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 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 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 2: Working Hours
One of the main challenges right at the beginning of starting a business/self employment is simply not knowing what working for yourself is actually like. People have a certain image in their head when they think of self employment..so here are some things you might not be expecting. Most people who are thinking about working […]
Start Up Right 1: Just A Hobby?
My next topic of blogs is all about starting a business in the right way to ensure long term success. In fact, if you read long enough I’m going to be taking you through every stage of growing your business from back bedroom to swanky office. In this first lesson I want to ask a […]
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 […]
Post Projects Steps 5: Communication
With some clients, you want to run to the hills as fast as you can and never see them again, but with most its worth keeping in touch. Here’s a few ways you should go about it. CRM I’ve talked a few times about the importance of having a Customer Relationship Manager. This can be […]
Post Project Steps 4: Portfolio
In this series of lessons we are covering all those things you need to do once a project is over. We have talked about getting paid, getting testimonials and getting referrals. Now let’s talk about portfolio management. We’re Working With Them! I think all clients appreciate a little enthusiasm. The second you get a […]
Post Project Steps 2: Testimonials
There is an old saying that you are only as good as your last project and I think there’s some truth in that. It’s important that after a project has ended you get the most out of it in getting you more work. One way of doing that is getting a testimonial. Show Your Support […]
When Projects Go Bad: Unpaid and Unhappy
Following on from a project going bad and a relationship deteriorating with a client, its quite natural that we now turn our attention to client’s who won’t pay. No Great Surprise When you’ve had a bad experience with a client it can often not come as a great surprise that they haven’t paid you. This […]
