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Identifying the skills needed for the future
Developing a growth mindset
Creating a culture of continuous learning
Research your competition
It is important to know your competition to truly understand where you stand so that you can determine the profitability of the market. Understanding your competitors will enable you to identify market gaps and fill the gap.
You’ll get to establish your unique value proposition and determine whether the market is oversaturated or not. Knowing your competitors will give you an idea of how to outrank them by studying their strengths and weaknesses. Competitor analysis and monitoring your performance will help you be well-equipped with making improvements along the way.
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Identify your passion and skills
The best way to choose a niche is to first decide on what you enjoy and what you are good at. This way, you will be able to monetize your passion and your skill. With the two key factors combined, you will be able to build a strong foundation for your business.
Doing so...
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Determine potential profitability
It is crucial to determine whether the niche you have chosen has a need and whether people are willing to pay for what you have to offer. Choosing an evergreen industry is one way to ensure that your business will be in a profitable market.
Some markets tend to perform bett...
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Validate your idea
You can use crowdfunding websites to validate your product idea and raise funds in the process. You can also create a landing page on MailChimp and start collecting leads just to see how well the promotion goes and whether the niche that you choose has any demand. One quick way to do that is ...
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Identify your target audience's problems
Building a profitable business is about understanding the problems and desires of your target audience and being able to bridge the gap to help them get to where they want to be. To solve their problems, you will first need to be aware of the problems that they a...
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Know your personality type
It will allow you to maximize your strengths and manage your weaknesses.
Start with understanding where you fall on the introvert/extrovert spectrum; know your Myers-Briggs type; and then conduct a personal SWOT analysis (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats).
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- Key metrics & goals: Your business goals determine your marketing goals, which determine your SEO goals.
- Competitors: Direct & informational competitors (provide information to your ideal audience).
- Resources: Time, budget, & personnel.
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