I often get asked about blogging. Clients or other Freelancers read Chaos Killer and wonder if it’s something they should do themselves. But just because lots of people blog nowadays, should you be one of them? Continue reading
Why bother blogging?
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How not to send an annoying email
We all use email so surely we must all know how to use it properly right? Well, you’d think so but in fact, a lot of people are making huge social gaffes every time they press send. Continue reading
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The difference between a social media strategy and a social media campaign
What is a social media strategy?
A Social media strategy is something you do around six months before you launch a social media campaign, and involves deciding what tools to use and how to use them as well as identifying your objectives – are you focusing on marketing, sales, product awareness, customer service, driving traffic or all of these things? Continue reading
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Housekeeping tips for small businesses
The end of the year is a great time to do a bit of a small business housekeeping, have a digital tidy up and get your house in order. These housekeeping tasks shouldn’t take long but this is the perfect time to set systems into place and start habits that will make a big difference to your business over the coming year. Continue reading
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How to make your computer run faster
If you’re a PC owner then you’ve probably found that the longer you’ve had your computer, the slower it is. Well there are actually a few different things you can do to make it run faster. They don’t take long and you can even schedule them to run automatically. Continue reading
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How to clean up your computer’s desktop
When I use a clients computer I often shudder at how cluttered their desktops are. They look like the image above which is actually the type of thing that’ll give a minimalist like myself nightmares. Most of the icons don’t need to be there at all and, when I’ve asked them why they have so many, they didn’t even know they weren’t vital to the running of their PC. Continue reading
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How to create a memorable password
If you’re one of the millions of people who use the same password all over the Internet then you have to stop doing it right this minute! It’s extremely bad practice and one day you will get hacked, compromised or something else equally painful.
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Work better with the 5S Principles
Take a look around your desk, what does it look like? Is it a minimalists dream or does it look like a bomb’s hit it?
If it’s the latter then you may be interested in hearing about the Japanese 5S System – which is a ‘lean’ way of sorting things.
This system applies to your actual working area rather than the way you run your business, but is just as important: Continue reading
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