsiders.com/topic/146-what-would-you-do-differently-in-your-first-year-of-business/ Share on other sites Share on Facebook {lang="reddit_text" Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on X More sharing options... If you could go back to year one, what is the one thing you would change? Not general advice. Specific mistake you made that cost you time or money. I am in my first year and trying to avoid the obvious traps.
June 18Jun 18 #581 Link to comment https://community.webinsiders.com/topic/146-what-would-you-do-differently-in-your-first-year-of-business/#findComment-581 Share on other sites Share on Facebook {lang="reddit_text" Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on X More sharing options... I would have niched down six months earlier. I spent a year serving everyone and burned out. The moment I focused, everything got easier. Marketing, delivery, pricing. Everything.
June 18Jun 18 #583 Link to comment https://community.webinsiders.com/topic/146-what-would-you-do-differently-in-your-first-year-of-business/#findComment-583 Share on other sites Share on Facebook {lang="reddit_text" Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on X More sharing options... I would have charged more from day one. Underpricing attracts nightmare clients who demand the most and pay the least. Higher prices filter for better people. The work is the same.
June 18Jun 18 #585 Link to comment https://community.webinsiders.com/topic/146-what-would-you-do-differently-in-your-first-year-of-business/#findComment-585 Share on other sites Share on Facebook {lang="reddit_text" Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on X More sharing options... I would have built my email list before my product. I launched to crickets because I had no audience. The product was good. The distribution was zero. Audience first. Product second.
June 18Jun 18 #587 Link to comment https://community.webinsiders.com/topic/146-what-would-you-do-differently-in-your-first-year-of-business/#findComment-587 Share on other sites Share on Facebook {lang="reddit_text" Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on X More sharing options... I am making all three of these mistakes right now. Underpricing, serving everyone, building product before audience. This thread feels like a time machine. Which one would you fix first if you could only choose one?
June 18Jun 18 #588 Link to comment https://community.webinsiders.com/topic/146-what-would-you-do-differently-in-your-first-year-of-business/#findComment-588 Share on other sites Share on Facebook {lang="reddit_text" Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on X More sharing options... @Jenna_T Niche first. Everything else follows. When you know who you serve, pricing becomes obvious, products become clear, and audience building has direction. Niche is the foundation.
June 23Jun 23 #1011 Link to comment https://community.webinsiders.com/topic/146-what-would-you-do-differently-in-your-first-year-of-business/#findComment-1011 Share on other sites Share on Facebook {lang="reddit_text" Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on X More sharing options... The laptop lifestyle is real but it's not pretty. I'm writing this from a Bali cafe with terrible WiFi and a deadline in 2 hours.
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