Simple Business Plan Template: Keeping Business As Simple As Possible

Are you looking for some insights into building a simple business plan of your own? Or perhaps you’re looking for a proven, simple business plan template to essentially copy, step-by-step, and build your own online business working from home part-time? Well today, Dean’s got you covered…

“Somebody asked me at the weekend what my plans were for this year. I was speaking about the fact that I’d recently sat down and spend a good amount of time really getting clarity.

Getting to grips fully with exactly what we were doing this year, and how we were going to do it. How we’re going to have the biggest impact upon the most amount of the ‘right people’ as we can.

So, as this has recently been a conversation that I’ve been having, and it’s on my mind, let’s share this in today’s Drive.

The Biggest Impact Upon The Most Amount Of The Right People

Good morning everybody, it is Dean here of course. And welcome to another episode of The Drive, as we’re on our way here to Internet Profits Headquarters.

It is cold here in the UK. But the sun is shining. There’s nothing to complain about. Everything is amazing. And here we are – I am excited this morning!

Y’know I remember looking back, when I used to go to my numerous different jobs that I disliked over the years. Whether it was a construction company, or working as a waiter, server, barman in a pub. All the different things that I did over the years. I used to live for the weekend. And I used to hate Monday coming back around.

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You know what? Now it’s completely the other, different way. Like yeah, I enjoy the weekend. I enjoy resting and spending more time with my family. But ultimately, I love getting back to it – I love what we do. And I love our mission, I love what we’re striving towards.

Last weekend somebody asked me what our plans were for the year. What we were going to do, and how we’re going to do it. And whether we’re making any big changes – if there was anything significant changing in what we do, and how we do it.

And well, “Yes, and no”, was the answer to that. Because I’ve got a big, big sort of – I don’t know what you’d call it – like a mantra, an ethos, a real mission. I don’t know what you’d call it.

I’ve Got Like A Big Mantra, An Ethos, A Real Mission

But basically, this year is what I’m deeming as ‘the year of simplicity’. And the reason for that being, is some of the different things I’ve noticed as I’ve worked to grow my company, impact more people and serve a higher volume of people in the marketplace…

I Realised That I Started To Over Complicate Things

I started to really over-think things. And as I stripped it bare, as I went back to looking at what were our biggest months… What were our most successful times? And what was it that we did? Then what, on the other hand, was happening when our revenue was down?

As I look at the entire business, and I sort of analyse the last 1 to 2 years. Looking at it all, I realised that there were only a few specific things that we were doing consistently, when we were having our biggest months.

And when we weren’t having our biggest months, which were still great months by the way, just to be clear… But I want to be continually growing. And there were times where we’ve sort of gone up, and then down, and up and down. So I wanted to analyse what was happening in those different periods.

Spend 80% Of Our Time On This Simple Business Plan

What was happening when we were on the ups? What was happening on the lows?

On the highs, we were doing just a few things. We were doing them very well. And we were doing them consistently.

Then on the lows, it was like we were still doing those things, but not quite as consistently. Because we were trying other things. We were testing other things, and going in different directions with a lot of our time.

So now, I look at it and I think…

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Building An Online Business: The Four Cornerstones Of Success

Top Tips After 10 Years Of Making Money Online

While reminiscing over his working life, and the last 10 years of building an online business, here Dean Holland reveals the four cornerstones that you must have in place to be able to successfully build your own business online for the long term.

“Ten freakin’ years! I can’t believe it…

Good morning everybody. Welcome to another episode of The Drive. It is Dean here of course, en route to Internet Profits HQ. It is raining, it’s cold and wet once again. Welcome to England, ha ha!

So yesterday…

Had A Big, Sudden Realisation

So I was doing a… actually let me just explain this.

Ten Freakin’ Years Of Making Money Online!

Every day, Monday to Friday, I go ‘live’ in our Certified Partner private community Group. This is basically a private Facebook Group exclusively just for our Certified Partner Program…

And so, every day I go live in that Group and I just give some advice and share some stuff to help, inspire and motivate the Partners to grow their businesses and achieve better results. All that good stuff.

Yesterday, I’m doing my daily live broadcast in there, and I said something about the date. And I was like, “What date? What day does that fall on actually?” And I looked on the calendar on the computer while I was on the live.

Even though I knew what year it is, I’d not had this realisation yet… That I left my job in 2009. However, that was eight months after my first sale online, which happened in 2008 – specifically I think was October or November.

So, not exactly 10 years to the day. But this year marks over…

A Decade I’ve Been Actually Making Money Online

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A whole decade, it’s pretty insane isn’t it? I don’t think I’ve done anything for a decade, like job-wise or careers or anything like that.

I think the longest ever job I held was for maybe three years, four years perhaps at most. From the age of 16, when I left school – I didn’t go to college or anything – I went straight to a full-time job working as a waiter at a little roadside restaurant/cafe type thing.

And from there, I trained as a cook, or as a chef – whatever you want to call it. Then I left there, within two or three years I think, to actually start my very first own business, which was in mobile catering.

Did that for a little while, but then that went wrong because I actually got robbed by three guys! They robbed my stuff, generators and equipment. And that petrified me. I’d never had an experience of being robbed like that.

