Giving Your Business The Platform It Deserves

November 13, 2018

Are you someone who’s experienced all kinds of knock backs in the past, especially when it came to your career? Maybe you got looked over for a promotion? Maybe an article you worked hard on got rejected? Maybe you simply missed an opportunity, and you’re still beating yourself up about it? Well, now’s the time to lay these regrets to rest with your own platform.
In the modern day and age, one of the best ways to give yourself a platform, without having to rely on anyone else, is to open up your own website. Don’t worry, it doesn’t have to be as complicated as you think – there’s plenty of advice out there for doing it yourself, as well web designers on the lookout for clients. So without further ado, let’s take a look at a couple of ways you can build a website that’s perfect for your up and coming business.
Get a Capable Hosting Solution
You’re going to want to do all kinds of expansion once you’re up and running, so let’s make sure you’ve got a good foundation from the get go. Your web hosting is half the battle, and you’re going to need a good company with the right prices and expansion opportunities on your side – now’s your chance to shop around and find the perfect fit. Familiarise yourself with the top brands, like that of certa hosting – once you know who are considered the best, you can pick and choose from the list.
You’ve had some knockbacks that have wiped your business confidence, but a search like this puts you back in control. There’s a lot of hosting sites out there – know what your needs are, what kind of content you want to put out, when you’re thinking of updating, and see what fits best.
Know Your Style and Tone
Once you’ve found your hosting platform, you’re going to need to perfect your writing style. You’ve already got a good tone about the words you put out there, and you’re proud of what you can say, but have you done enough to specify the way you write? You’re going to want to attract a consistent amount and type of visitors and readers, and only when you’ve got your own niche on style and tone will you be able to do that.
So make sure you know the niche you’re blogging in, or how best to describe and review the products you’re creating and putting out there for the market to buy. Find out what your competitors are writing, and how they’re writing it, and make sure you can pinpoint how your style and tone is similar, and how it differs. Give yourself some more confidence by knowing how you can do it both better and different.
Your business deserves a platform that works for you and your interests, so make sure you’re going the extra mile to find the advertising style and capability that fits you. This is your chance to take your business higher.

Mark Asquith

That British podcast guy, Mark is co-founder of Captivate.fm, the world's only growth-oriented podcast host. A Harvard, TEDx, Podcast Movement and Podfest speaker (amongst many more!), he's a wildly approachable Brit and Star Wars/DC Comics geek.

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