Failure used to be a private affair, like eating peanut butter from the jar or dancing in your underwear. Now, many founders wear their failures as a badge of honor. From confessional blog posts to gatherings like startup funerals and FailCon to podcasts and online communities, entrepreneurs have taken the “fail fast, fail often” mantra to heart.
“Failure teaches self-confidence and tenacity,” FailCon founder Cass Phillipps told Entrepreneur in 2014. “There are people who fail and take it very, very personally, and that makes it hard to recover from it… We tell people ‘Don’t take this so personally. Failure’s actually really great.’”
Statistics show that 70 percent of new tech companies fail, usually about 20 months after their first financing round. A staggering 97 percent of seed- or crowd-funded consumer hardware startups will also fail.
These figures make me wonder: What role does failure play on the road to success? And how much failure is too much?
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To reach your goals, you have to take risks, develop constructive routines and make time to listen, learn and reflect. The prospect of making any of the above adjustments to your life is empowering — until your mind starts to wander toward negative thoughts.
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If there are at least two players, a game exists. And there are two kinds of games: finite games and infinite games.
Finite games are played by known players. They have fixed rules. And there is an agreed-upon objective that, when reached, ends the game. Football, for example, is a finite game.
Infinite games, in contrast, are played by known and unknown players. There are no exact or agreed-upon rules. Though there may be conventions or laws that govern how the players conduct themselves, within those broad boundaries, the players can operate however they want. And if they choose to break with convention, they can. The manner in which each player chooses to play is entirely up to them. And they can change how they play the game at any time, for any reason
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To reach your goals, you have to take risks, develop constructive routines and make time to listen, learn and reflect. The prospect of making any of the above adjustments to your life is empowering — until your mind starts to wander toward negative thoughts.
But a cascade of negative thoughts can produce negative outcomes: Inaction. Retreat. Bad habits. By thinking negatively about what you’ll accomplish, you formulate a self-fulfilling prophecy.
Next time you’re thinking some variation of those negative thoughts, try any of these 8 strategies to propel yourself out of your funk and proceed with the mission you’ve set out to achieve. Read full post here - https://blog.needmyservice.com/8-ways-to-drown-out-disappointment/

In terms of connecting with customers and getting to know them on a personal level, there’s no better platform than an in-person event.
But to maximize these opportunities, the focus must be on engagement above all else. Do you have a plan?

4 Tips for Increasing Engagement
Blogging, social media, advertisements, podcasts, email marketing — they all work. But when it comes to engagement with customers and connecting with your audience, nothing is more powerful than face-to-face interaction. You can build a stronger relationship with a customer in five minutes of direct interaction than you can with five years of online exposure.

Events — such as conferences, sales expos, and community involvement — provide excellent opportunities to connect. Here are some ways you can increase engagement with your customers:
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The 10-year-old kid, selling ice cold fresh lemonade on the street corner in your local neighbourhood had it right. He or she may not have not realized it but the simple marketing strategy that they accidentally and innocently came up with works perfectly on the people strolling by on their daily walk.

For starters, a simple sign saying ‘Fresh Ice Cold Lemonade’ grabs your attention because that’s exactly what you’re feeling like on a hot summer’s day. Simple and to the point. No bells and whistles needed.



As your icy cold glass of lemonade is handed over to you, not only is your thirst quenched but the purchase appealed to your emotions and you walk away feeling great inside knowing that you have just made a kid’s day!

Because that beverage far out exceeded even Beyonce’s lemonade you leave the kid dry by the end of the day due to your word of mouth recommendations.

This is unpaid marketing at its very best!

You might not think it but this marketing strategy is used for some of the biggest companies around the world. In particular – we’re talking Apple. A standout company that doesn’t need to sell itself short, there’s a lot we can learn from them.
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The average company spends about N1,000,000 on every new hire, according to Glassdoor. The hiring process itself takes an average of 24 days. Even worse than the loss of productivity during that time is the possibility that a new hire might not stick around.

