Business Ideas & Tips

Decorating Your Logo for Halloween: 5 Tips and Top 10 Icons

Team ZenBusiness October 1, 2024

Holidays are a good chance to draw attention to the brand, strengthen the emotional relationship with customers, and increase sales. Renewing your logo, the company’s most recognizable symbol, is a visual tool for achieving these goals. We’ve prepared a complete guide on adapting your logo for Halloween, including some useful tips and creative ideas. Why ...

17 Customer Service Tips to Make Your Business Stand Out

Team ZenBusiness October 1, 2024

Excellent customer service will make your business stand out. These 17 customer service tips can increase customer satisfaction, build client loyalty, and lead to referrals, recommendations, and more sales. Providing excellent customer service is one of the most important keys to small business success. Whether your business competes with large national concerns or with local ...

Becoming the Best Place to Work

Team ZenBusiness October 1, 2024

ZenBusiness has won Austin American-Statesman’s Top Workplaces awards in the Purpose and Values, Compensation and Benefits, Leadership, Work-Life Flexibility, and Innovation categories for 2023. To help your business become a better place to work, follow this five-step model. The United States has changed dramatically over the past five years. Things like the pandemic and the ...

What to Do When You Lose That Big Client

Team ZenBusiness August 29, 2024

It’s a fact of life for freelancers: Clients come and go. That said, I know what you’re thinking: “Sure, little clients come and go, but I just lost the big one, my friend. Now, it feels like the ship is sinking. I need to plug this hole ASAP.” Budget cuts, poor communication, a change in leadership — the reason doesn’t really ...

Clients from Hell!

Team ZenBusiness August 29, 2024

They’re driving you crazy and hurting your business, so stop trying to make them happy! “After all I did for that client, they called me up and threatened not to pay my bill. I didn’t even charge them my full fee!” says Paul, a graphic artist. “This client asked me to do the impossible,” tells ...

The Keys to Success When Working Remotely with a Client

Team ZenBusiness August 29, 2024

Whether you were already a remote worker or have recently become one, there are a few important rules that you should consider following to boost your productivity and motivation. These can also help ensure that your reputation doesn’t falter, costing you valuable clients. Many people find remote working to be easy and convenient. However, this ...

7 Steps to Resolve Personality Conflicts in the Workplace

Team ZenBusiness August 1, 2024

When you just don’t get along with someone at work, it can make life miserable for you both. And though you might wish for a personality transplant for your annoying coworker, that’s probably not going to happen. Here are seven steps you can take that may help make things better. Personality conflicts are the most ...

The 10 Deadliest Words and Phrases in Business

Team ZenBusiness August 1, 2024

Want to make your business writing more effective? Here are 10 phrases to avoid in your letters and emails. Take a look at the next four or five letters, emails, and memos that cross your desk. Do they sing out with clarity and precision? Or do they sound as if they were written by a lawyer ...

5 Tips for Pricing Your Services When You’re Self-Employed

Team ZenBusiness July 1, 2024

How do you know how much to charge when you work for yourself? Good question. The first thing to remember is not to fret. As the late, great Bob Marley once said, “Don’t worry ’bout a thing, ’cause every little thing’s gonna be alright.” Here’s how to price your services so that every little thing ...