Comments on: Making sure my ebiz doesn’t turn into a full time job http://www.livelearninvest.com/making-sure-my-ebiz-doesnt-turn-into-a-full-time-job/ Living life to its fullest by generating passive income through investments Wed, 28 Jul 2010 02:48:08 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Mr K http://www.livelearninvest.com/making-sure-my-ebiz-doesnt-turn-into-a-full-time-job/comment-page-1/#comment-20698 Mr K Sun, 20 Jan 2008 06:13:06 +0000 http://www.livelearninvest.com/blog/making-sure-my-ebiz-doesnt-turn-into-a-full-time-job/#comment-20698 Are there not things you can do to automate a certain amount of this? Surely some of your order processing system can be automated to limit the amount of time you need to invest in that? The other thing I would suggest, is set up an autoresponce to incoming orders & enquires. Write it in a nice friendly manner, letting the person know their email has been received. Let them know you will respond within 24 hours, and then get into the habbit of checking email only once or twice a day. The other thing you could do (from 4 hour work week) is outsource some of the more manual processes - I wonder if you can't automate some of your ordering, if you can hire a student, or outsource to someone else who can do that for you? Are there not things you can do to automate a certain amount of this? Surely some of your order processing system can be automated to limit the amount of time you need to invest in that?

The other thing I would suggest, is set up an autoresponce to incoming orders & enquires. Write it in a nice friendly manner, letting the person know their email has been received. Let them know you will respond within 24 hours, and then get into the habbit of checking email only once or twice a day.

The other thing you could do (from 4 hour work week) is outsource some of the more manual processes – I wonder if you can’t automate some of your ordering, if you can hire a student, or outsource to someone else who can do that for you?

]]> By: Kenric http://www.livelearninvest.com/making-sure-my-ebiz-doesnt-turn-into-a-full-time-job/comment-page-1/#comment-17367 Kenric Fri, 14 Dec 2007 01:44:45 +0000 http://www.livelearninvest.com/blog/making-sure-my-ebiz-doesnt-turn-into-a-full-time-job/#comment-17367 AI, I completely agree with you. I am spending alot of time trying to improve it and beat the competition. It's the little things that don't improve anything that keep my occupied that I need to stop doing. It's that looking busy vs being busy mentality. AI, I completely agree with you. I am spending alot of time trying to improve it and beat the competition. It’s the little things that don’t improve anything that keep my occupied that I need to stop doing. It’s that looking busy vs being busy mentality.

]]> By: Another Investor http://www.livelearninvest.com/making-sure-my-ebiz-doesnt-turn-into-a-full-time-job/comment-page-1/#comment-17366 Another Investor Fri, 14 Dec 2007 00:47:57 +0000 http://www.livelearninvest.com/blog/making-sure-my-ebiz-doesnt-turn-into-a-full-time-job/#comment-17366 In my view, anytime you start a business, you should devote most of your time to it. If I were doing this, I would be studying it constantly, trying to learn the processes and understand my customers' actions. I would be looking constantly for ways to improve the business operation. You want a properly operating site that ranks tops with the customers before you let go. For example, you found the order snag and the drop ship problems by being on top of things. Only when I was comfortable that things were running smoothly and the sales volume was adequate and predictable would I back off. In my view, anytime you start a business, you should devote most of your time to it. If I were doing this, I would be studying it constantly, trying to learn the processes and understand my customers’ actions. I would be looking constantly for ways to improve the business operation.

You want a properly operating site that ranks tops with the customers before you let go. For example, you found the order snag and the drop ship problems by being on top of things. Only when I was comfortable that things were running smoothly and the sales volume was adequate and predictable would I back off.

]]> By: Clifford http://www.livelearninvest.com/making-sure-my-ebiz-doesnt-turn-into-a-full-time-job/comment-page-1/#comment-17324 Clifford Thu, 13 Dec 2007 15:03:29 +0000 http://www.livelearninvest.com/blog/making-sure-my-ebiz-doesnt-turn-into-a-full-time-job/#comment-17324 I also think there's a part of you that's excited about getting orders and processing. That's alright. But I agree you need to limit the time you spend staring at emails. This will free you up to get other projects off the ground. I also think there’s a part of you that’s excited about getting orders and processing. That’s alright.

But I agree you need to limit the time you spend staring at emails. This will free you up to get other projects off the ground.

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