Often, people begin their online marketing efforts as a part time gig, with the transition of moving as soon as possible to fulltime self-employment. Unfortunately, as time goes on, far too many people find themselves exactly where they started out: Coming home from a necessary day job they don\u2019t particularly enjoy, and working on their online marketing for a few hours for a little \u201cextra income.\u201d<\/p>\n

While this is a happy medium for some people, many others will become frustrated. Here are a few ways you can change your approach to your online marketing entrepreneurship efforts in order to finally make the transition into working for yourself full time.<\/p>\n

1) \u2018A few hours\u2019 won\u2019t cut it: Let\u2019s face it, if you went to work for \u2018a few hours\u2019 each day, your boss would have a talk with you before long. Think of how long it would take for a business to reach profitability if every employee cut down their 8 or 9 hours to 2 or 3 each day. Somehow, people expect this approach to work in building their own businesses from home. At best, they underestimate the amount of time it will take to compound the effects of a few hours per day into a fulltime income. The people who will break away from this mode don\u2019t shy away from the hustle, and know that they need to essentially be working fulltime hours on their marketing efforts to quickly get them to a livable scale.<\/p>\n

2) Get serious about your customers. Many online marketers like to talk about their \u2018clients\u2019 or their \u2018projects\u2019 but remember that, at its core, the success of your business is a direct result of how well you interact with your customers. \u2018The customer is always right\u2019 should apply, because you\u2019re a small business. People find it too easy to get caught up in \u2018working for themselves\u2019 and don\u2019t take the time to be respectful and appreciative of everyone who is kind enough to hand them over money for a service or product. Stay humble, even when you\u2019re kicking butt.<\/p>\n

3) Get outside of the norm. In your communication channels, consider working on some new angles that are less crowded and also less expensive to engage with (if you go the route of paid advertising). For example, properly working your content into reddit or Stumbleupon can offer a massive return on your time if done correctly. While most marketers are chasing burnt out and overvalued approaches, you\u2019ll be sitting on the secret sauce.<\/p>\n

4) Finally, get disciplined. Have a routine for everything. If you\u2019ve got just your evenings to grow a business with, you need to be efficient. This means making a schedule for your tasks and sticking to it. It means working to ensure that tasks don\u2019t drag into others (checking and responding to emails is a big one!). And, above all else, it means testing and drilling down into the actions that are driving the most results, and focusing your time on those.<\/p>\n

Remember, if you want to have a business, don\u2019t work on a side project.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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