If you don’t know how to write effective sales emails, or worse, you can’t be bothered to, then your business will struggle. There’s a frustrating trend nowadays whereby people can’t be bothered to give a decent reply to sales enquiries, don’t bother to answer the questions asked and don’t use punctuation. This is nothing new, […]
The title of this quick post says it all – make sure you understand your business accounts. It’s really important to understand your business accounts, and be familiar with your responsibilities as a company director. You need to know your responsibilities towards your shareholders if you have any. You need to understand tax. If you […]
I just want to write a quick note on how important I believe it is to start a business in a sector that you are passionate about. Don’t just jump on the latest band wagon or follow the latest trend. Go for something you love. It will pay off – literally. Passion and interest – […]
Don’t add a “sign up to our newsletter” pop-up on your homepage. I’m referring to a pop-up which appears the second someone lands on your site. It’s annoying and it’s unlikely users will sign up to a newsletter before they’ve actually viewed your site and browsed your products/services. Lately, I’ve noticed lots of ecommerce sites […]