Don’t fall victim to the laws of the world wide web!

Internet Law 101

With Richard Chapo from www.SocalInternetLawyer.com

As the internet continues to become a greater part of our lives, so does the legalities that surround the ever-expanding ‘world-wide-web’. It’s amazing (and kind of scary) to think how far the internet has come since it was launched in the eighties and made available to everybody in the nineties. 

It’s really only been around for 30 years and to think where it is currently and where it might be in the next 30 years is kind of terrifying. Most of us use the internet on a daily basis. In fact, most of us depend on it.

I literally couldn’t imagine life without it. I know for certain both of my businesses would collapse without it. Imagine how many others would be in the same boat?

Even as plumbers, electricians and builders, our leads and operations depend on Internet-based systems. Invoicing, management, communications, and a million other things.

But what about the laws that relate to the internet?

How many of us are on top of internet law. More to the point, how many of us are currently breaking those laws and don’t even realise it?

In this podcast, I’m speaking with internet lawyer, Richard Chapo about the forever threatening legalities that surround the internet and the way we use it. 

From email marketing through to the dark web, this podcast covers a vast array of really interesting topics that I’m sure you’ll all get a lot out of. Enjoy the show and enjoy the internet…safely. 

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‘The One Page Marketing Plan’ with Allan Dib How this podcast with Allan Dib happened.

I love to read. Business books especially. I just love the wisdom I can extract from them. 

I love them so much, that I recently started a Youtube playlist on The Site Shed’s channel called ‘Book Reviews’

• Here’s the link to the channel
• Here’s the link to the Book Review playlist 

Please go like and subscribe by the way. I’d appreciate that Anyway, every now and then I stumble across a brilliant book. One that just stands out. ‘The 1-Page Marketing Plan’ certainly did that. I absolutely loved it.

As it happens, Allan’s PR associate saw that I had been doing book reviews on YouTube and reached out to me to see if I’d like to review the book. At this stage, she was unaware that I had already read it and it was on my list of books to review. 

I replied to the email, putting forward the opportunity for Allan to appear on the podcast to try to make the principles of the book more relatable to tradies and contractors…to which they both gladly accepted. 

And so here we are.

About this podcast

I asked Allan to apply the philosophies from his book directly to trade businesses in this podcast, which was awesome. The book itself is amazing, however to have the author himself relate his work to the businesses of a tradie/contractor was really powerful. 

I have no doubt that you’ll absolutely love this podcast. It’s the first one of its kind I’ve recorded and I’m absolutely thrilled with the outcome. 

Please leave us a review and some comments to let us know what you think. We’d love to hear it. 

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Productivity issues exist everywhere you look. Work, home, school, sport, social occasions, to name a few. 

Over my professional career, I have certainly been through patches where productivity is far from optimal. If I’m brutally honest, even today as I type this, my days’ productivity has been seriously rattled. 

There is no perfect system for productivity. No golden egg, no magic wand. For each of us, it will look different and be made up of different elements. However there are some pretty hand ‘smarts’ that I’ve managed to pick up over the years of speaking with hundreds of amazing business owners and as a result, I have formed a system that works best for me. 

In this podcast, I explain what that looks like, so you can take from it what you like and adapt it to make it yours. 

It’s my experience that regardless of how busy you are, planning and strategy can help you become more efficient. This is my personal mission for 2019. I will become a productivity master and I hope the same for you.

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Series - How to escape the $1-3 Million 'Nightmare Zone' to reclaim your business and personal life.

Part Three - Profitability. Get your financial house in order.

• Guest - Rob Kropp
• From - Pravar Group
• Web - www.PravarGroup.com

Rob and the team at Pravar Group run some seriously good business programs for trade businesses. Their speciality is taking businesses that are turning $2-3 million and taking them to the next stage. 

Over recent months, I've been getting to know Rob and Pravar Group and I love their complete dedication to helping businesses stay focused on the important metrics. Their attention to detail when it comes to understanding numbers is amazing.

There are few businesses on earth that wouldn't benefit from the principles they teach and luckily for us, in this series, Rob goes above and beyond in helping us better understand three of the major obstacles that he says causes businesses to get stuck in what he calls, 'the $1-3 million nightmare zone'.

