Business Tips
How to… Retrieve e-mails from Google Archive
This is a handy guide on ‘how to retrieve emails from Google Archive’. Losing emails in Google Archive can be frustrating. If you are like me you have probably frequently sent a reply and clicked the Send+ button by mistake and “lost” the email. The good news is, you haven’t lost it, you have just saved it…
Read MoreHow to Use Hashtags for Twitter and Instagram
I have recently been talking to a number of my clients about their twitter and Instagram accounts and mentioning “hashtags” and “hashtag hours”. For many people that has been met with a bit a blank look. This blog explains how and why hashtags for twitter and instagram are useful and provides you with some useful…
Read MoreTime Saving Tips Part 4 – Using Email Templates
I often send out emails to people that have pretty much the same wording each time. Things like “It was lovely to meet you at the networking event today. If you would like to find out more about what I do, please visit my website.” Or, “ Thank you for advertising in the brochure. Please…
Read MoreTime Saving Tips Part 3
Is your wallet, purse or top drawer full of receipts to claim back against your business? If so, using CamScanner can help you record and store them as you go along. With the free basic package you can make your phone or tablet into a scanner. The cropping and enhancing function means you can easily read the…
Read MoreTime Saving Tips – Part 2
Ok, so I know it is long time since I shared one of my time saving tips, but today it is very opportune. As many small business owners and sole traders are still panicking to complete their self-assessment form and trying to find all those little receipts for postage and travel, here is this month’s tip:…
Read MoreTime Saving Tips – Part 1
This is the first in a series of brief blogs sharing my time saving tips for your business Get on the ‘phone. Yes, the quickest and easiest way to make appointments is to pick up the ‘phone, dial a number and discuss a convenient time for a meeting. It takes about 2 minutes! We all…
Read MoreTips for Product Photography
Excellent product photography is essential for selling goods online. Product shots need to be planned thoroughly so that studio time is used to maximise the benefit to your business. Peter Lyth shares his experiences of product photography in this blog.
Read MoreShout About Your Success
I have just read an article in the local paper about how the local hospital has received an increase in compliments this year and how the number of compliments far outstripped the complaints. I was pleased about this on a number of levels: it was good to hear a good news story about the NHS, it was…
Read More4 Easy Ways to Update Your Website
Remember that pride when you launched your new website? How did it feel to have it all completed and ready to share with customers? But, a website is never finished or completed: you need to stay committed to regularly updating it. Here are 4 easy ways to update your website They don’t need to take lots of time,…
Read More10 Reasons Why I Love Buffer
I keep mentioning buffer to my clients and, ahead of a talk to the York Wedding Industry Network tonight I thought I would write a brief blog about why I love buffer. Buffer allows you to drip feed information onto your various social media channels throughout the day. Once you are set up you can click…
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