Monthly Archives: February 2009

Digital Nomads: Are You Really Running A Business?

I've noticed a slightly odd trend in the world of location independent and digital nomad businesses - it's a reluctance or inability to discuss the business end of things. By that I mean that, when asked, some digital nomads seem unable or unwilling to clearly articulate what their business actually does or is. They say they ...

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Think You Don’t Need To Care How Your Company’s Doing When You’re Just An Employee? Think Again.

What is wrong with big companies these days? They screw up, fail to deliver on their strategies (or pursue dodgy strategies in the first place) and then run to the government asking for £m bailouts, playing the "thousands will be laid off otherwise" card. I would love to see how that would work for the thousands of ...

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Is Marketing Your Problem? Here’s The Likely Reason Why…

What's the first thing you do when you need more business? If you're like us, you go on a major marketing drive and/or look at why your existing marketing activities aren't working. But for some businesses (who don't have humongous marketing budgets to waste), that's easier said than done. And here's why... Of every single person I ...

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New To Twitter? Here Are Some Tips…

Not sure I'd agree that Twitter is full-on "mainstream" yet but it has certainly hit the headlines in recent weeks what with the news of the Hudson plane crash breaking on Twitter and the recent "event" that was Stephen Fry getting stuck in a lift and tweeting whilst there to his 95,000-odd followers. Today is an ...

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How To Apply To Be A Staff Blog Writer

You may know that I'm still looking for 1 or 2 more staff writers for the Location Independent blog (please don't apply - I've had plenty of applicants already). What has struck me is the casual nature with which some people have applied. I would understand if I were advertising for people to write for free ...

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Personal Branding: Don’t Do What I Did

Firstly, if you're reading this in a feed reader then please hop on over to the actual site and you'll see exactly what I'm talking about...otherwise you might get a little confused :) You'll hopefully see quite a radical change from before. That's quite deliberate and it's my way of saying..."enough's enough" - the time has ...

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