How to identify a client from hell
Look out for red flags when dealing with potential clients, such as underestimating the workload, unclear expectations, and unrealistic deadlines.
Top Productivity Hacks
Boost productivity by setting focus time, planning your day, prioritizing tasks, saying no to distractions, automating processes, and using a Pomodoro timer.
How to pay off your bond quicker
Pay off your home loan faster by depositing extra money, negotiating lower rates, and possibly shortening the loan term.
Fair wear and tear and rental properties – what you need to know
Fair wear and tear refers to expected deterioration from regular use, while damage is excessive or unauthorized changes causing substantial harm.
How to do a rental property inspection – with Checklist!
Rental property inspections are crucial for both landlords and tenants. They protect against disputes and ensure accountability.
How do repo rate changes affect my money?
Understanding interest rates is vital for managing finances. Changes affect loans, investments, businesses, and the economy.
What do you need to test your online business idea?
Testing ideas, leveraging online platforms, and aligning with your strengths are key strategies for success in the entrepreneurial journey.
The opportunity cost of certification and degrees
Success and earning potential aren’t solely determined by formal education or certifications. While qualifications can open doors, practical skills, experience, and entrepreneurship can lead to…
What skills do you need to build a small business?
Managing a small business requires strategic growth, financial management, effective marketing, communication, leadership, and project management skills to ensure long-term sustainability and profitability.
How small businesses win against big corporates – and you can too!
Thinking differently and acting creatively can give small businesses an edge against big corporations, as illustrated by various case studies and historical examples like David…
What is the right way to do a performance review?
Performance reviews and KPIs should align with both company goals and individual growth, avoiding monetary incentives tied to KPIs to prevent skewed priorities.
Why you don’t need an online portfolio
Online portfolios may not always convert clients. Focus on building credibility through community engagement and personal branding instead.
How to get a raise
Prepare evidence of your value, align goals with company priorities, and negotiate during performance reviews for a raise.
Why Being Employed Is Risky
Cultural shift: From communal survival to industrial employment. Loyalty wanes, job instability rises. Self-employment offers autonomy, skill diversification, and risk mitigation.
Levy calculations in sectional title schemes – what am I paying for?
Sectional Title Schemes Act mandates budgets for body corporates. Factors like inflation, maintenance, and size influence levy adjustments. Owners approve budgets at AGMs.
Signs that you’re in a toxic work environment and how to deal with it
Insights from quitting a toxic workplace: interview red flags, abusive behaviors, exit strategies, and coping tips.
Retirement predictions: trends and my opinion on what will happen
Retirement seems impossible for most; financial advisors face distrust. Disruptive innovation, like ETFs and crypto, reshapes investments.
How to make money creating and selling courses online
Online courses thrive in business, technology, personal development, and more. Create valuable content, market effectively, and monetize wisely.
How To Pay Less Tax As A Small Business Corporation
Small Business Corporations (SBCs) in South Africa enjoy tax benefits like depreciation deductions and sliding scale income tax rates, provided they meet specific criteria outlined…
What is EasyProperties and how does it work – An honest review
EasyProperties allows individuals to invest in property by buying shares in residential properties in South Africa through the EasyEquities platform.