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You would like to post on my blog or linkedin feed
I get asked this quite a lot, and I always say no. The integrity of this blog is important to me – I write every post myself, and I believe
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Words to avoid
If I see any of these in a message I immediately bin it. At the very least, even if I read it, I am on maximum suspicion. so – maybe
I can’t see you! – Linkedin profile photo
Hiya when you sent me a message it didn’t come with a profile photo. Of course that’s your choice, and some people don’t want everyone else to know what they
How easy is it to try before you buy??
When I asked to test drive an Audi eTron GT they said they would only ship a test car down to the coast if I was definitely going to buy
“Would you do this job for us?”
I often get asked to do jobs that are unpaid, or for a very limited budget, but they are quite fun. Or maybe not very fun but pretty well paid.
Unnecessary Adornments – aargh
As a half Norwegian, I love my Ø and it annoys me when people miss out the line through it and call Bjørk “Bjork” (like chalk) and Bjørn Borg “Bjorn
Is it OK to lose potential work on price?
The eternal question: What price should you charge? The short answer is “Whatever gets you to the point where you lose half your enquiries on price”. We won’t go into the
12 things I don’t want
I know you have to earn a living doing what you do – don’t we all? – but please save your time and don’t bother to try to sell me
Everything is bad for you
Well, it looks as if water is OK. But anything at all interesting is bad, it seems. Smoothies, juice, vegan milk etc… But of all the things I like to
You think we don’t notice
Customers aren’t stupid And they don’t like being treated as if they ARE Here’s one small example. I like to drink coke. I know it’s not the most healthy drink,
Worlds
I’ve been collecting Worlds for a number of years now. Ideally they would be small and shabby, and named after something obscure or bizarre. Like Tropical Fish World or Aromatherapy
Management Vegetables – book on kindle, or paper – or a conference talk!
Is this you? Here are just some of the vegetables / fruits that you NEED to know about! Buy the book on kindle Buy the book on paper Get Chris
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How to sell shoes – or not
I went into Loakes today as by chance I was passing the shop in Birmingham, and I was thinking about spending £200 on a new pair of shoes. I’m on
The Parsnip of Profit
How can you make more profit? The Parsnip says you have only seven options: Price up – experiment with different amounts and see what happens, try it on different segments for
Google yourself regularly!
I’ve just discovered that google is not seeing my blog – for example this: of course, people probably aren’t going to be searching for my name and agile (although they
