We all have the power we need to do and achieve all things we need for ourselves in life. The problem is, many of us either don’t know how to tap on this power or they believe it comes from other people and not within themselves.
Based on my many years of personal reflection and meditation, when I fail and I need to pick myself up, the power that I needed has always came from within me.
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The book of Genesis in the Christian bible chapter 1 verses 27 says ‘So God created a man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created.”
What I understand from this verse is that, I have power within me because I am created in Gods image.
So how do you tap onto the power within you?
How do you first find the power within? On this blogpost, I will share with you 3 ways to tap on the power within yourself.
Go on a 3-28 Days of Fasting
When you feel lost or failed, the quickest way to get back on track is to fast. Fasting restores the power within you. This is aside many health benefits like improved heart health, weight loss, improved blood sugar control and more.
Historically, in ancient Egypt, India and Greece, fasting was used for preventive and curative health purposes. It was also used to strengthen the spirit.
It is well recorded that Pythagoras (580-500BC), the great mathematician and philosopher, systematically starved for 40 days, believing that it increases the mental perception and creativity – a notion that today’s scientists have proven to be so.
When you are hungry, you can think clearly. You are like still waters that one can see clearly through.
Fasting gives you the power over yourself. The process of denying yourself food despite wanting to eat is in itself very powerful. When you are able to control yourself you will be able to control everything that goes on around you.
Recollect yourself by fasting for 3-28 days. You can choose to do a complete or partial fast. Be purposeful when you fast. Fast for a reason.
Build Faith By Believing in God
Faith begins with believing in something. Something/someone above and beyond your knowledge and understanding. Faith begins when you start believing in God. You will know him when you acknowledge that he exists.
The moment you build and strengthen your faith on something immortal, you will be unstoppable. The same faith will spread to other areas of your life like business, career, family e.t.c. You will always have faith that you will succeed in what you do.
Knowing God is a Journey. You will know him differently each day. He will manifest himself in your life when you purpose to follow him and worship him.
My point is; you must be persistent in your faith in all seasons.
Embrace Your Gifts/Talent Fully
Another way to tap into the power within you is by embracing the talent and gifts you know you have. We are all gifted differently. Do you know what your talent or gift is? If you do, what are you doing about it?
The first step is to identify your gift or talent. Once you know, do something about it. For example, if it’s writing, you can choose to start your journey by writing blogposts and sharing it with the world. Alternatively, you can start writing your first book.
My point is, find a way to begin. Once started, perfect it over time.
That process in itself will help you realize the power you have within you.
Conclusion
We are all powerful because God created us that way. Don’t let yourself be deceived by the ways of others. When you feel you have failed or lost, take a step back and try one of these 3 things I have mentioned above and rest assured all will be well again.
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Technology and innovations presents to us unlimited potential to success. The big question is, what is holding you back from success?
Have you ever sat down for a minute and wondered what’s preventing you from succeeding in life despite having access to everything that you need in order to succeed? If you haven’t, it’s high time you do it now.
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Good news is that success is within your reach. Before you give it a try again in 2023, maybe you need to fix one of these 3 things.
Pay Back All Debts
2022 was not easy economywide. For instance, there was long electioneering period in Kenya which led to high cost of living and inflation.
At some point nearly everyone found him/herself borrowing money. From friends and family, bank, mobile money, digital apps and more. In no time, we all found ourselves accumulating a lot of debts which became hard to pay back on time.
when debt collectors come knocking at your door and you don’t have money to pay them back, one feels so embarrassed. As a result some people end up not to paying back their debts despite the humiliation.
That should NEVER be the case. Always note down all your debts and pay back even if it takes you ages to raise the money.
Don’t rely on the fact that people will forget. Some may be silent but they recall that you owe them. Make a point of paying them back when you have the money.
If it’s money you borrowed from the digital apps, pay them back. Negotiate with them so that they can stop charging you interest once the loan you borrowed has matured.
My point here is, if you owe anyone money, prioritize paying them back in 2023.
