Creating a business with a level of success doesn’t happen overnight. There’s typically a sustained period of hard work where you question what you are doing and your desired results. But how do you get from a business idea to something which can support you financially and offer you a welcome alternative to your current working conditions?

Investing in yourself is imperative to any budding business owner (must resist the use of entrepreneur). Without a level of investment in yourself how do you expect to reach your business goals?

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Client work is appealing and incredibly addictive. There seems to be some type of magnetic force drawing you to take on more client work. The feeling of ‘just one more’ or ‘what if I lose a client’ becomes too much. Saying no can be one of the hardest things in your self employed/freelance career. But by saying YES to everything are you reducing the free hours you have in a week to be creative and build your empire?

Working on the web in the digital space gives you a platform to create side projects. Whether that’s an affiliate business, buying domain names, drop selling products or perhaps a blog like this one. There should be an end goal with everything you do and a reason why you do it.

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