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Contractors – make sure you meet ATO requirements
Freelancers, contractors and subcontractors, and all businesses or companies that hire contractors, need to be aware of the Australian Tax Office (ATO) definitions of 'contractor', as opposed to 'e...
Confidentiality guaranteed
On Time Typing, Editing and Proofreading (OTTEP) is committed to maintaining confidentiality and protecting the privacy of all our clients including individuals, businesses, companies and organisat...
Editing translations – English and Tetun
In the early 2000s, Sally-Anne Watson Kane spoke reasonably fluent Tetun and worked with Timorese translators which vastly improved her written Tetun. She would like to point out, however, that n...
The six C’s of starting up a business
The six Cs you need to successfully start up a new business are: Creativity Common sense Courage Commitment and resilience adaptability to Change Communication skills. 1. Cre...
Using Facebook versus being used by Facebook
If you're reading this you're probably on Facebook. You may use Facebook for personal, social reasons or you may have to use it for business reasons. But are you in control of how you use Facebook...
Subtle business blogging
A good blog article is well-written and either inspiring, informative or entertaining and, importantly, not obviously promoting your business. But blogging can be a great way of subtly promoting yo...
Safety first for freelance editors (and other freelancers)
If you're a freelancer or business owner/operator working from home, it's important to have some strategies in place to keep you personally safe at work. These might include 1) OH&S rules for p...
Review – 2017 Federation Business School Gippsland Business Awards
The 2017 Gippsland Business Awards process, the Awards evening, congratulations to the winners, thanks to the GBA committee and suggestions for next year's Awards. The Awards evening On Time Typi...
Happy Clients = Good Business!
Everyone talks about how to promote and market your business to gain new clients but less about what to do once you have found those clients: how to keep your clients so happy they are rapt in your...
4 tips for improving your website rankings
Improve your website rankings on search engines by: 1) utilising SEOs, 2) writing and editing original and different web pages and articles, 3) achieving more 'hits' and longer visits, and 4) keepi...