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The Eight Week Plan to a Fabulously Profitable 2013 And Yay to Week One

October 31, 2012, No Comments

Eight weeks! I do like a bit of planning!  A big part of me would love to disappear for a day or two and have...

Hmm, which should you do? Spend money to win sales or spend time?

October 23, 2012, No Comments

Caveat: I’m completely and utterly not a Facebook expert. So this is absolutely not a how-to-get-the-best-out-of Facebook post. It’s just a post on “how to...

7 Steps for pricing delivery fees

October 17, 2012, No Comments

Is this sort of stuff - big companies giving free delivery - causing you angst? I know lots of kitchen table businesses are despairing about...

How to be persuasive with your pricing. One price 13 ways.

October 9, 2012, 2 Comments

We often spend a lot of time sweating over our pricing. How much should we charge? Is it too much? Is it too little? But...

The nine things you need to know if you plan to do business with a BIG business

October 2, 2012, No Comments

Having a Big Business as a client when you’re a small business sounds awesome. You’ll get a decent quantity of work, over a longish period...

Swapsies! How to make bartering work for you

September 26, 2012, No Comments

It sounds like a great idea. Your friend will do you a logo in exchange for you re-writing her website. Or maybe you make the...

66. Will 2012 finish as a fabulous year?

September 24, 2012, No Comments

Of course we’re only in September so it’s a wee bit early to be planning New Year celebrations, but when it comes to getting stuff...

65 When to hire, who to hire, should I hire

September 19, 2012, No Comments

When to hire? Should I hire? Who to hire? Vexing questions for a small business owner. Here’s an interview I did with ABC News 24’s...

64. Which one of these four business types are you?

September 18, 2012, No Comments

I do love a category. I like to know where I fit in the scheme of things. That’s not to say I like to be...

63 Has your business stopped you doing the work you love? Part 2

September 15, 2012, No Comments

Back here I wrote about how your business can stop you doing the work you love. It's like this. You start a business making jewellery...