The Road To Exponential Growth
If you want your business to get ahead and experience exponential growth at some point, you only need to do one thing…Something! But there is a catch, you need to do something that adds value to your business every single day and only then will you be certain to get ahead.
It doesn’t have to be a big thing, you don’t need to land the multi-million dollar contract, or send out fliers about your products on a daily basis. Just do one small thing every single day, without fail, and you’ll see results.
But I Want Results Now!
Doesn’t work that way…sorry. Keep in mind this is a snowball effect, and at first it won’t seem like your getting anywhere, then one day you’ll realize you have a snowball bigger than a house and more business than you know what to do with. It’s the compounding effect of all your daily efforts that will lead to that explosive, exponential growth you want, no way around it.
Remember
You may only be moving your business ahead a fraction of an inch at a time, but over time those inches add up to feet, and the feet to yards, and the yards to miles. The idea here is to not get discouraged early on when growth is slow, and all your daily work is hardly perceptible in the big picture. The key is to keep doing something so that you can one day enjoy the compounded effect of all your hard work.
A good exercise is to brainstorm all the things you can do to add value to your business that would take less than 10 minutes of your time.
What are some of the little things you can do everyday that take less than 10 minutes?
- Email someone in your network, just to check in
- Explore social networking
- Stop by an outlet that may have an interest in your product/service and introduce yourself to the person in charge
- Look at a process of yours and find one way to make it more efficient
- Begin optimizing your website, nothing big just little pieces here and there
- Call a supplier to see what new products they have in the pipeline
- Google your competition
- Call a competitor and inquire about their services, how do they match up to you?
- Make a new contact in your niche
- And 1000’s of others…
What did you do to grow your snowball today?
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Hi Matt,
I did a great thing today. through Twitter I cam across a text-to-voice ap that turns every post into an mp3 file for podcast along with a feed for those that want it. There are lots of folks out there with low sight or other visual impairments and I just opened my blogging world to them. I feel pretty good about it.
Cheers!
George
What’s the name of that app George?
It’s probably Odiogo. At least that’s the app I use on my blog for that purpose.
Most days I try to Tweet about a couple of free programs or services that small biz owners will find useful. Or interesting articles that might help them.
Today I tweeted about RSS tricks, WordPress hacks, organizational tools, and how to opt out of pre-screened credit card offers (reducing the possibility of identity theft at your mailbox).
Hi Matt,
Sheryl is correct. The wp plugin is so easy, even I could do it!
Cheers!
George
I think this article is good advice. Maintaining momentum is so important.
Reading it, I thought it interesting that a lot of it could also be applied to exercising (working-out). I wonder if there’s any noticeable correlation between small business owners and overall fitness level.
I got great advice like this when I was searching for a job, and I think it’s relevant in today’s economy: do 3 proactive things every day to further your job search. It could be major, like applying for a job, or it could be something small like e-mailing a headhunter, checking job hunt websites, or having coffee with someone in your industry.
It’s a great way to remember that you’re staying proactive and productive each and every day.
@Erin
YES! The key is consistency, just keep doing the right things, no matter how small, everyday, and you’ll see results!
Matt