When Should a Business Throw in the Towel? In a departure from my usual posts, I wanted to talk about when (or if) it is time for a business to ‘throw in the towel’. In spite of the negative title, … Continue reading
Reinvigorate Your Business We recently had a visit from a garden designer. From the moment I booked her I began to see my garden through a stranger’s eyes, it wasn’t a comfortable experience. In my defence, I am busy, but … Continue reading
Secure Vs Non-Secure Sites I am working with a client who is paying a sizeable monthly fee to a website hosting company. On investigation, this is the ‘Self-Managed’ package which includes only the hosting, no support, no frills. Yet it is not … Continue reading
Today I received feedback from a new client. No matter how confident I am in my abilities as a content writer, it is always a nervous wait. Why? A new client is a new learning curve, in this case my … Continue reading
I met a friend for a coffee recently. We met in an out of town café, run by a young couple with brightly coloured hair, tattoos, and warm smiles. They have created a good selection of food themselves and the … Continue reading
Got Space to Spare? Use it! Many months ago I came home after using the village post office and wrote a post about it. The local postmaster works long hours and has neither the time nor the inclination to stock … Continue reading
How’s Your ‘To-Do’ List? We all have jobs that we don’t like doing. That task that keeps getting filed under ‘later’. The one that just doesn’t go away. The job that is so huge you have no idea where to … Continue reading
Your About Us Page I’ve recently been asked for help with another About Us page, I love writing these. This is an excellent opportunity for your customers to get to know you. Clearly your website should reflect the nature of … Continue reading
Gain Trust to Gain Customers Would you buy off someone you just didn’t trust? No? Neither would I. What makes you trust someone enough to do business with them? There are so many ways that you can garner trust in … Continue reading
Today we hear that Toys R Us is closing its stores in the UK. 3000 People lose their jobs. Toys R Us are one of a long list of retailers to go across a wide range of industries, giants and … Continue reading
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