1. Part One - Productivity. Be a master of it, not a slave to it
2. Part Two - Performance. Leverage through effective people power
3. Part Three - Profitability. Get your financial house in order

If you love this podcast and live training, you'll certainly love these, also. 

• Finance 101 for tradies - [LINK]
• Lack of focus on gross profit margin - [LINK]
• Get a grip on your financials - [LINK]

About part three: Profitability. Get your financial house in order

I don't know if you can relate to this, but I remember a number of years ago when I was starting out in business, I was so afraid of looking at my accounts that I simply wouldn't. It terrified the heck out of me. To the point where I'd just rather stick my head in the sand and forget about it. 

Over the years, I've learned how important it i

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Series – How to escape the $1-3 Million ‘Nightmare Zone’ to reclaim your business and personal life.

Part One – Productivity. Be a master of it, not a slave to it.

• Guest – Rob Kropp
• From – Pravar Group
• Web – www.PravarGroup.com

Rob and the team at Pravar Group run some seriously good business programs for trade businesses. Their speciality is taking businesses that are turning $2-3 million and taking them to the next stage. 

Over recent months, I’ve been getting to know Rob and Pravar Group and I love their complete dedication to helping businesses stay focused on the important metrics. Their attention to detail when it comes to understanding numbers is amazing.

There are few businesses on earth that wouldn’t benefit from the principles they teach and luckily for us, in this series, Rob goes above and beyond in helping us better understand three of the major obstacles that he says causes businesses to get stuck in what he calls, ‘the $1-3 million nightmare zone’.

1. Part One – Productivity. Be a master of it, not a slave to it
2. Part Two – Performance. Leverage through effective people power
3. Part Three – Profitability. Get your financial house in order

If you love this podcast and live training, you’ll certainly love these, also. 

• Attracting the right team members – [LINK]
• Recruiting your A-Team – [LINK]
• Onboarding and training your A-Team- [LINK]
• Retaining your A-Team – [LINK]

About part two: Performance. Leverage through effective people power.

When it comes to scaling a business, it’s impossible to debate the fact that it can’t be done alone. 

Like it or hate it, we need a team to help us. It’s the only way to grow. Unfortunately, however, finding the right team members is much harder than it sounds. Good staff are hard to come by and it often feels like all of the good ones already have jobs,

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Series - How to escape the $1-3 Million 'Nightmare Zone' to reclaim your business and personal life.

Part One - Productivity. Be a master of it, not a slave to it.

• Guest - Rob Kropp
• From - Pravar Group
• Web - www.PravarGroup.com

Rob and the team at Pravar Group run some seriously good business programs for trade businesses. Their speciality is taking businesses that are turning $2-3 million and taking them to the next stage. 

Over recent months, I've been getting to know Rob and Pravar Group and I love their complete dedication to helping businesses stay focused on the important metrics. Their attention to detail when it comes to understanding numbers is amazing.

There are few businesses on earth that wouldn't benefit from the principles they teach and luckily for us, in this series, Rob goes above and beyond in helping us better understand three of the major obstacles that he says causes businesses to get stuck in what he calls, 'the $1-3 million nightmare zone'.

1. Part One - Productivity. Be a master of it, not a slave to it
2. Part Two - Performance. Leverage through effective people power
3. Part Three - Profitability. Get your financial house in order

If you love this podcast and live training, you'll certainly love these, also. 

• How to hold World Class Meetings with Al Levi - [LINK]
• How to systemise your trade business - [LINK]

 

You can watch and follow along with this episode on the video below ;-)

About part one: Productivity. Be a master of it, not a slave to it. 

Very few of us can confidently say that we are as productive as we can be. 

Over recent months, I've been going through some incredible changes in relation to being more productive. Over the years, I've really struggled with it from time to time and I know from my time as a plumber, there were things that could have been done so much better in retrospect. 

In this podcast, Rob beautifully articulates the difference between being 'busy' and being 'productive'. I know for years, I always thought they were the same thing, however recently I've learned that being productive has nothing to do with being busy. 

In fact, very o

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The relatable journey of Peter Norton and his Gold Coast Electrical Business.

