{"id":60561,"date":"2022-08-10T21:54:27","date_gmt":"2022-08-10T21:54:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bhgrecareer.com\/bebetterblog\/?p=60561"},"modified":"2024-12-30T09:20:50","modified_gmt":"2024-12-30T14:20:50","slug":"5-lessons-i-learned-the-hard-way-starting-a-business-from-scratch-donald-kelly-023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bhgrecareer.com\/bebetterblog\/5-lessons-i-learned-the-hard-way-starting-a-business-from-scratch-donald-kelly-023\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Lessons I Learned The Hard Way Starting a Business From Scratch | Donald Kelly &#8211; 023"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"60561\" class=\"elementor elementor-60561\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4d53ba81 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4d53ba81\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-300a2d5b\" data-id=\"300a2d5b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23ee545 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"23ee545\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/23730971\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/000000\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"100%\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b90f8b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2b90f8b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"margin-right: 0px;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-left: 0px;color: #333333;font-family: Lato, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 14px\">In today&#8217;s episode of the Be Better Podcast, Donald talks about what he had to learn the hard way when starting his own business. 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Tell people about your company, your product, and what makes you unique.<\/li><\/ul><p style=\"margin-right: 0px;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-left: 0px;color: #333333;font-family: Lato, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 14px\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold\">You must utilize marketing.<\/strong><\/p><ul style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;color: #333333;font-family: Lato, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;background-color: #ffffff\"><li>Selling connects prospects to your product; marketing advertises that product to generate inbound traffic and spread awareness.\u00a0<\/li><li>Because of the multiple channels, mediums, and locations marketing is available, ensure your business utilizes marketing in the right areas to best help your business.<\/li><\/ul><p style=\"margin-right: 0px;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-left: 0px;color: #333333;font-family: Lato, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 14px\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold\">Find the right product-market fit, and soon.<\/strong><\/p><ul style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;color: #333333;font-family: Lato, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;background-color: #ffffff\"><li>You won\u2019t truly know your ideal client until you can see who best uses and purchases your product.<\/li><li>Sell as much as possible to see which types of people are most receptive to your sales efforts.<\/li><li>Your ideal client can change; refine your target market as your company grows and expands.<\/li><\/ul><p style=\"margin-right: 0px;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-left: 0px;color: #333333;font-family: Lato, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 14px\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold\">You don\u2019t have to be perfect to start.<\/strong><\/p><ul style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;color: #333333;font-family: Lato, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;background-color: #ffffff\"><li>If you wait for perfection, you\u2019ll never get started.<\/li><li>Regardless of your goal, idea, or company, just start. 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