We all live in a ‘gig’ economy. But how should you work with freelancers to make sure you are all trading ethically? Is it OK to find the cheapest person anywhere in the world and send them your stuff? Are there ethical issues around fair wages? Are there ethical and legal concerns about client data? How to you deal fairly with copyright and software rights when working with an outsourced team? How do you find … Continue reading
Taking the leap and loving it. Building a team, how, who and what to look out for Attracting and retaining great clients Selling professionally and effectively Avoiding bad clients Managing Projects effectively Developing a culture Celebrate the wins Learn from the mistakes
Elliot will share lessons learnt and decisions taken in development. Why we chose WordPress and how it enabled us to be flexible and pivot our business to find product-market fit.
I’ll share the 10 most important things I’ve learned since I started to use WordPress and the experiences faced in starting a WordPress-focused web development agency. I’ll share stuff on how focusing on a single path and managing your ideas, risks, fears and failures will make you better at what you do. I’ll also include my own personal mantra about why I chose to go 100% WordPress, quite simply: “You’re either a genius or an … Continue reading
Your energy and productivity are crucial for business success. Health is fundamental to your energy and productivity. • Feel like you’re living in the fast lane? • Energy levels on the floor? • You’re surviving rather than thriving? Rachel demystifies the mire of confusion about health, and shares her own “4 Pillars of Vitality” that are essential for living a healthy lifestyle.
Corporate life does not prepare you for the day you set out on your own. For many creating a new business or consultancy whether by choice or no choice is a frightening leap into the unknown. Quentin talks about the highs and lows of being your own boss. In particular, he tackles the unique start-up challenges of: isolation, minimal resource, team building, choosing business partners (or not), delegation, cash flow, multi-tasking, planning as well as off and online … Continue reading
Steve is going to teach the 10 things that people MUST know BEFORE they Build a Website. It’s focused around the strategy and covers the following 10 topics: http://onlinemastery.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/10-STEPS.pdf Steve will also explain how Web Design is Dead and how WordPress specifically has created a new industry and why its important to understand the foundation on either your own project or a clients.
Building an online integrated information and support system for the catering / hospitality sector. The catering industry has very few tools available to help them create/store recipes, plan menus and work out costings that can be shared with members of staff and other branches of a chain. This talk would cover one solution to this, showing how WordPress has been used as an intranet for businesses in the restaurant/catering industry. Features include working as a … Continue reading
The ability to ‘think on your feet’ is not only valuable but vital to your business’ success. Without the confidence to do so, you can be really limiting your business growth. We improvise everywhere- conversations, meetings, interviews, presentations, sometimes without realising it. All we need to do is develop these everyday skills further to see positive, measurable change in the success of professional interactions.
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