Comments on: Are You Stuck In A Mental Rut With Your Small Business? Learn How We Got Out

By: Andrea

Andrea — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 04:18:26 +0000

Hi Steve,

Thanks so much for this article. I have found it super encouraging! It is just what I needed to read cos I feel this is exactly the stage that my husband and I are in right now with our online business! Patience, patience, patience!

Many thanks
Andrea from Two Pearls In A Pod

By: bugaboo

bugaboo — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 08:38:26 +0000

Bugaboo,The blog help me solve my problem. Thank you very much. May you happy everyday!

By: Alyssandra

Alyssandra — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 04:02:56 +0000

hi steve, i’m from singapore & stumbled across your blog and now i’m hooked on reading every single article! me & my husband just started an online store specialising in boutique ladies office wear, & i totally can relate to the emotions you described in several of your articles. our motivation is the same as you.. i wish to quit my day job eventually and start a family

we are in the first month of business and have since received around 30 orders, which is ok for a start. there’s a couple of things i’m keen to do for our business now: 1) Build a good relationship with the exisiting customers so that they will come back to us for more 2)Increase the conversion rate of traffic into my site. our main advertising avenue is via facebook ppc. that drives a significant amount of traffic, but conversion rate is lower than desired. it would be great if you could take a look at our store, & share we us your feedback on how we can improve

thanks for your advice and do keep on churning out these great articles!

By: Steve

Steve — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 15:12:23 +0000

@zhanga
I’ll take a look and provide you with some feedback.

By: zhanga

zhanga — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 20:16:30 +0000

Hi Steven, I am a handbag designer and have just opened my online store a few months ago. My site is getting less than 15 hits a day and nobody seem to be interested in buying. My stuff are priced much lower than similiar items out there with the same quality. I am going through the same phase right now as you mentioned in your blog entry. Is waiting the only solution?
my size is http://www.getzhanga.com and my online store is http://www.zhanga.artfire.com there is a link to my online store on my website…thanks!

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By: Tyrone

Tyrone — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 01:29:25 +0000

Thanks for your words of inspiration – it puts a new spin on the direction of my business site.

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By: Steve

Steve — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 17:38:09 +0000

Hi Greg,

Thanks for the kind words. I hope you find the time to stop on back!