💻 The Best Tools To Buy & Grow a Business in 2023
Build, operate, optimizeStep 8: Operational efficiencyIncreasing operational efficiency is all about tracking worker productivity, keeping maintenance and upkeep costs low, and otherwise managing your PP&E. Whichever flavor of biz you bought (brick-and-mortar or digital), you’re going to need:
Step 9: HiringIf you’re running a business, you know the unique pain that is the hiring process these days. While we can’t take that pain away, we can help shorten its duration.
Step 10: MarketingNow you need a website and a hosting service. Here’s our tech stack.
Step 11: MediaIf you used my business buying resources above, you found and bought or are building a ‘boring’ business. Usually, that means your current business has little search engine optimization, web presence, social media marketing, and may still be using a fax machine to communicate with its customer base….you get the idea. Now’s the time to change that business’s outdated, antiquated media presence into a kick-ass, 21st-century media star. If you want to learn how to 10x your email list and cashflow, we built a course on that.
When I first started out, I took cash payments, wrote notes on pieces of paper, sent individual emails, had no CRM, paid people via PayPal. What I mean to say is – I was a nightmare operationally. You, hopefully, are infinitely better than I am. With these tools, I don’t think there is any way you won’t be. We don’t have to… we get to.- Codie🍸 Ryan's investing again: "I know about as much about fintech as I did about gin" 🚜 Did you know farmers can't fix their own tractors? CO is changing that. 🦇 This lady lived for 500 days alone in a cave in Spain... on purpose 🤓 What's the Reverse Flynn Effect? (Aka, are we getting dumber???) 🚭 Juul to pay $465M (~1% of its valuation) for telling kids vaping is cool 🐿️ Bonus internet palette-cleanser: chipmunk tries almonds for the 1st time. Ready to become part of the Contrarian Crew?There are 2 ways to join: ✔️ Small Business Acquisitions Course: A step-by-step framework on how to build freedom and passive income through SMB acquisitions. It's like a mini-MBA, but one you'll actually use (and at 1/100th of the cost!) ✔️ Work closely with us in the Unconventional Acquisitions Mastermind to buy your first, or next, business if you have a minimum of $50k to invest! Did someone forward you this email?Tell them we appreciate them. Then, get your own free subscription. Interested in advertising with Contrarian Thinking?Interested in advertising with Contrarian Thinking? What Did You Think of This Week's Newsletter?💲💲💲💲💲F*cking Killer
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