How Growing a Business is Like Raising a Puppy [The 5 Stages of Online Biz] [Ep. 39]

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Are you wondering if you’re doing the right things in your business? Do you know what stage of business you’re in? Knowing where you are helps you make good decisions, and waste less time and money.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">One of the biggest issues I see happening in the online world is business owners trying to do the right thing at the wrong time.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">For example, maybe you’re trying to run FB ads before you test your offer to a warm audience. Or maybe you’re trying to run a webinar before having an email list up and running. Perhaps you’re diving into growing on 4 different social media platforms before you’re generating revenue with your offers.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">What happens when we try to do something that doesn’t line up with our stage of business? We don’t see the results that we’re hoping for.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">First let me say, this is totally normal. I have done it and most everyone I know has done it, too. </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">But when you have a better understanding of the stages of online business and where your focus should be during each stage, you will be less likely to get distracted and waste time on things that are not for you right now.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I’m going to give you an overview of the stages and in next week’s episode, I’ll talk about general guidelines for where to focus in each stage.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">For the full show notes for this episode, visit <a href="https://estherlittlefield.com/39" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">estherlittlefield.com/39</a></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400; font-size: 18pt;">The 5 Stages of Online Business</span></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Stage 1: Getting Started - aka The New Puppy Phase<br /></span></li> <li><span style="font-w