ttnc 21 brilliant tips for businesses on a budget

Brilliant tips for businesson a budget

10 of the hottest productivity tips

Eat the right foodStart your day right and increased productivity will follow. Brain boosting foods to try:

• Berries

• Bananas

• Eggs

• Salmon

• Spinach

• Sunflower Seeds

• Raw Carrots

Surround yourself with plantsYes that’s right, that tired looking houseplant on your desk could be doing wonders for your health and productivity.

Adding a plant to your workspace, can boost your productivity by 38%.

The University of Exeter conducted 90 experiments on house plants and found that houseplants improve creativity and general wellbeing by 45%, or more.

An added benefit was that rooms filled with plants had an average of 50% to 60% less bacteria. This could lead to a decrease in annual sick days taken by your workforce.

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The sweet smell of successIt has been proven that scents have a huge impact on our productivity. Research carried out by Takasago Corporation showed that workers made 54% less errors when they smelled lemons, 33% fewer mistakes with Jasmine, and 20% fewer with Lavender.

Time is preciousTime tracking is the latest buzz word in project management at the moment. Tracking time spent on a set of activities introduces a greater level of self control, ensuring your projects or goals are met ina timely fashion.

For those into apps, Toggl is a great time management tool and best of all it is free for individuals or small teams of 5. Failing that, use pen and paper to help keep track of where your time is allocated.

Two is better than oneMicrosoft researchers have found that using two monitors rather than one can boost productivity by up to 50%. This makes sense as more screen real estate enables you to work more productively and reduces the need to switch between windows.

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Get up on your feetA Swedish study found that mixing work with exercise (2.5 hours a week)

improves productivity and general well being which in turn leads to a reduction in sickness and general health issues. Jim McKenna of the Leeds

Metropolitan University, found that workers who exercised during the working day, consistently produced higher quality work.

The perfect climateIt is well known that temperature and productivity go hand in hand. With the right temperature you will see an increase in productivity by up to 150% as well a 44% decrease in mistakes/errors made by your workforce.

By raising the temperature from 20°C to 25°C you could see similar results to those achieved during Cornell University’s research.

Avoid emailsWant to be productive? Well, it is advised you minimise the time spent on checking emails.

Don’t check your email first thing each morning. Use this time to tackle high priority task. Morning emails can often lead to a derailing of your plans for the day.

http://www.researchgate.net/publication/273702368_Self-report- ed_sitting_time_and_physical_activity_interactive_associations_with_mental_well-being_and_productivity_in_office_employees

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Get outWorking from home is regarded as one of the biggest productivity killers.

There are too many distractions. Should I put the kettle on? What scandalous topics will be on Jeremy Kyle today? These are a few examples

of why the house can be a productivity killer.

So get out of the house, head over to a coffee shop, cafe or even a library.

Must, should, wantTry the must, should, want method to get the best out of your day. Splitting your day into 3 achievable tasks allows you to get more done.

Level Activity Task Explanation

I must A high-priority task that will have an immediate impact

I should A task that will contribute to yourlong-term

I want Something you genuinely want to do





Frugal tips for start ups

Get people talkingThe recommend a friend scheme is atried and tested method for a new business generation. Reward your loyal customerswith a cash incentive or % off discount for recommending a friend.

Plan for social success

To get the most out of your social marketing efforts, you will need to have a solid plan. A social marketing plan is crucial to the success of your social strategy.

Learn more

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Partner upCreating lasting business partnerships can work wonders for start ups. Here are a few ways in which cross marketing partnerships can be used:

SMART HACKApproach a local or national business which compliments your the products or services your company offers. For example a hotel could partner up with a conference company.

Print joint flyers - this enables you to split the cost of the print run. You will then be able promoting both businesses. Think double sided flyers.

Offer freebies for your partners to give away to their customers.

Get freebies from your partners. This gives you great social and e-marketing material for free.

Offer exclusive discounts to your partners. This gives their customers another reason to use your business.

