Email marketing for small businesses can be incredibly successful. It can help create customer loyalty, improve brand or service awareness, build that all important trust, and ultimately help to increase your client / customer base. It’s extremely easy to implement and maintain, although like anything that’s going to be effective, it does need forward planning […]
How to manage your business whilst on holiday
I’ve recently been back to the UK on holiday visiting friends, family and attending a weekend wedding in the beautiful Chew Valley. Whilst I’d taken care of the majority of work for that week in advance, and put backups in place for any work that needed covering during that time, I did still check in […]
3 Tips to Help You Become More Productive
“It is not enough to be busy… The question is: what are we busy about?” ― Henry David Thoreau Does time always seem to be something you’re lacking? If so, perhaps it’s time to take a look at what’s taking up so much of your time. Being busy doesn’t always reflect the success of a […]
Manage Your Time More Effectively by Using a Time-Tracking Tool
Managing your time effectively as a business owner shouldn’t be too difficult, right? After all it’s your business, so what you put in is what you’ll get out. Well … in this day and age that’s probably not quite on the money. What with social media playing an influential role in successful business relationships – […]
10 Questions to Ask Before Hiring a Virtual Assistant
As a small business owner you’re probably stacked out right now in the run up to Christmas, trying to get everything cleared before you take some time off with family and friends (if you’re lucky). So it’s therefore at this time of year when you’re realising just how much you need a Virtual Assistant for […]