And that possibility is very real. About 28% of new hires quit before their first 90 days are up. In fact, turnover among new hires has risen every year since 2010, which is why that first month is so critical. You have to make a good impression to retain your newest team members.
Here are 3 surefire ways to improve a new hire's first 30 days - https://blog.needmyservice.com/3-surefire-ways-to-improve-your-employees-first-30-days/

Regardless of whether you’re ready for messenger apps, these 13 strategies from #Conversations2019 will help you increase conversions across all of the digital channels you decide to embrace.
1. “Personalization is the new conversion rate optimization.”
2. “Delegate outcomes, not tasks.”
3. “Think about how people are consuming information. Chop longform pieces into bite-sized, tap-and-swipe-worthy content.”
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Online courses have become an increasingly popular way to share expertise with an audience, and to get paid for what you have to say and teach. But the amount you can make selling online courses differs widely, depending on your price point and your audience.
The exciting part is the sheer potential of how much you can make — and we’re talking in terms of both impact and profit. Tony Delgado, founder of Disrupt and Disrupt Week Puerto Rico, shares that making your first million dollars gets a whole lot easier once you bring your product or service online. “Just do the math,” he says. “If 1,000 people buy your $1,000 course, you just made a million dollars overnight. All you really need to succeed is Wi-Fi and a dream.”
https://blog.needmyservice.com/7-tips-for-making-7-figures-selling-online-courses/

In the world of today, it is not enough to have a unique product or offer impeccable service, there has to be an extra you are bringing. If you want to be sincere with your self you’d agree with me that the best of sales or marketing strategy isn’t going to pull the crowd that you desire if your product is not uniquely different from others in your industry.
Whether you are a business mogul, a small business owner or a beginner in the games of side hustle, a strong brand is all that you need to lock down your customers in a long-lasting relationship. Read full post here - https://blog.needmyservice.com/what-is-the-big-deal-about-branding/

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You may have heard or read the phrase “core competency” lately and wondered if it’s the latest example of meaningless corporate lingo, or at best another buzzword representing a basic concept that could be described much more simply. The answer is not exactly. Core competency actually holds significant importance for entrepreneurs and small-business owners.
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who is your Target audience?
If you don’t have an answer to who your target market is, my dear you might be heading towards a big ditch.
Just so you know, your business cannot be targetting everyone because targetting everyone is targetting no one in particular. As I always say, you are not party jollof so your business cannot appeal to everyone.
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We all know that feeling at the end of a job interview when the interviewer says “Do you have any questions for us?” Rather that sitting there with nothing to say or a cursory “No, I think you’ve pretty much covered everything” you should really prepare yourself.
Here are some suggestions to help you prepare for that inevitable question. Obviously you won’t be able to ask all of these questions at one interview and nor will they necessarily suit each role that you are going for.

Try to make sure that when you leave your interview, you know everything that you want to about the prospective role and the organisation that it sits
Navigating silence during an interview can prove difficult.
If you practice ahead of the big day, you’ll know how to fill the silence with substance.
And if you find yourself rambling, there’s no shame in saying, “Let me start over.”
Read full post here - https://blog.needmyservice.com/ways-overcome-awkward-silence-interview/

If an individual as self-confident as Musk taps others to help keep his companies at the forefront, you should follow suit. Maintaining a competitive edge in your industry, it turns out, is a team effort.

1. Develop a network of people who both challenge and support you.
2. Keep your employees happy and engaged.
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In many developing countries business is the path to attain economic gain. For that reason, the unemployment rate in those countries is very insufficient comparing with our country. Every day the rate of unemployment is increasing following the shortage of job in our country. But still, there is no any effective initiative to diminish the rate of unemployment.

A recent research shows that the rate of unemployment is excessive among the educated people rather than uneducated which was claimed by the “Economist Intelligence Unit”(EIU). It also added that the rate of unemployment among the educated people is approximately 47%. But the actual reason for this strange situation is still unknown to many intelligent people who are contributing to finding the ways to lessen the
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Networking is commonly considered one of the most important strategies for success, especially for entrepreneurs. That’s because networking allows you to meet new partners and employees, scout for new clients, and find mentors and peers to give you advice — all at the same time.

Why would you want to stand out from the crowd at a networking event?
1. More conversations
2. Warmer interactions
3. Memorability
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If you are a business owner on Social media, you’d have probably heard of Influencer marketing. In Nigeria, this industry is growing rapidly as you wake up every day to new people calling themselves influencers on the gram or twitter. The truth is, millennial consumers, rely strongly on influencer (micro, macro and big) to make purchasing decisions. An average consumer will only try out a new brand because their fav online celebrity talked about the product or the service.

