Small Business

10 Reasons not to be on Social Media

Posted by admin on April 11, 2011 at 3:33 pm

10 Reasons not to be on Social Media
As a Social Media Consultant, it is my job to help my clients understand the ins and outs of social media, the trends and the guide on how to use it effectively. Unlike most social media strategists, I do not believe that every business, association or non [...]

Start up Killers-Highlights and Comments

Posted by admin on March 1, 2010 at 9:47 pm

A summary and my comments on an article from the Youngentrepreneurs website titled Startup Killers: Avoid Becoming a Statistic!

Online tools for Small Businesses

Posted by admin on February 26, 2010 at 7:19 pm

An outline of different online tools to help businesses become more productive, efficient, organized and reach a greater audience.

10 fun and practical twitter tools to help you become a more efficient tweeter!

Posted by admin on January 26, 2010 at 6:47 pm

10 fun and practical twitter tools to help you become a more efficient tweeter!

Working from home the good, the bad and the lessons learnt

Posted by admin on January 14, 2010 at 10:26 pm

“You are so lucky, I wish I could work from home” I remember hearing several of my friends telling me that once I announced to the world I am quitting a job I love to pursue my business full time and fall in love once again.  Though the idea of not commuting for hours seemed attractive [...]

5 things not to do when it comes to Social Media

Posted by admin on January 8, 2010 at 3:03 pm

The internet is swarming with things to do when it comes to Social Media and yes I too have written a post to that affect. Today I would like to do a different kind of post, one that talks about things NOT to do when it comes to social media. I think it’s important to learn the ethics of social media and equally important to learn what’s a big no-no. Top 5 reasons why I will stop following you.

10 free Online Poll and Survey Applications:

Posted by admin on January 4, 2010 at 6:03 pm

As a business consultant one of the most common things I urge businesses to do is to get feedback, know your customer, ask questions. During a recent meeting, a client asked me to provide a list of common poll/survey applications that can be utilized. I am sharing the list with you.

10 ways to use google docs for small businesses

Posted by admin on November 30, 2009 at 5:56 pm

We are on our way to celebrate  our two year business launch anniversary.  As I reflect over the last two years, I started thinking about the different tools that we used that helped our business be a success.  I quickly realized that we could not have been where we are without the help of Google [...]

7 (plus 1) tools to make online collaboration easy

Posted by admin on November 23, 2009 at 4:41 pm

My comments on a recent article: 7 tools to make online collaboration easy.

Hiring a web developer – Things a smart business owner should keep in mind

Posted by admin on November 19, 2009 at 4:35 pm

A smart business owner is smart about who to hire for their website, here are a few things that business owners should make sure are part of the contract with the website developer.