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Featured Solopreneur Ted Prodromou: “Recurring Revenue Is a Must!”

Larry Keltto • September 7, 2010

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Ted Prodromou

Name of solopreneur:
Ted Prodromou

Name of business and city:
NetBizExpert, San Anselmo, California

Web site address:
www.netbizexpert.com and www.clickhereformorecustomers.com

Type of business:
Web design/SEO/search marketing/PPC

When did you officially go into business?
1999

Why did you start your own business?
I was tired of working 80 hours a week for others.

What was the best thing you did when you were starting up your business?
Working from home let me drive my children on field trips at school and coach their soccer and baseball teams.

What is a mistake that you made that you have learned from?
My business was project-based with little recurring revenue.

What is your biggest current challenge in the business and what are doing to try to solve it?
The economy caused my income to drop significantly. I recently took a full-time job to stay on my feet while the economy recovers and I restructure my business with recurring revenue

What are your short-term goals?
To restructure my business and determine my focus so I can work with larger companies on a retainer basis

Where do you want to be with the business in five years?
I want to establish a steady client base so I can consult from anywhere, speak at events, teach classes, and earn recurring revenue.

What are your main software programs?
Joomla, WordPress

What are your strategies for staying competitive?
Be an expert in a niche market

Do you need a second household income to support your lifestyle? (Is the business primary, or supplemental to the household?)
My wife also works at this time.

If your business should fail, what is your fall back position?
I’m actually doing my fallback plan by doing SEO and PPC for a small company.

If you could start your career all over again, what would you do differently? Why?
I would focus on a small niche, work on PR to get my name/expertise out there and build recurring revenue into my business model.

What’s your advice for aspiring solopreneurs?
Recurring revenue is a must!

Are you glad you became a solopreneur? Why or why not?
Yes, because I have the freedom to go on vacation and go skiing or biking when I want.

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