{"id":6047,"date":"2017-01-05T00:55:05","date_gmt":"2017-01-05T06:55:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/atterbie.com\/?p=6047"},"modified":"2017-08-18T22:42:47","modified_gmt":"2017-08-19T03:42:47","slug":"business-goals-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atterbie.com\/business-goals-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Defining Your Business Goals for 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Happy New Year! Have you taken the time to define your business goals for 2017 yet?<\/p>\n<p>If not, we&#8217;re here to help you get started with six super simple steps:<\/p>\n<p><strong>STEP 1: \u00a0Take a moment to reflect on 2016.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Consider how you feel about the year in general.<\/li>\n<li>What is the best thing that happened? And the worst?<\/li>\n<li>Are there any lessons that you learned this year that can be applied to 2017?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>STEP 2: \u00a0Get to know your numbers from 2016.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Gross Income<\/li>\n<li>Total Expenses (and expenses by category)<\/li>\n<li>Net Income<\/li>\n<li>Number\u00a0of Clients (new and repeat)<\/li>\n<li>Profit per Product\/Service<\/li>\n<li>Website Traffic<\/li>\n<li>Number of Blog Posts Published<\/li>\n<li>Number of Social Media Followers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>STEP 3: \u00a0Figure out what you want.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How much money do you want to make in 2017?<\/li>\n<li>How much time are you willing to invest in your business on a regular basis?<\/li>\n<li>Are there any achievements that you want to obtain?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>STEP 4: \u00a0Create a plan that will help you reach your goals.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What will you do to set your business apart from the competition?<\/li>\n<li>What products or services will you provide in order to earn an income?<\/li>\n<li>Do you require any additional education in order to provide your clients with the absolute best there is on the market?<\/li>\n<li>How will you reach new clients and maintain current clients?<\/li>\n<li>What is your marketing plan? How will you take advantage of all your communication channels?<\/li>\n<li>Can you achieve these items with your current staff or does your business\u00a0need to grow?<\/li>\n<li>Define the specific steps that will be required (including timelines and specific resources required) in order for you to reach your goals.<\/li>\n<li>Don&#8217;t be afraid to try something new, think out of the box, and step out of your comfort zone.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>STEP 5: \u00a0Follow through on your plan and CRUSH YOUR GOALS!<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>At the beginning of every\u00a0month, evaluate the steps that you will need to take in order to achieve your goals.<\/li>\n<li>At the end of every month, determine what you need to adjust to make the next month even better.<\/li>\n<li>Don&#8217;t forget that\u00a0while a plan is incredibly important, flexibility is vital.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>STEP 6: \u00a0Enjoy the fruits of your labor.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Seriously.<\/p>\n<p>Defining your goals should be immediately followed by defining the rewards that will be enjoyed after you crush your goals.\u00a0Whether you are working towards a dream vacation or just want to spend a little more time at home, taking a break\u00a0to enjoy the benefits of your hard work will keep you motivated to continue growing your business.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6048,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":""},"categories":[58],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/atterbie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Atterbie-Goal-Setting-SEO-Hudson-Ohio.png?fit=1100%2C540&ssl=1","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7Epni-1zx","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/atterbie.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6047"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/atterbie.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/atterbie.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atterbie.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atterbie.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6047"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/atterbie.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6047\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6054,"href":"https:\/\/atterbie.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6047\/revisions\/6054"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atterbie.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6048"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/atterbie.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6047"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atterbie.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6047"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atterbie.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6047"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}