Still Searching for that Million Dollar Business Idea?

I found this fascinating quote today:

These types of people, I have found, are extremely visionary.  They love to explore all of the different business angles and long term visions.  The problem is they don’t take action because their heads are filled with amazing ideas and forecasts for success.Still Searching for that Million Dollar Business Idea?, May 2009

You should read the whole article.

http://www.lifehack.org/articles/productivity/how-to-head-off-small-business-fear-in-this-economy.html

Great article and well worth thinking about.

Pay what you feel

I found this fascinating quote today:

The more focused you are about what you want to gain by your research, the more effective and efficient you can be in your research, the shorter the time it will take you and ultimately the less it will cost you (whether in your own time, the time of your employees and/or the time of a consultant).Pay what you feel, May 2009

You should read the whole article.

Why do you need research?

Research Plans Depend on Information You Need and Available Resources

Often, organization members want to know everything about their products, services, programs, etc. Your research plans depend on what information you need to collect in order to make major decisions about a product, service, program, etc. Usually, you’re faced with a major decision due to, e.g., ongoing complaints from customers, need to convince funders / bankers to loan money, unmet needs among customers, the need to polish an internal process, etc.

The more focused you are about what you want to gain by your research, the more effective and efficient you can be in your research, the shorter the time it will take you and ultimately the less it will cost you (whether in your own time, the time of your employees and/or the time of a consultant).

There are trade offs, too, in the breadth and depth of information you get. The more breadth you want, usually the less depth you’ll get (unless you have a great deal of resources to carry out the research). On the other hand, if you want to examine a certain aspect of a product, service, program, eta., in great detail, you will likely not get as much information about other aspects as well.

For those starting out in research or who have very limited resources, they can use various methods to get a good mix of breadth and depth of information. They can understand more about certain areas of their products, services, programs, eta.,and not go bankrupt doing so.

Key Considerations to Design Your Research Approach

Consider the following key questions when designing your research plan:

1. For what purposes is the research being done, i.e., what do you want to be able to decide as a result of the research?

2. Who are the audiences for the information from the research, e.g., funders / bankers, upper management, employees, customers, eta.

3. What kinds of information are needed to make the decisions you need to make and/or to enlighten your intended audiences, e.g., do you need information to really understand a process, the customers who buy certain products, strengths and weaknesses of the product or service or program, benefits to customers, how the product or service or program failed some customers and why, etc.?

4. From what sources should the information be collected, e.g., employees, customers, groups of employees or customers, certain documentation, etc.?

5. How can that information be collected in a reasonable fashion, e.g., questionnaires, interviews, examining documentation, observing staff and/or clients in the program, conducting focus groups among staff and/or clients, etc?

6. When is the information needed (so, by when must it be collected)?

7. What resources are available to collect the information?

Here at Paywhatyoufeel, we can help with your research needs.

CV

How about a new CV to wow potential employers.

Fed up of websites offering the world and delivering nothing.

Here at Paywhatyoufeel, we are now offering a full CV appraisal and rewrite and at our normal rates.

Why not give us a try?

What makes a good CV?

A good CV should be:

• targeted to the job you’re applying for
• simple, clear and concise - using no more than 2 easy to read fonts on plain white paper
• short - 2 sides of A4 paper (possibly with an extra sheet for research publications if you have done a PhD).  The CV shouldn’t be bound
• for design jobs, the CV could be creatively presented to showcase your work
• free from spelling, grammatical and typing errors – give it to someone else to check
• accompanied by a covering letter.  The CV and covering letter should be in the same font, layout and on the same paper

New opportunity!

We are now doing LOGOs for anyone. These are professionally done and of a high quality.

The first company to try our £1 offer are on board.

We have created a logo for Change AGEnts UK, a not for profit in the UK. The company is in the throes of setting up and once the website is up and running, I’ll post a link.

Change Agents logo

So, why not try our services.

All the best

The paywhatyoufeel team.

Why Entrepreneurs Fail

A great article about business start up.

Maybe we can help.

How to do it!

So, you want a little help.

Here’s what to do.

Email us via the contact info with your wants and needs. We’ll get back to you as soon as we can and arrange for an initial chat.

After the initial chat, and if you want to continue, you will be asked to pay £/$1  and we will then undertake your task.

On completion of your task, you will be sent a outline of time and costs associated and then you “pay as you feel”

No pressure, no regrets, no problem.

Why not give it a try?

Hello world!

What is this?

Is the credit crunch hitting?Do you need a little help in your life or business? Do you feel sometimes that you need a helping hand.

That’s why we are here.

How does it work?

You ask us to help you with a project or problem that can be solved off site. It can be research, marketing advice, business consultancy, article writing, report writing or anything else you can think of.

What does it cost?

Here’s the best bit. All we ask is an initial fee of £/$1 . It is then up to you how much you want to pay on top of that. We will give a honest assessment of time and costs for the piece of work, but the final price is up to you.