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Two quick ways to get more storage on your iPhone

7 Jan, 2018 5:30pm
2 minutes to read

Are you tired of running out of storage on your iPhone?

The Scout group, especially its finances, was run as if it were still operating in the 1950s. Photo / 123RF

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How voluntary organisations can save time and money

21 Nov, 2017 11:00am
5 minutes to read

COMMENT: Harnessing technology can help free up time and save on costs.

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How much of MS Office are you wasting?

28 Sep, 2017 10:49am
2 minutes to read

COMMENT: The three useful programs most businesses are not using.

Why would you use YouTube instead of the company intranet? Photo / 123RF

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How to make YouTube useful for your business

21 Sep, 2017 7:12am
2 minutes to read

COMMENT: Why would you use YouTube instead of the company intranet?

Social media is a good way of marketing. Photo / 123RF

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How to lower your marketing costs

23 Aug, 2017 9:00am
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COMMENT: Are you relying only on social media to bring you new business?

Seven strategies to get more accomplished in your day. Photo / 123RF

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How to get more done at work

22 Jul, 2017 10:47am
3 minutes to read

COMMENT: Seven strategies to get more accomplished in your day.

Here are some iPhone headphone hacks. Photo / 123RF

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How to get more from your iPhone headphones

28 Jun, 2017 11:28am
2 minutes to read

COMMENT: A list of things I bet you didn't know your iPhone headphones could do.

Ever had an argument with clients over work you or your staff have completed? Take a photo. Photo / 123RF

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Use your smartphone to minimise your risk

21 Jun, 2017 10:20am
2 minutes to read

COMMENT: Ever had an argument with clients over work you or your staff have completed?

Three ways to improve your marketing success. Photo / 123RF

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How to make people give a hoot

9 Jun, 2017 8:41am
3 minutes to read

COMMENT: Three ways to improve your marketing success.

Six simple tips and tricks you can use to make your phone's battery last. Photo / 123RF

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Get more battery life from your phone

18 May, 2017 9:00am
3 minutes to read

COMMENT: Six simple tips and tricks you can use to make your phone's battery last.

Keep people on your database not for months, but for years. Photo / 123RF

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Making your database your goldmine

4 May, 2017 11:26am
4 minutes to read

COMMENT: Keep people on your database not for months, but for years.

Here's how to enhance your marketing database. Photo / 123RF

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Categorise customers for ease of use

12 Apr, 2017 2:19pm
2 minutes to read

COMMENT: Here's how to enhance your marketing database.

Would you like greater marketing success from less cost in time, dollars and effort? Photo / 123RF

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Three successful marketing strategies

13 Mar, 2017 10:09am
2 minutes to read

Would you like greater marketing success from less cost in time, dollars and effort?

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Seven secrets of Google search

6 Feb, 2017 5:05pm
3 minutes to read

COMMENT: These great Google secret shortcuts can save you time.

LinkedIn, you've got to be kidding me with the awful and completely informal word 'congrats'. Photo / 123RF

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When LinkedIn makes it easy - should you do it?

31 Jan, 2017 10:40am
2 minutes to read

COMMENT: LinkedIn, you've got to be kidding me with the awful and completely informal word 'congrats'.

Tips on how you can write an effective to do list to help you to meet your goals. Photo / 123RF

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How you get your to-do's done

24 Jan, 2017 7:10am
3 minutes to read

COMMENT: Tips on how you can write an effective to do list to help you to meet your goals.

The majority of Facebook users react badly to videos appearing with sound when they're scrolling their Facebook feeds. Photo / AP

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Facebook's new subtitle feature

16 Jan, 2017 1:32pm
2 minutes to read

COMMENT: The majority of Facebook users react badly to unexpected videos with sound, here's how to caption videos easily.

Youth have migrated from Facebook to dark social. Here's why. Photo / Getty Images

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Do you know what dark social is?

14 Jan, 2017 10:10am
3 minutes to read

COMMENT: Youth have migrated from Facebook to dark social. Here's why.

Where can you start to find future sales - outside of your existing clients and advertising? Photo / Getty Images

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How to find new prospects on LinkedIn

17 Nov, 2016 6:37am
3 minutes to read

COMMENT: Where can you start to find future sales - outside of your existing clients and advertising?

How to save money when using Google. Photo / 123RF

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Four ways Google can help with your overseas trip

28 Oct, 2016 6:10am
2 minutes to read

COMMENT: Here's how to save money when using search engine Google.

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How to make your business more profitable

18 Oct, 2016 7:15am
3 minutes to read

COMMENT: To make your business more profitable and satisfying, I suggest that you examine these three P's.

By browsing through photos from a specific place it gives you an authentic insight into destinations. Photo / Getty

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Debbie Mayo-Smith: Use Instagram Geotags to do your research

12 Oct, 2016 7:00am
2 minutes to read

COMMENT: By browsing through photos from a specific place it gives you an authentic insight into destinations.

Here's how to deal with those long-winded emails. Photo / 123RF

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Hate writing long emails? Here's your solution

5 Oct, 2016 8:19am
2 minutes to read

COMMENT: This tip is always voted as one of the favourites in my presentations and I'm sure you're going to love it too.

