Comments on: Keep It Simple Strategy http://www.terrydean.org/keep-it-simple-strategy/ Earn More, Work Less, and Enjoy Life Without Compromising Your Values! Fri, 20 Jan 2012 08:46:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Keep It SEO Simple http://www.terrydean.org/keep-it-simple-strategy/comment-page-1/#comment-22816 Keep It SEO Simple Mon, 22 Sep 2008 09:12:58 +0000 http://www.terrydean.org/?p=292#comment-22816 I totally agree with what you say regarding "ready made" business plans. So many of them seem to be designed with a "one size fits all" frame of mind. While that may have been the case a few years ago, the landscape has definitely changed a lot over the past few years and a more flexible and tailor made solution is often in order. I totally agree with what you say regarding “ready made” business plans. So many of them seem to be designed with a “one size fits all” frame of mind. While that may have been the case a few years ago, the landscape has definitely changed a lot over the past few years and a more flexible and tailor made solution is often in order.

]]> By: Jim Estill http://www.terrydean.org/keep-it-simple-strategy/comment-page-1/#comment-22754 Jim Estill Sun, 07 Sep 2008 19:26:41 +0000 http://www.terrydean.org/?p=292#comment-22754 I agree that most people are much better off with a short business plan. Business plans are also never done. They are meant to change as circumstances change. Jim http://www.jimestill.com I agree that most people are much better off with a short business plan. Business plans are also never done. They are meant to change as circumstances change.

Jim

http://www.jimestill.com

]]> By: Ray Johnson http://www.terrydean.org/keep-it-simple-strategy/comment-page-1/#comment-22746 Ray Johnson Sat, 06 Sep 2008 01:20:43 +0000 http://www.terrydean.org/?p=292#comment-22746 How true this is Terry! Keeping focus with a simple plan/strategy (along with outsourcing) is what has got me and my business where I am today. I think it is true, I admit to doing it myself, that when we are newbies we try to over complicate things. I think things really started to change for me when I got my <a href="http://www.Ray-Johnson.co.uk" rel="nofollow">Internet Marketing Blog</a> as this gave me a base to centre my business around, similar to what you have going here! Keep up the good blog, Ray Johnson How true this is Terry! Keeping focus with a simple plan/strategy (along with outsourcing) is what has got me and my business where I am today.

I think it is true, I admit to doing it myself, that when we are newbies we try to over complicate things. I think things really started to change for me when I got my Internet Marketing Blog as this gave me a base to centre my business around, similar to what you have going here!

Keep up the good blog,
Ray Johnson

]]> By: Dr. Michael Beck | Chiropractic Marketing http://www.terrydean.org/keep-it-simple-strategy/comment-page-1/#comment-22742 Dr. Michael Beck | Chiropractic Marketing Thu, 04 Sep 2008 19:33:07 +0000 http://www.terrydean.org/?p=292#comment-22742 I've seen you mention this book 3 times between your blog and your newsletter, so I finally ordered it today! I have found that having focus and a plan can be difficult when starting an internet business. But thanks to your blog and teaching Terry, I'm becoming much more focused. I’ve seen you mention this book 3 times between your blog and your newsletter, so I finally ordered it today!

I have found that having focus and a plan can be difficult when starting an internet business.

But thanks to your blog and teaching Terry, I’m becoming much more focused.

]]> By: The Chronicle of Coaching - News of the Week - September 4, 2008 | Welcome to The Coaching Commons http://www.terrydean.org/keep-it-simple-strategy/comment-page-1/#comment-22739 The Chronicle of Coaching - News of the Week - September 4, 2008 | Welcome to The Coaching Commons Thu, 04 Sep 2008 13:02:05 +0000 http://www.terrydean.org/?p=292#comment-22739 [...] time. Most of them have great ideas, they plan everything out but they don’t do anything… Keep It Simple Strategy September 1, 2008, By Terry When the phrase “business plan” comes up, most people think of [...] [...] time. Most of them have great ideas, they plan everything out but they don’t do anything… Keep It Simple Strategy September 1, 2008, By Terry When the phrase “business plan” comes up, most people think of [...]

]]> By: Ethan http://www.terrydean.org/keep-it-simple-strategy/comment-page-1/#comment-22733 Ethan Tue, 02 Sep 2008 02:27:27 +0000 http://www.terrydean.org/?p=292#comment-22733 It was such a coincidence that I was writing a business plan for my technology products. I was still hesitating if the contents were sufficient to get investors interested. After reading this post, I went through my presentation slides and documents again and realise it was indeed more complicated. There are more redundancies and beating around the bush. I have since clean them up. Thanks for this awakening! It was such a coincidence that I was writing a business plan for my technology products. I was still hesitating if the contents were sufficient to get investors interested. After reading this post, I went through my presentation slides and documents again and realise it was indeed more complicated. There are more redundancies and beating around the bush. I have since clean them up.

