Start Up Right 11: Ways to Fail
Last but not least I wanted to cover some of the more common mis-conceptions that start-ups have that cause them to fail. I’ll Work Harder! Don’t work hard, work smart. Be wise about how you invest your time. Putting in more hours is not a recipe for more success and is a sure fire way […]
Start Up Right 10: Partners? Crews? Friends?
If you’ve got a business in mind then it might be something you want to involve other people in. So how can you go about that? Starting Alone 1 is the loneliness number, and often people are afraid to go it alone. Working for yourself will often put a lot of burden on your shoulders, […]
Start Up Right 9: Branding and Marketing
Now this will differ widely depending on your industry but here are some basic things that everyone will need and some of those things that you almost certainly won’t. Marketing Bumf Some people get off on starting a business. They get off on having their logo plastered all over mugs, t-shirts and company cars. They […]
Start Up Right 8: Finding Work
Easily the thing I get asked most about is where exactly to find work. Some people seem quite insistent on knowing in fact! Obviously this will depend greatly on the industry and business that you are in, but here are a few tips. Friends and Family Often friends and family are seen as undesirable nuisance […]
Start Up Right 7: Personal Growth
Continuing our theme of unexpected aspects of working for yourself, I want to cover how working for yourself will affect you. Massive Distrust I often talk about how entrepreneurs will go through a ‘trial by fire.’ If you aren’t used to dealing with late paying and demanding clients then it will most often come as […]
Start Up Right 6: Levels Of Success
I’m covering some of the more unexpected aspects of working for yourself. I want to cover a lot of the questions I get around timescales and sort of levels of success. Blanket Phrase Success is a very broad blanket phrase, what success looks like for one person will vary greatly to another and it’s important […]
Start Up Right 5: Money
I have been talking about starting your self-employment journey in the right manner and trying to cover some of the more unexpected elements that come along with it. Let’s talk about one of the more taboo subjects, Money. >Self Employment Allow me to start with a harsh truth. Most people who are self-employed would make […]
Start Up Right 4: Clients
I’m covering unexpected aspects of working for yourself. This week we are talking about clients. Many Bosses Generally speaking in the world of work you won’t have that many bosses, and usually after a few months you can get used to the tics and habits. When working for yourself you suddenly have several different bosses […]
Start Up Right 3: Your Skillset?
I’m talking about starting up your self employment/business in the right manner and a key aspect of this is knowing what to expect. Here I want to talk about your own skills coming into it. Skills That Pay Bills Normally, and especially on the freelance side people have the distinct impression that being successful is […]
Post Project Steps 8: Implementation
Now that you’ve evaluated your feedback it’s important you take stock and think about ways you can improve your business and service. Now obviously there’s no catch all lesson I can write that will apply to everyone, but here are a few things I’d expect to see as your business grows. More Procedures Not what […]
