Article Series: Goals… (Goals)! Always Believe In Your Soul… It wouldn’t be January without a furore of goal setting. The blogosphere is alight with how to set and achieve your goals in 2010. We’re feeling enthused, excited and ready to take on the world. However, there are still plenty of obstacles out there to try […]
10 Things I Learned From a Year of Freelancing
Happy National Freelancers Day! I have it on good authority that today is National Freelancers Day from The Professional Association Supporting Freelancers, Contractors and Consultants (PCG). I must confess I only stumbled upon this resource and in fact this special day at the tail end of last week, but it does sound interesting. The PCG […]
Tips to Writing a Business Leaflet That Doesn't Suck
You’re launching a new business, service, or maybe you have a recent promotion and a first-rate offer that people offline just have to know about. A key piece of content marketing material is an eye-catching, service-selling leaflet or brochure. Don’t be fooled however, into thinking that because it’s only a small leaflet or 2 page […]
What The Flu? What you can learn about your business from being ill
There’s a lot of it going around… I’ve been limping along with annoying ill symptoms for about three weeks now and I’m boring myself with it. However, I learned some pretty valuable lessons about work these past few weeks which you might find useful. Whatever little infectious buddy that my body has been incubating was […]
Send Me The Bloggers That You Dream Of…
I’m a prolific dreamer. Literally. I can scatter my family members from the breakfast table with the simple utterance of “Whoa…just remembered my weird dream last night…” Their main complaint is that my dreams are rambling, epic and nonsensical. I’ve been under the weather recently so my dreams have been a little more off the […]
How your competitors boost business by turning customers away
Turning customers away in a recession – insane no? Well, yes and no. Take two fictitious characters, Focused Fred and Pleasing Polly. They’ve both decided to start up their own businesses making tailored clothes. (I have no experience tailoring clothes so I may be rusty with some of the terminology – but should still work) […]
Time Management Book Recommendations
Evening guys and gals, Well I’m stuck inside with a stiff neck wearing a scarf which makes me look incredibly chic and, until I try to move and said stiff neck just makes me look clumsy. So, I figure I’ll keep this post short and sweet. It works for me and it’s probably good for […]
A Three Minute Introduction to Keyword Research
If you’ve ignored the phrase “keyword analysis” because it sounds like it might induce a headache or boredom at the least, you could also be ignoring a valuable opportunity to attract new customers. That doesn’t sound good. By the end of this post, (in approximately 2 minutes 50 seconds) you will be on your way […]
