The Challenges Of Hiring At A Start-Up

hiring challenge for start-up

(This is contributed content, intended to be useful and informative – I’m not a Human Resources professional – but I can refer you to one from my network.) When your start-up is ready to grow, identifying and onboarding the right Continue reading The Challenges Of Hiring At A Start-Up

How Facebook Can Drive Traffic To Your Blog

Drive Traffic with Facebook

Social media was once a quiet backwater where teenagers exchanged messages about how much they loved each other. But today, it’s much more than that. It’s a global industry worth billions of dollars that has made a few people, like Continue reading How Facebook Can Drive Traffic To Your Blog

Made A Bad First Business Impression? All Is Not Lost

A first impression can make or break a fledgeling relationship. We’ve all had those cringeworthy moments. We’re meeting a new client and we’re having one of those days… Stuck in traffic, it’s pouring with rain, we arrive at the meeting Continue reading Made A Bad First Business Impression? All Is Not Lost

Get Discovered By Google (SEO Made Easy)

Tips to optimize Google My Business

The Google bot has eyes everywhere, and it eats ‘SEO’*! An all seeing, all knowing, power-bot that scurries around over 3 billion times every day! But with so much content being produced every second, how do you get noticed by Continue reading Get Discovered By Google (SEO Made Easy)

3 Quick Ways to Beat Writer’s Block

Overcome writers block

When I was writing the Sheridan And Blake books, I often found myself stumbling over writer’s block. Even the most imaginative, creative people can suffer with writer’s block from time to time. If you’re staring at blank pages or you Continue reading 3 Quick Ways to Beat Writer’s Block

Blog Exposure on a Budget – A Contributed Post

Blog exposure on a budget

My two favourite marketing activities for exposure are networking and blogging – talking or writing – I just love sharing and communicating stories. In the digital space, your website can be your greatest asset or your greatest liability. Having a Continue reading Blog Exposure on a Budget – A Contributed Post

5 Easy to Implement Strategies to Supercharge your Business Blog – A Guest Post

5 easy to implement ways to supercharge your blog

This week, I’m pleased to host another guest on the blog. Brenda Cagara, has been writing blogs for businesses for five years now. Based in Dubai, she was drawn to my site by previous posts sharing knowledge about blogging for Continue reading 5 Easy to Implement Strategies to Supercharge your Business Blog – A Guest Post

So Much To Do, So Little Time: Getting Organised

so much to do so little time elf in business

When you work for yourself, one of the toughest challenges is staying organised. There’s no boss breathing down your neck, giving you ‘that look’ and no job description setting out your responsibilities. You must be disciplined to get things done. Continue reading So Much To Do, So Little Time: Getting Organised

The Power of Story – A TED Talk Review

Stories have enormous power to change our perceptions. A single story, repeated again and again, can quickly become an ‘Alternative Fact’. When all you hear about a person, a business, a brand, a place, a people, a race, is negative Continue reading The Power of Story – A TED Talk Review

Business for Authors – A Book Review

Most entrepreneurs I know have shelves and shelves of business, self-help and motivational books. Speak to any of us for long enough and we’ll share with you the books we recommend; books to inspire, books to motivate and we’ll even Continue reading Business for Authors – A Book Review