In business the term “best practices” is used often when we discuss setting up the foundations of a company. When I started my business I was a junior in college and this was not a concept that I learned until after a few years of struggling. I remember it clearly; I was at a round table of business owners who had all been in business longer than I had and one of the entrepreneurs said, even though I was just starting out, to try to apply best practices. He continued to explain that for him this meant running his small business as if he were already a bigger company. He held weekly meetings with himself and outlined the positions in the company that he filled and eventually would hire staff to fill. I remember thinking to myself, why didn’t I learn this in business school and what a good idea - I need to do this in my business.

It should come as no surprise that when I learned that lesson, I not only implemented it, but I made it part of my philosophy when working with clients. In my opinion there are certainly best practices that should be followed when starting a business and when starting a website.

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