These tips can help you boost productivity. Photo / 123RF

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Debbie Mayo-Smith: Stunning productivity boosts

20 Sep, 2016 11:00am
3 minutes to read

COMMENT: Let's look at a few of the productivity boosts you can enact.

Here are some clever ways to use the hidden features of Google Calendar. Photo / Getty Images

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Debbie Mayo-Smith: Google secrets - stunning sales/marketing tricks

13 Sep, 2016 10:40am
3 minutes to read

COMMENT: Here are some clever ways to use the hidden features of Google Calendar.

It pays to understand how emails are screened, rejected or accepted. Photo / Getty Images

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Debbie Mayo-Smith: Two surefire ways to fail in online marketing

24 Aug, 2016 9:00am
2 minutes to read

COMMENT: It pays to understand how emails are screened, rejected or accepted.

Here are the five vital components of a successful marketing email.

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Debbie Mayo-Smith: Three tips to get your email marketing right

17 Aug, 2016 9:00am
2 minutes to read

COMMENT: I believe there are the five vital components of a successful marketing email.

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Debbie Mayo-Smith: Saving time and money in the office

10 Aug, 2016 8:35am
3 minutes to read

COMMENT: I'd like to share a little secret with you to save you time and the business money.

At the end of the day take five minutes to review your time at work. Photo / iStock

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Debbie Mayo-Smith: Two easy, helpful productivity tips

3 Aug, 2016 10:45am
2 minutes to read

COMMENT: At the end of the day take five minutes to review your time at work.

I love technology but what a pity it is that it makes games so accessible. Photo / Michael Craig

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Debbie Mayo-Smith: The woe of a parent - make Pokémon go away

25 Jul, 2016 9:00am
4 minutes to read

COMMENT: I love technology but what a pity it is that it makes games so accessible.

Facebook may be more useful than you think. Photo / Getty Images

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Debbie Mayo-Smith: When you don't need fans to bring in more business

20 Jul, 2016 10:30am
3 minutes to read

COMMENT: TradeMe was once the go-to site for selling, Facebook is gunning for its crown.

A new phenomenon due to the rise in smartphones is where we turn to our devices to answer a need. Photo / iStock

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Debbie Mayo-Smith: MicroMoments and what you need to know

11 Jul, 2016 10:20am
3 minutes to read

COMMENT: A new phenomenon due to the rise in smartphones is where we turn to our devices to answer a need.

Here are 30 ways to utilise your smartphone's camera. Photo / iStock

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Debbie Mayo-Smith: What can I use my smartphone camera for?

4 Jul, 2016 9:30am
3 minutes to read

COMMENT: A selection of ways you can use your smartphone camera.

Google Analytics is a cost-effective way to track your website traffic. Photo / iStock

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Debbie Mayo-Smith: How to easily view your website traffic

27 Jun, 2016 10:30am
2 minutes to read

COMMENT: Who is going to give you all these answers and without payment of money? Google!

How wide is the gulf between what you know you should do; and what you actually are doing? Photo / iStock

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Debbie Mayo-Smith: How wrong are your marketing activities?

20 Jun, 2016 9:00am
3 minutes to read

COMMENT: How wide is the gulf between what you know you should do; and what you actually are doing?

Here's what you can use Facebook Live for. Photo / Getty Images

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Debbie Mayo-Smith: How to use Facebook Live for your business

13 Jun, 2016 9:22am
3 minutes to read

COMMENT: Seven ways to use the new Facebook Live video streaming for your business.

Do you receive marketing emails? Especially some that you wouldn't have a clue where they got your email address? Photo / iStock

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Debbie Mayo-Smith: Hands down the best email tip ever

6 Jun, 2016 12:00pm
2 minutes to read

COMMENT: This is going to be short. Sweet. Perhaps a bit life changing if you get piles of emails.

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Why good customer experience makes dollars and sense

30 May, 2016 11:30am
2 minutes to read

COMMENT: Think of the long term value of someone having a good experience in your business.

How many dinosaurs do you have working for you? Photo / Getty Images

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Debbie Mayo-Smith: He was pig headed proud and wasteful

16 May, 2016 8:00am
3 minutes to read

Yesterday, over lunch at an international conference, I was chatting to one of the other speakers. He was a fellow author, sometime journalist, and commentator, Debbie Mayo-Smith writes.

How much time are you - and your staff wasting mucking about on the computer? Photo / iStock

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How you can reap rich rewards

9 May, 2016 9:22am
3 minutes to read

Learning software better is a surefire way to boost productivity + Win Outlook or Excel boot camp prize for your staff...

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Is your marketing dumb, lazy and wasteful?

2 May, 2016 9:30am
2 minutes to read

Debbie Mayo-Smith writes. is it me being stupid or are the vast majority of small businesses just plain lazy when it comes to marketing?

Let me share the five step plan I use to turn my dreams into reality. Photo / iStock

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Debbie Mayo-Smith: How to make your dream come true

18 Apr, 2016 9:32am
3 minutes to read

COMMENT: Let me share the five step plan I use to turn my dreams into reality.