So I actually sold the mobile catering trailer, and went and got another job in a pub pouring drinks. Did that for three years maybe… And that’s when, incidentally that’s when…

I Discovered Many People Were Building An ONLINE Business

I Got Robbed By Three Guys… That Petrified Me, And I Sold My Business

…and making money online, somewhere around those years. And there’s been more jobs. As I’m saying this, there’s been more and more jobs that I’ve completely forgotten about that I did. I worked in a wood factory putting together cabinets and drawer units. Then finally for a construction company was the last job I actually worked at, that I recall.

And yeah, I was eventually able to make that very first affiliate commission in 2008. Now the thing is, over the years a lot has changed – a lot y’know, if I look back…

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How To Get More Traffic To Your Website: A Proven Two-Pronged Strategy

What’s The Best Way To Get More Traffic To Your Website?

One of the most important questions for anyone growing an online business is, “How to get more traffic to your website?” Here Dean talks about how best to go about getting both free traffic and paid traffic, and addresses hidden considerations that people can quite often miss.

“I was asked yesterday by somebody, “What is the best way to get traffic? What’s the best method?”

Good question! I’m probably not going to give you an answer that you’d imagine. So we’ll talk about this one today…

Back In Action! – Lots Of Planning – Team Meetings Today

Good morning everybody. It is Dean here of course, en route to Internet Profits HQ. It’s a bit of a dark morning here in the UK. It is deep into into winter, cold, wet, gloomy and dark. Welcome to England!

Well And Truly Back In Action!

Lots of planning has been happening over the last 48 hours, and lots of clarity on direction. Today, one of the things that I’ll be doing is holding some meetings with the team.

Generally, I’ll have a couple of meetings each week. We’ve got the the team that’s in the office with me here at Internet Profits HQ. And then we’ve got several people in various locations around the world, virtual.

Not everybody is able to be there due to timezone reasons, but essentially we’ll have a meeting in the morning with the the guys in the office. And then the meeting later on, live online, with the others.

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I think that’s always important. To make sure everybody’s coming together and seeing everything, even though, like I say, sadly not everybody can be there.

But anyway, that’s what’s really happening today. Sharing with everybody, like, what’s been in my head, the plans that I’ve been making, getting everyone on the same page, and showing everyone the vision, the mission and everything that we’re striving towards. All the lives we want to impact, and how we plan to impact as many of those lives as physically possible with what it is that we’re doing.

Now, something I thought I’d share with you here today is a question that was asked to me yesterday, actually. And that is… One of our Certified Partners asked me in a comment on Facebook,

What is the number one, best way to drive traffic? What is the best way they should start out with, driving traffic?

It’s a real common question. Everybody wants to know…

“How To Get More Traffic To Your Website”

And the answer isn’t what people might necessarily want here. Most people want to hear somebody say, “Well, you should definitely do YouTube ads.” Or, “You should definitely do email buys – solo ads.” Alternatively, “You should definitely do Facebook ads.”

But the reality is that – sometimes, for some businesses – there is an obvious, prime choice for traffic. And sometimes not. Because ultimately, the truth and the fact is…

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The Iceberg Effect Book Review: Thoughts On Dean Holland’s Free Book

The Iceberg Effect book by Dean Holland starts out as the heartfelt autobiography of a construction worker and aspiring affiliate marketer.

Dean’s new softcover book reveals some of the darkest and most harrowing experiences from earlier in his life as an offline and online entrepreneur. He also discloses how he barely survived four years of failure and despair in the affiliate marketing industry.

Then seemingly miraculously and out of the blue, he somehow managed to turn everything around in just a few months. Enough to be able to leave his day job.

Dean goes on to explain precisely how this painful journey led him to the riches and success he enjoys today. And subsequently, he lays out a clear and detailed strategy in his book for…

How To Make Money With Affiliate Marketing Today

Dean’s Brand New FREE Book Is Endorsed By Russell Brunson, No Less!

This plan is simply genius, and will ensure that you avoid the pitfalls Dean previously discovered. And it will empower you to find your way to where you want to be, as quickly as possible.

The clear layout and illustrations in The Iceberg Effect book make it very easy to read. Accompanying video training and exercises further enhance the content. This makes the chapters and lessons really pop out and feel more effective and personally tailored.

Another thing to appreciate is that you…

Instantly Get The Iceberg Effect Audiobook MP3

…to download for free. Therefore you can get stuck into the story and the content immediately, before the softcover book arrives.

The audiobook is personally and passionately read by Dean Holland himself, and makes the content come alive and become even more meaningful.

You Get The Iceberg Effect Audiobook For FREE!

Something else to bear in mind is that Dean is wanting to put it on Amazon for $19.95 (for the book only, without all the bonus training and audiobook).

However, The Iceberg Effect book is available for FREE here, along with ALL the bonuses.

Okay, a small contribution towards shipping and handling will be requested. But I have to say that it would be complete madness for Dean not to recover this additional cost, while he’s letting you have the book for free.

If You’re Not Happy, Dean Will Refund Your S&H Contribution – And You Keep The Book!

Even so, if you’re not happy with the book for any reason, on request, Dean will promptly refund your contribution to the shipping and handling – and you keep the book and the bonuses. Can’t say fairer than that.

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