Gabe Arnold is the founder of Business Marketing Engine, and over the past 15 years he's built an impressive resume around professional writing, web and computer technology, and marketing campaign creation and management. After working with over 1,000 startups and hundreds of established businesses over the past decade, Gabe has set himself apart as a CEO who goes to great lengths to help fellow entrepreneurs achieve their goals. In this episode we're showing you how to create a year-long business plan!

What You'll Hear In This Episode:

- The importance of crafting a year-long plan for your business, and how to go about doing that

- The need to understand your target market and develop a clear strategy before launching new ideas or tactics

- Gabe's experience of running a marketing agency and launching other businesses, and the problems that arise from having a divided focus

- Focusing on one thing to achieve success (spoiler alert: having multiple businesses or income streams could be a big mistake for those currently earning below 7 figures!)

- How much you should spend on paid advertising for your business

- Gabe's process for market research (which should never be ignored) and a breakdown of his "BME Blueprint"!