When you give your product away for free, or give free advice or consultations in your professional practice, what message are you sending out about the value you are providing? What signal does it send?
Category: Small Business
2 things confirmed from my latest property investment video
I published a video on my YouTube channel yesterday called “I bought this property at a Bid X1 auction” and it has been one of the most popular videos I have published in a long time. There has been a tremendous number of views, comments and engagement. It shows two things: The chip on the… Continue reading 2 things confirmed from my latest property investment video
Drawing lifelong investing conclusions based on one event is dumb
One thing that perplexes me is the willingness of people to make assumptions and confident statements with no evidence or data to back up the conclusion. Another thing that puzzles me is the person who draws a conclusion and adopts a position on the basis of only one piece of evidence. This is as stupid… Continue reading Drawing lifelong investing conclusions based on one event is dumb
All your eggs in one basket
If you are a small business owner/operator, you need to avoid one of the oldest and easiest mistakes to make: putting all your eggs in one basket. If you have a client/customer who forms a disproportionate portion of your sales, you are in an immensely vulnerable position. They can really put the squeeze on you… Continue reading All your eggs in one basket
Clarity and closure-not to be undervalued
Much of the value of what I do when I meet people in consultations is give them clarity and closure. This week I have had three consultations in which I had to advise the client that they had no case or a case that was so weak that it was not worth pursuing. Occasionally, the… Continue reading Clarity and closure-not to be undervalued
Working from home isn’t for everyone
When the question of working from home, or remote working as it is described nowadays, has cropped my initial response has always been that I would prefer to go to the office. This week, due to Covid, I have been working from home. And my original view has been confirmed. I am looking forward to… Continue reading Working from home isn’t for everyone
This one decision before my annual leave was crucial
One of the big problems with small professional practices like mine is when we return from our annual leave. Everything revolves around the one person in a sole practitioner office, and the same would apply to professionals in different industries who operate as solo entrepreneurs. The big problem when you come back is the amount… Continue reading This one decision before my annual leave was crucial
This platform is growing quietly and working hard for me and my business
Up to recently the average number of plays per episode of my podcast, the Irish Law and Small Business Podcast, on Spotify alone was 81 plays per episode. When you consider that I have published 466 episodes to date the figure of 81 plays per episode is pretty good. But now the average number of… Continue reading This platform is growing quietly and working hard for me and my business
Making a positive out of Covid
I have not had Covid until yesterday. It is my first time and came as a bit of a shock as I was just getting ready to return to work in the office after a week of annual leave. I was not looking forward to the pile up of things, files, letters etc. I had… Continue reading Making a positive out of Covid
First impressions last
We moved from Inchydoney Island Lodge and Spa in Inchydoney to Glengariff, West Cork this week. We had a tremendous time in Inchydoney but our first impressons in Eccles Hotel in Glengarrif were fomed with the first person we met, the receptionist, and it was a disappointing interaction. Everything since then, and our impressions of… Continue reading First impressions last