First Steps… In Online Retail – Writing Your Action Plan
In the previous posts in this series we have looked at starting out with an initial idea, researching your idea and analyzing your competitors. Now it’s time to think about putting all that hard work together in the form of an action plan. I read a lot of debate online about whether you should write [...]
Six of the Best UK Trade Shows
I’ve blogged previously about the usefulness of trade shows and how to get the best out of your visit. It’s not easy to decide which you’ll opt for, but new start ups should take the time out to attend all they can and make a note of their usefulness for the future when you may [...]
From Business Idea To Launch – Part 4 – Testing
Launching this new bizz has been a different kettle of fish to my other businesses. For a start, I’ve had to get to grips with a whole new type of website software to help me deliver the customer experience I wanted. One of the biggest changes though has been on the testing side. When you [...]
From Business Idea To Launch – Part 3 – Branding
Have you got an idea for an online business but don’t know where to start? Then, join me as I write about my new bizz “journey” from start up idea to launch… So far I’ve talked about why it’s important to do some market research and delivering your business. Now I’m moving on to building [...]
From Business Idea to Launch : Part 2
Have you got an idea for an online business but don’t know where to start? Then, join me as I write about my new bizz “journey” from start up idea to launch… In my last post I talked about why it’s important to do some market research. Having got my “big idea” and researched my [...]
Why Every Gal Needs a Mindmap
I am almost blushing as I blog this, but I must confess to you my guilty organisational pleasure – mindmaps. Yes, I know that mindmaps have a kind of hippyish connotation, but planning is never as much fun as with a mindmap. If you’re like me, surrounded by a mountain of bits of paper, plans [...]