If you are in debt, you should live on 70% of what you earn. Save 10% for yourself and use the remaining 20% to repay your debts. You should set this aside before you spend any other money.
From the Book The Richest man in Babylon
Save Money As a Way of LOVING Thyself
After working hard in whatever you do, you get paid. Aside eating out and partying with friends as way of treating yourself, do you save? If yes, why do you save?. Reasons for saving money vary from person to person. In this day and age it is becoming harder and harder to save a portion of what you earn.
Saving for the purpose of acquiring material possessions is very common. When you acquire them then what?? Attaching LOVE around the material possessions you intend to acquire with your savings makes the saving process more worthy.
If you save as an expression of self love, your attitude will stand out in time as your savings accumulate. You thoughts will be aligned to more ways of loving thyself.
When you are the best of yourself, you will be the best for others. Whoever is around you will feel the good energy.
Start A Website/Blog For Fun
We all have something we love doing as a hobby or just for fun. Have you ever thought of starting a website or blog where you have control and can freely share with world? 2023 is the year to start that. Stop procrastinating and put money aside to start it.
If you are not good at writing, hire a writer or utilize AI Technologies like chatGPT to write content for your website landing page. Everything starts with the first step.
Have in mind that a website/blog with your own domain name on WordPress will cost you $97/year. This is a reasonable amount considering it is a long term investment on yourself.
Be patient with yourself as you start. Learn through the process and in no time, you will be an authority.
Conclusion
Sometimes, simple things in life holds us back from achieving our dreams. Don’t procrastinate; take that first step today. That’s the only way you will know if it is going to work or not. When you have control of your finances, you have control of your current and future life.
And these are the 3 things that I suggest you do in 2023 that will potentially change and shape your future.
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Freelancing online has been on a steady rise in the past decade and it’s showing no signs of stopping. According to industry studies, the worldwide freelance marketplace is estimated to be worth $1.5 trillion in 2022. In US alone, there is 70.4 million freelancers and is forecasted to grow up to 90.1 million by 2028.
5 Freelance Platforms That Are Safe And Secure To Work On in 2023
On this blogpost, I will share with you 5 freelancing platforms that you should consider if you want to become a successful online freelancer and an entrepreneur.
Upwork is a freelance company based in the US and has been there for more than a decade. Upwork is among the pioneers of online freelance services. Originally it was called Odesk before it merged with another premium freelancing platform called Elance to form Upwork in 2013. Elance used to have more high paying projects than Odesk before the merge. Also, Elance was the first freelancing platform to offer Escrow services on fixed contracts.
Since the merge, Upwork has grown to accommodate all kinds of jobs. Also, their security has been heightened to protect freelancers and clients from fraud. It is reported that Upwork has more than 12 Million registered freelancers.
Upwork offers 5 ways to find work based on the freelancers experience using their platform. The first one is through bidding. This is a situation where a client posts a job; and freelancers on the platform bid on it. The client chooses the proposal that addresses their needs and meets their requirements. They then award the contract to the winning bidder.
The second way is though Creating project offers. The freelancer can create a project offer catalogue around the skills that he/she possesses and posts it on the platform. This will be displayed to the prospective clients. If a clients likes a certain catalogue, they will purchase it.
The last one is through Freelancer Enterprise client invitations and Direct hires. This is where a freelancer is interviewed and hired through Upwork Enterprise. Only freelancers with Top Rating and Top Rating Plus qualify for this offer.
Among the most competitive skills that are highly paying on the platform include Technical skills, customer service skills, digital marketing skills, creative and design skills, copywriting and more.
You can withdraw earned income to your Paypal, Local Bank , Payoneer, Mpesa digital wallet and more.
Fiverr is a Freelance platform founded in the year 2010 with it’s headquarters is in Tel Aviv Israel. Fiverr is popular for offering every service for $5 bucks. Freelancers can post their $5 service offers in many different categories.
Today, the company has grown and now hosts an estimated 3 million people comprising of buyers and sellers/freelancers.
