21/05/2012

New website for my magazine

I offer a website in with the package for the work from home business that is Mags to Riches. I’ve been so busy helping other people though I hadn’t got round to finishing my own. One thing I did struggle with when I started is that I’m trying to deliver one website to two different [...]

Assured income month after month

I’ve been overhauling a section in the Mags2Riches program explaining how to get your customer database set up so that you have accurate information and can use it to put marketing programs in place. In the process of doing this I had a bit of a tidy up of my own databases, one of which [...]

We love small businesses – and they love us.

A new business startup called me this week to ask if she could pop in to discuss her advertising.  Most of our business is done over the phone and email, and I already knew that Alena was a one-person business so wasn’t sure what she would need to discuss but I am always happy to [...]

How lovely!

Now I have to say I do get a lot of calls from people saying how much they enjoy my magazine.  Being quite British I am inclined to rather modestly shuffle from one foot to another (which is not easy when the I’m sat at my desk), politely thank them and secretly think ‘you’re just [...]

Missing an advertiser

You’d think the thing that would make a business annoyed with you is running their advert beyond the agreed time.  But they don’t worry about that.  The thing that really riles people is missing them out if they’ve booked. No system is foolproof, and I have to say I rarely miss anyone out.  But mistakes [...]

I hate saying no

We were closing off the March edition of our magazine today.  With February being a short month and the weekend taking up the last two days we did close the books a few days earlier than usual. So I was watching the PC for the message from my designer to say that the magazine had [...]