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Tag Archives: Time management
Should I be retired?
Being of “a certain age”, which means no longer young, a lot of people I meet socially and even some who have known me a while think I must be retired. Well, I suppose I could have retired, but since … Continue reading
Schedules? Boring but important
“I don’t want to be hemmed in by my diary” I am not a business coach, and have no ambition to be one. I do know a lot of business people and one who is in complementary therapy claims she … Continue reading
Posted in Business planning, Customer service
Tagged Customer service, planning, Time management
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Are you in a hurry?
It is easy to spot when someone else is in a hurry. We notice the window cleaner misses a bit or leaves a smear, or a cleaner misses a cobweb or so, or the vegetables in the restaurant are not … Continue reading
Making a meal of it
And so to last Sunday’s lunch… Booked for 1:30 we had ordered within ten minutes. So far so good. From there we waited half an hour for our “starters”. Three fine. Mine not so good. An hour later our main … Continue reading
Posted in Business planning, Customer service, management
Tagged Customer service, delivery, Time management
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Call me old-fashioned?
Well, you can call me old-fashioned, but I do not spend all day and all night fiddling with my smartphone. I have a business to run. OK, a phone is invaluable for keeping up with what is going on. I … Continue reading
Twitter? How do you find the time?
I was asked the above question over lunch at a meeting of tax practitioners. I was a bit surprised, but on reflection the guy asking is an employee. He is engaged to work on particular clients and tasks which are … Continue reading
Posted in Business planning, Social media
Tagged marketing, Social media, Time management, Twitter
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Born free, but life isn’t free
I get a lot of business through websites; both my own and others where I have a presence. The enquiries I receive as a consultant on somewhat technical matters fall into three categories: Genuine requests for help from people who … Continue reading
Posted in Business planning, marketing
Tagged marketing, sales, Time management, time-wasters, tire-kickers
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Rushing around achieving nothing
We all want to make money and have a better life. What we really need is one good business. Now I know the old adage about not putting all our eggs in one basket, but it is very difficult to … Continue reading
Window shopping business services on-line
I don’t know about you, but I get a lot of new enquiries for my services via email. That is all very nice, but many of the potential new clients are located a long way from me. That does not … Continue reading