If you have an offline business, sometimes you need staff taking the money for you. But how do you know it all goes in the till? It’s easy to ring up a no-sale on some tills and just pocket the amounts… Or what happens if you don’t have a […] Read more »
Yet Another Business Phone Scam – Threatening Lawsuit If You Don’t Call This (premium rate) Number
If you get a phone call which is a recorded phone message saying this is the ATO (Australian Tax Office for everyone non-Australian) and they’re going to take legal action against you unless you ring this number… don’t call it because it’s mega-premium rate. We had two of these today […] Read more »
Good Business Advice For The Right Directory Listings
The Right Business Advice How do you know which are the right Directory Listings to choose? With so many – from Google itself, the old Yellow Pages, Yelp, TrueLocal or Thomson Local, Service Seeking and the literally thousands of industry and geographic directories – how do you know which to […] Read more »
Urgent Warning – Plausible Scam To Access Your Computer Via TeamViewer
Just had a very plausible scam call so wanted to share it with you urgently. We’re in the middle of changing our internet provider from Telstra (8 down/0.8 up on a good day, constantly dropping connections = disaster) to TPG (10/10 guaranteed) so there’s a lot of talking with all […] Read more »
Ten Successful Businesses Started Before Leaving School
Ten Successful Businesses Started Before Leaving School Just had a brilliant business idea from a young lady still in primary school. She already earnt $11 over the weekend and is hungry to make more money to make life easier for Mum. My first business was age 10, selling tea and […] Read more »
Big Commerce v Shopify v WordPress Woo Commerce? No Contest.
Big Commerce v Shopify v WordPress Woo Commerce – Which Is Best? Working across platforms, I have to say that Big Commerce and WordPress Woo Commerce aren’t a PATCH on Shopify. We have a few sites on Shopify – one is Get Your Boom! Back, which Shopify just told us is […] Read more »
Successful Businesses In Today’s Disruptive Market – Is Your Business At Risk?
What are the biggest risks in business today? Some would argue disruption – whether it’s Uber and taxi-firms, AirBnB and hotels or even iRobot and lawnmowing… here’s a great article on Techcrunch about iRobot versus Astronomers. Given how much we love our Ronald, our new robot vacuum (he’s working as […] Read more »
How To Hire The Right Staff
Knowing How To Hire The Right Staff Is Critical In Today’s Economy “Poor staff choices cost 15x their salary” Thanks #alexmandossian for your insights when we met today. We’ve all crossed our fingers and hoped for the best when hiring staff – not lately, personally, I’m happy to say. Years ago […] Read more »
Time Saving Tips For Successful Businesses
We All Want Time Saving Help To Be Successful In Life And Business – Here’s a “Tiny Interruption Solution” One thing we all seem to have less of every day is time. On average we are interrupted every 11 minutes but it takes about 26 minutes to get back into […] Read more »
Mobile Friendly Website Essential For Getting Your Business Found
Why Having A Mobile Friendly Website Is Essential Already, Even Before Google’s April 21st Deadline Imagine you woke up one morning to find that someone had moved your hotel off a main road and hidden it in a suburban backstreet. Or done the same with any business you have – offline […] Read more »