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
James McBrearty’s BNI Journey
An excerpt from my book ‘Chocks Away:Achieving freedom from the 9 to 5’: Ground crew A pilot on their own needs a great ground crew, or network, to help and support them while they fly … I also joined BNI
Action?
I signed up to receive quoteactions some time ago, these are action based quotes delivered every day. Today’s quote I found very much aligned with my recent blogs on Social Networking and Gaming: “Do not confuse motion and progress. A
Simulations vs games
The dictionary definitions are: A simulation is an enactment, as of something anticipated or in testing. A game is an amusement or pastime. It’s important to remember these definitions when considering business activities, simulations and games have their place but
Are you tweeting or just twittering?
There are some great points raised in this article I contributed to, published today by Taxation magazine: How to be a tax twit
Social Media for accountants
Last night I was invited to present to the West Surrey regional meeting for members of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) in Guildford. It was a busy meeting, the room was full and we had over 85 chartered
What’s your real performance number?
There are a number of websites that claim to rate your online networking performance, usually by giving you a number from 0 – 100, and supposedly this is your effectiveness online. It’s an interesting thought, particularly when so many of
Social Media Networking – modern techniques that ACCA are using
I will be giving a special presentation ‘more time and money via Social Media’ to the ACCA this month Social Media Networking – modern techniques that ACCA are using | What’s on | ACCA.
The hidden costs of online networking?
Dr Ivan Misner, the founder of BNI, has a perfect description for business networking “it’s not net sit or net eat, it’s net work.” I’ve been involved with using online networking in my business since 2008 and just as for
Who do you know who says “I save money by doing my own tax return!” ?
Quite a few people think this… But how long does it take you? And how much is your time worth per hour? You could find that it is actually costing you several hundred pounds… Plus the hassle, and worrying that
Are you about to put your tax return in a drawer?
Many people are about to go on holiday and just put their tax return into a drawer intending to ‘get round to it’ when they get back – except that it can sometimes be several months before people do, which
