hi I’m Evan Carmichael welcome to another edition of ask Evan in today’s
another edition of ask Evan in today’s
another edition of ask Evan in today’s video I’m going to answer a question
video I’m going to answer a question
video I’m going to answer a question from one of my youtube viewers al who
from one of my youtube viewers al who
from one of my youtube viewers al who was asking about how to turn his
was asking about how to turn his
was asking about how to turn his part-time business into a full-time
part-time business into a full-time
part-time business into a full-time business so he wrote insane I have a
business so he wrote insane I have a
business so he wrote insane I have a question for you I’m doing SEO internet
question for you I’m doing SEO internet
question for you I’m doing SEO internet marketing consulting in addition to my
marketing consulting in addition to my
marketing consulting in addition to my full-time job but I really want to do my
full-time job but I really want to do my
full-time job but I really want to do my own business again what steps do you
own business again what steps do you
own business again what steps do you recommend me to do this from a side
recommend me to do this from a side
recommend me to do this from a side thing into a profitable full-time
thing into a profitable full-time
thing into a profitable full-time business so I’ll congrats on getting
business so I’ll congrats on getting
business so I’ll congrats on getting this business started I’ll often
this business started I’ll often
this business started I’ll often recommend to new entrepreneurs to start
recommend to new entrepreneurs to start
recommend to new entrepreneurs to start on a part-time basis so you still have
on a part-time basis so you still have
on a part-time basis so you still have you no money committing from your job as
you no money committing from your job as
you no money committing from your job as you build up your business it’s more
you build up your business it’s more
you build up your business it’s more important that they accept every day to
important that they accept every day to
important that they accept every day to grow your business than to invest tons
grow your business than to invest tons
grow your business than to invest tons of energy in the three months and then
of energy in the three months and then
of energy in the three months and then shut the business down because you
shut the business down because you
shut the business down because you haven’t built up profitable base and you
haven’t built up profitable base and you
haven’t built up profitable base and you haven’t let the momentum grow for your
haven’t let the momentum grow for your
haven’t let the momentum grow for your company so it’s great to start part-time
company so it’s great to start part-time
company so it’s great to start part-time what i would do is start approaching the
what i would do is start approaching the
what i would do is start approaching the clients that you’ve already done some
clients that you’ve already done some
clients that you’ve already done some work with and see if you can work out
work with and see if you can work out
work with and see if you can work out some kind of monthly retainer system
some kind of monthly retainer system
some kind of monthly retainer system because when you quit your job there’s
because when you quit your job there’s
because when you quit your job there’s that security that you got that money
that security that you got that money
that security that you got that money coming in regularly so all of a sudden
coming in regularly so all of a sudden
coming in regularly so all of a sudden that’s gone so what you want to try to
that’s gone so what you want to try to
that’s gone so what you want to try to do is line up some contracts where you
do is line up some contracts where you
do is line up some contracts where you can get consistent money coming in
can get consistent money coming in
can get consistent money coming in especially in the early days of a
especially in the early days of a
especially in the early days of a business so you know you can pay the
business so you know you can pay the
business so you know you can pay the rent and you know put food on the table
rent and you know put food on the table
rent and you know put food on the table so at approach those companies and see
so at approach those companies and see
so at approach those companies and see if there’s anything you can do to make
if there’s anything you can do to make
if there’s anything you can do to make it a monthly ongoing job with them and
it a monthly ongoing job with them and
it a monthly ongoing job with them and think of other ways they might be able
think of other ways they might be able
think of other ways they might be able to help them expand and grow their
to help them expand and grow their
to help them expand and grow their business I then focus on over delivering
business I then focus on over delivering
business I then focus on over delivering wowing them often as much value as you
wowing them often as much value as you
wowing them often as much value as you can so they love you that they want to
can so they love you that they want to
can so they love you that they want to talk about you tell their friends and
talk about you tell their friends and
talk about you tell their friends and other business you know partners and
other business you know partners and
other business you know partners and colleagues about you to help you get
colleagues about you to help you get
colleagues about you to help you get some of that referral business coming in
some of that referral business coming in
some of that referral business coming in customers are really busy they have a
customers are really busy they have a
customers are really busy they have a lot of you know things that they have to
lot of you know things that they have to
lot of you know things that they have to worry about so you really have to
worry about so you really have to
worry about so you really have to over-deliver and provide so much more
over-deliver and provide so much more
over-deliver and provide so much more extra value for them to want to talk
extra value for them to want to talk
extra value for them to want to talk about you right you want to make sure
about you right you want to make sure
about you right you want to make sure that you’re on their radar map when
that you’re on their radar map when
that you’re on their radar map when they’re talking to other business owners
they’re talking to other business owners
they’re talking to other business owners the next thing I do is try to become an
the next thing I do is try to become an
the next thing I do is try to become an expert so it could be in your local area
expert so it could be in your local area
expert so it could be in your local area so you might be a local SEO mark
so you might be a local SEO mark
so you might be a local SEO mark expert try to get known to try to be
expert try to get known to try to be
expert try to get known to try to be featured in the local papers and local
featured in the local papers and local
featured in the local papers and local media local blogs and be seen as the guy
media local blogs and be seen as the guy
media local blogs and be seen as the guy in your area who’s the expert on SEO I
in your area who’s the expert on SEO I
in your area who’s the expert on SEO I didn’t also try to niech myself out to
didn’t also try to niech myself out to
didn’t also try to niech myself out to pick up certain categories so maybe
pick up certain categories so maybe
pick up certain categories so maybe you’re working with lawyers professional
you’re working with lawyers professional
you’re working with lawyers professional services or manufacturers or contractors
services or manufacturers or contractors
services or manufacturers or contractors or car dealerships whatever it is find
or car dealerships whatever it is find
or car dealerships whatever it is find the niche because there’s so many guys
the niche because there’s so many guys
the niche because there’s so many guys who are SEO consultants and internet
who are SEO consultants and internet
who are SEO consultants and internet marketing guys so if you can show that
marketing guys so if you can show that
marketing guys so if you can show that you’re the best at what you do for a
you’re the best at what you do for a
you’re the best at what you do for a certain category then if a new car
certain category then if a new car
certain category then if a new car dealership is coming on and they want to
dealership is coming on and they want to
dealership is coming on and they want to hire somebody well you’re the guy to go
hire somebody well you’re the guy to go
hire somebody well you’re the guy to go to for car dealerships so you’ll know a
to for car dealerships so you’ll know a
to for car dealerships so you’ll know a lot of their specific problems have no
lot of their specific problems have no
lot of their specific problems have no packages that can tailor right to their
packages that can tailor right to their
packages that can tailor right to their needs and you’re much more likely to
needs and you’re much more likely to
needs and you’re much more likely to land those clients so that would be my
land those clients so that would be my
land those clients so that would be my advice for you good luck it sounds very
advice for you good luck it sounds very
advice for you good luck it sounds very exciting if you guys like the video
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