I recently received a comment on one of my business videos, Capitalise on What You Do Naturally, asking, ‘Can I copy that idea?’ Although I would like to protect my genius, I really see little point. The idea was for my friend- a make up artist and stylist. The video was used to talk her [...]

It might seem ideal to have your own business- choose your own hours, unlimited earnings etc – but the reality is actually very different. I continually hear people whimsically say that they want to have their own PR company or magazine company one day.  For many these are great ambitions to have, but I can’t [...]

In the last five years I have witnessed incredible technological changes that have opened the world of business up to anyone. One such change was afforded to me when I purchased my MacBook Pro in October 09 which provided easy to use, valuable tools.  Almost instantly it became so much easier to create and promote [...]

In order to produce product, you need capital. Most startups in this day and age, however, simply don’t have the money and investors are quite hard to find- especially when the product isn’t proven. Collected money from early sales before the product goes into production is proof that there is a market for the product [...]

A couple of weeks ago I met up with a friend in Starbucks and we began chatting about the use of YouTube in building customer relationship and selling products. Conveniently, I had my MacBook with me, so I pulled it out and started demonstrating how iMovie works. Though still in her hat and scarf, Shirley [...]

Wanting to keep myself entertained during the quiet Christmas season, I volunteered for 2 days with my local Church to see what I could do to introduce modern social community technologies and increase integration. Ning.com appeared to be a brilliant option. Having spent the last 3 years looking for a new church to call home, [...]