Today we are walking through the process of starting a brand new company. Many people not only create a new business as a full time journey, but there has also been a lot of growth in creating a side business to bring in additional income. We walk through how to open a business, setting up a website, allocating your money, as well as driving traffic to your new business. There are some great tips in this episode for driving your ideal client and audience to your social media accounts and website, as well as why it is important to get your name out there. Tune in today as we walk through the high level steps of opening a new business, and keep listening to the next few episodes as we dive deeper into each topic! 

IN THIS EPISODE:

• [7:41] How we would walk through creating a new company. 
• [13:00] What are the next steps after you have your corporation created? 
• [14:58] How do you set up a website?
• [18:43] How do you determine where to spend your budget?
• [20:47] How can you collect money on your website for your business? 
• [22:20] How do you drive an audience to your site?
• [26:05] How can podcasting help with your business and how do you create one? 

KEY TAKEAWAYS:

• Once you’ve created your new company, you’ll want to buy your domain name, check for trademarks, and create social media handles. 
• To take in money you will need a merchant account (such as Stripe or Square). Those will charge anywhere from 2.5-4% for a general business, if you have bad credit or you are in a high risk business, you’ll likely be charged a higher rate, sometimes up to 10-12%.
• Even if you aren’t going to utilize all the social media channels, still set up an account with your name so it is reserved for future use and it starts to establish the history for a business. You don’t want to have different names for your company across different platforms. 

LINKS MENTIONED:

Legal Stepz Website