An Australian Opportunity circa 2014
Google Adwords Express : an experiment in effectiveness
A few weeks back I kicked off an Adwords Express account for Rocking Rose. This was an experiment, specifically a Google Adwords Express experiment. I had been hearing some chatter about Google Account Managers , and opinion was split between “their job is to get your money” and “They add value to your campaign and […]
Manage your Emails Effectively – LEAN principles applied to emails
I recently did a free speaking gig, where I talked through how I manage my email accounts ( 2 work email addresses and a personal account). The topic was so popular, I decided to blog about it, to show you how you can manage your emails effectively. I’ve made great progress since my Sept 16 Blog about being […]
Referring business is a skill, and well, some people are just better at it than others
Just recently , a fairly new acquaintance of mine referred someone to me, or rather , I was referred to them. This is not unusual – a lot of people see a lot of opportunity with the various business interests that I have, notwithstanding my startup Rocking Rose, and my new social networking App Network […]
The LinkedIn Comment Unsubscribe Option (yay!)
I realised a couple of days ago that I have reached LinkedIn Comment Fatigue. I will go to comment or like a post, or an image, or a share by someone in my network, and , wait for it … I hold back for a moment rethinking if I should indeed participate or not. Not […]
Red wine for a High tea – why not ?
Rocking Rose has made it’s first charitable donation … and it feels good. Cue – some red wine for the White Ribbon High Tea to make a Difference. I just finished gluing some paper strips with a rose and the company name around 7 bottles of red wine ( it is temporarily while I await some […]
Being the bottleneck (way back in 2016)
Bottlenecks. Those thin long bits at the top of your wine bottle that allow a smooth pouring of your 5pm pickup. The point of them is to make sure your wine/ beverage of choice doesn’t rush out and spill. Heaven forbid you waste any Happy Juice. *smiley wink emoji* More figuratively alluding to a place […]
Just Do it ! And test, test, test ….
This is a quick post , being written on a train , at 7:52 am on a Saturday. Yes – I’m on a train to the city before 8 am on a Saturday morning – welcome to the life of an entrepreneur ! Why I’m on the train , is another story for another post […]
Just graduated to Tech Geek – the advanced class
Ok , so maybe not quite as advanced as some. But this is what I did yesterday ( and perhaps you’ll see why I’m so chuffed with myself) After battling for weeks to get some minor settings on my new WordPress website for Network Buddy to update, I pulled the band-aid off this weekend , […]
Collaboration is not a dirty word
The all knowing fountain of collective knowledge that is wikipedia has an article about Collaboration. It starts with the sentence Collaboration is working with others to do a task and to achieve shared goals Now, I know that we sometimes associate the word “collaborate” with evil ends, and naughty people, doing horrible things in concert. (as in […]