9 Simple Ways on HOW TO Grow Your Business

You've built a successful business, you have an established customer base and you're well-known in your geographical area, your industry or both - so now what do you do to stay ahead of the pack? How do you take your business to the next level?

Here are five of the nine ways to grow your business. I will share the other four in my next blog post.

1. Delegate.

Stop doing things that don't directly make you money.

Delegate them to an assistant or other professional so you can work on your business instead of in it at least 80 percent of the time.

2. Develop new products or services.

Develop monthly continuity programs and coaching or informational products such as e-books, home study programs, books, live workshops and teleseminars. Combine your current products or services into packages, or record presentations and sell them.

3. Increase repeat business.

Keep yourself on top of your customers' minds by consistently sending out postcards; thank you, birthday or holiday gifts and cards; and monthly, bimonthly or weekly newsletters. Introduce promotions, discounts, affiliate programs and referral rewards.

4. Update your website.

Add monthly specials, discounts or promotions to attract attention. Make it so people have to sign up in order to receive anything so you can add them to your funnel. Add a shopping cart selling your informational products or services. Fine-tune your sales messages, keywords, headings, call to action and content so your site is appealing and makes people want to buy now and come back often.

5. Maximize online potential.

Find ways to be found online more often through article marketing, blogs, webinars, discussion boards, search engine optimization, pay-per-click ads and reciprocal links.

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