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7 Tips to Successful Networking
Like jam and cream go hand in hand, so too does networking with running a successful business. But many of us dread walking into a room and introducing ourselves to a bunch of strangers. Here are some valuable tips that have worked for me over the years: 1. Get there...
9 Customer Retention Strategies
The easiest way to grow your customers is not to lose them The average business loses around 20 percent of its customers annually simply by failing to attend to customer relationships. In some industries this leakage is as high as 80 percent. The cost, in either case,...
Staying Motivated in Your Business
It's difficult to stay focused on your business goals when challenges arise and your determination is tested if you don't know why you're doing something. You need to know what you're fighting for, so you are focused and driven to keep pushing ahead. Knowing and...
Time Management Personalities
The key to time management is knowing ourselves, as we can't actually "manage" time; all we can manage is our own behavior.For many of us this is more than enough of a challenge. While we claim that effective time management is a top priority and that we just have to...
What does the magic of reading to your children have to do with them learning to read?
It is often emphasised that parents should read to their children from as young as 1 year old. Firstly simple exposure to reading increases the likely hood that a child will develop prerequisite skills for reading (Abraham & Gram, 2009). Furthermore, reading...
Finding Babysitters When You’re on the Road
We are headed to New Zealand next year for a wedding and as the fabulously organised parents that we are, we have the bookings done and dusted. The last remaining hurdle though is figuring out babysitting details for the night of the wedding. So, as I am not a huge...
Polite ways to say No to customer suggestions…
If you’re fortunate enough to have customers who are rooting for you and your business, you’re probably going to need to train yourself to politely thank them for their ideas and not implement them. If you try to implement every bit of input from your customers, you...
4 Useful Travel Resources
Have you ever stopped to consider how technology has impacted our lives, especially the way that we travel? The information that we have at our fingertips via the internet not only make our travels easier, more comfortable and enjoyable, it can also help keep us...
The Interior Designer, a Cushion Tosser
The Interior Designer, a Cushion Tosser When the film industry portray an “interior designer” images of Martin Short as Franck Eggelhoffer, the neurotic designer from Father of the Bride II come to mind. Designers’ are often portrayed as people who are egocentric,...
What can children do in the Holidays?
For other than HSC students, the end of the year means not only a break from school but also from tutoring. Yet most parents feel a little insecure about such a long break and worry their child will fall behind in the New Year. They often want to schedule some...
Package Holiday or Independent – What is the best deal?
Package holiday deals sound amazing when you see them advertised on T.V. or in the newspapers, but often they are very difficult to secure at that bargain price on dates you want to travel and are they really as great a deal as they first appear? The packages usually...
Tips for Property Investors
1. When looking to invest talk to real life investors rather than sales people. 2. Know your borrowing capacity and research various states rather than staying in your own area or postcode. 3. Surround yourself with 'like minded' people when building your property...