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Take a look at a real business plan, (you can find them free on
web) and start sketching in your ideas. Revise it at least ten times. Be realistic about money. It’s expensive to market anything on web, -you’ll need to learn to find additional ways to get word out. Spend much of your free time in bookstores or libraries perusing books on marketing, sales, web design, budgeting, time management and personal success stories. I think book stores tend to have more of most current stuff as far as web marketing is concerned.
Build an alternate plan for your business plan. Make a contingency plan. Make a goal sheet with target dates. What do you (your name) need to learn more about in order to operate on web in addition to your craft? Web design? Marketing? Search Engines? Self promotion? Again, follow leaders – err on conservative side and stay objective. Can you sell? Selling your goods, selling yourself, and selling your credibility is more important for success of any web business than you can imagine right now.
You might want to make an appointment with a person at SCORE at Small Business Administration. They have all been through fire, can give you realistic feedback, show you how to develop a business plan and where to look for financing.
Don’t give up your dream. But don’t give up your day job yet either.
This work is original work of author and is copyrighted 2005.
Kathleen Jeruald-Brack. BFA Design and Fine Art. Has worked in the restaurant industry as well as in medical care where she became interested in nutrition and holistic health practices. She later became an Art Director for a broadcasting company. Her illustrations have been published in major magazines, and she is recipient of many Art and Literature Awards.. Webmistress of http://www.bestplacetoeat.com and http://www.bestrestaurants.us.
