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Information, tools and guides to help you when running your own business.
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Once you’ve set up your website, marketing material, and sales collateral, you may be pretty confident in the objective to swoon your target audience into buying your savvy product or service. However a lot of the time, this is met with disappointment when you may be receiving interest but not actually closing any sales. The […]
First impressions count a lot towards how clients will feel about dealing with your business, and it is vital that you ensure that they feel welcome and comfortable.
When you run your own small business, every day is an operational tightrope walk. While you’re aware that some of your profits need to be invested back into your business to facilitate growth and ensure that you keep on giving your customers the same great service they’ve come to expect, it also behoves you to […]
It seems that now, regardless of the business idea you have, it’s not just the overall profitability that you need to consider, you also have to consider your impact on the world. Not just in a business sense, but in an environmental one. Keeping a company environmentally sound is something that we all have to […]
Sadly not all buyers are honest. There may come a day when you have a bad experience with one and will want to block them so that they can’t buy from you again. I’ve had a couple of buyers that have tried it on in the past. One time the buyer bought the item, received […]
Simple Ways to Boost Your Website Ranking When you’ve put in a lot of hard work and money into your business, it would be a shame to see it buried underneath all of your competitors. I’m talking about the search engine, of course, and ensuring your presence there is certainly not as easy as […]
A disorganized office is a disorganized workforce. It really does boil down to just that and there’s no other way to put it. Despite your workforce being incredibly smart and talented, if their work environment only hinders their ability to achieve goals, then they too are wasted. An appropriate organization doesn’t overstep its mark on […]
Here’s something for you to think about when you’re thinking of your next side business or career change. Instead of restricting yourself to the four walls of your home office, or whatever workplace you work in, why not consider a four-wheeled business idea? Especially for those of you who enjoy being out on the road, […]
If you have a blog but you haven’t quite got the audience you envisioned yet, don’t panic. There are a few things you can do that will help you to grow your blog audience much faster. Here, we’re going to discuss what you should be doing and how it’s going to help you. You can’t […]
It’s more than possible to make money online, but it’s not easy. Because of the intense competition, you need to ensure you’re getting everything right; or, at the very least, not making some fundamental mistakes on your website. Your site is going to be the backbone of your success. If it’s not up to speed, […]
Safely Accepting Payments From Your Customers When you set up a small business, you generally have one thing on your mind: profit. So, it’s important that you can always take payment for your products. If individuals are unable to pay with their preferred payment method, or don’t feel that their payment with your business […]
Wastes. Most people are convinced that wastes are just another name for the food that rots at the back of the kitchen cupboard. But contrary to the common belief, there are more ways to waste at home than you might know. Modern life and its sometimes harmful habits have created a waste culture that is […]
Here are some amazing ways you can keep employees happy and motivation levels high without a raise.
The Pros and Cons of Running Your Own Business Are you sick of being stuck at work, spending the best years of your life slaving away for a big company that doesn’t appreciate you? Are you fed up with going home each day without feeling rewarded, feeling like your creativity is being suppressed and […]
