Daily budget of your startup business life?

I had no idea that I'd be writing about Daily Budgets on things I learned 30 years ago! At times I'm shocked to see, hear about or even at times see myself over spending.. ahh, duh I'm not the only one guilty of doing this I'm sure. So, today, let's do a little comparison, thoughts and suggested ideas to help a startup break the mold and succeed.

Just an FYI, at the moment I'm sitting here writing this blog post my phone rings in silence with 5 missed calls from a number I've never seen before. Quick search on the web and it's a marketing company trying to sell me services. This of course is one of the worst ways to gain a new client, but in reality it works just not the "best business" practice is being followed. Email, Phone, SMS or even Snail Mail is SPAM and nobody likes it. Is this really the impression you want to give your .. clients?

For me, I refuse to feed the internet machine endless flow of cash, credit, debit etc.. whatever it is, it's going to be deducted from my bank account and at times of course.. Surprise! There's been a misunderstanding. not reading the "terms of service" or a update of change of services notice and now the invoice is much higher. Or even worse actually, the invoice did not come, the payment remains as the provider you've been using for months .. closed the doors.

I say everything from personal experience, I'm currently 54 and have the heart and soul of a 19 year old man who's just starting his own company. Well, I use that age to be correct as myself, I started my own business at 7 years old. Newspaper route, long days little money. Saved up most to buy a lawnmower and yes it was better than my own dads! I started going door to door in the neighborhood offering to cut the front, back or both yards for a discount. OMG, I was so stupid as I did not ask anyone what to charge etc..

Let's just say I worked my body to the core so daily workouts not needed. It did not take me long to understand I needed to change locations.. asking the families in your area that watched you grow up.. nah, not best route - lol. As in, was that me that egg'd your house? No. no way - LOL

So what's all this got to do with Daily Budgets?

Easy, it's not how much you make, how much you spend or even if you make no sale at all. It's all about what are you doing with your time right this moment? Reading my post? Ok, good but let's make it worth while eh?

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Have a Great Memorial Day!
May 27, 2019

Regards,
Scott

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Pen or Pencil?

An amazing birthday gift was given to me by one I call brother from another mother. For those of us who normally do not receive gifts from the top shelf. Let's just say it's nice to also be great friends. From the moment I got the email notice from an online shopping site I waited with great anticipation to use my new pen. The store also included the order details and price for a gift notice - oops! :)

The email contained photos and all kinds of details. It was shinny and brilliant like for some bank president's pen you know? The one they carry in their white shirt pocket, tucked under the jacket but just enough for us to see it but you dare not ask to borrow it cause it shines like gold. If I think back to my youth and those long nights playing with my cars and trucks while mom worked late with her best friend sorting checking accounts. At times I'd go to the bank during the day for lunch that was the most fun!

Back then everyone was so nice and helpful, in my case playful and fun. It was like my big playground. Even the President of the Bank would allow me into the big office. His golden pen was always in his shirt pocket and it was only for customers. But on his desk I had my selection of pens to choose from. I found one that was just wonderful to draw with. The designs I drew were on his walls along with his own kids artwork gallery. He had all girls so go figure.

When the pen arrived it was hand delivered by my friend a few weeks after the day. There was a slight delay as it was shipped, misplaced for a moment and then wow it was like my birthday all over again. Little party in my soul and it was only for a moment as I was working at the time. Before he left my office I quickly opened it and gave it a try. But right away something was wrong and we both thought it would need to be returned.

I went to use it with the slight twist and started to draw but something was not working. A pen should right when you twist it and you see the tip ready to go you know?  Upon closer examination it turned out to be a golden pencil. Wow!! It's great and I would have never got something like this for myself but as a gift from a brother it's priceless to me.

Lucky for me it was happy ending. But, think about the people who manage those online store websites and all those refunds etc they have to deal with. They cut cost in all areas they can and mistakes are made when building a website manually. I have a recommendation for anyone seeking to build an online store.

First - grab any 2 cent pencil and visit this free website software website called Prestashop and give their demo a test drive as it's the easiest online store I've ever had the pleasure of using. I was lucky enough to meet the founder personally and you just can't go wrong when it comes to choosing a great engine / software for your website. To give the site your own look and feel checkout the PrestaShop Themes on my website that will allow you to change the way your store looks to your visitors.

Any questions they have a great forum and if you're in need a free domain name bundle with discounted hosting you can visit my partner here.

Feel free to leave a comment about your experience with online stores or even your favorite pen or pencil you like to carry with you wherever you go. For me, it's my iPhone and I use notes application as I'm always on the go.

Be health :)
Snerdey