Miles Burke

Startups, digital marketing, small business & more.

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The Two Faces of Bali

Well, we’re here again. This time, my wife and I have brought along our three children, ages 11, 9 and 4. I’m always reminded about what I consider the two faces of Bali when boarding our plane from Perth. There’s… Continue Reading →

Ethics in the Web Industry

Services, Sites & Snakeoil Last Friday, I had the honour to speak at Western Australia’s premier web conference, Edge of the Web. My talk, titled ‘Services, Sites & Snakeoil’ was a 45 minute run down on the state of the… Continue Reading →

Managing Email: The Five D’s to Control That Inbox!

Does it feel like managing email is controlling your life? Find yourself checking your email every 10 minutes during your waking hours? We all lead busy lives, and with increased pressure on productivity, we’re all looking at ways to save… Continue Reading →

Do You Have Five Minutes? Tiny Ways to Get More Profit

As a services person in legal, accounting, web design, consulting, etc, you’ve started tracking your time, and you are increasingly aware of the value of doing so, and that getting more hours billable means you get more profit. You also… Continue Reading →

Time Tracking: The Best Kept Secret

A common complaint when speaking to managers of digital marketing teams, is the often large disconnect between being busy, and the goal of all business, being profitable. I had the same dilemma years ago. We’d start on projects, feel like… Continue Reading →

Various Software Products to Manage Your Money

I’ve received a few reader emails recently, asking me what I think of different online and offline accounting packages, and which one I use. Well, I’m an old-fashioned type, so I use an offline accounting package. This is primarily because… Continue Reading →

Keeping Life & Work Apart: Effective Ways To Achieve Work-Life Balance

Many of us recently had a short holiday to celebrate Easter. Regardless of how you feel about the religious significance, it’s important to achieve work-life balance and embrace a well-deserved break once in a while. I’ve written before about managing the… Continue Reading →

Grow your own Sales

Many people I’ve spoken to recently have repeated the same words: new enquiries are down, because people are wary of starting new projects in the current climate. This is an excellent opportunity for you to increase your focus on sales,… Continue Reading →

Interview with Chris Winchester

Two weeks ago, I made the journey to New Zealand to attend the well-known web conference, Webstock. On my first day there, I spotted a man wearing a bright yellow T-shirt which read: Remember me? I met you at Webstock… Continue Reading →

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