In this part of our site, you'll find a collection of short articles on different aspects of business and IT. We hope you find some useful hints and tips!
One of the advantages of using WordPress for a website is the separation between theme and content. The theme gives you the look and feel and the content are the words, images. It means you can change how it looks without affecting the … Read More
We are often asked “Does my business need a website”? This is a common question from people starting up in business. After all, it’s another expense and thing to worry about, so if it’s not necessary, then why do it? … Read More
25th May comes closer! It’s less than a month until GDPR comes into effect and you really ought to have started sorting your business, charity or organisation out. Here are a few tips that may help if you are still … Read More
When you are starting a business, there’s an awful lot to do and most of it is far more exciting than writing a business plan. So, why would anyone bother creating one? There are plenty of other things a start-up … Read More
Getting the prices for your products and services right is a tricky balancing act If you put your prices too high then whilst you’ll make money on a sale, people might not buy from you unless you are marketing a luxury brand. If you … Read More
It’s easy not to make time for growing Running a small business can be very stressful; there’s lots to do and little time to do it. As a result it is easy to get caught up in the day-to-day details … Read More
I updated my iPhone to IOS 11 over the weekend. When I next looked at the screen, I noticed that both wifi and bluetooth were on. Strange. I normally have my wifi on at home, but keep my bluetooth off … Read More
Putting your potential customers off seems a silly thing to do Remarkably some businesses think it’s a good idea to put off potential customers before a potential customer has even had a chance to look at they have to offer. … Read More
Last week I booked on an event. It was a free event – no payments involved and no tickets required. When I got to the registration screen, the system started asking me for information. It wanted name, email, address and … Read More
At Nepeta Consulting we work hard to understand our customers and explain things in their language. This is vitally important if we are to deliver a successful project. It can also be quite difficult. An example came up in our … Read More
When you manage a website, either for yourself or for a client, you are in a privileged position. You are effectively a god with permission to do everything. This can give you a very skewed view of your website. It can … Read More
Running our workshop again Next week (Tuesday 2nd May 2017), we are running our “Designing a business website” workshop for the Small Business Clinic again. It is a popular one that we run quite often that is useful for any small … Read More
