As the business owner you are expected to look after everybody else from clients to staff and even fill in and unblock the drains if required. But who looks after…
D is for dross
When I ran my accountancy business we used to sit down once a year to run through our client list and tag everybody as A-D. A = perfect client B…
“10% of the year is done”
So announced Daniel Priestley (he’s one of my business heroes by the way). Yes, it was a bit of a shock when I read it but I always feel as…
So many ideas and not enough time
Some people struggle for ideas for their business. They have read so many books and been to so many talks but they don’t have time to implement everything or don’t…
Working out your minimum rate
People often ask me how much they should be charging. What they’re thinking of is the market rate and where they sit on the sliding scale of value. But it…
Minimising your interruptions
Interruptions can be a real pain when you’re trying to get on with the real work or the sort which requires concentration. Here are a few ideas of how you…
Still planning 2020
I’m still fiddling with the best way to display my calendar and to do list at a glance. I discovered some great magnetic calendars which will stick to your fridge…
Well hello there, 2020
Social media seems to be full of people making New Year’s Resolutions or declaring what a waste of time they are. As is often the case, I take the middle ground. I…
Christmas planning
It happens every year. Christmas. However you celebrate yours most of us have traditions that we repeat every year so why not remove some of the stress by having checklists? That way you can…
Social Media – Twitter
Last week I spoke about Linked In metrics so now it’s time to mention my favourite platform, Twitter. Twitter suits my personal style and was the main source of 1/3…