• Guest: Peter Norton
• From: Enersol Electrical
• Social: @enersolelectrical

If you like these success stories, you'll enjoy the following podcasts:

• From A to B with Corey Philip
• Proof that your trade business can run while you travel the world
• Creative marketing with David Gatto
• Stephen Scogins from A to B

About this podcast with Peter Norton

A little while ago, I had a listener email me asking if I could get some guests on the show that are a little easier to relate to than some of the tycoons I often speak with. 

Of course, he who asks receives, so I put the feelers out in our private Facebook community to see if anyone that's currently grinding it out in business would want to come on and tell their story. 

Subsequently, I received loads of replies. So many in fact that I had to politely decline the majority as I only have so much resource available to me from a production perspective. Anyway, so I was introduced to Peter from a member of the group and after a quick chat, I realised that he fit the profile of who I was looking for perfectly. 

Peter Norton runs Enersol Electrical, which is a small electrical company on the Gold Coast of Queensland. Like many of you guys, he is slogging it out, building a business that encounters many of the obstacles that yours may. 

In this conversation, Peter and I talk about some of the roadblocks that he's encountered along the way and some of the tactics that he's used to navigate them safely. 

This is a great conversation with a down to earth guy, who's out there just like you. I hope you enjoy it. 

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This podcast is a recording from ABC Radio Sydney in October of 2018 between Matt from The Site Shed & tradiematepro and Adrian from Trained Group.

They were invited on the show to answer some questions about apprenticeships and the trades in general. 

It's a fun conversation that breaks up the regular podcast routine. 

Enjoy. 

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How to hold world class meetings

• Guest - Al Levi
• From - The 7 Power Contractor
• Web - www.7powercontractor.com

If you've been listening to The Site Shed podcast for a while now, you'll no doubt be familiar with Al.  He's been on the podcast more than anyone and he's by far the most requested guest. Here are his other podcasts. The ones that are grouped, are series'. 

1. https://www.thesiteshed.com/blog/tss046_from-a-b-with-al-levi/
2. https://www.thesiteshed.com/blog/tss056_planning-power-with-al-levi/
3. https://www.thesiteshed.com/blog/tss057_operating-power-with-al-levi/
4. https://www.thesiteshed.com/blog/tss058_staffing-power-with-al-levi/
5. https://www.thesiteshed.com/blog/org-chart/
6. https://www.thesiteshed.com/blog/defining-roles/
7. https://www.thesiteshed.com/blog/steering-the-ship/
8. https://www.thesiteshed.com/blog/when-is-the-right-time-to-expand/
9. https://www.thesiteshed.com/blog/a-team-1/
10. https://www.thesiteshed.com/blog/a-team-2/
11. https://www.thesiteshed.com/blog/a-team-3/ 

About this podcast

Let's be honest, "meetings are normally a total waste of time!"

They're so much of a waste

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How to build a business for exit

• Guest – Dominic Rubino
• From – Cabinet Maker Profit System
• Contact – [email protected]
• Web – www.cabinetmakerprofitsystem.com

If this topic is ‘up your alley’, you might want to check out some of our other podcast that kind or relate to this one. 

1. Building a model that is scalable – Fares Elsabbah [LINK]
2. Lack of focus on Gross Profit Margin – Danny Kerr [LINK]

About this podcast

How many times have you heard from a coach, or in a podcast, or read in a book, the old cliché saying, "you should always begin with the end in mind!"

We all go into business for various reasons. Sometimes it's for the right reasons and sometimes, it's not. Either way, for the majority of us, we don't have a clear path to exit. In this podcast, we learn about the art of building a business with an exit strategy from a man that has done it, is doing it and now teaches tradies and contractors to do just that. 

"Why the heck what I want to build a business to exit it?", you might be asking.

Having a defined goal on the strategy behind leaving a business is a very powerful tool in a business's arsenal. It's appealing to investors, it's appealing to partners and it keeps the organisation on a clear path. 

The reality is, however that the chance of someone wanting to acquire your business is very low. 

Why? Well, simply because most businesses are not set up to be purchased. They don't have the correct processes in place, they don't have the right team in place and they don't have a business system that can be taken over by another person, or organisation. 

In today's podcast, we learn how to set out from the beginning with the end in mind. It's a very powerful lesson and one I hope you implement. 

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