Practical Business
My Successes. My Mistakes. Practical Business.
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Why reinvent the wheel each time?
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My experiences and observations
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Apps that are the ace-up-the-sleeve
Welcome to Practical Business
This is my site as I reflect on running my business, share my successes and failures, and offer advice.If you run your own business then please join with me and hopefully you can learn from my experience and knowledge. Feel free to contribute and hopefully I can learn from yours.
History teaches us that no-one learns from history.
This site covers many aspects of running a small (and large) business. Some of the information is tried and true, while some blogs are me thinking through an issue. Some information is universal, while some won’t be for you.
But I promise you this, if you are running a small business, there will be gems here for you.
Latest Articles
5 Ways To Manage Employee Issues
Having problems with an employee? Here are 5 ways to tackle an issue with staff doing the wrong thing.
Businesses Have 6 Responsibilities, not 2!
Businesses need to do better than to just focus on share value and customers. They impact on so many more lives and they need to take responsibility for the role they have.
Tips for a job interview
The fundamental Understand what the job is, the qualities required, and the culture of the company. Everything else flows from this. For example, if you
Rotten Food Cookbook Video
The Rotten Food Cookbook video highlights why the book was first written, and how one dish can change your entire reputation.
7 Lessons From My First News Appearance
We were recently featured on 7News nationwide. Here’s 7 tips you need to know to maximise your success when your business is featured on TV.
Netball’s Folly That Pervades Businesses
There’s a major problem in netball, and surprisingly this same problem occurs in business also. We show you what it is, and how to fix it.
7 Tips for Fiverr Success
Fiverr is a great platform to get jobs done quickly, but, you get what you pay for! Here’s 7 practical tips to get the most out of your $5.
90 Day Action Plan – Q2 2015
What is a 90 Day Action Plan? Good question. The full answer is in my 90 day action plan explained blog. This quarter’s projects Video
90 Day Action Plan – Explained
Dale Beaumont’s 90 Day Action Plan In a previous blog I did a review of Business Blueprint by Dale Beaumont. As part of each quarterly
Instagram for businesses
The concept of using Instagram for businesses initially struck me as odd. In fact I am still struggling with how my own business could make
Keeping business relevance
Business relevance While there is great debate as to how to make a successful company, a key part is being relevant to your customers. Robert
DIY VOIP Experience
My DIY VOIP experience As an electrical engineer with years of computer experience, how hard could it be to buy a couple of VOIP phones
Call to action tips
It’s not all about SEO There is so much focus on Search Engine Optimisation that we lose sight of what it really is about. We
Advantages of VOIP
If you are starting a new business, or even looking at how to run an existing business more efficiently, then consider VOIP. Advantages of VOIP
Search Engine Marketing versus Traditional Marketing
Infographic created with love by Magicdust, a web design and online marketing Company. Click to visit the original post: Search Engine Marketing vs Traditional Marketing
DIY Scam Email
There must be a scam email training course or manual floating around because I am amazed at how similar they are. Here is the process
Shareholder Agreement Considerations
Shareholder Agreement Considerations If you are setting up a company with one or more other share holders then you need to work through all of
Companies – Advantages and Disadvantages
Overview This post covers the advantages and disadvantages of setting up a business as a company with Australia. Topics covered include: Ownership and equity funding
Fiverr Video Experience
The Landing Page I have a landing page (www.foodandsafety.com.au/hospitality) that had a lot of information on it. Most of it was features and benefits, but
3 Steps To Industry Focused Marketing
Why industry focused? I sell temperature loggers. They are a product that is useful in many industries, but are virtually unknown in all of them.
Is a LinkedIn network worthwhile?
It takes time and effort to build a good LinkedIn network. Is it worth it and how do you measure success?
Starting out – the obsolete essentials
The essentials… You don’t have to look too far back to when these were essential to most businesses: A phone line and phone A fax
Dale Beaumont’s Business Blueprint Review
Disclaimer – I am a member of Business Blueprint, not staff I need to be clear that I am a paying member of Business Blueprint.
Dick Smith Batteries – Batteries Not Included
It turns out that batteries aren’t included when you buy Dick Smith Batteries. It’s in the fine print.
Facebook – The new Amway?
Amway built a reputation for exploiting social connections. Is Facebook rapidly heading the same way?
10 Rules For Trade Show Failure
Trade show failure made eay Follow these 10 simple rules and you can blow any trade show. I can’t call them secrets because at a
LastPass Review
LastPass is a password vault application. This review looks at its strengths and weaknesses as well as tips to get the most out of it for your business.
Business name – my mistake
Business name rules and guides In my previous two blogs I provided rules and tips for selecting a business name.This blog is about how successful
7 Tips for Creating a Business Name
In my first post I covered “ 7 Rules For A Business Name ” and while they are great rules, they aren’t really practical. They were restrictions on what not to do, not advice on what to do. Today I have 7 tips for creating a business name.
Rules for a new business name
7 Rules for a Business Name Available Let’s start with the really obvious rule – the business name has to be available. Fortunately finding out
7 Tips for Starting your own company
My top 3 tips for starting your own company What better topic can I start this site with than starting your own company! This is