Exchange flyers and distribute them in customer’s shopping bags (retailers only). Get your partners to do the same for your flyers. This leads to beneficial results for you and your partners.





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We saved the best till last…Invest in door hangersDoor hangers? Yes they are not exclusive to hotels and can be even more effective than flyers. This is because you can hang them on the door handles giving them a prime location, whilst not getting lost with other flyers.





6 Money saving hacks

Hire freelancers Freelancers are perfect for small businesses. A good rule in business is to surround yourself with people who are more knowledgeable, skilled and are experts within their respective fields.

Utilising freelancers

Get freelancers to work on SEO on a monthly per hour basis. This doesn’t have to be expensive. There are many sites where you can source excellent freelancers.

Freelance sites

• People per hour • Elance

Freelancers are great for creating blog posts, writing press releases, press release distribution, industry contacts, marketing, content writing, product photography and website creation.

If things are tight, interns are an excellent and cost effective way of getting talented, enthusiastic staff members. Interns can work remotely and can even be managed using free cloud based project management tools such as Asana and Bitrix24.

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Snail mail to success

Traditional post still has a place in our digital lives and is generally better received than speculative emails. People still like receiving offers and discount vouchers in the post, so why not capture new business by offering discounts and special offers?

A whopping 61% of adults aged between 25 to 64 admit to responding positively to direct-mail. If your customer base fits into that age group, it’s imperative that you utilise direct mail to attract new customers. Did you know that 77% of emails are never opened, compared to just 44% of direct mail?

To get a good idea of responses to these flyers, outside of purchases, look at adding a unique telephone number to it. You can get a virtual Local Number for as little as £20 a year, which can be forwarded to your mobile or landline. Add Call Whisper to this and you can get a short prompt at the beginning of a call to let you know which campaign generated the lead. Start setting up numbers to track calls here.

Look Big Get a Freephone number to help you create a national presence for your company. 0800 numbers are free to call from mobile devices. This will make 0800 numbers more attractive for mobile users who have shied away from calling them in the past.

Getting a virtual office address is another hack that can be used to make your startup appear more established and professional.

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Second is bestNew business owners often get over excited about their new venture. This can result in unnecessary purchases such as expensive printers, fancy fax machines and office phones.

SMART HACKGo second hand; sites like eBay and Gumtree are great for buying and selling office items.

Affiliates Marketing Depending on your industry, affiliate marketing schemes may help boost your business by incentivising affiliates to promote your products. Affiliate sites promote your products and special offers for a portion of the sale (typically 10-20%).

What is affiliate marketing?

Affiliate marketing is a type of performance-based marketing in which a business rewards one or more affiliates for each visitor or product sale generated from the affiliate’s own marketing efforts.

SMART HACKUse Amazon to find in demand products in your niche. Imagine if the world’s largest online retailer told you which of their products were top sellers in any given category. Well, guess what? They do. Amazon’s ‘Best Sellers’ list gives you the top 100 selling items of every single product category. So, if your niche product is pet care, you can view a list of Amazon’s top 100 selling products in pet care. Use this feature to help you decide which products you need to be promoting on affiliate sites.





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Get in the Press! You should be constantly looking at ways to get featured in the local and national press. Remember you are an expert at what you do and can be someone’s source. Getting that coveted “featured in” splash on your site generates trust and makes you look like an industry heavy weight.

SMART HACKSubscribe to HARO (Help a Reporter Out).

HARO sends you daily emails listing what reporters are currently looking for. This gives you an opportunity to get featured or mentioned in the news and in articles.

TTNC takes on GoogleInnovative software brand TTNC, released its new search engine which threatens googles very existence. The speak as you will algorithm has revolutionised mobile search. The second integration of the algorithm boast 30 new speech related technologies.

Want to help shape myTTNC?We’re always looking for ways we can improve our control panel and services. If you have any ideas, why not drop us a friendly email to [email protected] and we’ll take your suggestion into consideration. Now you’ve read this, get back to reading the rest of the content.

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