Why is credibility important? Without credibility you will have a real hard time to get potential clients or partners to open that door for you! Unfortunately building credibility is a slow process that takes time and effort, especially if you are just starting out it can be a really hard job! So what can you do to speed [...] Read more »
How to … get the prices or fees that you really want?
For many startup entrepreneurs the hardest bit is actually asking confidently for the price or fee that they want. Many new sole traders and (creative) people have negative ideas about money, marketing or selling, and will feel uncomfortable discussing prices. The issue is however, that if you don’t value yourself, others won’t either, and you will not [...] Read more »
How to … price my services
Pricing services is slightly different then pricing products, especially as they are less tangible and harder to compare with each other. A product might have a price label, but many services don’t so there is still room to negotiate about what exactly is required and what price is needed. As a service provider your overheads [...] Read more »
How to … get unstuck – Marla Tabaka
This morning I came by chance across this blog of Marla Tabaka, which really stuck a cord with me! I really like it when people don’t just share the good parts of their lives, but also what they struggle with. Marla is a business adviser and coach like me, and there are some really exciting [...] Read more »
Seth Godin: Looking for the right excuse
I have to say that some of Seth Godin’s blogs are so spot on! I really like this one, which he sent earlier in the week. I would love to hear your comments on this one, or indeed: What are the excuses that you use to stop you doing what you are capable of? ‘This [...] Read more »
John Williams: the 21 myths of work
John Williams, author of ‘Screw Work Let’s Play – How to do what you love and get paid for it’ and organiser of the Scanner Nights, is quickly becoming a guru as his book is hitting the no. 1 spot on Amazon for business books! I really love this book and have been recommending it [...] Read more »
