I've been guilty of 7 out of 10 of these points myself, so don't feel bad! Some more than others, and some I got over and found solutions for.

At the very least, this list is good food for thought today as you consider the next best step to move your business FORWARD.
 

10 Reasons Your Online Business May Never Be Successful…

1. You spend more time learning than working (and count that as work).

2. You aren't passionate, or even interested in, your niche *or* your market.

3. You spend too much time trying to figure out a way NOT to do certain tasks.
(In that same amount of time, you could have just achieved the tasks - and had time to spare.)

4. You don't take action on profitable ideas because you worry it isn't the right action to take. (Taking NO action is a surefire way to avoid profit - and to avoid mistakes that will help you figure out what works and what doesn't.)

5. You try to be someone you're not, which is unnatural and awkward - and obvious to your target market.

6. You spend the majority of your day doing "busy work" instead of Priority Tasks.

7. You make excuses instead of creating solutions.

8. You compare yourself to others, instead of comparing your progress against your own goal.

9. You get caught up in meaningless technical details, instead of creating meaningful interaction with your target market.

10. You *worry* about competitors, instead of looking at ways you can leverage their success to your benefit.

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Thoughts/Questions? See what other people had to say - and what they added to the list! ;-)

On that note, here's a FUN brainstorming exercise for you:

If I gave you 10 hours a week and a bottomless bank account to start a new hobby, with the condition that a TV crew would follow you those 10 hours every week and document your progress (accountability!), which hobby would you pick - and why? 🤷‍♀️

This is the last question on the 5th worksheet in this free download, btw. Feel free to take those & run with them! My email address is at the bottom if you have any questions. 💕

You can see other people's answers here - and join us for the discussion. :)



Also, this week in my Weekly Marketing Challenge group:

✏️ Challenge: Create at least as much content as you consume.


I'm headed to Atlanta for the Exposure & Profit event and cannot wait to hang out with everyone IRL (in person!) for a few days for a change. :)

If you can make it this weekend, take advantage of the $200 off code that Kelly was cool enough to set up for us last minute... and join us in Atlanta! Use code LASTMINUTELYNN on the checkout page for the exclusive discount.

Best,
Lynn Terry
ClickNewz.com

p.s. If you missed the video series I did with Monique on Social Media Content Ideas and Social Media Optimization (SMO) - you'll find those here:

* Using Video & Social Media To Market Your Business

* Niche Specific Social Media Content Ideas 1

* Niche Specific Social Media Content Ideas 2

And you'll LOVE the 4th and newest SMO: Social Media Optimization video...

Listen in to those!

Stay tuned, Monique and I will be back with more fun live videos, including case studies and RESULTS. :)