How to Improve Billable Hours in Your Service Business
Most service business owners think improving billable hours means finding more clients, charging more, or working longer days. But there’s a simpler place to start — and it’s one that…
How to Find Better Clients for Your Small Business
Stop chasing clients who’ll pay. You need better clients for your business. Most small business owners spend a huge amount of energy trying to get more clients. More leads, more…
Is SEO Useful for My Business? The Honest Answer
There’s a question I hear from almost every small business owner, usually after they’ve spent a few thousand dollars on Google Ads and stared blankly at the results. It goes…
Why Your Business Plan Needs to Be on Your Wall, Not in Your Head
Most small business owners either skip the business plan entirely, or write one, file it somewhere sensible, and never look at it again. Neither approach is particularly useful. The problem…
How to Design Your Products and Services Around Your Lifestyle Goals
Most small business owners design their products and services based on what their industry does, what clients have asked for, or what they were able to offer when they first…
How to Plan Your Business Income Around Your Life (Not the Other Way Around)
Most advice about planning business income starts with a revenue target. Pick a number — $100k, $200k, $500k — build toward it, arrive, and repeat with a higher number. The…
Small Business Burnout Is Real — Here’s How to Recognise and Overcome It
You built the business. The clients are there. The revenue is solid. And yet something feels quietly, persistently wrong. If that sounds familiar, you’re not alone — and you’re not…
Eight Weeks Off, Every Year: How to Build a Business That Doesn’t Need You to Babysit It
This one’s under the Automation pillar of the Biz Bloke framework (Alignment, Acquisition, Automation, Authority) — and no, it’s not just about software. Read on to get your tips. G’day,…