Comments on: A Simple Business Plan that Works: Free Video

By: Cheryl

Cheryl — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 22:31:26 +0000

Thanks, Jeanette. This is exactly the time of year I encourage my clients to plan for the upcoming year. And I need to do it myself. But since my clientele are primarily solo-prenuers, I’ve been looking for something more simplified ~ or gearing up to make my own. But not anymore! Thanks for the timeliness of your post. Cheryl

By: Shona Lynch Copywriter

Shona Lynch Copywriter — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 03:00:54 +0000

Jeanette, I’ve been signed up to your list for quite some time and always marvel at how you seem to get so much done! I often find myself getting lost as I divide time between my own copywriting projects and my clients’ projects.

You hit the nail on the head when you wrote that a key reason people neglect business plans is because it seems like overkill for a solopreneaur! That’s exactly how I’ve felt.

Anyway, I’ve now written a simple one page plan based on your ideas in this post… so thank you so much for your insight!

Shona Lynch

By: Jason Fladlien

Jason Fladlien — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 19:10:19 +0000

Awesome stuff Jeanette! I agree 100% There is something about writing it down that makes it real.

I make my business plan fit on a post-it note, and if it gets bigger than that, I get lost! I guess that’s because I’m too simple minded, so I have to run a simple minded business.

I also have had the best experience with “small daily goals”. I have the one big 5 year goal, broken down into 3 smaller “milestone goals” at 3 years, 1 year and 6 months.

Then I just focus on small, daily goals. That’s a big secret to my productivity. Every day I have a goal I need to hit to consider the day a success. I stole the idea from an article I read about How Michael Johnson trained for the olympics when he broke the world record.

Love your blog Jeanette!

-Jason Fladlien

By: Terrie Wurzbacher

Terrie Wurzbacher — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 11:54:30 +0000

Great info Jeanette! Thanks for sharing it with us and putting it on Twitter. I’m so glad you introduced me to Twitter and now to this work (business) plan. I am going to start implementing it since it’s the end of the year/beginning of the year and a terrific time to figure out how to hop out of the “stagnation” pool.

You are brilliant and kind because you’re always willing to give your info to us. The Universe will reward you greatly.

Thanks

Terrie