Have you ever considered the fact that you might be thinking TOO much when it comes to building your business?

You spend weeks and months (maybe even years) trying to figure out which email software to use, which color to make your call-to-action button, or whether to build your portfolio on WordPress or Squarespace.

You fret over details like how much you should charge your first client, what your site’s color scheme should be, and what time of year you should “launch” your next offer or product.

Should you charge by the hour or by the project? Should you require a down payment?

Should you use Creative Market? Or Envato? Or just do your own thing with Paypal? or is it Selz? or Gumroad?

[size=14pt]The decisions are endless.[/size]

And if you waste all of your time “thinking” about the little details that make up a business, you may miss the bigger picture.

At the end of the day, every moment you spend tweaking font-size on your site is a moment you’re not doing the REAL WORK that it takes to run a business. (Unless you’re in the business of tweaking font-size on your own site.)

Every minute you spend listening to a podcast, reading a blog post, or watching a video that may help you grow your business is time taken away from ACTUALLY growing your business.

[size=14pt]I fell for this myself recently[/size]

I’ve been working a lot on a huge rebrand of GraphicDesignBlender.com. Not only am I redesigning the web site (details to come soon), but I’m rethinking the entire business model, upping our content focus, and even highly considering a name change for the site and brand.

And GraphicDesignBlender.com has recently suffered because of it.

Traffic is down. Revenue is down. But most disturbingly, I’ve been less active with GDB readers on social media and been less responsive to email than I would like to be.

It’s not the end of the world, but it reminded me of the best blogging advice I ever received.

It came from designer extraordinaire David Airey (who we interviewed at Stoked, by the way) and went something like this (totally paraphrasing here):

Stop worrying so much about how perfect your blog design is and start providing quality content to your readers.

See, the real work of blogging isn’t about line-height, padding, or margins. And the real work of your business isn’t about wordpress vs. squarespace or anything like that.

[size=14pt]So what is the “real work”?[/size]

So what’s this “real work” I keep referring to?

It’s got two parts:

1. It’s what your customers/clients expect from you.
2. It’s what brings in the money.
Like these:

The real work of running a blog? (1)Writing blog posts and (2)monetizing with ads or products.
The real work of freelancing? (1)Designing something amazing and (2)charging your client for it.
Take a minute and think through your business. Are you (1)creating something that people are expecting from you and then (2)turning that creation into money for your business?

If you’re spending more time redesigning, tweaking your business plan, or adjusting your facebook marketing, you’re not doing the “real work.”

[size=14pt]It probably feels like real work. But it’s not.[/size]

It’s keeping you from doing the work that will really help you propel your business forward. And it’s time to put that all aside and dig in for a little while. See what it’s like to design thirty web sites, create 100 logos, write 50 blog posts, or craft a dozen taglines.

In that moment (and in that moment only) do you realize what it means to do the work that fuels your business. And once you’ve gone through the effort to actually do the work your business requires, you’ll find that the rest of it all comes much more easily.

Think about it. … or, you know, don’t.



Source:http://www.graphicdesignblender.com/hey-entrepreneurs-youre-thinking-too-much

Thinking is one of my hobbies.

@OP. I ve been thinking too much too o. Been having this business idea I wanted to bring to fruition, but am finding it hard to make a decision concerning the little details. So I just decided to be a garri seller, like ma Alobam "Dbanj". Mine comes with some oda accessories that accompanies garri. Check out my business idea, I no try?

Thanks.i needed that. Ive always been thinking how great my biz idea is,no implementation, while my hairs are growing white

ayusco85: ......

macpetrus: .......

stop keeping space.

I think before I do anything - bath, sleep, talk, code, study, eat and also before I think etc...

always think MVP; Minimum Viable Product

Every Normal Human being should think before doing anything.

Last Shot: Thinking is allowed

What is worth doing is what doing well so I think out those finest & little details before considering my work done. It may take me months buh it is worth it.

If you dont think, you stink!!!

Thinking is rampant www.glowysofiscated..com everywhr..therez no how one wont fink

Maybe if you dont wanna think, be amidst people or with someone always. They'd help you think while you focus on the big issues...

Remember to also jot down whatever you think of. It may not make sense nau, buh later it will...

I'm I really thinking too much?

I was here...

Thinking is good o

especially positive one

I think less cos I have plan ahead

Ajibel: Thinking is one of my hobbies.

I think we can think, be creative.
The only problem is spending so much time thinking.

DUDE!! I just love you right now!! Totally on point!

When you are a genius in the midst of idi-ots, you will think too much, because you are also thinking for them too since most of them are clueless.

OkikiOluwa1:
I think we can think, be creative.
The only problem is spending so much time thinking.

I agree a bit buh it is whenever Im idle that I think, jot down the necessary thoughts that came up and then when Im ready, go back to what Im doing...

Buh lemme point out that most times when we believe we are thinking a lot, we are actually fantasizing, not thinking.

Op, hope you have paid for this advert of yours?

Thinking of schooling and marriage. I guess I'm not thinking too much.

jahbiz: Op, hope you have paid for this advert of yours?

Where's the advert?

Mods and super mods. Hiding posts since 1800

Thread to rip off newbies nd cronic procastinators. Op gudluck with ya........ Exist thread!

eveeyone needs 2 think out a biz.not to b dependent on govt.

erad:

Where's the advert?

Oga are u a learner? Send d op a pm for more info nd get d price of d ebook.