Xerocon has become a defining moment on my business calendar, a lot of the work I do leads up to the Xerocon celebration. 2012 — I met with Rod Drury CEO of Xero and my publisher Kirsten Hammond from Wiley to agree the concept of Xero for Dummies. 2013 — launch of Xero for Dummies [...]
... otherwise known as Step by Step guide for updating the CoSchedule plugin for WordPress ... This article looks at using the CoSchedule WordPress plugin to schedule the promotion of blog posts to social media accounts. My intention of writing this post is so the actual process of scheduling can be outsourced to your social [...]
I'm having problems with my NAB bank feed ... There are a number of reasons why bank feeds don’t reconcile, but if you've checked everything else, this may explain the cause. Currently it appears if you have multiple credit card accounts with NAB - an Australian high street bank, one of the accounts is deemed to [...]
A Writers Festival is an opportunity to connect with readers through various activities, author talks, panel sessions and workshops. As a reader I actively attended Writers Festivals. Now on the other side as an author I’m keen to give back and share my experiences knowledge and insight. My dream is to give an author talk [...]
I've re-printed here with permission an extract from a recently published Xero blog. Management reporting is one of my favourite areas, so I was interested it gain some insights into the different solutions available. Spotlight Reporting What industry/sector/business/function does your add-on support? “Advanced management reporting and business intelligence for start-ups, businesses, franchises and not-for-profits.” Tell us [...]
Gold Coast Writers Festival, organised by Jeannie Barker is on the 13th to 15th June, you can read more about it here: http://www.goldcoastwritersfestival.com.au One of the featured events is on the 15th June, they’re holding a Literary Luncheon at the Currumbin RSL, and I’m thrilled to one of the authors featured on the tables – it [...]
Wiley authors Valerie Khoo, Trevor Young and Heather Smith came together for a panel discussion titled Publishing with Impact presented at the National Speakers Association Australia 2014 annual conference at the crown Promenade in Melbourne. Here is my version of the highlights from this session. Publishing with Impact Valerie Khoo Heather Smith Trevor Young [...]
Hey! This is not a movie review; this is a movie write-up so may contain some spoilers — you’ve been warned! Wolf of Wall Street had some questionable business lessons, and for a bit of fun, I identify them here for you now, in the hope you can justify going to the movies to the [...]
For readers an interesting and well written blog post is magnetic but it’s a lonely post if no-body finds it. Thank goodness social networking compliments blog posts so well, by attracting traffic and readers to the post through different mediums and communities. Notwithstanding the elephant in the room - updating a variety of social networks [...]
One of my passions is the movie industry. I’m interested in the creation of movies and who starred where, and who produces what. My favourite actress is Katherine Hepburn, and favourite living actress is Sandra Bullock. My favourite movie is Gone With The Wind. I’m not interested in gossip, and this really detracts from the [...]
