There’s a lot of talk about how to maximize holiday sales, but surprisingly few discuss the period afterwards. However, keeping the numbers high for post-holiday sales is key to ensuring continued growth and success. In fact, we’ll even argue that…
Black Friday won’t arrive for about a month. But perhaps a flash sale on Instant Pots from Walmart is enough to tide you over until the peak season for holiday deals is here: The Instant Pot Gem is marked down…
Halloween procrastinators, you’re in luck: Many of the big Halloween costume and decoration retailers have last-minute sales going on right now. Sure, you could wait until November 1 to scoop up whatever cheap Halloween costumes and decor are left over…
We try to avoid generalisations when describing the multi-generational workforce, but there’s no denying that younger workers who’ve grown up with digital communications appear less comfortable communicating face to face or on the phone. This is why it comes as…
Most online clothing stores have a common problem. Regardless of how good their products are or how helpful their customer service is, they need a reliable way to generate more customers (and sales). Otherwise, your inventory will never move, and you’ll…
Proofreading is big business. And for good reason. Businesses realize that consumers judge them on everything, including whether or not their marketing materials, content, and other copy have any mistakes. I mean, think about it, would you really feel 100%…
How much would you spend on a premium domain? Well, entrepreneur Erik Bergman recently dropped almost $1 million on his perfect domain — great.com. To be exact, Erik spent $900,000 in a domain auction to win his dream domain name. “I’m…
At a Senate hearing this week in which US lawmakers quizzed tech giants on how they should go about drawing up comprehensive Federal consumer privacy protection legislation, Apple’s VP of software technology described privacy as a “core value” for the company. “We…
Travel can be stressful. Even if the end-result is vacation, there’s so many details to keep track of and deal with: boarding pass, confirmation number, ID, checking bags (that are also under 50 pounds), the list goes on. The last…
For most business owners, their top priority is keeping their business running. Professional development may seem like a challenge and certainly you’re going to be learning on the job. However, there are significant benefits for continuing education. In fact, it’s…
Having fast, reliable Internet at home has become a necessity of our modern world, and especially for home-based business owners. To many people, Wi-Fi is even more important than a landline or cable. Setting up your Internet service and wireless…
I have an avocado problem I’m tired of trying to fix. Every week, I buy one at the grocery store with grand plans of making guacamole — and every week, I throw it away upon realizing it’s gone bad. It…
In the old days, maintaining the books for a business meant recording figures in a paper ledger. Not anymore. Today, businesses of all sizes use accounting software to track their revenue, as well as to forecast sales and manage inventory.…
If you have your own online business, or are working on developing your own marketing strategy, you’ve probably already heard of the notion of a responsive web design. But what does it actually mean? And why is it an integral…
Companies interact with and are affected by the forex or overseas market in various ways. Some of which include importing merchandise from abroad or exporting goods to a foreign country. In most circumstances, such transactions involve the sending or receiving…
When we look around at some of the Silicon Valley superstars, it’s easy to wonder how they got here. Was it luck? Brute force? Wits? Charm? At Disrupt SF, Founders Fund partner Cyan Banister is going to tell her story,…
Employee wellbeing is being compromised by a lack of understanding of how to implement effective programmes, claims research from the British Safety Council. According to the study, the main reasons for this situation are the difficulties of defining wellbeing, selecting…
The European property sector is predicted to grow next year, according to CBRE’s 2019 EMEA Market Outlook report. Although recent indicators suggest some slowing of momentum economic growth in Europe will remain above-trend rate in 2019 and 2020, with Spain,…
Talking about the role of technology within the flexible working arena is hardly ground-breaking. For decades, technological advancements have been hailed as pivotal to developments within the employment landscape. But this year, conversation appears to have reached another level. In…
A new report from the Institute for Government claims that the British government spends around £284bn – almost one-third of its total expenditure – with external suppliers. Given its scale, public sector procurement could not easily be abandoned even if…
You would not believe the number of firms that have asked us to publish a list of workplace trends over the last few weeks. Or maybe you would, given the number that have appeared elsewhere. It happens every year at…
2018 has certainly been an exciting year for WordPress. The CMS celebrated its 15th birthday and released its revolutionary version 5.0, featuring the new Gutenberg block editor. It seemed like there was something new to discuss on a daily basis.…
Like WordPress, but there’s more news about it than you can take in? That’s what this monthly post is for! I’m going to distill the news for the month into a short(ish) post so that you can keep up to…
It sounds too good to be true. How can it be possible to achieve double-digit conversion rates with your eCommerce store? Wouldn’t that require you to be all things to all people? We all know how impossible that is. …
WordPress updates and regular website maintenance are critical for website health and growth. In fact, for WordPress websites that generate revenue — whether directly through eCommerce or through the online exposure of the brand — website maintenance plans are a necessity.…
Flexible workers claim to work more effectively than those working a traditional ‘nine-to-five’, with a quarter of respondents (27 percent) in a recent poll saying they work longer hours in their new flexible working routine than they did when they…
Over two thirds (69 percent) of full-time employees in the UK are currently unhappy at work, with the majority (88 percent) admitting to regularly doing non-work related activities to ‘make the day go faster’, new research claims. Of the 2,101…
At a conference at the WWF’s Living Planet Centre in Woking staged by the office furniture firm Kinnarps, I had an off the cuff chat with James Woudhuysen who had just delivered one of his typically entertaining, erudite and challenging…
Some designers take great pride in starting every project from scratch. They are successfully seeing it through to the end. Others have no problem using whatever tool or aid they can get their hands on. Such tools will help them…
This post was originally published on May 7, 2015, and was updated on Jan. 18, 2018 and Dec. 11, 2018. Now that social media presence has become a “must have” for businesses large and small, you may be ready to…
Dr. John Wilkins had a plan to get mankind onto the moon. He wrote about it in his books and discussed it with whoever he spoke to. His vision: “flying chariots” breaking out of Earth’s pull and into the void of…
If you aren’t using Facebook for your bowling alley marketing, now is the time to start. Every day, consumers are looking online for a local business just like yours for their next happy hour, tournament, birthday party or team building event. You…
Maintaining WordPress is an essential part of owning a website. Almost all technology has some kind of updating system; even modern refrigerators have updates from time to time. Websites are no different. Use this WordPress maintenance checklist to keep your…
Studies show that lifelong careers are not the norm anymore and statistics prove that an individual is expected change careers three times during their professional lives. Therefore, if you are not satisfied with your current career, below are four tips…
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