The marketers I am not a marketing guy. I am always keen on picking up new ideas of course, but I defer to others in advising businesses on marketing, and as you know, I know a lot of people who have different niches in business advice. I write from my own experience here. There are…
Monthly Archives: June 2011
We can’t micro-manage our network or you can’t please all the people
As you all know I care very much about reputation – not just mine but those who I like and think should be more careful. So as far as I am concerned, I don’t like open criticism of other individuals, any sort of abuse, and definitely no swearing. That’s my opinion and how I feel…
Don’t follow your dream? You can if you plan it.
I am all in favour of dreams. I have them myself. The trouble is that as a tax and business adviser, I have come across a lot of shattered dreams. Life by the sea I was reminded of this again the other day when watching a re-run of a Relocation, Relocation programme. If…
Let another brain take the strain
Are you good at everything? I’m not. I doubt many people are. Do you like having to do everything in running your business: both the creative and the mundane? Of course what is mundane to some is interesting grist to the mill for others. My business started very small and once upon a time I…
Telephone warning for start-ups and all small businesses
When we start our shiny new businesses we are eager to get all the basic services in place, and these days that includes our telephone and broadband services. Read the small print It is tempting to choose the best price over recommendations from others. After all, cash flow is important. What you need to know…
The fear of the unknown
The premise of this blog is my story of starting my own business by accident, because I became unemployed and couldn’t find another job. I had no choice. Of course prior to my involuntary arrival in what was a freelance market (my businesses have evolved and diversified since and some is outsourced) I would not…
Is your content out of your control?
In this world of social media competition, I worry that some people are not in charge of their content. As far as I am concerned, social media is (are?) not supposed to be competitive, but about having conversations and getting to know people? At least, that is how it is for me. Those who are…
Having a negative influence online
Haven’t we talked about online reputations before? We certainly have! Just the same, I sometimes worry about apparently intelligent people who probably do their businesses no good with their unfettered pronouncements on anything we care to think about. I am all in favour of being ourselves in our blogs and when commenting on others. I…
First impressions
There are an awful lot of cliches. You know the sort. You have thirty seconds to make an impression on a first meeting. You’ll never get a second chance to make a great first impression. Psychologists tell us that we do make judgments about the characters of the people we meet fairly instantaneously….
Monthly Archives: June 2011
Content marketing – it really works!
The marketers I am not a marketing guy. I am always keen on picking up new ideas of course, but I defer to others in advising businesses on marketing, and as you know, I know a lot of people who have different niches in business advice. I write from my own experience here. There are…
We can’t micro-manage our network or you can’t please all the people
As you all know I care very much about reputation – not just mine but those who I like and think should be more careful. So as far as I am concerned, I don’t like open criticism of other individuals, any sort of abuse, and definitely no swearing. That’s my opinion and how I feel…
Don’t follow your dream? You can if you plan it.
I am all in favour of dreams. I have them myself. The trouble is that as a tax and business adviser, I have come across a lot of shattered dreams. Life by the sea I was reminded of this again the other day when watching a re-run of a Relocation, Relocation programme. If…
Let another brain take the strain
Are you good at everything? I’m not. I doubt many people are. Do you like having to do everything in running your business: both the creative and the mundane? Of course what is mundane to some is interesting grist to the mill for others. My business started very small and once upon a time I…
Telephone warning for start-ups and all small businesses
When we start our shiny new businesses we are eager to get all the basic services in place, and these days that includes our telephone and broadband services. Read the small print It is tempting to choose the best price over recommendations from others. After all, cash flow is important. What you need to know…
The fear of the unknown
The premise of this blog is my story of starting my own business by accident, because I became unemployed and couldn’t find another job. I had no choice. Of course prior to my involuntary arrival in what was a freelance market (my businesses have evolved and diversified since and some is outsourced) I would not…
Is your content out of your control?
In this world of social media competition, I worry that some people are not in charge of their content. As far as I am concerned, social media is (are?) not supposed to be competitive, but about having conversations and getting to know people? At least, that is how it is for me. Those who are…
Having a negative influence online
Haven’t we talked about online reputations before? We certainly have! Just the same, I sometimes worry about apparently intelligent people who probably do their businesses no good with their unfettered pronouncements on anything we care to think about. I am all in favour of being ourselves in our blogs and when commenting on others. I…
First impressions
There are an awful lot of cliches. You know the sort. You have thirty seconds to make an impression on a first meeting. You’ll never get a second chance to make a great first impression. Psychologists tell us that we do make judgments about the characters of the people we meet fairly instantaneously….
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Jon Stow Consulting Tax Blog
- HMRC targets property rentals
- Business tax and snake oil schemes
- Income tax issues with ownership of rental properties
- Capital tax issues with ownership of rental properties
- Urgent – Important changes to tax treatment of Furnished Holiday Lettings losses
- A brief tax guide to buying and selling family and owner-managed companies
- Furnished Holiday Lettings – the latest news
- Jon Stow’s Ezine Articles
- Why Customer Service is Important Even to Those Who Are Not Customers Yet
- Why Quality is Important - Lessons From BMW
- Why We Need to Take an Outside View in Business
- Avoid False Economies in Business - Seeing Value Over Cost
- Why a Business Plan is Not Just For the Bank
- Why We Need Need to Respect the Feelings of Our Prospects and Clients
- Responsibility and Leading From the Front
- Networking - The Folly of Hunting Rather Than Farming
- Networking is a Long Game
- How to Avoid Giving Free Advice
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Should You Edit Guest Posts Others Send to You http://t.co/AUK49WqbyQ
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BBC News - Co-operative Bank halts new business lending http://t.co/hkq3mHaW0Q
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Wife caught cheating: Lover makes Hilarious escape http://t.co/lQcbweh2tr #paperli
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Creepy or Cool? Portraits Derived From the DNA in Hair and Gum Found in Public Places http://t.co/1WgrxwELDV #paperli via@SpinSucks
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Lost Apollo 11 Moon Dust Found in Storage http://t.co/fdv6hGNXZx via @mashable
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- Jon Stow Consulting Tax Blog
- HMRC targets property rentals
- Business tax and snake oil schemes
- Income tax issues with ownership of rental properties
- Capital tax issues with ownership of rental properties
- Urgent – Important changes to tax treatment of Furnished Holiday Lettings losses
- A brief tax guide to buying and selling family and owner-managed companies
- Furnished Holiday Lettings – the latest news
- Jon Stow’s Ezine Articles
- Why Customer Service is Important Even to Those Who Are Not Customers Yet
- Why Quality is Important - Lessons From BMW
- Why We Need to Take an Outside View in Business
- Avoid False Economies in Business - Seeing Value Over Cost
- Why a Business Plan is Not Just For the Bank
- Why We Need Need to Respect the Feelings of Our Prospects and Clients
- Responsibility and Leading From the Front
- Networking - The Folly of Hunting Rather Than Farming
- Networking is a Long Game
- How to Avoid Giving Free Advice
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Should You Edit Guest Posts Others Send to You http://t.co/AUK49WqbyQ
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BBC News - Co-operative Bank halts new business lending http://t.co/hkq3mHaW0Q
-
Wife caught cheating: Lover makes Hilarious escape http://t.co/lQcbweh2tr #paperli
-
Creepy or Cool? Portraits Derived From the DNA in Hair and Gum Found in Public Places http://t.co/1WgrxwELDV #paperli via@SpinSucks
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Lost Apollo 11 Moon Dust Found in Storage http://t.co/fdv6hGNXZx via @mashable