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How to handle the emotional turmoil of being a freelancer
Friday, 3 Sep, 2010 – 6:00 | No Comment

Today we’re featuring a guest post from Eduard Ezeanu from  www.peopleskillsdecoded.com. Eduard is a communications coach from Bucharest, Romania.
Today’s Friday Follow is Eduartd.   Oer to you Eduard:

Get Free tips to GROW …

Wednesday Wisdom: Including the only SEO Guide you’ll ever need
Wednesday, 1 Sep, 2010 – 6:00 | 7 Comments

Wednesday Wisdom is all about articles which will help you in three things, Better blogging, Better business, and finally more importantly a Better  life. This week I have selected some articles which I am sure …

A time for reflection
Saturday, 28 Aug, 2010 – 10:57 | 14 Comments

This weekend it is my birthday. I’m celebrating it with my wife, my new son and two of my best friends.
One of the highlights will be spending some time going indoor skydiving with my best …

10 brilliant ways to make a difference for $0
Friday, 27 Aug, 2010 – 6:00 | 16 Comments

Back for his regular slot after a brief holiday to the Welsh countryside, 6aliens.com author Ben Lumley is back with another guest post on 10 brilliant ways to make a difference for nothing.
You can catch …

Wednesday Wisdom: Including 5 Ways to Squeeze Free Money Out of Your Business
Wednesday, 25 Aug, 2010 – 6:00 | 12 Comments

For this week’s Wednesday wisdom, I hope you will find some interesting articles which will improve your business, blogging and your personal life. If you’ve missed some of the previous posts, from Wednesday Wisdom, you …

Taking control and gaining your financial freedom
Tuesday, 24 Aug, 2010 – 6:00 | 10 Comments

Last week on the blog, we talked about the need to escape from the treadmill and taking control. This is something many of your related to, especially in these uncertain times.
Being an employee is of …

The $100 Start – Up
Monday, 23 Aug, 2010 – 6:00 | 6 Comments

Last week the Wall Street Journal published an article on the costs of starting a business. Citing Babson College, who have made a study of the costs of start ups who has estimated that on average …

Are you “too full” to listen?
Friday, 20 Aug, 2010 – 6:00 | 7 Comments

Today, it gives me great pleasure to welcome back Jill Chivers from I’m Listening Now for this excellent guest post about listening.  You can read Jill’s bio at the bottom of this post.   If you …

7 Low Cost Tips to do your own PR
Thursday, 19 Aug, 2010 – 6:00 | 7 Comments

Entrepreneurs often wear many hats, from sales, IT whizz and bookeeper. PR is just one of the many hats. All areas which compete for your time.
Good PR can make the difference between your launch making …

Wednesday Wisdom: Including 14 tactics to get more email subscribers
Wednesday, 18 Aug, 2010 – 6:00 | 9 Comments

If you’re visiting here from my guest post on theInfopreneur.net welcome.  Wednesday Wisdom is all about sharing  information which you  can act on before the end of the week – so that you can grow …

Birthday Winners! – Friday’s Winners Announced
Tuesday, 17 Aug, 2010 – 9:50 | 7 Comments
Birthday Winners! – Friday’s Winners Announced

This week is Birthday Week here on The Big Red Tomato Company blog – it’s the celebration of our 1st birthday, and we’re very excited.
Each day we’re giving away gifts to mark the occassion – …

It doesn’t have to be like this
Tuesday, 17 Aug, 2010 – 6:00 | 20 Comments

At end of last year, Corus, Europe’s second largest steel manufacturer announced the ‘mothballing’ of plants in the North East of England with the loss of 1700 jobs in areas with already high unemployment.
Realistically many …

Book Review: Crush it and cash in on your passion
Monday, 16 Aug, 2010 – 6:00 | 12 Comments

Over the last few months I’ve heard and read a lot about Gary Vaynerchuk (Pronounced Vay-ner-chuk).
For those who don’t know Gary, he spent years building his family business from a local wine shop into a …

Happy First Birthday – BRT
Saturday, 14 Aug, 2010 – 6:00 | 14 Comments

This week is the first anniversary of The Big Red Tomato Company Blog. It’s the anniversary of when The Big Red Tomato Company static website and The Better Leader Blog came together here at www.bigredtomatocompany.co.uk.
A …

You Aren’t Expected To Be A Superhero!
Friday, 13 Aug, 2010 – 6:00 | 7 Comments

Superheros. Don’t you just love them? I grew up with the likes of Batman and Robin and Superman, so they were very much a big part of my life. In fact,  I think we all …

5 Ways to Use Linkedin to Boost Your Business and Your Prospects
Thursday, 12 Aug, 2010 – 6:00 | 4 Comments
5 Ways to Use Linkedin to Boost Your Business and Your Prospects