Also, their $5 service offer approach has evolved over time. Sellers can scale up their offers from $5 to $1000+ per offer depending on the service they are offering through packages/pricing table.
Unlike Upwork, Freelancers can only post what they offer on Fiverr in a catalogue format and wait for buyers to find it through search. This means that if one spends enough time optimizing their offer, buyers will find it and they will in turn get many orders.
With Fiverr, you can sell any service as long as it can be sold digitally.
You can withdraw earned income to your Paypal, Bank , Skrill, Payoneer digital wallet and more.
Freelancer is an Australian freelance marketplace that was founded in the year 2009. It connects freelancers with clients across the world. Freelancer has more than 900 job categories to choose from. As of June 2022, it had over 59 million users.
Like Upwork, clients posts jobs for freelancers to bid on. They also offer escrow services on all contracts. On the other hand, they have a special offer called freelancer design contests. Here, the client posts design contests with a set price and any freelancer can submit their mock designs. The design that the client picks is the winner. The winner is made public and is rewarded with the set prize.
This is an ideal place to start if you are not sure of the category you will want to work in. Also, it is here that you can identify different skills that are hot in the market then learn how to do them and then look for freelance jobs on the platform.
Freelancer offer a wide range of withdrawal methods including Paypal, bank and Skrill.
Peopleperhour is a UK based freelance platform. It connects freelancers and clients across different categories of skills. One can sign up as a freelancer or a client. Once your profile is approved, you can proceed to search and apply for jobs that matches your skills.
Freelancers here also have an option to create a project catalogue telling prospective clients what they can do in a hour for a given price.
Most clients on Peopleperhour are genuine since they are required to confirm their preferred payment methods before they are allowed to hire. They are also required to fund escrow before a freelancer can start to work on their projects. At the end, freelancers are required to proof that they completed the discussed job by coordinating their communications strictly on the platform.
You can withdraw earned income to your Paypal, Bank , Skrill and Payoneer digital wallet.
Guru is the pioneer freelance marketplace with it’s headquarters in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania US. It was founded in the year 1998 and has had less hype since it’s inception. They still approach freelancing using the traditional methods of posting jobs and letting freelancers to apply them.
Despite that, they have many long time clients across the world. At the time that I freelanced on Guru, one could easily be scammed by a new client. That has changed today.
However, one needs to be vigilant and ensure that the client has funded escrow before they start work. All in all, freelancing on Guru offers individuals a room to get more clients. Competition by bidders on Guru on jobs posted is not that fierce.
While competition is not that high, the number of projects to bid on here is very small. Generally, they have more tech related jobs than any other category. This is a freelancing site to bundle up with others until you find a bearing.
Big Downside of These Freelance Platforms
They don’t accept cryptocurrency as a payment method. This is despite the growing number of people using crypto as a digital currency. Cryptocurrency is here to stay. It is therefore something that all freelancing platforms should consider.
Conclusion
There are hundreds of freelancing platforms online today that you can find work on and get paid. Some platforms, specialize in providing certain services like writing, transcription, video production, design, coding e.t.c. If you want to take freelancing fulltime, consider signing up on some of them that you find suitable and begin bidding on jobs posted there.
You never know where your luck lies. You need to keep trying until you succeed.
Freelancing is a sustainable career that can make you up to $1000/month part time working from home.
You only need to commit some of your time daily to achieve the desired results. I have personally made up to $5000 a month on one freelancing platform.
And these are the 5 Freelancing Platforms That Are Safe And Secure To Work On Today.
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Search engines like Google and Bing rank business online based on several factors. Biggest among them is content. If you are able to share your message in different content formats, then you rank higher.
So, what type of content do you need in order to achieve high ranking?
Well, it depends on the ‘keyword density‘ in the content you share as that is what search engines use to rank business websites.
On this blogpost, I will share with you, 6 types of content that you need to consider when planning to market your business online for a long term.
