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If I Had To Start From Scratch – 6 Steps To Start An Online Business
Ever thought how to start an online business? The past week I’ve attended a couple of networking sessions and in one of those events we were talking about the lessons we’ve learned in our business careers so far. The chair lady asked each of us to quickly share (in...
Email Marketing – 4 Steps to Get Started. Build a Warm & Responsive List
Email marketing is still one of the most effective marketing methods today. It all starts with incorporating an irresistible free offer on your website that invites your site visitors to give their name and email address in exchange for it. The process adds their...
How to Beat the Top 4 Challenges Of Working From Home
There are a couple of things that are not as glamorous when you start working from home - many challenges you have to deal with on a daily basis. And although not everybody will face the same challenges, here are some of the more common ones… 1) Self-discipline...
Is The Success Of Your Business Locked Up?
The purpose of a lock is to keep something secure. If you have valuable belongings, you keep them locked up - you put it in a safe or in a bank vault or even in a locked wooden box under your bed. Locks are also used to prevent someone or something to get in or out -...
Do You Need a Website For Your Business? Hell Yeah!
I was doing some research recently on internet usage - specifically in South Africa - and found some interesting stats that blew my mind! And I realised if you are living in SA, there are 9 billion reasons why investing in and building a website is a good idea. What?...
4 Easy-To-Implement Ways To Keep New Visitors On Your Website
As a solo-preneur, the #1 goal of having a website is to attract more clients, right? When someone new lands on your site, you want them to stay a bit longer, browse around and when they like what they see, take some sort of action... calling for an appointment or...
10 Easy Telephone Etiquette Rules To Ensure A Positive Client Experience, Every Time…
Does the way you answer your phone build or break your business? As a service professional, I sometimes find it funny (or actually scary) when people drop all professionalism the moment they start working from home – especially when it comes to the way they answer the...
Are You Making The Right Decisions?
“It is in the moments of decisions that your destiny is shaped.” ~ Anthony Robbins Assuming you want to start your own business. Where do you begin? Do you start with creating a business plan, or getting your first client, or getting your finances in...
Want a Successful Business? 17 Thought-Provoking Questions to Gain Self-Knowledge
What would you say is the starting point for creating a successful business? Different people may have different answers and all of them might be correct. In my opinion, the absolute starting point for creating business success is to truly know yourself - to know and...