Everything Else
Small business, online tech
- Oh yeah? Prove it! By Josh Mehlman on the 30th January 2009. When we started working on this month’s business coaches feature, there were plenty of people who told me business coaches were all snake-oil merchants and self-help gurus like Brad Goodman in The Simpsons: “I may not have a lot of ‘credentials’ or…
- Ignore the voices of doom By Josh Mehlman on the 19th November 2008 The last month hasn’t been a great time to watch the news. Most of the time, it has been nothing but banks collapsing, stocks plunging, pundits predicting doom and politicians floundering to come up with adequate responses. It was even more depressing than being forced to watch…1 comments
- Live from the Small Business Summit By Josh Mehlman on the 24th October 2008 In the last issue of the magazine we complained that small business didn’t have the ear of government. To prove us wrong . . . perhaps, several hundred small business owners have gathered at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre for a summit with Prime Minister Kevin Rudd,…
- Who’s listening? By Josh Mehlman on the 23rd October 2008. Regular Nett readers may have noticed by now that I’m a keen follower of politics. Perhaps ‘tragic’ is more accurate. When I used to work from home as a freelance writer, one of the highlights of my day was watching Question Time on TV.One thing that has bugged me for a long time…
- The thrill of success By Josh Mehlman on the 26th September 2008. As part of a recent competition, we asked readers what motivated them to succeed. It seems a lot of people are motivated by success itself – taking a punt, achieving goals, becoming financially independent. Readers said:“Being a self-made man is my #1 motivation, I love what I do and I…
- Making a prophet By Josh Mehlman on the 20th August 2008. Predicting the future is always asking for trouble. I don’t envy analysts and trendspotters who regularly cast auguries about the year to come. Especially when journalists like me love to take a list of predictions and subject it to the cold light of hindsight six months or a year down the…
- iPhone mania strikes media websites’ ad revenue By Josh Mehlman on the 9th July 2008 Apple fanatics around the country are agog with excitement at the prospect of finally being able to get their hands on an iPhone, which will be officially released to Australian customers at midnight Friday. Even more excited are the advertising sales people at technology and media websites around…
- What’s your purpose? By Josh Mehlman on the 4th July 2008 I’m really chuffed to be the new editor of Nett. Small business and online technology are parts of my heritage and I’ve strongly advocated both throughout my career in journalism and business writing. Technology and small business are a great match. The information revolution has turned…
- Domain name landgrab is inevitable By Josh Mehlman on the 27th June 2008 News that the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has voted to release (potentially) an unlimited number of top-level domain names instantly makes me think of the TV series Deadwood.The western historical drama series is set in the gold-rush town of Deadwood in the 1870s. As…
