Month: July 2013
Your Biz Could Win a Big Game Ad from Intuit [Sponsored]
After helping out small biz owners for more than 22 years, Intuit wants to throw an unprecedented winning pass. Check out this video from Intuit featuring football legend Jimmy Johnson, who explains how Intuit is giving one lucky small business their very own 30-second television advertisement that will air duringRead More
Web Analytics Demystified: A Simple Calendar for Solopreneurs
Ok, you’ve done it. You’re an internet entrepreneur now. Whether you’re a freelance writer, a marketing consultant, or a UX designer, you’ve got a website you use to sell your services. And on that website, you’ve probably already installed a web analytics application that collects data about your visitors. YouRead More
Career Change: Are You Too Scared to Take That Leap?
It’s no secret that change, especially a career change, can be a scary (and for some people downright terrifying) idea. We tend to get into a routine and hold to it with a death grip. Change can bring a certain level of instability in life. Change means learning new thingsRead More
6 New Trends in Employee Benefits
I work for an amazing company that offers employee benefits I never expected to encounter in a job. And, no, I don’t work in one of those offices with a pinball machine and a beer fridge. I work for a company that has thought long and hard about providing employeesRead More
Review: VisioTask – Task Management Made Colorful
Task management and increased productivity: if it were simple there wouldn’t be a gazillion books, apps, and seminars addressing the issue. Often the pursuit of better task management can seem like chasing a unicorn. Through a dense forest. At night. Blindfolded. You get the idea. We live in a busyRead More
How to Increase Employee Motivation: Lessons From ‘The Office’
Do you remember that episode of “The Office” where Robert California tells Andy Bernard that he, as manager, needs to do whatever is necessary to double the sales? In typical “Nard Dog” fashion, Andy creates an employee motivation program to boost office morale and productivity. Not surprisingly, none of theRead More
Review: actiTIME – Web-based Time Tracker Software
Managing your hourly time with a time tracker as a freelancer is one of the most important things you can do. With the freedom of setting your own hours comes the responsibility of keeping up with things without oversight. If you manage a team of employees or contractors, this taskRead More
How to Maximize Workplace Safety
Accidents will happen, at least that what Elvis Costello sang. It’s true, though: no matter how careful you are or how well you prepare, there will always be some percentage of slips, falls, and other different types of accidents at work that reduce workplace safety. This doesn’t mean that youRead More