Online business basics: How to be a better blogger

August 3, 2011
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(This is the fourth article in my Online business basics series. You can find links to the other posts in the series on this page: Online business basics) A blog is now crucial for most online businesses. A steady stream of fresh content keeps your human visitors coming back for more and keeps your website [...]

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Women can never have it all

August 1, 2011
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That’s according to Hilary Devey, the new recruit to Dragon’s Den in this interview in the Telegraph. Helen Dewdney (@HelenDewdney) tweeted me yesterday to ask what I thought, and my reply is “It depends what you mean by ‘it all’.” Which is a bit of a cop out, but let me explain…

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I started a business with a baby: Suzannah Butcher of Work For Mums

July 29, 2011
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Tell us a little about your business I run a resource and information website called work-for-mums.com which is aimed at mums who are working from home or who are looking for the opportunity to work from home. What was your job before starting your business? I have been running a successful direct selling business (Phoenix [...]

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Online business basics: Why you MUST have a mailing list

July 27, 2011
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(This is the third article in my Online business basics series. You can find links to the other posts in the series on this page: Online business basics) A mailing list is an essential tool in business, yet many new online business owners don’t have one. So why is a mailing list so important and [...]

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Tax Credit Deadline – don’t save all your changes until 31st July!

July 26, 2011

Today I’ve got a reminder for you from guest blogger Claire Meredith of Pennies For Parents and Zest Payroll Solutions. Over to you Claire! As the Tax Credit Renewal deadline of 31st July fast approaches, I’d like to remind you how important it is to tell the Tax Credit office of changes to your circumstances [...]

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Should you sell from eBay, Amazon or your own website?

July 25, 2011
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Following on from the post setting up an online shop: the pros and cons of different types, here is a guest post from Naziana Searle, owner of  www.bambinoboo.co.uk and writer of a start-up business blog smallbusinessmum.wordpress.com. Naziana shares her experience of starting her own online shop, eBay shop and selling on Amazon. I decided that [...]

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I started a business with a baby: Elise Mendelle of Bundle-O-Joy

July 22, 2011
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Tell us a little about your business Bundle-O-Joy was started on a quest to provide pregnant women with fabulous, key piece, maternity clothes bundles to avoid the hassle of retail shopping. Our vision is to reach pregnant women across the UK and help make pregnancy easier and more enjoyable in the form of happy, comfortable, [...]

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