Last week I spoke at an event in Melbourne and for the first time shared my story, all of my story. It is a pretty raw story still, but in time I will share here as well. One part of my story that resonated with so many of the women in the room, was just…Continue Reading
I’ve been MIA action lately and if you are not on my Facebook page you will have missed what is going on, so a quick post today to bring you up to speed.
My daughter arrived home for a 3.5 week visit before finishing our her stint in the UK for the next 5 months. I…Continue Reading
I am asking at least weekly by clients, “how to find staff for your trade business”, where they should be advertising to find new tradies, supervisors or admin staff. There are a few options, and I have several tried and true methods that have worked time and time again for our business.
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Every week I get asked, should you be blogging for business and my answer is always the same, YES, absolutely, without a doubt. The next question is why? There is a simple answer and it leads into what to write on your blog as well. This isn’t a technical post, in truth I have help…Continue Reading
Competition is fierce in the construction world, and finding a way to stand out from the crowd is challenging, advertising is the best way, but what advertising options for trade based businesses are the safest to choose? We had used most of them before finding what worked best for us. What will work for you…Continue Reading
Until recently I thought Facebook reviews were a really important part of small business, I guess I still do, but I saw something last week that really worried me. Reviews of any kinds are a great way for your prospective clients to see who you are and what you do and that is important feedback…Continue Reading
Over the last few weeks we’ve been looking at social media and determining if it is a useful tool for small business, we’ve also looked at which platforms could suit your business. Pinterest was the one platform I had several questions about. Using Pinterest as a small business tool,…Continue Reading