If you are in business then 95% of the time you need a website. If you’re not online you may as well be essentially not in business. I read recently a blog with 5-6 tips to ensure your new website went well and clearly it was written by a website designer. The tips were clearly…
One of the toughest decisions a business owner has to make is to set their own pay cheque level. While setting one’s own salary can sound exciting, it is indeed a difficult decision to take. You should draw the line where it is necessary for paying yourself your salary. Paying yourself too less or perhaps…
Being a business coach, every New Year’s I am asked “so what is YOUR New Year’s Resolution?” My response is always that I don’t do New Year’s Resolutions and quite simply the reason is that traditionally 92% of these resolutions (made in haste, usually after several drinks at a party) fail by Valentine’s day. …
Whilst we are inundated with email marketing and newsletters, there is still a place in business for these. The trick is to get it right. Not only do you want to avoid unsubscribing, but you want people to actually open the newsletter. Choose your words wisely; you want them to tell, sell and absolutely compel…
I used to be a perfectionist, so I’m coming from a place of knowledge. I recognized very early on that my behavior was actually not benefiting my business. Years later, I coach others in business and how to find that correct balance between deliberating perfectionism and meeting clients and prospects’ expectations. Unchecked, perfectionism will kill…
I read with (yes) horror that the Australian parliament is seriously intending to reduce bankruptcy periods from 3 years to 1 year. If you are a business owner, this should frighten the heck out of you! These days, bankruptcy is becoming more and more common and the associated negative stigma of being bankrupt is becoming…
Bad work habits can have a negative influence on your working environment and also set a bad impression on your clients and seniors. You need to make sure that you try to get rid of your bad work habits before it is too late. Bad work habits can cost you your job and you don’t…
What is it to niche your business? Niching is when you market and service a small, well defined specific selection of the population. No longer do you service ‘anyone with a pulse’ or service a broad section of the marketplace. For example, I have niched someone and provide business coaching to professional services and tradies. …
I was at a business event a few weeks back and the MC asked if anyone had experienced a FANTASTIC YEAR? I put my hand up; I’m really happy with what occurred in 2017 but interestingly, many people did not respond even to “so what about an average year?”. When you look back at…
Business – is it all about the money? Although this may be a debatable question, many people have strong opinions on both ends of the debate whether business should be all about the dollar. While some believe that business is all about money, others may think it is the other factors that make business so…