Would you like to discover how to have a lifestyle in business?
What if there was a recipe for having a lifestyle in business… a step by step way to increase your profits and the outcome was enjoying a lifestyle with an abundance of time and money? There is such a recipe, which has virtually been a secret until now. A few have discovered it, and those who have are enjoying astounding time and money benefits.
James McNamara, founder of Impact Factory, will be sharing 5 Ways To Build Your Profits And Free Up Your Time at the Business Growth Session in Brisbane, Australia, on July 30th.
James McNamara
Full details are available here - bookings are essential. If you are in Brisbane, I hope you can join us.
A few months ago my friend, Ingrid Cliff - Heart Harmony - completed the 30 Day Challenge. I was fortunate enough to share in Ingrid’s excitement (along with sharing some of the wealth of information she learnt).
The 30 Day Challenge is a free training course that teaches you the latest trends in internet marketing.
And it’s on again. I’ve just registered for the pre-season sessions and am really looking forward to starting the challenge officially on August 1st.
So… go to Ingrid’s blog post to read all about her experience and then - if this sounds like something you can benefit from - sign up and take the challenge.
This is a question raised by Elena at her EP Designs blog - some people have a blogroll list so long a kangaroo couldn’t jump over it… do they actually keep up with those blogging friends? Do they regularly read their posts and comment on them?
Well, I must admit that I’m one of those people. I don’t have all my favourite blogs listed on my blog because there’s just too many of them. And yes, I do like to keep up with them all (although I must admit, never as often as I’d like).
Late last year I found myself really struggling to keep up with them all, clicking from one blog to another. Then I spent an hour or so and subscribed to all my favourite blogs. If you haven’t already done this, I highly recommend you do. You can use a simple program like Bloglines or Feedburner. Add all your favourites and then just log in there each day or each week. You can see all the new posts since your last visit and read them in one place. If you want to comment on anything, you can easily do that too.
A dear friend of mine, Leonie Featherstone, has just published a fantastic book, A Way With Words… Release the Genie Within.
If you’ve ever found yourself staring blankly at the inside of a card, wondering how to put your thoughts and feelings into words… then this is the book for you.
Leonie has filled this book with verses for us to use when we’re writing inside cards… from birthday wishes to christening; moving house to bereavement; even words to say ‘thank you’ for friendship or guidance. Plus, there are lists of verbs and adjectives at the back of the book to help you to change some of the words in the suggested verses to something that seems more appropriate for the person you are writing for. Leonie’s thought of everything here!
The best thing about it for me is that they’re the type of words that I can see myself using.
If you’re interested in this book, please email Leonie. It’s only $19.95 (AUD) + $2.50 for postage and packaging of one book in Australia. It makes a great gift idea too.
Last weekend I attended a fantastic 2-day seminar on the Gold Coast. It was the How to Make Money While You Sleep seminar organised by Brett McFall, as part of his promotional tour for his new book of the same name.
Brett has an amazing gift for teaching what he knows and always shares practical, useful information. Plus, he always over-delivers on content… and always lives up to his promises.
I know a lot of regular readers here are based in Melbourne… and guess what? Brett’s just announced that he’s heading to Melbourne soon. He’ll be there on 21-22 June and there is only a small fee, which is donated to a worthwhile charity. You can get the full details at Brett’s How to Make Money While You Sleep site.
For those who can’t make it to the Melbourne seminar, check out his book here - you can even get a free sample chapter.
Every year, Business Mums Network run a special promotion for the entire month of May. These offers - some products heavily discounted, others with great bonuses - are not just from Business Mums. There are a whole series of businesses who have joined in the promotions.
Business Mums are offering a huge saving on subscriptions to The Business Mums Magazine (a fantastic magazine, full of practical information for parents running a business, and edited by Yours Truly).
Plus, there’s plenty more offers such as:
Nuvo Maternity will give free express delivery AND a discount on purchases
I just received 13 emails from an associate… all in a row… one after another. And I was so grateful she sent each one separately!
Some people may prefer to get one email with all the information, but these 13 emails, while on the same project, were each on a different section. When you have so much information like this, it’s actually easier to receive - and store - the different sections in different emails, rather than trying to search one endless email for that little snippet of information you may want at any time.
Tash at Word Constructions mentions this on one of her posts - email subjects - that’s worth reading. Plus, she shares several other great tips for constructing a good subject heading to help get your emails read.
To get your hands on this, you can download it now for free from one of my sites - Jacaranda Business Support Services. It’s on the left hand side, under the heading Who wants some free stuff?
It contains great articles from various authors on a wide range of topics about running a business, including one by Yours Truly, explaining the basic differences between PR, Advertising and Marketing… and which is best for you.
Almost every day I receive some sort of email from a well-meaning relative, friend or colleague, warning me about the latest ’shocking danger’. These warnings range from health issues, scams, computer viruses, safety issues… I’m sure you know the ones I am referring to. What’s more, these emails almost always ask you to forward the warning to everyone in your address book to make sure they’re aware of the potential dangers too.
Do you automatically forward on these warnings?
I don’t.
I go to a fantastic website - Truth or Fiction. You can look up the general topic of the warning email you’ve been sent and nine times out of ten, it will have the exact email in its files. It will tell you a little bit about the email and whether it’s true, fiction or a combination.
Before you automatically forward those ‘urgent warnings’, have a quick look on Truth or Fiction.
Have you ever wondered whether using photos from Flickr was possible for your personal situation? Do you have trouble wading through all the so-so pictures to find the good quality ones?
