What is a remote office? It is a virtual office where every employee is working from the comfort of his home, café, or wherever else catches his fancy. Remote offices are all the rage these days. It’s an emerging trend. Not only are established businesses moving to incorporate the remote office element into their existing systems but even start-ups are choosing the remote office as their preferred option. Make no mistake about it. This isn't one of those fads that catch people’s fancy. If you ... Keep Reading
How to Use Lifestyle Content on Social Media
The current trend in online marketing is the focus on the intent of the visitor, user, customer, or client. Intent-based marketing, in fact, is going to gradually take over the internet. But, what is intent based marketing? It is a marketing technique that focuses on the overall intent of the potential lead more than technical specifics such as keywords. This marketing technique emphasises on understanding the nature of the target audience in question so that their specific psychographic nature ... Keep Reading
Office Workstation Types: The Essentials and the Basics
For a long time, offices were being designed and built with only one dynamic in mind i.e. the maximum utilisation of the available space. The logic behind this kind of thinking is pretty obvious. For new businesses, leasing or buying an office space turns out to be the biggest drain on finances. So, businesses wanted to spend as little as possible on office space while still managing to meet all their requirements. Consequently, they focused on the most efficient use of floor space and picked ... Keep Reading
6 Tips on How to Hire Growth Hackers for Your Business
Growth hacking is not a new term in digital media. It has been around since 2010. It may have been around for nearly a decade but it is only in the last few years that it has gained popularity. But, what is it really? It is a highly specialised form of marketing where the sole focus is growth. A growth hacker’s job is to ensure the growth of his company and to do this he employs all the tools available to him including programming, analytics, and marketing. Growth hacking has gained importance ... Keep Reading
How to Make Remote Working Viable For Your Business
Even though there are a few disadvantages of working remotely, they're easily overshadowed by the advantages of setting up a remote office. This is precisely why the business world is seeing a remote revolution. Even at Inkjet Wholesale, a significant portion of the workforce is operating remotely. The only reason we have traditional offices and workers is that we sell physical products that require physical handling. So, believe us when we tell you that remote working is very much a viable ... Keep Reading
What Are The Disadvantages Of Working Remotely?
You're, no doubt, aware that there’s a revolution going on in the world. It isn't the focus on the environment or the rightist agenda that we’re talking about, though. We’re referring to the remote revolution. More and more businesses are adopting the remote office setup. It is the advantages of working remotely that are fuelling this revolution but everything is not hunky-dory either or the revolution would have been more widespread. There are disadvantages to working remotely too. These ... Keep Reading
Buying vs Renting Commercial Real Estate: Pros & Cons
This is a guest post. Inkjet Wholesale's Office Hacks Blog welcomes all types of contributions from content writers, SEO experts, and online entrepreneurs provided the content meets our editorial guidelines. If you would like to contribute to this blog, please feel free to contact us! Most business owners need to have a physical location in order to meet with customers, sell inventory and perform services. Yet purchasing real estate represents a sizable investment, and this is not always ... Keep Reading
6 Simple and Effective Negotiation Tips
The core of any successful business is satisfied customers and clients. However, all clients are alike in the fact that they want maximum value for minimum cost. Meeting these expectations is the main challenge for any business, no matter how big or how small. Clients’ valuation of a service or product almost always seems to be lower than the business’s expectations. This is where negotiations come into play. During negotiations, businesses and clients are expected to find a position or ... Keep Reading
How to Inculcate Total Quality Culture in Your Business
What is total quality culture? You can most probably guess the meaning but you should know that it is an actual term as opposed to being a colloquial phrase. The term is a derivation of Total Quality Management (TQM) which is an approach to management where the goal is to achieve long-term success by way of focusing on customer satisfaction. It is what you may refer to as the Amazon strategy. Customer satisfaction is something that is very much trending in business circles these days. The logic ... Keep Reading
How to Market Without a Budget?
Many entrepreneurs are often stuck in a chicken and egg situation. They need money to set up their business and create a customer base but they need a business and a customer base to make money in the first place. This is a very common and one of the first obstacles that entrepreneurs need to overcome to become successful. The obvious way to break this catch-22 situation is to get funding from an outside source but even that comes with its own problems. Even when you get funding from an ... Keep Reading