Themed blogposts is among the biggest contributor to high rankings on search through keywords. To get started, buy a domain name and start a blog. The best platform to run a blog is WordPress owing to its popularity. Your journey will begin once you publish your first blogpost. With your own blog, you have the freedom to write articles in a style that you want.
What I have learnt from experience blogging is; writing consistently and sticking to one theme will compound in time in terms of “keywords‘ and give you the best results you are looking for. Repeatedly writing content using the keywords around your business will contribute to high keyword density hence high ranking on the search engines.
Note: You don’t have to setup a separate blog aside your business website. You can have a blog page on your business website where you share informative content with your audience around your business.
Photos
Photos play a big role in content ecosystem. It can be used in graphic designs for flyers, digital cards or on your blogposts as featured image. Also, if you are sharing your content on social media, you can use photos to make it trustworthy.
Videos
Not everyone is a good reader. Some people prefer to watch videos. That is why its important to consider creating videos to complement your blogposts and post them on YouTube or any other social media platform. It is not a must that you write blogposts, but I recommend you do if you are serious about growing your business.
Videos will generate results if your story is well grafted. You build trust with customers through videos as they will be able to see your face and know the owner of the business they are interested in.
You will need different graphics designs for marketing your business on social media. The graphic designs can be in form of posters or images with text in it. You only come up with different designs that suit your current needs.
Among the common graphics you will need in this process include;
Having podcasts as part of your marketing content will help popularize your business. Though it is not common, it contributes largely in boosting your search online.
For instance if you are hosting a video interview with someone online for sharing as video content, you can repurpose the same to podcast. The only thing you will need to change is the intro to suite podcasts standards.
If you have time and budget, consider creating podcasts around your business.
Sales letters
People use sales letters subconsciously every day. Lets start with your business website landing page. It’s a sales copy. Every e-mail that you send to prospects has the power to either build and bring down your business. That qualifies it to be called a sales letter. Before you write one, ask yourself, what story/narrative style will turn a prospect to a customer?
A well grafted e-mail copy with a call to action at the end should be your aim. Use case studies, stories, testimonials e.t.c. Take your time to write and have the customer in mind.
When writing a sales letter leverage on other business content like a blogpost on a case study, a video, audio, graphics e.t.c. to drive the message home.
And these are the 6 type of content you need to start considering to market your business online.
Conclusion
There is no right time to start marketing your business online. The right time is now. Start where you are and build your resilience from there. Before sharing anything, brainstorm first. If you like writing, you can start sharing your content by signing up for WordPress free blog or any other blogging platform that has the free offer for starters.
If video blogging is the easy way for you, you can start by recording it on your phone and sharing it on social media.
You are the only best marketer of your business. No one does it better than you.
If you need help to develop content for your business from blogging, photography, video creation, graphics designs, podcasts and sales letters, do not hesitate to reach out to me here. I can help you.
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There is a growing demand for technical video production services online. Both small and big organizations are now seeing the value of Technical Video Production Services and are seeking services of experienced contractors. This is a sign of hope to many freelancers in the gig economy who can plug in to these opportunities.
So what does technical video production entail? Well, it’s a broad subject. In a layman’s language, it’s more of the provision of ‘technical‘ services and production of ‘tech‘ related videos.
Before I go further on this blogpost, I will like you to keep in mind that the kind of technical video production services I will be discussing here is online based.
#1 Providing Technical Video Services
Small and big organizations with many employees today carry out most of their trainings online in order to save on costs. On the other hand, event organizers are now exploring the option of ‘paid livestreams’ to the events they organize.
Technical Video Services
In order to achieve the best results in these trainings and live events or perhaps in premiering pre-recorded webinars; proper planning is needed to ensure everything goes on well as planned.
This is where the services of a contractor or persons well versed with live video streaming technology is needed.
#2 Offering Overall Design And Look Services
For an event/training to look professional and be effective, it’s overall look and design has to stand out. As a service provider, you are required to consult and provide designs for the overall look of the event.
