Self published or traditional publishing?
Many people ask how I published my book, so I thought it would be useful to share my experiences with you. The route I used was self publishing – which now has many advantages over traditional publishing. Some people still
What happens in Vegas…
Last week I took my ‘more time & money via Social Media’ presentation to Vegas… That’s Bas Vegas – the name the locals call the area when BNI Basildon meet in Essex at the Holiday Inn. It was my first
What time is it?
Many people use automation in their blog postings and status updates – several services exist that will post an update automatically for you at a time you specify. These can be useful if you want to schedule updates – indeed
Reach for the sky & start your own business
“Don’t listen to anyone who tells you that you can’t do this or that. That’s nonsense. Make up your mind … then have a go at everything… never, never let them persuade you that things are too difficult or impossible.”
Blogging in 1872?
There seems to be a lot of confusion regarding Social Media, and that it is a new technology. What is Social Media? Well, if you go back to basics and examine the words – it’s just being Social with
All you really need is just a smartphone?
This is something I say as part of my Social Media presentations and earlier in the week I had another chance to prove why this is the case. I was in Spain to give my ‘more time and money via
Social Media on the Sun Coast
Yesterday I took my ‘More time & money via Social Media’ presentation to Spain. I was invited to present to the local BNI chapter, Don Quijote, in Puerto Banus: The Don Quijote chapter meet only a couple of hunderd meters away
Let’s be Frank
I’d like to share a couple of facts I learned from Frank DeRaffele at the recent BNI directors conference in Manchester: Did you know, From 1980-2005, firms less than 5 years old accounted for ALL net job growth in the
The Antiques Social Media Roadshow
Today I continued my series of roadshows, visiting BNI chapters and presenting ‘More time and money via Social Media.’ I was at the West Malling chapter, which holds its meetings at Bradbourne House: If you look closely at this picture, between
Bobbing for apples in Kent
I gave my ‘More time & money via Social Media’ presentation again this morning to the Sittingbourne chapter in Kent: It was a lively chapter meeting, with four guests as well as the members. Being down in Kent, it did mean
When did it become ok to interrupt?
There have been some interesting comments recently on a networking site about spam and people’s attitudes towards it Several people have said that they are not bothered by it and it only takes a minute to delete it. It’s an
Mobile clients?
Many clients operate from mobile offices, using their cell phones to make calls rather than a landline. Whilst mobile phone contracts include a monthly allowance for calls, unfortunately many of these contracts do not allow calls to 08 numbers as