What then is Influencers Marketing? Influencer marketing is the process of identifying, researching, engaging and supporting the people who create high-impact conversations with your customers. It’s a mixture of the old and new media, which means that it uses word of mouth and social media to drive its agenda.
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Why is it important to understand customer needs? Having a solid grasp can make or break your mission, and failing to do so can create problems with innovation. Australian-based shoe e-retailer Shoes of Prey had to learn this lesson the hard way. Once a darling of the investment community, Shoes of Prey collapsed earlier this year when it discovered a large gap in customers’s intent and their actual behaviors.
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Being a business owner is not as glamorous as the world paints it to be. In my Nigerian English, having the title C.E.O no be beans! So if you are not ready for the twist don’t even bother. As an entrepreneur, you’d be required to work longer hours and having an idea about multiple skills will come handy in your early days.

Read full article here - https://blog.needmyservice.com/top-6-tools-every-business-owner-need/

Social media marketing is the new wave for business and the truth is, it’s not going to die soon. In fact, if you are a business owner without an online presence in at least one social media platform, you are actually living in the Stone Age (And I mean that literally). As much as being on social media is almost like a criterion for starting a business doesn’t mean that every business on social media is doing well and getting the result that they want. The only way to get the best out of any social media platform is to do it the right way. It is like every other thing in life, if you want a beautiful and delicious cake, you have to follow the right procedure and use the right ingredient in the right proportion, else you won’t have a cake but an eba made from flour.
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You’ve probably already gotten the message by now that your new company or startup needs a good mission statement. It’s how you pinpoint and communicate the essence of your small business and what it stands for.
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If you are an active user of social media, you’d have been aware of and familiar with the rape stories that were flying around some most ago. As more people got vulnerable enough to share their stories, hashtags were generated to coordinate and track these stories. I was, however, taken aback when I noticed that vendors were using the popularity of these hashtags to sell their products and services. How can you just pick a popular hashtag and start using it to sell your human hair or designer shoes because its the rave of the moment? The truth is nobody is going to notice your content except its interesting enough to also get people talking.
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Many different issues must be considered when starting a small business. It is important to plan properly and avoid common pitfalls. As you determine whether or not to start a business, consider NeedMyservice’s suggested dos and don’ts of starting a small business.
https://blog.needmyservice.com/dos-donts-starting-business/

In 2019, you need to make sure that you are only ever sending your personal or your bank details to people that you can trust. If a site is not secure then you risk losing your money and this is true for any country around the world, including Nigeria.
Read full article here: https://blog.needmyservice.com/what-are-the-best-methods-for-making-payments-online-in-nigeria/

We all know that feeling at the end of a job interview when the interviewer says “Do you have any questions for us?” Rather that sitting there with nothing to say or a cursory “No, I think you’ve pretty much covered everything” you should really prepare yourself.
Here are some suggestions to help you prepare for that inevitable question. Obviously you won’t be able to ask all of these questions at one interview and nor will they necessarily suit each role that you are going for.

Try to make sure that when you leave your interview, you know everything that you want to about the prospective role and the organisation that it sits
Navigating silence during an interview can prove difficult.
If you practice ahead of the big day, you’ll know how to fill the silence with substance.
And if you find yourself rambling, there’s no shame in saying, “Let me start over.”
Read full post here - https://blog.needmyservice.com/ways-overcome-awkward-silence-interview/

You have a great idea for a company. You’ve nailed your business plan. Now comes the hard part. What do you call it? There are several ways to do it. You can hire a branding expert or a naming agency. You can have long brainstorming sessions with your partners. Or you can hope for an “aha” moment.
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Every business partnership has ups and downs. Usually, the lowlands and peaks balance each other out. When the valleys become the status quo, however, it may be time to dissolve the partnership.

The good news for partners in this predicament is that there are always other entrepreneurial fish in the sea; you can even use a dating app to find them. In the meantime, though, you have to smoothly and maturely end your relationship with your current partner.
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It’s no surprise to anyone tuned into the current retail environment that A/B testing and having direct-to-consumer strategies and clear online purchase funnels are a regular reality of any up-and-coming brand’s retail playbook. And if you’ve really been paying attention, you know that pop-up and in-person brand experiences have become the trendy yet powerful tools for creating personal connections and increased brand loyalty among delighted customers. The two trillion dollar consumer goods retail market isn’t going away.
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House vacation rentals aren’t for the faint of heart. “How is that safe?” “What about your stuff?” and “Is it even worth the trouble?” are usually the first questions I hear when Airbnb or VRBO hosting comes up.
Read full article here; https://blog.needmyservice.com/how-to-turn-airbnb-hosting-into-your-next-side-hustle/