I’ve been thinking a lot about this site in the last week or so and it took me back to an old military saying ‘No plan survives contact’ Meaning, no matter how well drilled and thought out a mission is, it will all go to pieces when the first shot is fired. If you have started a website or business on the wrong platform or using the wrong name, don’t be afraid of change.

I maintain a good working ethic and posting rate, although now I only post a minimum of  once a day to this site, instead of the previous twice. I maintain the work rate, but now focus part of my energy on producing guest posts or the book I am writing.

I changed my battle plans slightly in order to take the site forward, I wasn’t afriad of changing as it’s hugely important to keep moving with the tide;

  • React

In any instance of growth, the first step is reaction. You have to react quickly and effectively if you see your plan in need of a tweak or two. As I said in my instance I had to change how much I post on this site in order to expand my reach, which means more time writing guest posts etc.

If I hadn’t made this reaction? Well the site wouldn’t collapse but it would grow as much as I want it to, so if you spot things that need changing, don’t be afraid of saying you are going to change your train of thought.

  • Adapt

Being able to adapt once you recognise the issue, whether that be a shift in the market or you have seen a traffic dip, is absolutely vital. You need to adapt quickly in order to keep up with the ever growing trends. If you see a dip in traffic or sales, find out why that is. Could it be your latest site design or the introduction of ad’s that has caused it? Have you rocketed up the ranks and now slowly slowing down?

Adapt now before you become a dinosaur

  • Overcome

The last part of  the saying is overcoming the problem. Once you have reacted and adapted to a threat, you need to overcome it. That could be playing around with your plugins, guest posting more, re-arranging your ads etc.

To quickly illustrate this in my militay background, your team is on patrol and you come under heavy fire, your reaction is to return fire. You have been compromised so you need to adapt, find a new route or fight through, what ever you decide you need to overcome the problem.

So think, have you been thinking about your business or website thinking ‘I really need to do something about this’? Get it sorted.

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