Right now I have 326 connections on Linked-in. This gives me an awesome 2.9m people in my network, i.e. the total number of people connected to all the people I’m connected to.   According to my …

Wednesday Wisdom
Wednesday, 11 Aug, 2010 – 6:00 | 4 Comments
Wednesday Wisdom

If you’re visiting here from my guest post on theInfopreneur.net welcome.  Wednesday Wisdom is all about sharing information which you act on before the end of the week; so that you can grow your business, make …

Calling all photographers
Monday, 9 Aug, 2010 – 6:00 | 5 Comments
Calling all photographers

A few weeks ago Karen at A Meaningful Existence pointed me in the direction of a great eBook  called Cloud Living by Glenn Allsop – awesome book about how to get started in affiliate marketing …

Is your business a bunny?
Friday, 6 Aug, 2010 – 6:00 | 11 Comments
Is your business a bunny?

photo credit: joanna8555
On a Friday we feature a guest post post by a cool person changing the world one step at a time. One such person is Eleanor Edwards who quite literally is looking …

Accelerate your growth with a business audit
Thursday, 5 Aug, 2010 – 6:00 | 4 Comments
Accelerate your growth with a business audit

Last week, whilst waiting for my wife, I was browsing my emails on my trusty iPhone and came across a great article by Chris Guillebeau on How to Conduct  Your Own Business Audit.
I thought this …

Wednesday Wisdom
Wednesday, 4 Aug, 2010 – 6:00 | 2 Comments
Wednesday Wisdom

If you’re visiting here from my guest post on theInfopreneur.net welcome.  Wednesday Wisdom is all about sharing  information which you act on before the end of the week; so …

Achieving Your Dreams The Tomato Way: Episode III
Sunday, 1 Aug, 2010 – 6:00 | 4 Comments
Achieving Your Dreams The Tomato Way: Episode III

Three months ago we launched our first information product here on the blog – How To Achieve Your Dreams The Tomato Way. Then one month later, on the day my son was due to be …

Make A Difference by Treating Your Goals Like A Business
Friday, 30 Jul, 2010 – 6:00 | 9 Comments
Make A Difference by Treating Your Goals Like A Business

photo credit: ecphaff
“You cannot change your destination overnight, but you can change your direction overnight” Jim Rohn
As an Entrepreneur and Business Owner, it’s important to plan properly, to create action steps and set deadlines. If you …

Leadership Tips From Tony Hayward (or not)
Thursday, 29 Jul, 2010 – 6:00 | 4 Comments
Leadership Tips From Tony Hayward (or not)

On April 20th 2010, an explosion on an oil rig in the middle of the Gulf of Mexico gave rise to the biggest ecological disaster in history.  The company operating the oil rig, BP, has …

Wednesday Wisdom
Wednesday, 28 Jul, 2010 – 6:00 | 19 Comments
Wednesday Wisdom

If you’re visiting here from my guest post on theInfopreneur.net welcome.  Wednesday Wisdom is all about sharing  information which you act on before the end of the week; so that …

How to grow your business (part 10)
Tuesday, 27 Jul, 2010 – 6:00 | 4 Comments
How to grow your business (part 10)

This is the last post in the series How to Grow Your Business. You can catch up with the previous posts in the series here.
In times of change, you need to be aware of the …

Don’t rely on the CV
Monday, 26 Jul, 2010 – 6:00 | 7 Comments
Don’t rely on the CV

If your business grows to such a size that you need to recruit people, you should think of it like  the process of making friends. Choose well and your business will be all the better …

How to become a virtual boss
Friday, 23 Jul, 2010 – 6:00 | 8 Comments
How to become a virtual boss

Almost every Friday now we are featuring guest posts from really great people who are changing the world one step at a time. Some of our guest writers are 1 person businesses, some have a …

How $350 identified customers
Thursday, 22 Jul, 2010 – 6:00 | 6 Comments
How $350 identified customers

In the past few weeks we’ve featured case studies as to how different businesses have benefited from our one hour brainstrorming and consultancy services, you can catch up on the other case studies …

Getting your spaceship off the ground
Tuesday, 20 Jul, 2010 – 6:00 | 11 Comments
Getting your spaceship off the ground

Today is a major milestone in the life of this blog. This is the 200th post. May there be many more.
Today is also the 41st anniversary of  Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin stepping out …

Preparing for Launch
Monday, 19 Jul, 2010 – 6:00 | 6 Comments
Preparing for Launch

A couple of months ago I starting preparing my first information product – How to Achieve Your Dreams The Tomato Way. I documented it’s production in a series of posts How to Write Your Ebook.
As …

The 7 Link Challenge – #7links
Saturday, 17 Jul, 2010 – 6:00 | 9 Comments
The 7 Link Challenge – #7links

This is a response to a challenge set on Problogger.net. The idea of the challenge is to publish a post that is a list of 7 links to posts that you and others have …

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