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Being a micro/small business owner can be overwhelming at times with so many hats to juggle, by working with Barefoot Basics we will provide you with the insights required to streamline your marketing, branding, social media and communication strategies.

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Week in Review: 18th June

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  • 3 Marketing Myths That Are Costing You Sales – Forbes
  • Staying ‘on’: How Eight Young Female Entrepreneurs Keep Their Energy Levels High – Women’s Agenda
  • Pearson and Harpercollins to Close New Zealand Operations – The Bookseller
  • Why Your ‘Why’ Matters When You Start-Up A Business – Start Up Smart

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Week in Review: 7th June

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Week in Review: 31st May

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Week in Review: 25th May

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  • New Smashwords Research Helps Authors and Publisher’s Sell More EBooks – Huffington Post
  • Masterchef Brand Migrates to Bauer from NewsLife – B&T Weekly
  • ISBN Advice for Self-Publilshed Authors – GalleyCat
  • The Triple J Magazine Goes Under – CraveOnline

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Week in Review: 19th May

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Diary of a Business Geek: The Unsubscribe Page From Hell

Like most of us, I’m time poor, juggling the many hats as a micro-business owner, consultant,  lapsed housemaid, gourmet cook, wife to the Butcher and mum to three puppies.

De-cluttering my email inbox is my first step in reclaiming my time, with the newsletters that you sign up as a matter of curiosity but that have reached their limit of relevancy and insights a couple months on, being the first out the door.

I want a click and forget, one-step process, so imagine my horror when confronted with the below:

Ben Angel Unsubscribe From Hell

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Week in Review – 21st April

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