I am an EKKA tragic, so today I dragged two girls around the Brisbane EKKA with me. We visited the main pavilion while the dressage was on. I took the photo below with a free iPhone app called INSTAGRAM. You take a normal photo, and then you can choose a filter from about 15 filters [...]
Mumpreneur musings on a Sunday night
Sunday afternoon and my head is buzzing with ideas of what I want to do, I can hardly focus. The frustrating part of being a mumpreneur is it is 5:00 and I know I can do a bit of work now, but it will not be long before I am called away for dinner [...]
Copyright Agency Limited (CAL) ~ are you a member?
I just received information about my CAL membership if you are a writer you should consider signing up to Copyright Agency Limited (CAL) as they will support you in collecting income you are due for the writing you have created.
@TimboReid & a beautiful cow : niche marketing
I had a chuckle at a recent tweet from Tim Reid commenting on niche markets and a book called "Marketing for Libraries". Wandering around my local book store I came across some similar niche books. Beautiful Cows I have actually never seen an ugly cow, have you? I wonder what sort of person buys this [...]
Between 45 and 60 minutes is the optimum time for a webinar
I recently asked "What length of time are you prepared to listen to a webinar?" on my Linkedin profile and the highest rated response was 45 minutes with 60 minutes a close second. 20 people voted and 5 people commented. You can view the interactive results here :-http://linkd.in/fxWfEQ
Notes about restoring a computer after the hard drive crashes
I recently had to restore my computer from operating system up. It was not an enjoyable experience, especially as I only had to do it about 18 months ago L I shared my IT joy on twitter; ‘I wish I had an IT department to magically sort this stuff out! I will spend all w/e [...]
I use @CarboniteAU online back-up solution
I just came across a half written diary entry, which I never got around to finishing (see below). Quite amusing, as I am now thanking my lucky stars I made the investment in Carbonite online back-up service. Last Thursday I started my computer, and nothing happened. My hard drive had crashed and I [...]
issues with importing and entering data into XERO online accounting software #xerochallenge
I worked out this morning when I showed my husband XERO on the iPad that you cannot see the graphs on the iPad. This is because iPad does not support adobe I believe. I exported 475 customer cards from MYOB and ended up with 506 in XERO - well that does not sound good. The [...]
Andrew Griffiths Top Ten Business Building Websites via @AGauthor
Andrew Griffiths recently shared his top ten business building website via his regular newsletter; 1. BNET http://www.bnetau.com.au/ 2. TED http://www.ted.com/ 3. Flying Solo – Micro Business Community http://www.flyingsolo.com.au 4. Entrepreneur.com http://www.entrepreneur.com/ 5. Smart Company http://www.smartcompany.com.au/ 6. Springwise http://www.springwise.com/ 7. Success Magazine http://www.successmagazine.com/ 8. Business Blogs http://businessblogs.co.nz/ 9. Start Up Nation http://www.startupnationbook.com/ 10. The Marketing Profs [...]