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How to Become an Entrepreneur

So, what can you do to become an entrepreneur? What are the steps to becoming an entrepreneur? Because of the many types of entrepreneurs, there are many different paths you can take. For example, the owner of a delivery company wouldn’t take the exact same path as an  interior decorator . But there are some similar steps all of them should take. In general, these are the steps you will take to become an entrepreneur: Step 1 : Find Your Industry or Niche Step 2 : Research Your Market Step 3 : Educate Yourself Step 4 : Build Your Business Slowly

Freelancers vs. Entrepreneurs

Freelancers vs. Entrepreneurs In today’s digitally-connected world, millions of people have taken their skills online and become freelancers. They take jobs as they come and work on their own terms, usually in writing, design, or as a consultant of some type. But are freelancers entrepreneurs? Freelancers carry many of the same characteristics as entrepreneurs (more on that below) but they aren’t building something that will eventually make a profit while they sleep, take a vacation, or leave for the day. While the two terms are fairly ambiguous, they are distinct. By most definitions a freelancer is not an entrepreneur. 
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STEP ONE Choose the best website building platform Before you start worrying about colour schemes and domain names, you’ve got to decide what platform you’re going to build your website with. <head><script data-ad-client="ca-pub-5298347367624145" async src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script><head> What do I mean by “platform”? Well, back in 2004 when I got started with web development, most sites were built using HTML (code), CSS and even Flash. These took a lot of time to learn and were tricky to master. That’s why most people still think creating a website from scratch is difficult or requires a lot of coding and design skills – but that’s no longer true! In 2017,  content management systems (CMS)  like WordPress have made creating a website accessible to everyone. To put simply, a content management system (or website building platform) is a user-friendly platform for building websit...