Monthly Archives: June 2008

Freelancer or Business Owner?

I had a great question in my inbox recently from someone who bought my book, reads the LI blog and would like to set themselves up in business...here's the full question: "I'm a designer primarily, my passion is really web design and development. What I'm wondering is if, early on, it makes more sense to incorporate ...

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The Perils Of Having Multiple Websites & Blogs

At the last count here at Project Woodward HQ we were the proud owners of 5 active blogs and 10 live websites (almost, we're about to launch 3 of them). For me, being a blog & website junkie that's nothing new and actually not that many but there is one major difference these days...but before I ...

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Jealousy & Why It’s Not All That Bad

Most people will tell you that jealousy is an ugly emotion. They prefer to say that they're "envious" rather than jealous because it sounds nicer (I know, because that's what I do too!). But honestly, sometimes when you sit down and look at what others have going on in their world and then you look at ...

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Words That Work And Words That Don’t

I first noticed that some words can still have a pretty powerful effect on me, when faced with rows and rows of fish & chip shops down in Devon a couple of weeks ago. Being an NLP practitioner and versed in the tactics used by copywriters everywhere, I'm always somewhat cynical when faced with marketing ...

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Why Getting To Know Your Computer Is Well Worth The Effort

I am constantly amazed and astounded at how some people in the business world get by with I.T. skills so minimal they can barely switch their computer on without tech support (slight exaggeration I know but not far off). I was watching someone the other day try and find a file on their computer - my ...

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Do You Really Need The Internet *That* Much?

We're back in South Africa which means a limit of 2GB per month on the internet access front (even worse than the 3GB we had last time although we can always pay for more if we run out). So once again online productivity is at the forefront of our minds and please do forgive my (what ...

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Are Traditional Business Models Really Dead?

I read on someone's blog last week that traditional business models are as good as dead and that these days you can't make as much money unless you're into online business models or property. Now the second one I agree with - you just have to look around us in Dubai to see how people are ...

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