Here you will be working closely with a professional graphic designer and the client team. In this case, skills of an interior designer may be needed if the event is being live streamed.
#3 Production Of Tech Related Videos
Owing to competition in the online market place and the requirement for software developers to be certified by authorities, it’s recommended for any software or hardware tech product to have a written instructional manual on how to use it. Having such instructions is good for marketing purposes. Here are some of the services you can provide as a Tech video producer.
You can find work in a software development company to produce Instructional Videos or How to Screencast Videos. You job will be to translate written instructional manual into videos with the help of a voice over narration.
This can be done using existing written instructional manuals or software documentations. Depending on the complexity of the product, some may need that you rewrite the scripts using simple language and produce the videos in 2D or 3D modelled designs.
Additionally, instructional video production may require you to seek services of a script writer, voice over artist and a screencast video editor.
#3.2 Tech Products/Website Video Reviews
This is basically reviewing different tech products like phone, computers, laptops, USB’s, earphones e.t.c. In this, you review a product and share your view on what you think of the product after using it. Mostly, companies use this for marketing purposes as well as research and development.
On the other hand, you may be asked to review web services like web hosting, VPN‘s and more.
This are just few among the many opportunities that the online marketplace presents.
Conclusion
There is growing demand for Technical video production services online. It’s therefore up to you as a freelancer or an entrepreneur to spot and pursue them. I suggest that you build a nice portfolio that you can showcase to your potential clients online. Having a website that people can visit and see your work will be great.
With this said, I will like to urge you to press on and be on the lookout for these opportunities.
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While most people already know the kind of business they want to run online, many entrepreneurs don’t know which lucrative market niche to venture into. There are many ways to decide on this. Here are some ideas on how you can find a niche online.
Build An Authority Via Social Media
Most of the successful personal brands online was built on social media and blogging. First, they chose a niche around what they loved. They then built a following by sharing relatable content with their followers on the niche.
This meant that whoever followed them on social media and blog loved what they shared. And due to overwhelming support, they proceeded to sell their products and services to their followers. Most of them get opportunities to endorse brands from what they do.
It doesn’t stop here, one has to use this opportunity to up their game and build a legitimate business.
4 Ways To Identify A Good Online Business Idea Without Chasing Clout
Offering Freelancing Services
While I started my business online way earlier before I joined the freelancing platforms, what inspired me to take my business online is the online freelancing platforms. I offered my services as a freelance video producer. My experience thought me that there was a demand for screencast video production services.
If I had not offered my services as a freelancer, I could not have learnt how to niche down.
Experimenting With Your Passion
What do you love doing? Can you do it even without getting any pay? For any idea to become a business, it has to be adding value and impacting people positively. E.g writing about farming, drinking or creating videos about you cooking, doing exercise every morning e.t.c.
Start a free blog on WordPress or blogger and share your lessons. Alternatively, you can share it with your followers on social media and get feedback.
With the feedback, you will be motivated to build a business around your idea.
Taking An Existing Business Online
In Kenya, many of the big successful businesses are offline. This is because it was founded and built that way. They are directly in contact with their customers. They employ the traditional networks in operating their business.
Having a successful business offline is good. It’s sustainable so long as one offers good customers service. With this said, there is more advantage to being in both offline and online marketplace. People across Kenya and across the world can find your business and buy from you.
The only way to join the online marketplace, is by setting up your business online presence. Do you have an offline business with products that can be sold online and shipped? Think about it and take advantage of the online marketplace opportunity.
Once you have you have your idea ready, you can now start your online business.
There are several approaches to setting up a successful online business in Kenya. It all depends on the what one is aiming to achieve at the end. Its therefore important to ask yourself; what is my online business goal?
Are you trying to build a personal brand?
Do you want to take your existing offline business to the online marketplace?
Are you into building a digital service business from scratch?
Whichever your goal is, it has to start from somewhere. In this blogpost, I will share with you the fundamental approach to starting and running a successful online business in Kenya.
