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Tip 8) Do you really know how you are spending your time?

30/9/2018

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Time Tracking with MyHours
 
MyHours is a great free tool for solo entrepreneurs to track the time they are spending on different projects or clients.

​Start or stop the timer with a single click, switch timings between tasks in seconds or, just as important, pause for a coffee break!
 
You can set variable hourly rates and report your work to your clients in style and detail.

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Tip 7) ​What is the number one thing you MUST do if you want a successful business?

29/9/2018

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What is the number one thing you MUST do if you want a successful business?
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Learn how to plan and prioritise.

If you want to own a successful business, you must get great at planning your time and prioritising your tasks. Don’t use scraps of paper or Post-It notes for your to-do lists.

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Tip 6) Why I absolutely love Fiverr

28/9/2018

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If you haven't heard of Fiverr, you are about to be introduced to the best small business resource out there! Fiverr is the world's largest freelance services marketplace for entrepreneurs, delivering everything from flyers, SEO and blogs, to VAs, digital marketing and websites, at extremely affordable prices.

​Here's why I Love Fiverr – it's just so cheap! Really – I had four great video intros created for HappiMe for $5, which was not even £5, it was around £3.80

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Tip 5) Zoom – a great communication tool

27/9/2018

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Like Skype but better, Zoom is a brilliant tool for communicating with clients, recording meetings and running live webinars. You can even have online breakout rooms!

​Free if it’s just two of you online, and free for groups up to 40 minutes! I use it for running group meetings, training and 1-2-1 coaching. Love it!

To your success
Jo Richings x

#tbsbn #businesstips #success #brisbiztips #happime #tbsbn #thebristolsmallbusinessnetwork
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Tip 4)  ​Stop weeing over your flyers, direct mail and web copy!

26/9/2018

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So, what do you mean by that I hear you ask yourself!

I’m not suggesting that you have actually been peeing over your flyers, but I wouldn’t be surprised if you have been ‘We’-ing over them.

Read over your marketing material and count how many times you use the words ‘We’ or ‘I’. Then start reframing your text so that for every WE you include a YOU. Because that’s the only thing your prospects are interested in! Themselves and what’s in it for them.

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Tip 3) Listen to 'Optimize' podcast – more wisdom in less time!

25/9/2018

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Ever wanted to read lots of great books on productivity, business, leadership and health but don't have the time? Make the most of your time in the car (or while cooking/cleaning/at the gym/walking) and listen to an audiobook or podcast. 

Brian Johnson’s short 5-15 minute podcasts talk about the best Big Ideas from 500 of the greatest personal growth books – he will inspire and empower you to be the best version of you that you can be. Highly recommended! 
To your success
Jo Richings​ x
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#tbsbn #businesstips#success #brisbiztips #happime  #tbsbn #thebristolsmallbusinessnetwork
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Tip 2) Trello is great for productivity

24/9/2018

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Here’s a great visual resource for those of you who struggle to get organised!

Trello is free, and it’s really simple to drag and drop your tasks from To Do, to Doing, to Done! Infinitely flexible. Incredibly easy to use either on your own or with teams. Great mobile app. It's free. Trello keeps track of everything, from the big picture to the minute details.

Click here to book a session on how to use Trello to get organised!​
​#tbsbn #businesstips#success #brisbiztips #happime  #tbsbn #thebristolsmallbusinessnetwork

To your success
Jo Richings​ x
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Tip 1) Let people get to know you

23/9/2018

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In case you missed the first tip in the pinned post on The Bristol Small Business Network page, people buy from people. So, when you post in FB groups to promote yourself, include your name and something about yourself. 

​Even add a photograph of yourself.

Make it personal – help people to get to know YOU first, then they are much more likely to buy from you. You don’t network with a link or a picture of your product. Let people get to know YOU! 

Good luck!
Jo Richings x

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