How to Set Up and Grow a Website on a Limited Budget
Many of my clients are small businesses, micro businesses and sole traders. One of the characteristics of such businesses, especially at start-up...
Is Technology Affecting Your Productivity at Work?
A recent article in the Daily Telegraph “Internet 'fuels procrastination and lowers productivity'” started me thinking about my own experiences...
How Not to Lose Money in Your Business
“Britain’s small businesses could be losing more than £800m of sales a year by not taking credit and debit card payments”. So says a news story that...
Know How – Solve Windows Problems With System Restore
Recently I realized that my notebook, which I use for email, stopped automatically going into sleep mode. Not a catastrophic problem, I know, but...
How To Make Web Links Look Pretty In MS Word Documents
A client recently called me to ask how he could put shortened versions of links to specific web pages into documents.His specific problem was this....
Ten Computer Shortcuts To Make You More Efficient
Do you find yourself getting frustrated by technology - computers, the Internet, mobile phones for example? These simple tips, in the video below,...
How to Kill Your Blog Stone Dead
What do you write in your blog? The worst thing you can do is to use your blog as a sales mouthpiece where you continually write posts promoting...
Know How: To Get Things Done
A client calls you to ask why he hasn't received the quote he requested last week. You pause, try to remember and then think "Oh s**t". You remember...
How to Format and Distribute Bulk Email
I’m often asked what is the best way to send out bulk email - e.g. email newsletters - to distribution lists. Many businesses I know simply use...