The Process
At this point, you have niched down your business idea and is now ready to setup an online business in Kenya.
Here are the steps I suggest you follow to setup a legitimate online business.
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Step #1 Register Your Business Name With BRS
Identify a name to call your business and register it. Here is a blogpost I wrote about factors to consider when deciding on the business name to register. Also, I have a created a step by step video on how to register your business here.
BRS Portal
By doing this, your business will become legal. With a registered business, you can charge tax on the goods and services you offer. Also, you will be in a position to benefit from tax exemptions on the goods and services you offer.
A domain name is the address where people will find you online. For example www.cheptiony.com is the domain name for this blog. In Kenya, you can purchase a domain from Kenic.
Take time to settle on an easy to remember domain name. This is important. Also, choose a popular domain extension like .com or .co.ke for Kenyan websites.
The cost for this starts from $9/year.
Step #3 Get Hosting Service
This is where your website will be hosted. All files and content you share on your website will be stored in the cloud by your hosting service provider. You will purchase hosting based on the amount of information you will be sharing.
Most hosting providers charges are based on the web space you will get, number of websites you intend to host on the platform and more. Please check plans and pricing on the hosting service provider of your choice.
Carefully do you research and consult before purchasing your hosting. Where you will host your website is critical. Their servers must be reliable. You will not want to wake up to find out that your website is down and not loading.
If you are looking for pocket friendly hosting service, you can get it here starting from $20 a year.
Step #4 Website Builders And Content Management Systems (CMS)
This can cannot go without mentioning. You can get a domain and hosting directly from the popular website builders and Content Management Systems (CMS) like wordpress.com and wix.com. While building a website using website builders is easy for anyone with basic computer knowledge, the cost per year for the service is quite high.
Both options does the job well so choose carefully.
Step #5 Design Your Website or Hire Someone to Design it For You
Both options above (using CMS and Web Builders & Purchasing hosting) will require your input in designing a website for your business. First, write down the content describing the services you offer. If you have images and videos that you will want to share alongside your services, sort them and save them in one folder.
When done, design your website using the content.
If you are not good at designing websites and prefer someone else to do it for you, you can hire a professional website designer for as low as $50.
Here is a blogpost I wrote detailing how I hire a WordPress website designer from the popular freelancing platforms.
Step #6 Link Your Business To Your TAX Pin on ITAX
This is mandatory when you are transacting business with government. Therefore, its important to do this at the early stages of your business. Please consult with your tax accountant for assistance to do this. Alternatively, you can do this yourself by contacting KRA on ITax portal.
Step #7 Market Your Business Once Its Live
Once you have followed all these steps above successfully and your business is live online, start marketing it. When you have a well detailed website, its easy to market it. Take time to make changes on the site based on customer feedback. You will have more command and authority over your audience when you have functional website in place.
Summary of the cost
Service Type
Cost in (Ksh)
Business registration
950
Domain Name registration
1,000
Web Hosting Service
2,000
Website design
6,000
Total
9,950
Summary of the cost of starting an online business in Kenya
That’s not all. Incorporating videos in your marketing plan will take your business to the next level. Apart from enabling users to see what your business is all about, you will able to build a lasting trust with them. For help with any video services, you can contact us on our production website on www.techtubestudio.com.
And that’s it. You have successfully set up a legitimate business online in Kenya.
Conclusion
There are of-course other more requirements you will need going forward in your business as you grow. Those ones, I suggest you get them as needed. What is most important is registering your business first and making it legal.
I hope you found this blogpost helpful. Let me know your thoughts in the comments section below.
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Are you greedy to win as many jobs/contracts as you can as a entrepreneur online? If you are then you are not alone. Many online entrepreneurs don’t realize they are greedy for more work until they find themselves overwhelmed by work and still not rich and contented as they projected.
Entrepreneurs who have ventured into the online marketspace know the beauty of owning an online business. One of them is the freedom to work anywhere once your business is established.
