Transcript of my newsletter from 14th December Hey there, In 2001 (the dot com crash) the company I was working for went out of business. I was 7 months away from getting my Hong Kong Permanent Resident status, a goal I had had for a while – but until I got that I was dependent… Read more
Transcript of my newsletter from 7th December Hey there, If I was squashed by a bus tomorrow what would happen to my clients? Who would look after their interests and make sure they weren’t left in the lurch? Retirement and Estate Planning were the furthest things from my mind when I was planning my business… Read more
Transcript of my newsletter from 30th November Hey there, The pandemic has devastated small businesses and, for those that are trying to do the best they can for their employees, it’s been stress on a plate. This week I’ve linked to an article on ways to use crowdfunding to support small businesses until normal business… Read more
Transcript of my newsletter from 23rd November Hey there, When I first started out, I had to take any business that came my way – and many new solo business owners are in the same position! As a result, I often suffered from FOSU – because I didn’t want to risk losing the business. And… Read more
This is a transcript of my newsletter from 16th November. Hey there, Affiliate marketing is a well-established, huge industry, and it can be lucrative for both website owners and product manufacturers. If you’re a fan of a particular product or service, and you have any form of presence online (blog/Facebook/Instagram/website), you can turn your appreciation… Read more
Transcript of my newsletter from 9th November Hey there, One of the benefits of owning your own solo business is that you’re free to grab any opportunity that comes up. The risk of doing this, though, is that you lose focus. Yes, you can grab any opportunity that presents itself, but first you must define… Read more
Transcript of my newsletter dated 2nd November Hey there, Marketing is one of those areas where technology and the Internet has levelled the playing field for solopreneurs, and enabled us to compete on an equal footing with the corporate world. There are so many tools that enable us to create and manage email marketing campaigns… Read more
Transcript of my newsletter from 26th October. Hi there, About three or four months ago I had a series of conversations with a friend of mine. He’s a captain with Cathay Pacific, Hong Kong’s flagship airline. We talked about the dire straits the airline industry is in, his worries, and the need for him to… Read more
Transcript of my newsletter from 19th October 2020 Hey there! I hope you had a good weekend! I started my journey towards solopreneurship nearly 20 years ago, when the company I was working for went out of business owing me more than HK$500,000 (US$62,500). At the time I could boast loads of experience in the… Read more
Transcript from my newsletter from 12th October The Internet and modern technology have made it really easy to start a solopreneur business and reach a wide audience. You don’t need employees to scale your business, but scale it you can, and, at the same time, you can work where and when you want to. This… Read more