Angelina Jolie announced this week via the New York Times that she has undergone a double mastectomy to reduce her risk of breast cancer from 87% to 5% due to a “faulty” gene, BRCA1, which increases cancer risk.
While it’s a brave and courageous step to take, it seems that she is not alone in her thinking.
Every website owner should have access to their server. Even if you have a dedicated developer who works for you full time or ad hoc, knowing how to access your website files can be a real life saver should something go wrong.
The following video tutorial will run you through what FTP is, and how you can access your website’s files using software like Filezilla.
If I had a pound for each person who has told me about spending unnecessary money getting their website built, and then more on the products, posters and other promotional activity without testing the waters first I’d be on a beach somewhere adding more tan to my tan!
All jokes aside, though, an online business needs as much research as any traditional business.
Many a successful company starts with just one person, who creates an illusion of being a lot bigger than they really are.
But when the first big contract comes in, you can change your fortunes. The only problem is, when it’s just you doing the day-to-day admin, providing the products and/or services; it can be a challenge to make big clients think you’re worth working with.
Here are some things you can do:
This is a question that we get asked a lot on Motherswhowork.co.uk, and the answer remains the same…no customers and no traffic equal no sales and no business!
But many people expect to start seeing money as soon as they launch their new website – just because it’s online…often not realising that it takes a little while before you can start to see that kind of traffic. So, you have to start generating it in other ways:
When it comes to internet marketing, there are some basic things that you need to avoid so that you will not waste your time or irritate your audience.
These are very common mistakes that even those who are more experienced should know better about (but often forget) and if you are able to avoid these, you will have an edge on your competition.
Saving energy doesn’t have to be as painful as sunburn, nor does it have to cost much money or time. It has more to do with changing a few energy-wasting habits.
Here are four tips to help you save money on your energy bill:
We all need a break, but sometimes going abroad just isn’t going to happen. So. Do you stay at home and do nothing, or find something to make it as enjoyable an experience as possible?
We’ve found four staycation ideas that the whole family will love:
Are you planning a family getaway this coming half term? Are you looking for ways to save money in your travel costs?
Here are seven tips to help you do just that – and more:
Every workplace has a yes man or woman – is that you? If so, you’ll be dumped on again and again and after a while resentment, stress and demotivation may start to kick in.
While you wrestle with the bitterness and guilt (at the same time), your colleagues are oblivious to the fact, and just keep throwing more requests your way…
It’s time to start saying no – here are some useful tips to do that with grace and remain professional:
Young dad Rhys Davies, 21, left school at 14 and jumped straight into his first six-figure business venture. Today, he’s dad to Ruby, four, and Dylan, two, juggling parenthood with a successful online store (www.yourjigsawpuzzles.co.uk) that he set up with just £25.
Parents drive 207 million miles a week taking their children to recreational events. If charged at hackney carriage rates this would total more than £370 million a week (more than £19 billion a year).
The study shows that more than 10 million parents devote time to driving their children around, covering an average of 20.05 miles a week worth £35.80.
Living a green and sustainable life has long been publicised in the media but, surprisingly, there still remains some uncertainty about the actual meaning of sustainability with many people reluctant to actively change their way of life to accommodate this.
Offline marketing methods are still important to small businesses. Even with all the hoo ha about social media, if you’re trying to target a local audience, then things like flyers, brochures, business cards etc still work, and they should be an integral part of your marketing and promotion.
When it comes to brochures, bigger doesn’t mean better. It’s about the quality of the design and, more importantly, what you have to offer. If you package it correctly, you will grab attention and start to see an increase in enquiries and sales. Get it wrong, and your efforts will end up in the bin.
However, the best-produced brochure on the planet is going to be useless unless it is distributed effectively. So what is the key to effective distribution? Here are some tips:
Victoria Beckham has recently been quoted saying she often feels guilty about being a working mum and has to juggle like everyone else – millionaire or not!
Speaking at the Vogue Festival in London she said: “It’s difficult juggling working, having the children, having a husband who travels. I do have a bit of help, I have a nanny, I can’t do it all myself.
“I really enjoy being a mum, I love them [her children] and I’d do anything for them. But I also love what I do. I think anyone who says it’s easy is lying.”
Her sentiments are shared by working mums across the globe. We have to work for one reason or another, but the guilt of leaving our children with someone else, or missing school events because of work, or always being too tired and time pressed to chat and spend as much time with the kids is all too real.
So does the guilt ever go? The answer is no, but here are some important things to know:
These days, most children own a computer, mobile phone and games console, so it’s essential that mums know how to set up the parental controls on these devices. Need advice? Get the lowdown here.
Making the best impression at job interviews is not always about what you say. Your clothes, hair and overall look can speak volumes.
If you’ve been out of work for a while, or are branching into a new career or sector, you may wonder what the protocol is style wise…it can get a little confusing to say the least. and the pressure of making the best first impression you can doesn’t help matters, either.
Here are some tips to get the balance right and win over a recruiter:
A family favourite that the kids can help make and can be very easily tailored to suit different people’s tastes
Are you sitting on a small fortune at home with unused it’s you’ve left to collect dust in cupboards, in the shed and everywhere else in between?
If you’re thinking about decluttering and don’t want to just throw out unused possessions then why not get some money back for your efforts?
Here are six ways you can do just that:
There’s been a lot of publicity on government cuts since the Coalition’s budget reforms last year. But it seems that many families are just trying to get by without claiming benefits that they are actually entitled to.
New research published by Turn2us, part of national charity Elizabeth Finn Care, has found that families who could be in most need of financial help are not accessing the financial support that is available to them.