But there is a spirit that one picks once he/she has had a taste of good money generated from the online market place. They want more and more of the money and the only way to satisfy this hunger is to look for more clients who are willing to pay well for the services on offer.
It will take one many years to realize that accepting many contracts without a proper plan of execution will lead to trouble. If one is not careful as an entrepreneur, it will be hard to know if they are making progress financially or not. This is because he/she will be very busy working on and taking more contracts in order to make more and more money.
Facts About Owning An Online Business
Online business success is dependent on targeted human traffic. More traffic means more sales.
The market is huge. You can get as many clients as you can based on your marketing strategy.
Quality is the King here. If you deliver quality services, you get more recommendations through positive reviews.
Clients will review your business negatively if you deliver poor services. If your interest is money and not value, then you entrepreneurship goals will not last online.
So how do one tell he/she is greedy for more jobs? He are some pointers.
You Are Busy Pitching For More Jobs
If you have 2-3 ongoing contracts and you find yourself interested in getting more work, its time to stop and think. Ask yourself why you need more work? Is it because you are having a lot of free time with you? If this is the case, then you are on the right track. But if your schedule is full and you are applying for more work out of fear, then you are looking for trouble.
First, if you don’t like any of the jobs that you are currently hired for, cancel the contracts. This way, you can create more room for more new jobs.
In you evaluation, you might find out that you are doing so because your current contracts don’t pay enough to help you pay your bills.
You Are Doing Almost Everything Yourself
Most entrepreneurs start up as self employed. They do everything by themselves first as they raise capital. If this act of doing everything yourself is not tamed early, it will turn out to be greed. As more and more clients come to purchase your services, you will always want to do everything yourself in order to keep all the money.
This if compounded will amount to greed and in turn stagnate a business from growing. If you are currently an entrepreneur who is self employed, look at your behavior verses your growth.
How do you handle tasks as your business grows?
Are you a person who is open to outsource as many tasks as you can to allow your business to grow?
Answers to these will be helpful in taming your greed. That is how a company is built.
You Have Payment Issues with Your Employees/Contractors
Many entrepreneurs will not agree with this fact but the truth is; they struggle to pay their employees despite receiving payment in full for the contract. This is a question of integrity. They love money and feel pain paying dues to others.
Such can only be summed up to greed. One wants to keep all the money and contravene the agreement they had with their contractors.
If you run your business this way, its time to change and be accountable. This way, you will be in a position to inspire everyone else under you to be accountable.
At your early stages of accountability, it will feel uncomfortable as this is not something you are used to. Be resilient and make it a habit of paying everyone else first.
By doing so, you will be able to recalibrate your business and thus grow.
Your Website Always Looks The Same
As you grow, your website should also improve. Don’t get swamped up with work to a point that you forget about improving how your website looks and adding more features.
I know its costly to keep your website up to date. But truth is nothing comes easy. You have to inject money in for you to grow.
If you feel that doing so is an expensive affair yet you are making money out the website, then you are greedy. Time always reminds an entrepreneur that they have to do something on their website to maintain their status.
Don’t let your websites current high conversion rate deter you from fixing bugs and errors on your website. Spend a portion of the money you earn to fix every little bug on your website.
You Are Avoiding To Pay Relevant Taxes
Its now becoming very difficult to do business when you are not remitting all the necessary taxes to your government. Businesses are taxed differently. For example, if you provide services online in Kenya, one is expected to charge 1.5% digital service tax.
This tax is supposed to be remitted to the government while filling your returns. Many online entrepreneurs avoid paying this because they don’t charge their clients the same. Some clients online will deny you work if they notice that you have included tax in your quotation.
As an entrepreneur who want to build a long term business, you should include tax in all their quotations and remit the same to the government.
When you are able to manage this successfully, you will be way much ahead of your peers in business.
Conclusion
As you might have noticed, greed comes in where money is involved. So be always on the look out in order to tame it. Its a question of practice and practice makes perfect. You will succeed in business when you are able to tame your greed.
And that is it from me here.
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