It was in the first week in February this year that I first met Mr Jones. He sat quietly in one of the three chairs we have in the outer office/reception areas for visitors. He smiled broadly when I turned off the radio on my Mac and went out to meet him. He was well… Continue reading Mr Jones
Trump-how does he get away with it?
I find it incredible, and frightening, that Donald Trump still appears to have such a large following and such enormous sway and influence over the Republican party in the United States. He was involved in a New York State investigation or prosecution into the business practices of the Trump business empire. The nefarious practices appear… Continue reading Trump-how does he get away with it?
‘Stay in your lane’ and ‘stick to the law’
It’s a shocking state of affairs that certain individuals, who I would describe as knuckle-draggers and cellar dwellers, believe that I should not publish an opinion outside the area of law. They tell me to ‘stick to the law’ and ‘stay in your lane’. These types of statements have the effect of fortifying me in… Continue reading ‘Stay in your lane’ and ‘stick to the law’
The biggest disadvantage of successful online marketing
There are not many disadvantages of having an active online marketing presence. But there are one or two. The greatest one is probably the number of queries and requests I receive from a mixture of tyre kickers, hopeless cases, and those harbouring and nourishing deeply held grievances for inordinate periods of time. Don’t get me… Continue reading The biggest disadvantage of successful online marketing
Starting a side hustle in the information provision business
I published a short video last week called “Exploiting the gaps in the information provision business”. I was making the point that there was a good living to be made from providing information to people, especially given the reluctance of many to do some basic research by themselves. I know this from my YouTube channel… Continue reading Starting a side hustle in the information provision business
Selling websites in Mullingar (flashback)
I had a flashback moment when we passed a little parade of shops in Mullingar. One of the shops was a small bicycle shop. I had a clear memory of walking into that shop a few years ago with an A5 leaflet/flyer I had spent hours carefully crafting. I was trying to sell websites to… Continue reading Selling websites in Mullingar (flashback)
The precariousness of life
Myself and herself celebrated 32 years of married life yesterday evening in the Johnstown Hotel and Estate near Enfield. It is a lovely spot and there was a good, vibrant buzz about it last night. There had been a wedding on during the day and there was plenty of other events of life being celebrated… Continue reading The precariousness of life
The obsession thing
I have commented and written in the past about one of the saddest things I come across with some regularity is what I describe as ‘the obsession thing’. It will be a situation where an employee or an ordinary person in a non-work related setting is obsessed about some perceived wrong that has been done… Continue reading The obsession thing
A growing number of files
We have more shelving coming today to accommodate the growing number of files in the office. In my office there is a table at which I meet clients and carry out face to face consultations. But it is so laden with files at the moment that it is becoming embarrassing with a real danger that… Continue reading A growing number of files
One minute videos-a valuable tool in any small business marketing arsenal
I am constantly trying to make my marketing efforts more efficient. And by more efficient I mean a greater return from the time spent on any particular activity. I have recently discovered, by some simple experimentation, that resizing my one-minute vertical videos, originally made primarily for TikTok and Instagram Reels, to square videos has tremendous… Continue reading One minute videos-a valuable tool in any small business marketing arsenal