How to stop drowning in overwhelm in 2019
Finish this sentence for me: “When I’m not feeling stressed out and overwhelmed I have more time for …” Was your answer some variation of the following? My family Hobbies/creativity …
7 ways to change the game for your business 2019
How long have you been in business for? One year? Three? Ten? No matter how long you’ve been at your particular business game, it’s important to spend a little time …
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How I won my battle with entrepreneurial stress in 2018
As I’ve reflected on previously in my book, 20 Simple Shortcuts to Small Business Success, running a business never really gets easy, and it’s pretty much always stressful. As fast …
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3 things we learned from our website redesign
How often should you re-design your website? (Or at the very least, revisit the content?) We tell our clients it should be done every two years. And not for self-serving …
We ungrew our business and it was the best thing ever
Back at the start of it all, (October 2006), Swish Design was just me – Kelly. Let’s call that iteration of the business Swish 1.0. I’d set myself up in …
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10 things business owners can do to get better sleep
Sleep. It’s the first thing that gets sacrificed when life gets busy. And there’s no busier life than that of the average business owner. We’re never on top of our …
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8 great nutrition tips for a maximum energy work day
We can’t change the number of hours we have in a day. But we can change the energy we bring to those hours. That’s why I do my best to …
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Are there really shortcuts to business success?
Business success. For many people today, those two words tend to conjure up an image of someone lying in a hammock on a tropical island, cocktail in hand, with their …
That feeling when … you pay your last ever office rent bill
Swish Design has always had an office. Right from the very beginning 11 years ago when the business was just ‘me’, I sub-let a little 3m x 3m room in …
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4 simple ways to eliminate rush points in your day
I don’t know about everyone else, but I personally like to be busy. I get bored very easily so tend to ensure I have a lot on my plate to …
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What’s the difference between a cheap logo and a professional logo design?
Given there are websites/services out there that can design you a logo for $100, the question has to be asked: Why would you ever pay upwards of $1000 to get …
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9 steps to mastering your email inbox
Are you one of those people with 3500 unread emails in their inbox? Does ‘Inbox Zero’ feel like a distant dream? Then this post is for you. These are the …
5 sure signs it’s time for a website re-design
Given we’re website designers, it would be disingenuous if we didn’t acknowledge this fact: getting a new website is a significant investment no matter what kind of business you have. …
5 steps to taking a real holiday this Christmas
When you’re a business owner (who’s not in retail or a restaurateur), it’s tempting to use the quiet weeks over Christmas and New Year to ‘catch up’ or ‘get ahead’ …
6 things your website wants from Santa this Christmas
So, a little while ago you got a lovely new website for your business. You invested a good amount of time, money and effort into designing and building it. And …
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Are you working hard now and planning to live later?
Three years ago, Anthony and I attended a conference. It was a 5-day ‘live at a resort’ affair and when we arrived we were both so burnt out we could …
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8 ways to medicate stress without alcohol
So, it’s been a stressful day. All you can think of is the glass of wine or beer you’re going to have when you get home. It’s the least you …
Starting a podcast? You MUST get these three things right
I’ve been listening to podcasts, (especially business podcasts) for ten years. I remember them being particularly useful for long marathon training runs. (Pipe the right podcast into your ears, and …
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The daily alarm that will make you smarter, nicer and more productive
If you’re tired of reading productivity articles that tell you to set your alarm for 5am every morning because that’s what the most successful people in the world do, don’t …
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My five favourite productivity tools (the fifth will surprise you)
As someone with more ideas than time, productivity has always been an obsession for me. After all, the faster you can get things done, the more you can do. Right? …
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5 things to do before Christmas to set your business up for 2018
So, we’re into the final quarter of the year and there are nine weeks till Christmas. Traditionally, this is a crazy time of year. Our personal obligations increase markedly at …
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New businesses: Should you spend your money on a logo or a website first?
Recently, I sat down with a friend who’s starting a new business. He wanted to chat about the costings for a logo and website. Now, in the perfect world, he …
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One big lie all business owners believe about their poor mental health
Many years ago, I found myself in a very bad place mentally. I’d been running and building Swish Design for four or so years and was stressed out of my …
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SOLVED: The hardest part of getting a new website
So, you’ve just been tasked with the job of getting a new website for your business or organisation. If you’re like most people, this is where you’ll start ringing around …
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