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The whole world is telling you to get online and find some customers. The media won't shut up about Twitter and Facebook so you need a Social Media Strategy, right? Probably. But the Internet is much bigger than Social Media... Read More

Sales is a creative process that requires the sales professional to master the "science" in order to excel at the "art". You can only go so far by focusing strictly on the "art", true professionals continue to focus and improve the fundamentals, which then allows them to evolve the whole process a Read More

From time to time, you may come across an opportunity that requires attention from someone higher up the org chart for your dream client to give you a commitment. Read More

Some very simple tips on how to use Twitter. Everyone is different on Twitter so this is just a basic guide – you will learn as you go along. The most important thing is to be yourself, have conversations, be patient and STICK WITH IT Read More

An interview with Paul Singh of ResultsJunkies.com about how he helps businesses become smart but lazy and improve their focus. Read More

5 Whimsical, Satirical and very Serious steps I'm taking in 2011 to make my business green and become more responsible.

I'm doing them because it's right.

I'm doing them to make Al Gore shut up! Read More

As a business owner or manager you realise the importance of staying ahead of retail trends and payment methods, but it is also important to understand how your… Read More

Real examples of tiny businesses successfully using Twitter to grow like "Mr. Kimball, who conceded that he “hadn’t really understood the purpose of Twitter,” “I would love to say that I just had a really good idea and strategy, but Twitter has been pretty essential to my success,” Read More

9 out of 10 clients responded along the lines of “Yeah. You should have always been charging me more”, so those are my top three freelancing lessons Read More

Modern portfolio theory assumes that we are rational investors and invest only in efficient and optimal portfolios that provide the maximum return for minimum risk. The truth (as posited by Behavioural Economists) is that we far from rational and are subject to a myriad of psychological influence Read More