As a business owner who outsources almost everything I have a somewhat unique perspective on what it takes to be the one who is chosen for a project. Much of the time you only need be the least worst of the bunch. You simply need to be the one who bothers to reply, who responds […]
Archives for February 2011
The Dirty Bastard
I do a lot of stuff on the internet. All day long in fact. Sometimes I take a risk and order something or use a service and pay hoping that I will get something decent back. This week alone I had to let go one writer who started off well, promising the earth but as […]
Choose Your Partners Wisely
Two things have happened to me recently which got me thinking about how using third party suppliers or partners can damage your reputation without you knowing. I had my boiler replaced by British Gas. They did a great job but the engineer told me that another company would be round to collect the broken boiler […]