This post, How to Use and Understand Flickr Images, on the Working Solo blog is sure to help. Leah goes into great detail to explain not only how to find the best photos, but also the various licenses available and what they mean.
If you are looking for quality pics to include on your website, blog, newsletter or elsewhere, read this post before you head over to Flickr.
Here’s a great article I thought you might like - Being Grateful. This was written by Sharon Clark for her Dreaming Miracles website. When you read this, keep in mind that Sharon’s husband was recently diagnosed with Cancer so they’re facing a pretty rough time. Yet Sharon & Colin, most days, still share a positive energy, love and optimism with everyone around them.
I know sometimes, when my day doesn’t seem to be going that well, I can turn it around just by changing my attitude. This often begins by being grateful for the little things… the good things. This helps take the focus off the not-so-good things.
Next time you’re having a bad day at work, think about the good things related to your work - perhaps the flexibility, the pay, the benefits or the fact that you get to go home soon! If you’re having trouble balancing work and family responsibilities, start by being grateful that you have a family and that you have work. If you’re really stuck for ideas, be thankful that you’re breathing - that’s always a good start!
Right now, I am grateful to you for reading this post
Thank you Sharon, for reminding us to appreciate the little things; the things we often overlook.
The magazines and white papers cover a wide range of industries, including Agriculture, Business, Engineering and IT, just for starters. To see the full range of free trade publications on offer, go to http://associates.tradepub.com/
It’s all about how we compare ourselves with our competitors and suggests that we start looking at our competitors and ourselves as choices - after all, that’s how we are viewed by prospective clients, aren’t we? They will look at all possible service providers - or choices - and choose the one they feel is best suited to their particular needs.
Please go and read this post. It’s a great concept and one that I will endeavour to keep in mind from now on.
As someone who has held many volunteer positions on boards - as President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer and Publicity Officer at various stages - I know how difficult it can be at times, particularly during the hand-over phase.
Last year I was fortunate enough to meet Nerida Gill while she was in Brisbane for a conference. Nerida’s company, Admin Bandit, provides award-winning software and support for volunteer treasurers of community organisations. What a fantastic idea!
Here’s a short video from Admin Bandit with some tips to help treasurers of community organisations:
I was just reading this Fresh Fruit post on My New Shiny Shoes that talks about giving fruit as a gift (actually, it was the gorgeous pic of a tray of mangoes that caught my attention!)
The post got me thinking about what other gifts you can send to people, particularly gifts to customers, suppliers or business associates, and even more specifically, gifts that you are not able to deliver in person, such as when the recipient is interstate.
I often think of sending gifts to associates, sometimes just for the sake of it or because I know they’re going through a difficult situation, but it’s usually the thought of packaging and sending the gift that puts me off the idea. So, I’ve decided to make a list of my favourite ideas so next time I want to send such a gift, I don’t have to stop and think about it too much.
I love the idea of the fruit gift, and then there’s the delicious gifts offered by Rainbow Designs. Getting away from food, the Beauty Banquet has some tasty looking soaps that would make a lovely gift package and Kylie from Tilda Virtual Services suggests giving clients/associates a subscription to a relevant magazine, like The Business Mums Magazine.
The thing I love most about these choices is that in all cases, they handle the postage and delivery of the gift! If you’re buying for someone in another country, a quick search online will usually come up with a number of suggestions - a great way to save time as well as shipping costs.
Do you have any other ideas for corporate gifts suggestions? If so, please share them… I’ll add them to my list
Plugger is an Australian business news website aggregating news and providing a news search engine. You can search for news on your business or industry, and if you register, you can also receive one daily email of news up-dates about your customers, competitors and other related issues from a wide variety of sources.
Plus, you can publish your own news and media releases simply by emailing Plugger (your news must be within the body of the email or a page on a website, not an attachment) or you can log-in and post your news. Logging-in lets you track the popularity of your post.
Best of all, it’s free to join Plugger. It’s a great way to post and track your news or to monitor customers and industries.
Okay, I know I’m a bit late with this, but better late than never, right?
My friend, Ingrid Cliff from Heart Harmony, put together this video to share her tips for setting New Year’s Resolutions, infused with Ingrid’s personal style. Enjoy!
Recently I met Karin Bryer who runs Global Innovations. One of the products she supplies is this PORTAnoteBOOK (as well as PORTA-Books). This nifty gadget is ideal for resting your laptop on and has many benefits including being ergonomically friendly and helping to increase airflow (thus reducing the heat build up). Plus, it has built in storage space.
At such an affordable price I know I’ll be getting one.
Have a look at this video for more info or visit Karin’s site.
Just before Christmas I posted about a Simple Blogging Course on offer by the folks at Mark Joyner’s company, Simpleology.
In the post I promised to give you my feedback once I’d completed the course, so here it is.
I completed the entire course in 1 day however it is broken down into several small, easily-digestible lessons making it easy to complete a lesson a day or whatever fits in with your schedule (I’m just impatient… I like to get stuck into these things). Each lesson is in video or audio format with lots of bonus materials, a checklist and a workbook, so no matter what your preferred style of learning, you’re sure to be catered for.
In all honesty, I didn’t find the first couple of lessons overly useful but this is only because I’ve been blogging for a little while now and doing a lot of research on it. For the less experienced and total newbies, these lessons are concise and to the point; for the rest of us, they’re a useful refresher. As the lessons progressed, I found them more and more interesting and helpful.
In summing up, I would definitely recommend this course, particularly if you’re fairly new to the world of blogging. Best of all, they’re offering you the course for free if you blog about it! How good is that?
