eBusiness Baby Steps

Do babies learn to walk by crawling everywhere? Not really. They learn to walk when they pull themselves up on furniture and start taking those first few steps around the coffee table, or down the couch, etc. Starting your first e-business is a lot like those first few baby steps. Just thinking about starting a business, or crawling around the idea and tools to start a business is simply not enough. Pull yourself up and start taking those first few steps. All you have to do is START!

One of the best articles that I read, when starting my own e-business, was written by the late Corey Rudl. What I liked most about Corey's teaching was that it was practicable and achievable. In his article he noted that the first trait of a successful website was, "They just plain got started."

You don't have to know a lot about the Internet, or websites, or marketing or e-business to get started. You don't even have to do everything well. In fact, you don't have to do anything at well. You simply need to get started. If you read about the successful entrepreneurs, such as Corey, you will find that they didn't know everything, or do everything well when they first started either. Robert Kiyoasaki and James Maduk, all successful Netpreneurs today, openly share their experiences on getting started and doing things just "good enough."

It does not matter what your knowledge level is when you start - the important point is that you need to begin. Take the first steps, no matter how small, to move your e-Business or website into a reality. When I decided to take those first steps I found a web host that provided a lot of the website design tools and templates, in an easy-to-use software package that was included in the monthly hosting price, that allowed me to learn how to design a website with almost no prior knowledge. What I was most proud of, however, was that I took that first step!

If you have a great idea for an e-business percolating in your mind, then start taking those first baby steps to making your business a reality. Do something! Just get started!

Copyright M. A. Webb, 2005. All Rights Reserved.

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