Free Software Trials: 9 Common Mistakes People Make

Free software trials. Love them or hate them? Free software trials suggest to me that I will be able to have a play around and get a feel for the software, before I commit to a full user experience. But in the back of my mind, I always have that saying “you don’t get anything for free.” There is a lot of truth in that when it comes to software trials. Yes, the idea of…

Tools For Late Payments: How To Get Paid On Time

Late payments. If you run your own business, no doubt you will have had to chase late payments. But is there an easier and less painful way? In this article we will discuss tools that are available to eradicate late payments.   How Late Payment Affects Businesses In a blog post published recently, Zoho cited Experian’s The Late Payment Survey: How Is Late Payment Affecting Business. In it they stated: “British businesses currently have to wait…

Yes-There Is A Better Way!

  You love your job. You adore your business, respect your team, enjoy helping your clients. You’re crazy about the product/service you offer, you’re fond of your office and you even appreciate the journey to work. You’re just not so keen on all the other stuff. The chasing, the forgetting, the duplication, the menial, the clashing and all the other stuff that bogs you down in the day-to-day running of your business and stops you reaching your…

Back to Basics

  What is a CRM and Why Do I Need One? ‘Shhhhh!’ is sometimes what we yearn to say to all the visual and mental ‘noise’ clutter can create, in a bid to numb and shield ourselves from the ensuing confusion that inevitably arises from such disorder. What if there was a system that you could easily put in place and integrate into your business practices to permanently turn down the volume on your company’s…

From Filofax to Freedom Pt8 – Letting Go Of Organising

The thing about gaining time freedom is that you need to know what to let go of. When I had my training for my Zoho CRM I didn’t immediately apply everything that I had been shown, it’s not that it isn’t possible to immediately apply everything, it’s just my brain chose not to! As I go through my daily work I just crack on as I used to in most areas, every now and again though…

From Filofax to Freedom Pt7 – Respecting My Income

I’ve been steadily using Zoho CRM now for a couple of months, one thing that Paula and I touched on in my training session was other tools I may want to include in the future. From what I had learnt in my early conversations with Paula, Zoho Books could be a useful tool.   I am my accounts department, short of the full company accounts I do everything else myself. I keep my own books,…