Not being prepared for an opportunity as a business owner has to be one of the major sins of entrepreneurship. Yet every time I go to a networking meeting or conference I find people who have not got business cards, flyers or even their contact detail on them. When asked to introduce themselves they Basically ummm and ahhh their way through a bunch of made up facts that tell us nothing more than this guy is just not prepared and not able to promote his business at all.

Other people I chat t...

This has been a Google of a week and I am still learning so much each day. We have been using Google Trends for some time now to define our keywords and marketing events but this all seems so old and so last year. Here are some nifty tools and tips for those of you who want to get some fancy statistics for your presentation or business plan. 

Google Think Insights offers a number of great tools that are easy and fun to use. Facts & Stats gives you those actual statistics like did you know th...

This week we got to attend some of the Google launch in Cape Town through Mobile Mondays at the One and Only hotel. Not only were we suitable fed and watered but Google as expected put on an awesome show and tell.

We were introduced to some old fav apps that have undergone some revamping such a Chrome, Apps, Location and Games (I am now addicted to Angry Birds). But the best of all was the new look Google Plus and Google Pages.

One can clearly see how they have looked seriously at the mark...

Frustration amongst the general population is fast becoming a way of life and almost expected reaction to most phone calls queues or dealings with large organizations. For the small business owner is begun to be the largest blockage of doing business and scenes of head butting desks and phone slamming is just a normal part of the day. But frustration can be turned around and used as a source of a business idea and a way to profit. The opposite of Frustration is something most people will pay ...

This last weekend we hosted the winning team from SA Teen Entrepreneur at a workshop. During this time we ran through some of the basic attributes required to become a successful entrepreneur.

Once again the age old enemy of self-doubt and lack of confidence was named as the number one enemy of a successful future.

So many times we have seen businesses and ideas come to a grinding halt because the brain behind the idea froze in fear when asked to present to the world.

So what can be done t...

I look forward to a day when this blog is nominated for any sort of award, but until then we must ride the wave of other successful pioneers that lead the way. I can claim some sort of connection to one of my fav blogs  IDEATE because my writing contributions have in some small way helped them to grow this site into the business giant it is today.

So please support me, Ideate and small business by voting here for Ideate and contribute to the success of our efforts. Voting closes soon so clic...

Remember back in the ‘olden days’ when you had to specify the http:// before every website URL. We even had people printing it this way on their business cards and posters. Then the technology caught up and it became an assumed part of any web address. Well now we are getting even lazier and dropping the www. or the Whack Whack Whack as it is called.

This allows you to just use the mybusiness.com part of your URL. BUT only if you have created the required 301 redirect with your web host...