Starting and running a business in New Zealand can seem like an appealing idea due to its strong economy, good governance, and ease of doing business. However, once you dig beneath the surface, it becomes clear that operating a business…
10 Mistakes that can Destroy Online Trust
We’ve talked before about trust as a very important ingredient in a successful online business. Let’s take a few minutes now to review 10 key areas where your business could be unwittingly undoing the hard work you’ve been doing to…
Not GST registered? Are you even a real business?
There’s an urban myth that’s been around in the NZ business community for as long as I can remember, and, if I’m being honest, I played a small part in it being a thing. I’ll explain what I mean in…
Three ways playing chess can improve your marketing strategy
Do you play chess? Just a rookie or working towards becoming the next grand master? Do you like an aggressive Sicilian Defense opening, or maybe the popular London System? Personally, I have mixed feelings about the game. I like to…
Two easy steps to change website hosts (and save $$$ with a much cheaper monthly plan)
Has your current website agency or hosting provider increased their prices? Do you feel like you’re paying too much but don’t know how to switch providers? We have some good news for you. It’s often a lot easier, faster and…
What’s your website missing? Here are 10 things a website should have in 2024
In 2024 having a website is mandatory for any business, small or big, no matter if you sell cakes or cars, you’re a tradie or stuck in an office (or a bit of both!) – a website is a key…
10 reasons every business should have a Gmail account
If you can remember way back when [insert flashback montage here] it seemed every business suddenly had a free email account, like [email protected] or [email protected] (yeh people used to put underscores in emails, but no one cared because we were…
5 Reasons you should choose Managed Website Hosting
You might know that for your website to be on the internet it needs hosting (if you have a Squarespace, Shopify or Wix website, hosting is part of the service you pay for) but what you might not be sure…
Is WordPress difficult to use?
When considering an affordable business website, you might wonder if WordPress is easy to use? You don’t want to make the switch from your current website software only to find WordPress is so complicated that you end up needing someone…
Living to Work, or Working to Live? 5 Questions you Need to Ask Yourself.
Over the holidays we can sometimes catch ourselves wondering about our work-life balance. As business owners, we can often feel like we sacrifice a lot of our personal time to growing the business. That’s not always a terrible thing. It…