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May 14th, 2008 »
Comments (0)There are various reports about that Prime Minister Gordon Brown is taking part in discussions with TV producers to star in his own reality show. Apparently MP Hazel Blears was photographed carrying a print-out of email detailing the show to a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday. Apparently it has the working title Junior PM.
It’s claimed that [...]
May 14th, 2008 »
Comments (0)Your business can only succeed through its reputation. Your customers will be making decisions based on the perception of your business held in their mind. That perception will be based on:
The memory they have of you;
Your reputation – as they remember it;
The last thing they knew about your business;
The things about your business that they [...]
May 14th, 2008 »
Comments (0)Having recently been asked about any of my own business nightmares what Seth Godin writes in his post We specialize in everything strikes a cord:
… if you can find the best in the world to do what you want, no matter what it is you want, does that change things?
… When choice is limited, I [...]
May 13th, 2008 »
Comments (20)While there are many great Internet business blogs about, they are not always easy to find. So I’ve gathered together a list of what I believe are the Top 100 Internet Business Blogs on the Internet. If you feel I’ve missed a blog out then contact me and tell me why.
The blogs are listed in [...]
May 13th, 2008 »
Comments (0)I’ve been looking forward to reading Rachel Elanugh’s book since she announced that she was writing one. Although her business Red Letter Days ended up in administration before being bought by two of her fellow Dragons I believe there’s a lot that aspiring entrepreneurs could learn from her experience.
So I was disappointed when I [...]
May 12th, 2008 »
Comments (5)I’ve started a blogging business.
Why am I telling you this? Well, John has often written about blogging as a business , so when I started my own blog I asked if I could write a guest post about it. He suggested that, rather than just write one post, I write a series charting the progress [...]
May 12th, 2008 »
Comments (2)Seth Godin recently posted a list of “What Every Good Marketer Knows”, but every single point seems to be about advertising. Try it, read his post substituting advertising everywhere you see marketing. Yes, good marketers do need to understand good advertising, but good marketing is so much more than that.
In Marketing Management Philip Kotler defines [...]
May 9th, 2008 »
Comments (0)Over the last few months I’ve received a regular stream of emails asking for advice and guidance on starting an Internet business. Unfortunately, much as I’d love to, I can’t spend all day providing free advice by email. So instead I’m writing a series of books explaining how to start an Internet business. The first [...]
May 9th, 2008 »
Comments (7)A couple of weeks ago Sam from 3mobilebuzz letting me know he’d just recieved several of 3’s brand new HSDPA USB sticks and wondering if I’d like to review one. As it happens I’ve actually been looking at mobile broadband solutions so I was quite keen to have play with what 3 has to offer.
Basically [...]
May 8th, 2008 »
Comments (0)Last year I wrote Is 30 Too Old To Start A Tech Business which referred to a list of Silicon Valley start-ups and the age of their founders published by Valleywag (the average age being 26). As I pointed out at the time the table misses out some important tech start-ups and is far too [...]