Consultants “can” be instrumental to a business. But since consultancy is broadly irregulated, everyone can update their LinkedIn headline and start a consulting career out of nowhere. There are lots of people who try to offer consulting without really knowing what they consult on. Navigating through the consulting landscape is extremely challenging without a reliable…

Are you spending too long chasing NEW clients instead of RETAINING your existing ones? A Harvard Business Review report claims that acquiring a new customer is 5 to 25 times more expensive than retaining an existing one. I get extremely annoyed when my telecom or cable provider offers a better deal to new clients than…

Successful business founders, executives, and managers employ different approaches when it comes to risk management. Only 23% of CEOs believe they have comprehensive information about the risks in their business even if 92% of them agree that having such information is highly critical to the success of their venture. On Shark Tank’s season 7, Robert…

No matter what role you have in an organization – a manager, a vendor, a consultant, or an advisor – each comes with its own challenges particularly in managing workplace communication issues. These communication issues often involve conflicts in employee relations. It’s usually the nitpicking or annoyance from the older hire that shows. Or, complaints…

Back when I decided to no longer pick up my phone in 2014 or so, I was considered nuts by everyone around me. Nowadays, more and more of my friends and colleagues have adopted this practice, thanks to the endless number of sales calls (and even worse: robocalls). According to a TNS report (quoted on…

Freelancing is a decent alternative if you’re a self-driven person who is a fast learner. Some people are well-organized, can use Google (or Stack Overflow, or other resources) quickly, read fast, and are not afraid of experimenting. With the right attitude through freelancing, you may improve your technical and business skills that you will need…

What is the purpose of internal training programs?  Plenty of internal training programs for employees are designed for bringing revenue to the business.  One of my biggest fears is that our team would become complacent. Chilling in their comfort zone. The sole reason I started DevriX was the opportunity to tackle complex enterprise-grade projects from…

I’m going to divide up the success model into smaller chunks that could be reviewed separately. A successful and profitable business venture of digital publication requires two main elements: Traffic A business model that allows for monetization In terms of traffic, the main reason people visit websites in the first place is content. This could…

Developing your personal brand through blogging, industry events, networking, social media activities will assist your influential status. People who invest in their own personal brand are known to have “a lot at stake” – and therefore would likely be committed to whatever they undertake as a challenge. What Is Personal Branding? Personal branding is a…

Starting a business is no unchartered territory – almost every inch of it has already been conquered. But not everyone was able to write a successful conquest; most of those who tried, failed. For there is a universal truth behind the stories of those who were fortunate: success doesn’t come easy. There’s a ton of…