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AutomationFeb 7, 2024

How to automate your social media by scheduling posts

Posting daily without being glued to your phone is possible: you schedule your posts once a week and they publish themselves. Here's how the tools and best practices work.

SchedulingFeb 4, 2024

How to manage the calendar of several employees

When two or three people handle appointments, coordinating who's free and when becomes a headache. Here's how to organize a team's calendar without clashes or gaps.

SchedulingFeb 1, 2024

Block time: how to reserve time for yourself in your calendar

If your calendar holds only customer appointments, the important work of your business never finds a slot. Time blocking means reserving space for your own work before others take it.

ServiceJan 29, 2024

How to measure customer effort with the Customer Effort Score

The most useful question for your business isn't whether the customer was delighted, but how easy it was for them to get what they came for. That's what the Customer Effort Score measures.

ServiceJan 26, 2024

Client onboarding: the first days decide everything

Winning a new client costs time and money. Losing one in the first few weeks, out of neglect, is the most expensive and most avoidable mistake a service business can make.

GuideJan 23, 2024

A guide to writing a simple privacy policy

If you ask for a name, a phone number, or an email, you already handle people's data. A clear privacy policy isn't big-company paperwork: it's how you tell your customer their data is in good hands.

GuideJan 20, 2024

A guide to filming a short business video with your phone

You don't need an expensive camera or a production crew. With the phone you already own and a handful of simple habits, you can shoot videos that look professional for your social media.

ProductivityJan 17, 2024

Multitasking: why doing several things at once makes you slower

Checking WhatsApp while you invoice, while you answer a call, while you think about the four o'clock appointment. It feels productive, but the science says it's costing you dearly.

CRMJan 14, 2024

How to follow up automatically at each customer stage

A customer is never just one thing: they move from curious to interested, to buyer, to loyal. Here is how to automate the right follow-up at each moment without losing the human touch.

CRMJan 11, 2024

CRM or spreadsheet: when to make the jump

A spreadsheet is free, familiar and good enough… until it isn't. Here is how to spot the clear signs that it's time to switch to a CRM.

AIJan 8, 2024

Bias in AI: why models can get it wrong

AI isn't neutral by magic. It learns from data made by humans, and inherits our prejudices along with it. Here is how it happens, with real and verified examples.

AIJan 5, 2024

How to choose an AI tool for your business

There are a thousand AI tools promising the same thing. A good choice doesn't start with the technology, but with your problem. Here is a practical framework to decide without the dizziness.

InnovationJan 2, 2024

Blockchain explained without jargon for your business

You've heard the word blockchain for years without knowing what it is or whether it's useful to you. Here is a plain-language explanation, with honesty about where there's real value and where there's only noise.

MarketingDec 30, 2023

How to write an email subject line that gets opened

The subject line decides whether your email gets read or ignored. Here are the simple rules that move the needle: length, clarity, personalization, and a promise you actually keep.