You Don't Need a Business Plan to Start an Online Business

Not sure how to start an online business from scratch? You're not missing a business degree - you're missing a starting point, and you don’t need to wait until you have a business plan to begin!In this episode, I'm walking you through the actual steps to starting an online business - no fluff, no 50-page online business plan required. Whether you're exploring online business ideas for beginners or you already have an idea and need to know what to sell online, this episode gives you the foundation you actually need.In this episode:00:00 - How to Start an Online Business Using Skills You Already Have03:59 - What to Sell Online: How to Build Your Core Offer07:42 - How to Identify Your Ideal Customer Avatar09:13 - Do You Actually Need an Online Business Plan?What we cover:Why is it easier to start a business from scratch when you build around skills you already have?What does selling online actually mean - and why picking one thing beats trying to be known for everything?How to identify your ideal customer avatar so your marketing speaks to the right people?Why an online business plan is a myth - and the three things you actually need before you launch?Why doesn't the question of how to start selling online need to wait until everything is perfect?If you've been wondering how to start an online business, this episode gives you the three things you actually need - and strips out everything you don't. Want to work through all three steps with me live? Join the free Freedom Business Bootcamp - I'll help you figure out what to sell online, who to sell it to, and give you a three-day action plan for starting an online business for real. Join here: https://onlinebusinessschool.itssophiebiggerstaff.com/registration-pageAbout The Working For Me Podcast:Working For Me is for high-achieving dreamers on a journey to build a business, and a life, that actually works for them.Whether you're still stuck in a corporate 9-5, wondering how you can navigate the transition from employee to entrepreneur, or you've already quit your job to start and your business is feeling anything but free - this podcast helps you find a better work life balance by building an online business that's set up to achieve your goals.Hosted by Sophie Biggerstaff, Anti-Hustle Business Mentor and Writer/Host of Working For Me - each episode explores real strategy and honest conversation about doing what you love and building a business that's genuinely working for you, not one you work for!Subscribe for real entrepreneurship stories, and practical strategies for building something that's genuinely yours.Success isn't just a fantasy - but you do need to write your own version of it - this podcast helps you do exactly that.Find your starting point:📖 Quit your 9-5 and navigate the transition into entrepreneurship with my Playbook: https://onlinebusinessschool.itssophiebiggerstaff.com/freedom-founder-playbook🎓 Start an online business using AI in my Business Bootcamp: https://onlinebusinessschool.itssophiebiggerstaff.com/registration-page 💡Re-write your business strategy and align it with your version of success in a 1:1: https://itssophiebiggerstaff.com/11-coaching-call/Connect With Me:🗣️ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sophie-biggerstaff-business-coach/📝 Substack: https://itssophiebiggerstaff.substack.com/💻 Website: https://www.itssophiebiggerstaff.comMentioned in this episode:Sponsored By OmnisendAd | The Episode Is Sponsored By Email Marketing Tool Omnisend - Unlock Your Exclusive Listener Discount Here: https://www.omnisend.com/sophiebiggerstaff/