As I’m talking to my business coaching clients around marketing, often enough the question comes up “what do I post on social media?” A great question and I thought it might be helpful to give you a fairly decent list of ideas. Many businesses are on social media these days, whether that be Facebook, Instagram,…
Whilst being a female in the business world today is much easier than 30 or even 10 years ago, it’s still not perfect and is in no way equal. Females make up only 6.4% of high ranking leaders in larger Australian companies. I leadership mentor a number of female business leaders and it’s not always…
Here is Part 2 of my blog on how to save money in your business. In the first instalment on how to save money I talked about: • Having a budget • Ensuring your bookkeeping is up to date and accurate • Debt collecting • Reviewing your expenses • Assessing what software and apps…
Whilst we work hard in our businesses and can work to make more money, don’t forget about spending less, or more importantly, spending effectively and not wasting our money and other resources. Learn about business money saving tips. Here are a tonne of great, practical and realisable tips you can save real money in your…
When I’m business coaching clients and we’re talking about goals, I always ask what the ‘end game’ is (exit strategy). What does the person want to do at the end of the day? Is the objective to start or grow a business, to franchise, or sell, purely be a cash cow or perhaps be their…
In business, there are so many things that we are taking control of. There are also things that we cannot control. If you’ve ever done a SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats) Analysis, you will know that often the threats (which are external) are often the things we cannot control. The Serenity Prayer probably says it…
As an experienced business coach, I’ve seen many mistakes made when it comes to a business website. The blunders range from massive to not so big. Naturally, there are some great websites out there too. Let’s talk about what you should NOT be doing when it comes to your business website, and naturally what…
As a business coach, I am talking to business owners every day and there is definitely a stigma around the word ‘sales’ and about being a ‘salesperson’. Firstly, can I say ‘sales’ is not a dirty word! There is a mindset out there that business owners don’t want to be a salesperson because they draw…
Google Reviews are gold for your business. In this blog, I’m going to cover everything from the importance of attaining Google Reviews, how to get them, how to deal with poor reviews (and good ones) and how to take those reviews to the next level in your marketing. Google Reviews – why they are…
Well, we made it! It’s been a hard year for many and extremely tough for some. Christmas is going to be soon upon us and it’s time to plan. I’ve listed out for you some quick and timely reminders which will likely be relevant for most businesses. Businesses need to action these before Christmas…