Starting up a side business is an increasingly popular idea for many people, especially since it's now so easy to achieve business goals from home or remotely. If you're planning on starting your own side business, here is a checklist to get you started. Plan Your Hours of Work If you're starting a side business around a full-time job, then you need to best plan how you're going to work your second job without it affecting the first. This may take a large amount of compromises when it comes to your free personal time, so it's a good idea to also speak to your friends and family if it's going to significantly affect how much free time you have. It's also important to understand how you personally best work. Is it going to be more productive for you to work on your side … [Read more...] about A Checklist for Starting Your Own Side Business
5 Virtual Gifts You Should Give Your Gamer Friends
Everyone has that one friend who loves to play video games. What’s more, it’s highly likely that you have the same interests as the people in your social circle—you know, birds of the same feather and all that. With this, you’ll want to think about giving virtual gifts to your gamer friends. The process of gift-giving seems relatively straightforward. However, with the recent coronavirus pandemic, you have to consider the implications of sending a physical gift, especially with the heightened risk of infection. Fortunately, you can give them virtual gifts, which are, typically, electronic vouchers or codes that your friends can redeem on their favorite stores. The primary benefit of this type of gift is that they can choose the product or service that they want, which means that you … [Read more...] about 5 Virtual Gifts You Should Give Your Gamer Friends
Top 5 Digital Marketing Trends In 2020
Marketing Automation Marketing automation software, such as Hubspot and ActiveCampaign, will be extremely popular in 2020 and beyond. New software is coming out at a rapid pace and getting even more sophisticated: there's no reason not to use it in your marketing strategy. If you run a business online, you need to stay relevant to new and existing customers, and analytics is the way to do it. But it can be time-consuming, especially when personalized content and custom communication, which is why more companies are turning to Marketing automation to integrate and deliver what consumers have come to expect. Video Marketing Video marketing has been around for a while, and for all the right reasons. People love watching videos: they are easy to consume, informative, and don't require the … [Read more...] about Top 5 Digital Marketing Trends In 2020
Making Remote Working More Comfortable
Who would have thought that in 2020, our homes would become our offices? Our new workplace is familiar, almost, too familiar. We have to put ourselves in a different frame of mind if we are to work from home successfully for any length of time. Why? Well, when our home office is 2 feet away from our living room, or bedroom, then we will need to remind ourselves that we are working and not ‘at home’ per se. This can only be achieved if we do certain things that remind us that putting in an 8-hour day, even if we haven’t left our homes, in the same order of the day. But, working from home presents us with a new challenge. Feeling comfortable while we are working from home, having not left the house. Select background noise When we are at work, we are automatically in a different frame … [Read more...] about Making Remote Working More Comfortable
4 Things To Think About When Considering Influencer Marketing
Working with influencers is a great marketing strategy for many brands. As the name suggests, they have a lot of ‘influence’ over the opinions and buying behaviour of their followers. There are many misconceptions about influencers, but if you do your research and select the right ones for your brand, they can help your business to become a success. There are many types of influencer, not just the Instagrammer or YouTuber you might be thinking of. Typical types of influencer include: Thought leaders Celebrities Bloggers Micro-influencers According to Fusion Media, Gen Z spends over 15 hours per week on their mobile phone, a great deal of this time is spent interacting with content created by social influencers. Here’s what to look out for when working with … [Read more...] about 4 Things To Think About When Considering Influencer Marketing
Submitting Your Tax Return Doc
Tax return help is something that many business owners or sole traders ask for. If you are not sure about how to complete a tax return, or if taxes worry you, employing an expert tax return accountant is the most sensible option. There are many reasons for this, but one of them is that there are penalties for the late submission of your tax return. An expert will ensure that it is in on time. Who Needs To Complete A Tax Return? If you need help filling out a tax return, don’t worry. Many business owners and sole traders do. You can read https://tri-merit.com/tax-training-and-cpe/ to learn about the different training that the professionals have received. This displays how they are in a position to provide you with the best assistance. You may even wonder whether you need to … [Read more...] about Submitting Your Tax Return Doc
