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Today is about starting out your business to make money blogging, ecommerce, or website. At the beginning stages of your new venture you can (and probably will) experience frustration and a feeling of being lost. So in that time of frustration when you want to pull your hair out remember this:

“Whatever the universal nature assigns to any man at any time is for the good of that man at that time.” -Marcus Aurelius

Marcus was a very wise man and considered one of the top 5 emperors (and leaders) in Roman history. He did not get to the top overnight nor was it easy.

And neither will your ascent to the top of your market be easy or overnight. Persistence bashes through the resistance you’ll come up against when starting out.

Ever feel like this:

Don’t despair. Keep putting to work the system you are following and the results will come.

There is always some initial friction and resistance when entering a new market. That’s just natural.

People resist change and since people are what make up businesses and organizations, businesses resist change. The businesses already in your chosen market will resist allowing you to compete with them. They want to keep all the profits and things they are doing the same.

Have your plan mapped out (I love to use Mind Meister) on a mind mapping web-based site. These are the easiest to use and many are free. This way you can collaborate with people the world over.

You can have an international MasterMind team. Or you can just work together with your cousin Millie in Atlanta. It is adaptable and easy to use. You’ll both be able to see the vision and work together much faster and be on the same page.

Mind maps are very cool. In my experience one of the biggest determinants of success is having an organized plan that you put into action and execute. Especially when working in groups everyone has to be on the same page and fulfilling their part of the plan.

The mind map makes it easy to assign various parts of the plan to the person responsible for that part. Then you do what works best…giving a person a well defined task and allowing them the room to complete their work.

Of course, you check in with them for progress updates and set a deadline before assigning the task.

Partnerships work best when all partners feel they are doing equal work and have equitable deadlines. It starts to break down when you (or one of your partners) feels like you are pulling more than your share of the weight.

Staying in contact on a pre-determined schedule keeps things smooth and allows everyone to work.

You are the leader. So lead your team.

THis means you have to be the planner, set things up, and oversee the whole project.

It is a responsibility but follow the basics I have outlined here and you will be successful.

I know all too well the challenges that managing a strictly virtual team who you’ve never met in person presents. It can be done and the organization of the project is the critical factor. Also, knowing the commitment level of each team member and where the project ranks on their priority scale is essential info for you to know.

Quick tip: I recommend having a trial period with people you are going to work with (assuming you’ve never worked with them before). This allows you and them to see how you will work together and whether the arrangement is doable before you sign any paperwork and get locked into something that’s no good.

Follow my advice and you’ll find that your projects go smoother, with less drama, and get completed on time more than you’ve ever experienced in the past.

You’ll make money blogging faster, sell more products on your ecommerce site, or have more business on your regular site than you can handle.

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