To be successful in your online business, sometimes you need to step back from the day-to-day and take time to reflect and set a strategic direction for your business. Look at your business strategy with fresh eyes. Sometimes you can get caught up in the busy work, but not really be doing anything that is strategically planned to move your business forward.

Do you want to reach your business goals? Of course! We, Jen Clarke and Elke Clarke have learned over the years, that taking the time to reflect and making strategic decisions on where we want to take our businesses, has been vitally important in our online success. Now it is your turn. Take a break from doing and look at the big picture. In this article, we help you take the steps you need to understand your online business better and which direction you want to take to be successful.

Take Time To Reflect on Your Online Business And Set a Strategic Direction

This past weekend, we took some time off to reflect on the direction we want our online business to go in. It was the Canadian Thanksgiving weekend, and we decided that it would be a perfect time to think about some new strategies that we can put into place. It was extremely helpful. Not only did we find some flaws in our business strategies, but we made realistic goals and are committed to achieving them. We are constantly analyzing our business plan and making improvements. We take time to reflect on our online business because we want to put ourselves on the path towards greater and greater success.

This is why you need to take some time to really understand what goals you want to achieve and where you want your online business to go. We want you to become successful. By reading this article and downloading the free cheat sheets, we can help you move in the right direction.

Designating Your ‘Me’ Time

You need to designate a specific time for you to reflect on your business. Scheduling a certain date, time, and number of hours that you want to spend reflecting on will help you be more productive. When you write it down in your calendar, you are more likely to commit. And by committing to your business, you are taking the next step toward success.

We decided that the Canadian Thanksgiving weekend would be the perfect time for us to do our business planning. We were together at home, and we decided we would spend the Friday reflecting on our current business status. After we were finished, we felt inspired and ready to take action!

So, open your calendar right now. Choose a day and a time. Write down how many hours you will spend.

Circle the date or put an alarm on your phone to remind you. You owe this ‘meeting’ with yourself to your business and it’s a success.

What Do You Want Your Online Business to Do For You?

What drives you to have an online business? Are you happy with what your business is doing? Do you think about your short and long-term goals and what you want to achieve? You most likely want an online business that will give you the most benefit and the least amount of hassle. Are you working on an online platform that is doing this for you? Making money online sounds amazing, but it can be a struggle to find the right way to make money online.

During your reflection time, decide if you’re working on the right platform. To help you, we have done some initial research for you to figure out which online eCommerce platform gives you the least hassle and learning curves and the most benefit for your efforts.

Download the Free Cheat Sheet to Decide Which Online Business is Right For You

The cheat sheet compares three major platforms used to make money online. You will see the pros of each one. There is one platform that stands out, giving you the most benefits. Are you curious to know what it is?

Download the free cheat sheet here to see the comparison.

Zazzle Is The Perfect eCommerce Platform

After downloading the free cheat sheet, you will realize that Zazzle is the perfect platform for you to start making money online. Zazzle’s internationally known, unique print-on-demand platform allows you to start making money online today without any hassles. You are able to focus on your business and implement strategic action steps to become successful without having to deal with any problems. Read the article here on why Zazzle is the perfect platform for you to use.

If you are already a designer on Zazzle, then you know exactly why it is the best platform for your online business.

Determine Your Perfect Niche For Your Zazzle Business

During your scheduled reflection time, you need to determine if the niche you are designing is right for you. As a designer on Zazzle, you have unlimited created freedom to take your business in whichever direction you want to. That can lead to problems because you can have shiny object syndrome. It is hard to know where to focus your time and efforts in order to see sales.

Are you currently on the path that feels right to you? Does your niche feel as if it is the right fit for your Zazzle business? Maybe you don’t even have a niche yet. We want to help you find the perfect niche for your Zazzle business.

By finding the perfect niche, you will take one step closer to success. We have created a free cheat sheet for you to download to help you find the perfect niche for your Zazzle business.

Download The Free Cheat Sheet On How To Find the Perfect Niche For Your Zazzle Business

We have compiled a list of questions for you to answer. Discover your passion and what niche would be perfect for you and your Zazzle business. Answer the questions with as much detail as you can. It will help you discover more about yourself as a designer, and which niche you will benefit from most.

Download the free cheat sheet on ‘How To Find The Perfect Niche For Your Zazzle Business’ here.

Take Action!

If you have not yet done so, download the free cheat sheets in this article.

Schedule a time and date when you can reflect on your business. Answer the questions on the cheat sheets to find out more about your business. Use this time to reflect on where you want your business to go. Are you headed in the right direction? Do you need to take strategic action steps? Are you going to implement a business plan?

By downloading these cheat sheets, you will realize more about your business and if you are ready to take the next step to grow your online business. We want you to be successful. And we know that you want to be successful. So take action today and reflect on your online business.

What’s Next?

If you have done the work on the 2 cheat sheets then you are ready to look at the big picture. You have probably decided on Zazzle as your main platform and now you have chosen the specific niche(s) you will target to sell in.

Your next step is to take massive action like:

1. Add times in your calendar that you are designating to post products for sale on Zazzle.
2. Decide on a number as your goal and a date to complete them.
3. When are you promoting your products and where?
4. How often are you promoting?
5. What will you do when something sells?
6. How are you going to expand?

What You Have Learned

• You need to schedule some reflection time for your online business.
• Finding the right platform is important.
• Zazzle is the best platform to make money online.
• You need to find the right niche for your Zazzle business.
• When you find the right niche, you will be closer to becoming successful.
• Download the free cheat sheet to learn which online business is right for you. 
• Downloading the free cheat sheet will help you discover your passion and the perfect niche for your Zazzle business.
•  After answering the questions in both cheat sheets, you need to decide what action steps to take to put yourself on the path to success.

Post Your Answers Below to These Questions

1. Do you take time to reflect on your online business?
2. Which online platforms have you used to make money online?
3. Are you comfortable with your current niche?
4. Write down three changes you are going to make for your online business.

About the authors:

Elke Clarke has mentored thousands of creative entrepreneurs on how to sell on Zazzle. The 5 Step Profit Plan VIP Mentoring Program™ is Elke’s secret formula to her success on Zazzle. It is what she has used for the past 10 years to run her 7-figure online business using Zazzle.

Jen Clarke, along with her mother, Elke Clarke, mentors, and coaches creative entrepreneurs on how to sell on Zazzle, an eCommerce platform. The 5 Step Profit Plan VIP Mentoring Program™ is what Elke and Jen have used to become top sellers on Zazzle.

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