Business Tips
Putting Together A Portable Office That You Can Take With You Anywhere You Go
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Ideally running your business on the road as a web worker requires nothing more than your laptop and the common online/software tools beloved of modern nomads.
Sometimes however, you really notice the fact that you don’t have your own customised little workspace to work from which houses everything from your dusty collection of [...]
Photo by Premshree Pillai
Ideally running your business on the road as a web worker requires nothing more than your laptop and the common online/software tools beloved of modern nomads.
Sometimes however, you really notice the fact that you don’t have your own customised little workspace to work from which houses everything from your dusty collection of energising crystals (or was that just me?!?) to your trusty collection of reference books.
The first time round we carried a whole load of unnecessary office equipment with us having succumbed to “just in case” fever.
Over the past year we’ve streamlined our portable office to the bare minimum of things we’ve always needed - and if we ever need anything else, we usually just buy it.
Here are the key items that make up the ‘bare essentials’ of a portable office…
A Brief Guide To Getting Paid Online
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This is a brief guide to one of the most common questions that we’re always asked:
“How do clients pay you?”
The tools and tips below are based on personal experience only - and I appreciate that many of you will have your own tips, good & bad experiences and learnings to add to the [...]
Photo by wajakemek
This is a brief guide to one of the most common questions that we’re always asked:
“How do clients pay you?”
The tools and tips below are based on personal experience only - and I appreciate that many of you will have your own tips, good & bad experiences and learnings to add to the conversation, so please do add them in the comments!
How To Put Your Business On Autopilot Whilst You Travel The World As A Web Worker
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Last week was a great example of the need to have efficient business processes and put our business on autopilot…
Our nightmare journey from Dubai to Cape Town took a whole day out of the week and we then needed to spend the rest of the week sorting out longer term accommodation for the [...]
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Last week was a great example of the need to have efficient business processes and put our business on autopilot…
Our nightmare journey from Dubai to Cape Town took a whole day out of the week and we then needed to spend the rest of the week sorting out longer term accommodation for the next 3 months.
Fortunately, my experience of effective process design and our recent focus on creating efficient business practices means we were able keep on top of the workload and still enjoying exploring the fabulous city and surroundings of Cape Town.
If you live as we do - and run your online businesses whilst travelling the world - or you’d simply like to free up more of your time, then here are some of the simplest ways to put your business on autopilot…
How To Sell Yourself More Effectively When You Run & Market Your Business Online
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When you run and market your business entirely on the internet, the effectiveness of your communication becomes even more crucial to your success because you naturally lose that face-to-face, ‘watch their reaction and respond’ aspect that comes with in-person dealings in business.
It’s been an interesting time in Dubai this past month as we [...]
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When you run and market your business entirely on the internet, the effectiveness of your communication becomes even more crucial to your success because you naturally lose that face-to-face, ‘watch their reaction and respond’ aspect that comes with in-person dealings in business.
It’s been an interesting time in Dubai this past month as we have picked up some business and actually had to do this in person (shock horror).
It’s highlighted the difference between communicating with and selling to someone in person versus doing this on the internet/via phone and also shown us just how far we’ve come with our online business, from the days of dabbling with blogs, testing out google adwords and writing effective copy for our sites that makes the job of closing the deal by email or on the phone that little bit easier.
These days we have an ongoing stream of prospects who contact us about the strategy, branding & online marketing services we offer at our company - Project Woodward - which primarly come from our website, blogs or online (and offline) networking efforts.
Here are some of the key things we’ve learned about the importance of communicating more effectively when you run your business solely on the web…
