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Ways to improve time management: the urgent or important matrix

June 14, 2018 Gail Lowe 10 comments

This post contains affiliate links. How do you decide what to do with your day? Everyone has the same 24 hours in a day, 7 days a week and 52 weeks in a year. So how do some people manage to get so much more done than others? Is it because they are Superman and Supergirl masquerading as ordinary people? Or are they employing strategies that are superior to that of the average person? There are many ways to improve your time management and there are many scheduling and project planning tools on the market today that claim to help

Death of retail stores: the high street in decline

June 8, 2018 Gail Lowe 4 comments

In recent months we have, in the UK, had a number of very prominent high street stores announce they will be closing shops and restructuring their business. In addition, several well-known retailers have either called in the receivers or have announced they are actively seeking a solution to their ongoing financial problems. Is this marking the death of retail stores as our high streets go into decline? A look at recent newspaper headlines spells out the doom in no uncertain terms: As a nation of shopkeepers, what is happening in our British High Streets, and what does this mean for

How much does it cost to start an online business? Wealthy Affiliate Explained

May 4, 2018 Gail Lowe 4 comments

If you are reading this blog, then chances are you are looking for at least researching how to start an online business. Maybe you’ve seen some adverts on the internet, maybe you’re fed up with your regular 9-5 job and are looking for a change, or maybe you just realise that there has to be more to life than you are getting at the moment and are looking to the internet and newer technologies because you realise that we are in the middle of another work revolution and want to get on the first wave rather than bring up the

Entrepreneur vs employee: the cashflow quadrant

May 2, 2018 Gail Lowe 4 comments

(This article contains affiliate links) Many people search online every day for a way to make a living using the internet. Some have a great idea that they will turn into millions, some want to create a small extra monthly income to relieve a financial pressure; and there are people at every level in between. What’s the difference between an entrepreneur vs.an employee and does it really make any difference if you want to start a career online? There are nearly 170,000 searches of the term “make money online” each month in Google alone and that does not include Bing,

10 traits of an online entrepreneur mindset

May 1, 2018 Gail Lowe 6 comments

Many people are searching for a new way to make a living online and are looking to become online entrepreneurs. You may well be one of them, which is why you have arrived here. But do you have an entrepreneurial mindset to help you on your way? In a previous article, I talked about the difference between being an employee and being an employer using Robert Kiyosaki’s cashflow quadrant. In this article, I will discuss 10 traits that you need to have or develop to develop an online entrepreneur mindset. The Entrepreneur Mindset 1. Risk-taker Taking risks in business is

If you always do what you’ve always done: try something different!

March 19, 2018 Gail Lowe 6 comments

Many people know this old adage: “If you always do what you’ve always done You’ll always get what you always got” It has a simple meaning that many of us can quote but do we actually do anything about it? Basically it is saying that: If you want things in your life to CHANGE, then YOU have to be the one to TRY SOMETHING DIFFERENT. No one can expect to get different outcomes or results if they continue to do the same thing day in, day out. Which means that you actively have to consider what things you are doing

How to make money from a website: 5 easy ways

March 11, 2018 Gail Lowe 4 comments

Many people write blogs or have an online presence, even if it is just a FaceBook account and many of those want to know how to make money from a website. It’s a simple question and the answer is that there are a lot of different ways to monetize your sites so that it can become a source of income for you. In fact, if you are the owner of a website, then having that site generates money for you should be a priority whichever way you do it. Why did you set up your website in the first place?

How to stay motivated today – focus on your WHY

January 17, 2018 Gail Lowe 10 comments

There is often a very fine line between success and failure and it is usually called ”motivation”. A wobbly in your motivation can lead to you not taking the actions you need to do to be successful, procrastination and becoming distracted by other things. Motivation is much more than just setting goals. Goal setting is often the easiest part, but maintaining your motivation by staying focused on the goals and finding ways to work towards your goal every day can be more difficult. Motivation kick-starts you, but it is also the vital element that sustains you on the way to

How to be successful at affiliate marketing: top 10 things you need

January 11, 2018 Gail Lowe 14 comments

If you have ever wondered what you need to be successful at affiliate marketing then read on. Obviously you need the practical tools of a computer and an internet connection, but after that, here are my top 10 things I think you need to improve your chance of being a successful online entrepreneur. 1. EFFORT. I honestly believe that you can’t sow tomatoes and expect to grown sunflowers! What you put into something is closely related to what you get out of it and affiliate marketing is not different. There will be a correlation between the effort your put into