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About Heather Smith

Heather Smith can help your business deliver powerful, engaging and educational content, through guest blog posts, educational instructions, video creation, podcasts, and social media blasts. She hosts the #1 independent Cloud Stories podcast Cloud Stories, authored Xero for Dummies, produces easy to follow videos on her YouTube channel and hosts the Cloud Accountants and Advisors Meetup and Xero Mastermind Facebook group. As a chartered accountant and chartered certified accountant and certified Xero & MYOB software advisor she has the knowledge, expertise and credibility to talk about your business solution to the accounting and bookkeeping community.

Budget & Indulgent treats on the Gold Coast

Indulgent treats on the Gold Coast Bored children vs Nature O’Reillys Rainforest Retreat, is home to the Lost World Spa; If you’ve been saving your pennies and are looking for something indulgent try the three hour Vino-Therapy. It’s an anti-aging treatment using grape pulp and vine (from O’Reilly’s Vineyard) and includes a long soak [...]

2017-03-01T14:29:01+10:00February 20th, 2014|0 Comments

Australian Kayaking Adventures on the Gold Coast #thisisqueensland #visitgoldcoast

Australian Kayaking Adventures I recently attended a session with Australian Kayaking Adventures on the Gold Coast. They run tours of the Gold Coast broad water and Stradbroke Island. I bought a relative a ‘Half Day Dolphin & Stradbroke Island’ kayak ride gift voucher last Christmas — he loved it — so I was [...]

2017-03-01T14:29:03+10:00February 20th, 2014|0 Comments

Threedom Wellness yoga classes #visitgoldcoast #thisisqueensland

Laura Humphrey of Threedom Wellness I recently attended a yoga session run by Laura Humphrey of Threedom Wellness held at on the grass beside the Surf Club Kurrawa, Old Burleigh Road, Broadbeach. It was a beautiful location. The Gold Coast weather was glorious, cool enough not to sweat and hot enough to exercise. [...]

2017-12-25T04:54:58+10:00February 20th, 2014|0 Comments

Roar Food Cooking Demonstration #visitgoldcoast #thisisqueensland

Raw Food Pizza - It tasted really yummy! I attended a cooking demonstration run by Brendan Jones from Roar Foods at the old Burleigh Theatre arcade. Roar Foods specialises in organic raw food, serving it, and teaching others how to serve it. In my mind I thought it was a hands on cooking class, [...]

2017-12-25T04:54:55+10:00February 20th, 2014|0 Comments

8 tips for running a lean startup business

I encourage you to launch and run your business as leanly as possible: bootstrap the business, invest your own funds in the business, live frugally and watch every penny you spend. The less money you spend, the less profit you need to generate to turn your business into a success. The less money you borrow, [...]

2025-05-28T18:12:19+10:00February 13th, 2014|0 Comments

10 Business Trends for 2014 and WIN $100 Officeworks voucher

The fab people at Officeworks have given me a $100 AU Officeworks voucher to give away to a lucky reader....read on to find out more details...[This competition is now closed and I'm excited to share with you Ross Dawson selected Grant Steele as the winner. Dawson remarked there were a number of excellent comments. Thank-you [...]

2021-01-19T11:35:09+10:00February 13th, 2014|20 Comments

A perfect example of content marketing CONTENT MARKETING!

During the 2013 Problogger conference, I attended a session called ‘Selling Stuff’ run by Shayne Tilley. Tilley has been involved in selling 30 million worth of ebooks – this guy knows his stuff – so when he talks you listen! He started the session, getting all of us to stand — I’m that awkward person [...]

2017-03-01T14:29:09+10:00February 11th, 2014|3 Comments

Xero FAQ

How do I allocate a fuel bill that is 80% business and 20% private in Xero? How do I record transactions made from my business savings account to my business credit card account in Xero? Where do I allocate monthly website upkeep and hosting expenses too in Xero? Where do I allocate car registration in [...]

2017-03-01T14:29:11+10:00October 30th, 2013|0 Comments

Xero for Personal Finances

Yes! You can use Xero cashbooks for your personal finances.  Xero cashbooks has bank feed options, spend and receive money, and has the look and feel of the business version of Xero so it's easy to use! As you would expect it does not include payroll or inventory, or the ability to raise invoices or bills. It does [...]

2021-02-15T09:19:57+10:00September 30th, 2013|4 Comments

Xero & Debtor Daddy

I was interested in trying out a cloud based debtor tracking systems as cash flow is critical for the survival of a small business and chasing outstanding invoices is time consuming and something I least like about running a business. I signed up to the Xero approved add-on debtor tracking solution Debtor Daddy. The whippet [...]

2017-03-01T14:29:14+10:00September 29th, 2013|4 Comments
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