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I use three writing tools/apps to go from research all the way through to publication via EnergyBook. To set out my thoughts, collate my research, set out my book, I use Scrivener. I find it a great tool and with a one-off purchase price, it’s great value for money. Using a simple word processor does not give you the flexibility to make drafts, move things […]
I use three WordPress plugins to dramatically increase links and save time. I would not be without them. They make a big difference to your WordPress website and improve customer experience. Check them out 1 – Pretty Links The Pretty Links is a great free plugin that helps you create bespoke ULS that you can use within your blog or for external links to your […]
Lots of people write blogs but not all are able to earn from them. It may be that you want to just receive enough income to pay for your web hosting or maybe you want to earn enough to live on – whichever you want to do here are three simple steps. 1 Add Google Adsense to your blog. It’s simple and if you are […]
Facebook Groups are a great way to meet and talk to people with a common purpose. Whether that be a business idea, hobby or view of the world. I have successfully run a Facebook Group for some years and we often have 100 new members per day. Here are three things that I believe help you to grow a successful Facebook Group. Zero tolerance on […]
There are hundreds of blog posts and help guides regarding how to be successful with a start-up business. From my experience there are three things to get right when you start a business. Get these three things right and you will be on the road to success. 1 – Design your business model. How are you going earn money, who are your customers and what are […]
We are very pleased to say that it is now possible to create a guest post for this blog. Please keep your posts on the subject of this blog – strategy creation, workshops, presentations, speaking, tips, , business improvement, etc. All posts will be reviewed before they are posted. We look forward to your guest blog posts ideas and suggestions. We will of course allow […]
Perhaps the three biggest complaints I have heard from organisations as we start strategy creation process is that 1 – Our organisation does not have a strategy – but the competitors do 2 – We don’t have a strategy now – but we did in the past 3 – We’ve done all this before – but nothing happened From these comments I have drawn the […]
Many times in my career I have heard complicated descriptions of what strategy is and how to form or create a strategy. In many cases the suggestion for the processes are very complicated and as a consequence the strategy is not realised. However, like so many things in this world, the strategy creation can be described in just three parts…. 1 – Where we are […]
The structure of your bullet points should be consistent. Here are a few rules I like to adopt. First, decide whether you will be using capitals or not. Having bullet points starting with a mixture of uppercase or lowercase words creates an impression that the slide is not finished and only in draft. Second, try and get the first words to be consistent with respect […]
A simple technique I learned early in my career to help a presentation flow and create a conversation with your audience, is to name each presentation slide. You will have three things to remember and say about each slide as you present it – the strapline, the content and the link to the next slide. When you start to describe the content of the slide […]