Can you believe we are half way through April? When they say time flies they aren’t kidding!
At the start of 2013 I made a commitment that I was going to expand my guest blogging efforts and unlike many resolutions we make I’ve followed through. Continue reading
Have you ever considered your mortality? What would happen to your business if something happened to you? How would your family cope if the unthinkable occurred?
It’s something you don’t want to consider but it’s absolutely necessary before starting your business. Of course, it’s never too late even if you already have a business.
Back in my agribusiness banking days there was a client who lost her husband in an accident. He had life insurance but that takes time to be released. All their bank accounts were in joint names and had to be frozen on his passing.
Here was a lady who had just unexpectedly, traumatically lost her husband who then didn’t have access to any money until the will was executed. It’s a situation you wouldn’t wish on your worst enemy.
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Today we have the lovely Janet Brent with her second guest post. You can see her first post here. Once you’ve had a read be sure to pop via Janet’s website too and say g’day!
You’ve found your logo designer and you’re ready to go but the preliminary work isn’t done yet.
So you’re not stabbing darts into thin air, the designer needs to ask the client questions about branding and the design itself.
A great logo should be simplistic and up to 2-3 colors. Complicated designs will get lost and confusing. You want short and succinct, like great copy, or an easily recognizable website design that shows exactly what you do in less than 5 seconds.
One way to tackle the preliminary questions is to ask them in the initial 30 minute client qualifying conversation or have the client fill out a logo design and branding questionnaire.
Here are some of the questions I ask clients before showing the initial design mock-ups: Continue reading
Ever wondered if those stories of building a business while travelling are true?
Felt a little jealous and wondered if it’s really possible? Tried to work out what you’d need and how to pay for it?
Meet Isabelle Kenis and Chris Richardson.
I met this lovely pair at #Unblogged in the Grampians recently and the more I listened, the more I wanted to know. They are beautiful people doing awesome things with their respective businesses and blogs.
Chris and Isabelle kindly accepted my invitation to share their tips and tales with you so settle in and enjoy! Continue reading
Whoops!It seems I’ve created a bit of a commotion on Twitter.
Is it good or bad?
That’s simply a matter of opinion and everyone is absolutely entitled to an opinion but that’s not the focus of this post.
To give you a bit of background earlier this week I created a little gift for anyone attending Problogger’s PBEvent on the Gold Coast later this year.
Having attended four major blogging / online marketing conferences in the past two years I’ve learned that they are fantastic for gaining new ideas and connections that we often write copious notes about.
