Comments on: Are You Chained to Your Business? http://www.jackkeifer.com/are-you-chained-to-your-business/ Online Marketing, 101 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:02:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: admin http://www.jackkeifer.com/are-you-chained-to-your-business/comment-page-1/#comment-1636 admin Thu, 22 Apr 2010 16:07:30 +0000 http://www.jackkeifer.com/are-you-chained-to-your-business/#comment-1636 well said Michael. :) Freedom and quality of life is what most people going into business really want. It's amazing how many just don't realize it and make it their ultimate goal through their business. -Jack well said Michael. :)

Freedom and quality of life is what most people going into business really want. It’s amazing how many just don’t realize it and make it their ultimate goal through their business.

-Jack

]]> By: Michael Pedzotti http://www.jackkeifer.com/are-you-chained-to-your-business/comment-page-1/#comment-1634 Michael Pedzotti Mon, 19 Apr 2010 13:59:07 +0000 http://www.jackkeifer.com/are-you-chained-to-your-business/#comment-1634 I always say that a business plan is just that - a business plan. Nothing earth shattering there. What I have learned though over the last few years is that you need a lifestyle plan that trumps the business plan. It is all very well to have a plan to build a business but if it means losing your life (time with friends and family, that sort of thing) then you have to consider if it is worth it. Having a lifestyle plan that wraps your business plan up into a package that includes time for the important things in life is a better approach. That is what I am now working on after a few years of running with the plain old business plan. I always say that a business plan is just that – a business plan. Nothing earth shattering there. What I have learned though over the last few years is that you need a lifestyle plan that trumps the business plan.

It is all very well to have a plan to build a business but if it means losing your life (time with friends and family, that sort of thing) then you have to consider if it is worth it.

Having a lifestyle plan that wraps your business plan up into a package that includes time for the important things in life is a better approach. That is what I am now working on after a few years of running with the plain old business plan.

]]> By: admin http://www.jackkeifer.com/are-you-chained-to-your-business/comment-page-1/#comment-1621 admin Tue, 06 Apr 2010 01:07:20 +0000 http://www.jackkeifer.com/are-you-chained-to-your-business/#comment-1621 Thanks all for the comments. :) @Geoff - Great points Geoff, it rarely makes sense to trudge through the menial stuff when we as business owners should be concentrating on higher level aspects. Scaling up & automation is the only way to really grow in a big way. BTW - mostly dropshipping... less headaches, automation is king ya know. :P @Ray! good to hear from you. Glad to see that you're still kickin'. :) @John - the nice thing about the snowball effect is that it's pretty much automatic when you have solid procedures in place for your people to follow. -Jack Thanks all for the comments. :)
@Geoff – Great points Geoff, it rarely makes sense to trudge through the menial stuff when we as business owners should be concentrating on higher level aspects. Scaling up & automation is the only way to really grow in a big way. BTW – mostly dropshipping… less headaches, automation is king ya know. :P

@Ray! good to hear from you. Glad to see that you’re still kickin’. :)

@John – the nice thing about the snowball effect is that it’s pretty much automatic when you have solid procedures in place for your people to follow.

-Jack

]]> By: John Hawke http://www.jackkeifer.com/are-you-chained-to-your-business/comment-page-1/#comment-1620 John Hawke Mon, 05 Apr 2010 12:32:03 +0000 http://www.jackkeifer.com/are-you-chained-to-your-business/#comment-1620 Nice insight. I agree to most of what you said. Especially on the idea that the more money you have the more that you can do and the more you can implement things on your business, that is the practical truth. Nice post and more power. Nice insight. I agree to most of what you said. Especially on the idea that the more money you have the more that you can do and the more you can implement things on your business, that is the practical truth. Nice post and more power.

]]> By: Geoff http://www.jackkeifer.com/are-you-chained-to-your-business/comment-page-1/#comment-1619 Geoff Sun, 04 Apr 2010 23:17:08 +0000 http://www.jackkeifer.com/are-you-chained-to-your-business/#comment-1619 Jack, words of wisdom as always. I have found odesk dot com to be a useful outsourcing site. You have to pick and choose from a large range of contractors but with some careful research and a few failures, I have been able to find a good writer who will consistently produce well written 800+ word articles for $5. I also found a graphics artist who knows a lot more about Photoshop than I ever want to know and for $20 I got a series of images, including the original PS files, delivered to my inbox. It would have taken me days to do it myself. I see you're into handbags now!?! Is that drop-shipping or have you rented a warehouse? Jack, words of wisdom as always. I have found odesk dot com to be a useful outsourcing site. You have to pick and choose from a large range of contractors but with some careful research and a few failures, I have been able to find a good writer who will consistently produce well written 800+ word articles for $5. I also found a graphics artist who knows a lot more about Photoshop than I ever want to know and for $20 I got a series of images, including the original PS files, delivered to my inbox. It would have taken me days to do it myself. I see you’re into handbags now!?! Is that drop-shipping or have you rented a warehouse?

]]> By: Ray Johnson http://www.jackkeifer.com/are-you-chained-to-your-business/comment-page-1/#comment-1618 Ray Johnson Sun, 04 Apr 2010 00:49:27 +0000 http://www.jackkeifer.com/are-you-chained-to-your-business/#comment-1618 Yes Jack, ball and chain. www.autodvdplayers.net Your good friend Ray. Yes Jack, ball and chain.

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