Business Communication

Good morning all, this is a very quick post but it's about communication particularly in a business scenario.

Communication done well is a very effective business tool, and done badly, it can be dangerous. With all the forms of media both online and offline that are at our disposal today, it's very important to get our message across in an effective, concise and clear way, particularly if we are using it for business purposes.

My short and brief rule of thumb that I tell clients is the following: Use your website for static things that don't change much like your contact details and your about us page. Use your blog for longer things that you want to communicate like new products, industry norms and standards, information you want to share. Use your Facebook page for day to day things and to engage your fanbase in conversation. And then, link them all together and ensure that they all impart the same sort of general feel.

This post was inspired by a very ambiguous communication I received this morning, about concert tickets which left me wondering whether the person had them, wanted them or couldn't stand them!

I have research interviews to transcribe today so I'm out of here - have a great day all!  Please remember to click through my site and get in touch if you need my services.  Please follow our blog and like us on Facebook

Available job

Minute takers in Johannesburg sought for the end of this week. Please contact client direct - I don't know any more about this job and don't have time to answer questions :-) Levison 0764946941

RSS directories for Search Engine Optimisation

Hi guys, I've discovered something new.

 Part of what is needed to get websites seen by search engines is backlinks and the quality of your site rating. I tested my site rating and found it wasn't as high as I'd like it to be. I then discovered that there is a whole aspect of something I haven't been doing - submitting my RSS feed of my blog to directories. Apparently by doing this I'll vastly increase my backlinks and I should get quality ones as well. This is how you find your RSS feed for your blog (assuming you use blogger) http://blogname.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default?alt=rss You can use this to do some free automatic submissions for you. What this means is that people will be able to visit these directories, find your site or other sites they are interested in and have your site's feed turn up on their homepage or on their own site.. so keep updating your blogs.

What does quoting per audio hour mean?

When I quote I always quote per audio hour. This morning I had a response that my rate was higher than the person's consulting hourly rate. Please note: Quotes per audio hour mean per hour that has been recorded, which can take up to 4 - 5 hours to transcribe - it does not refer to the hours that I work.

Bookkeeping Services

In keeping with our policy of always looking to meet the changing needs of our client base, we have negotiated a deal and are now able to bring you full bookkeeping services together with the other virtual and administrative services we offer.  

These include:

•	Bookkeeping Services
•	Business plans and planning
•	Advice
•	Support
•	Company Registration
•	Income Tax Registration
•	Compensation Commissioner Registration
•	VAT Registration
•	UIF Registration
•	PAYE Registration

Now you don't have to be left struggling with all the books!