Thanks for this awakening!

]]> By: Maria Marsala, Business Strategist http://www.terrydean.org/keep-it-simple-strategy/comment-page-1/#comment-22732 Maria Marsala, Business Strategist Tue, 02 Sep 2008 00:33:01 +0000 http://www.terrydean.org/?p=292#comment-22732 Thanks Terry for mentioning the one page plan. It changed my business so much back in 2000 when I found it that I eventually signed up as a licensee for it. My clients enjoy using a special software program and just sit at their computer and finally "do it" -- their plan that is :) You mention finding other ways to use the plan... that's great! I had a client who after creating their plan, said, I could create a family plan with this method... just by changing the words for each of the 5 sections plan around. True. Here are some more ideas... 3 or 6 month plan for new business owners 1 year plans 5 year plans exit strategies career plans big project plans website project plan department plans use it to create a job description family plan The list is endless. If you'd like to offer your clients, readers and students a class in the process, "give me a holler". OR they can request to listen to an audio I created a few years ago at the website above. Again... thanks. I enjoy your "stuff" and have cassettes from you from "way back when". When someone comes to me to tell me they live in a small town and that's why they can't grow their business... I tell them your pizza story :) Then I tell them "no excuses" -- get their rear in gear and let's make them successful. Maria Thanks Terry for mentioning the one page plan. It changed my business so much back in 2000 when I found it that I eventually signed up as a licensee for it. My clients enjoy using a special software program and just sit at their computer and finally “do it” — their plan that is :)

You mention finding other ways to use the plan… that’s great! I had a client who after creating their plan, said, I could create a family plan with this method… just by changing the words for each of the 5 sections plan around. True.

Here are some more ideas…
3 or 6 month plan for new business owners
1 year plans
5 year plans
exit strategies
career plans
big project plans
website project plan
department plans
use it to create a job description
family plan

The list is endless.

If you’d like to offer your clients, readers and students a class in the process, “give me a holler”. OR they can request to listen to an audio I created a few years ago at the website above.

Again… thanks. I enjoy your “stuff” and have cassettes from you from “way back when”.

When someone comes to me to tell me they live in a small town and that’s why they can’t grow their business… I tell them your pizza story :) Then I tell them “no excuses” — get their rear in gear and let’s make them successful.

Maria

]]> By: Carole DeJarnatt http://www.terrydean.org/keep-it-simple-strategy/comment-page-1/#comment-22731 Carole DeJarnatt Mon, 01 Sep 2008 22:47:30 +0000 http://www.terrydean.org/?p=292#comment-22731 I also utilize the One Page Plan. It is so simple. It helps to make an overwhelming idea of a business plan into a simple process. I also utilize the One Page Plan. It is so simple. It helps to make an overwhelming idea of a business plan into a simple process.

]]> By: Marian Joyce http://www.terrydean.org/keep-it-simple-strategy/comment-page-1/#comment-22729 Marian Joyce Mon, 01 Sep 2008 18:58:19 +0000 http://www.terrydean.org/?p=292#comment-22729 Terry when I read your lead in sentences, I immediately went to respond so I could recommend "The One Page Business Plan: for the Creative Entrepreneur" - then discovered that's what you were recommending also. I just finished my plan with Jim Horan's method having struggled for months with various other strategies including SCORE's. This is especially good for any "ADD types" and various learning styles. It asks the right questions, gives great buzz words and examples, and makes you think in logical steps. Plus the CD with sample documents is a great jump-start. Thanks for interesting newsletter. Marian Joyce Terry

when I read your lead in sentences, I immediately went to respond so I could recommend “The One Page Business Plan: for the Creative Entrepreneur” – then discovered that’s what you were recommending also. I just finished my plan with Jim Horan’s method having struggled for months with various other strategies including SCORE’s.

This is especially good for any “ADD types” and various learning styles. It asks the right questions, gives great buzz words and examples, and makes you think in logical steps. Plus the CD with sample documents is a great jump-start.
Thanks for interesting newsletter.

Marian Joyce

]]> By: Sean Mize http://www.terrydean.org/keep-it-simple-strategy/comment-page-1/#comment-22728 Sean Mize Mon, 01 Sep 2008 18:20:54 +0000 http://www.terrydean.org/?p=292#comment-22728 Terry, Thanks for sharing this. I personally think that one of the things that holds online marketers back is the propensity to try to make everything more complex than it really needs to be. There are the basics - traffic and conversion - and so many people try to juggle 50 different things - many of which never add to their bottom line. Sean Terry,

Thanks for sharing this.

I personally think that one of the things that holds online marketers back is the propensity to try to make everything more complex than it really needs to be. There are the basics – traffic and conversion – and so many people try to juggle 50 different things – many of which never add to their bottom line.

Sean

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