Plan For Growth

  • Are you making one of these 5 big marketing mistakes?

    When you started your business, did you secretly think that running an eCommerce store would be easy? I’m sure I did. Its many years ago now, but I know I was naïve to the ways of business. I thought I could throw up a website, and people would flock over and buy my products like […]

  • How to deal with business mistakes and thrive

    Setbacks happen in business. It’s impossible to avoid dealing with failure on some level. Sometimes you make a mistake. Sometimes, someone else makes one that impacts you in your business. And sometimes, things change in the industry or market forces conspire against you. How you deal with business mistakes and failures will be the making […]

  • Skyrocket your brand with these 5 proven steps

    One of the main things that sets me apart in the sea of business coaches and online marketing consultants is that I’ve operated two different physical product businesses (that generated millions of dollars in sales). You see, there is this BIG LIE floating around that there can be a “one size fits all” solution guaranteed […]

  • How To Get Wholesale Stockists (In 6 Simple Steps)

    Are you ready to find wholesale stockists for your products? Or a product designer, brand owner or distributor considering taking the plunge into wholesale? I don’t know about you, but when I first got into the business of wholesale, I did question the logic of selling my products at such a reduced price. It does […]

  • How to dramatically transform your brand and become irresistible

    Do you feel like you’re spending too much time hustling for your next customer? Do you know why customers choose your competitor brand over your own? Or, would you RATHER have customers flocking to you and snapping up your products like a bunch of shopaholics at a shoe sale? Then maybe it’s time for a […]

  • What’s in a brand (and does it really matter?)

    Great brands have always been defined by great products. But the product alone does not equal your brand. Over a hundred years ago, cattle farmers used branding irons to indicate which animals were theirs. As cattle moved across the country, it was easy to determine which farm they were from because each head of cattle […]

  • How to turn a funky product into a runaway success

    Find out how this designer achieved over 200% online sales growth in 3 months! Have you created your own label? Designed your own range or established your own brand? Whether it is clothing or something else, being a designer/maker/creator/brand-owner is often as much a passion-project as it is a sensible, logical, business proposition. Do you […]

  • Want to start a business? Learn from my mistakes…

    Here are 5 things I’d do if I were to start my eCommerce business from scratch in 2017 I started my first eCommerce business in 2007. Not that long ago, but it feels like a lifetime ago. Entrepreneur years are like dog years, I reckon! Obviously, things are different in 2017 compared to 2007 when […]

  • Want to know how to grow from idea to empire?

    Adopt these 6 traits of successful Productpreneurs with fast-growth businesses In celebration of International Women’s Day today, I’d like to introduce you to my client Kristy Chong, founder of award-winning underwear brand Modibodi. Kristy’s journey of entrepreneurship is so impressive and inspiring that she was recently named by Fairfax Media as one of 9 Australian business women […]

  • Who is the brains trust in your business? Just you?

    Running a business alone can be a daunting, isolating experience at times… How do you come up with ideas? Problem solve? Decide what strategies to implement? How do you stay motivated and productive? Read on for my view AND access to a highly valuable FREE advisory resource… Staying focused on the RIGHT tasks is hard enough […]