My advice? Make time to save time. Photo / iStock

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Debbie Mayo-Smith: How you free up weeks of your life

11 Apr, 2016 9:26am
3 minutes to read

COMMENT: Debbie Mayo-Smith talks how to free up your time.

To save time, previewing your emails without having to open each one to see what is inside. Photo / iStock

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Debbie Mayo-Smith: Work faster turn on Gmail preview pane

6 Apr, 2016 9:30am
2 minutes to read

COMMENT: Here's how to work faster and preview your emails without having to open each one.

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Debbie Mayo-Smith: If you want more sales, do these six things

4 Apr, 2016 9:22am
2 minutes to read

COMMENT: If you want more sales, do these six things, writes Debbie Mayo-Smith.

What do you think about these six bullets points? Photo / iStock

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Debbie Mayo-Smith: Is your marketing material this bad?

28 Mar, 2016 10:30am
2 minutes to read

COMMENT: Debbie Mayo-Smith talks avoiding marketing blunders.

Five time management mistakes - are you guilty of any? Photo / iStock

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Debbie Mayo-Smith: Are you guilty of any of these time management mistakes?

21 Mar, 2016 9:30am
2 minutes to read

COMMENT: Debbie-Mayo Smith talks five time management mistakes we should avoid to increase daily success.

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Debbie Mayo-Smith: When it's OK to be a workaholic

14 Mar, 2016 12:40pm
4 minutes to read

Debbie Mayo-Smith shares her thoughts on when its OK to be a workaholic.

One of the traits that many successful entrepreneurs share is they work when they don't have to. Photo / iStock

Debbie Mayo-Smith: Working when you don't have to

31 Aug, 2016 10:07am
2 minutes to read

Debbie Mayo-Smith talks the benefits of working when you don't have to.

Having an early morning routine enables you to accomplish so much more. Photo / iStock

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Debbie Mayo-Smith: How to increase your sense of accomplishment

7 Mar, 2016 9:30am
2 minutes to read

Having an early morning routine enables you to accomplish so much more in business and life, writes Debbie Mayo-Smith.

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Debbie Mayo-Smith: Pain and gain for a remarkable elevator pitch

22 Feb, 2016 9:30am
3 minutes to read

Debbie Mayo-Smith talks pain and gain for a remarkable elevator pitch.

Like expressing gratitude, remembering what is most important to you will help to keep your life balanced. Photo / Getty Images

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Debbie Mayo-Smith: Want to be happier? Try these four simple actions

15 Feb, 2016 9:50am
2 minutes to read

Here are a few simple things that you can do which make a big difference with your work life balance, by using a more holistic approach.

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Debbie Mayo-Smith: How to beat competition for your sale

8 Feb, 2016 9:00am
2 minutes to read

Debbie Mayo-Smith talks ways to beat competition for your sale.

Do you have a go to game on your phone? For when you're slightly bored at night. Photo / Stephen Parker

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Debbie Mayo-Smith: The 2016 resolution that will save you time

1 Feb, 2016 12:00pm
2 minutes to read

No more stolen moments wasted on an activity that isn't adding value to my life. Life is just too short to waste any of it, writes Debbie Mayo-Smith.

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Debbie Mayo-Smith: Planning guide for improving your 2016

25 Jan, 2016 11:50am
2 minutes to read

Debbie Mayo-Smith talks a planning guide that will help you derive a plan of action.

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Debbie Mayo-Smith: Five customer experience gems

7 Dec, 2015 9:30am
3 minutes to read

Debbie Mayo-Smith talks about five customer service gems.

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Debbie Mayo-Smith: Online newsletters - A fabulous business decision

30 Nov, 2015 9:30am
4 minutes to read

Debbie Mayo-Smith talks ideas and strategies to make your online newsletter more valuable.

Facebook posts to 100,000 fans, 5x per week can result in 52,000 impressions, 2,600 clicks per month. Photo / iStock

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Debbie Mayo-Smith: Is Facebook for business worth the effort?

20 Nov, 2015 10:00am
4 minutes to read

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Debbie Mayo-Smith: Ideas to steal from a very smart marketer

16 Nov, 2015 9:24am
7 minutes to read

I'm always looking for a good marketing story, which led me into a great discussion with one of my newsletter subscribers, Kirsten O'Brien, writes Debbie Mayo Smith.

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Debbie Mayo-Smith: Get on Google Maps for more business

9 Nov, 2015 9:31am
3 minutes to read

I took my fingers to Google Maps. You might not notice that you can search for nearby restaurants, hotels, businesses. To my surprise, only a few were listed - even though it's free.

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Debbie Mayo Smith: How to live overseas while running a business at home

26 Oct, 2015 9:30am
6 minutes to read

A lot of business owners don't talk to each other about problems- look and find someone to share and trust info with - networking. I always believe in networking.

What content do you put in your communications to your clients? Photo / iStock

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Is your marketing content wrong?

5 Oct, 2015 9:30am
2 minutes to read

I telephoned the Head of Collections for Westpac Bank and asked her ", what do you read for business"?