WYSIWYG HTML editor – 3 advantages

Technology

Sam Allcock

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15 October 2021

WYSIWYG HTML Editors are practical tools that allow you to quickly create and edit code. WYSIWYG stands for What You See Is What You Get, meaning code writing and the result happen simultaneously in real-time. It is particularly useful for project teams – here is why.

See the history in WYSIWYG Editor

Some WYSIWYG HTML Editor allows you to save any changes you make to a document. The history of changes is shown as successive versions, which can be given any name. However, changes are also recorded without additional interference and can be accessed at any time with the date and time of a particular edit. The history of changes is saved for all persons editing a given document in order to facilitate the tracking of amendments and code additions.

The best solution for teams – collaborative editing

Documents created with the code editor are stored in the cloud, allowing access for many people at one time. Therefore, it is a perfect way to organize work in a team, especially in the era of remote working. A collaborative real-time editor allows all authorized users to read and edit the document. They can also observe changes made by other users in real-time. The editor also allows users to add comments and discuss changes. Users can be added to different models of authorizations, which give them the ability to edit the text or only to add comments or read the document. Users can see the results of their work thanks to split screen preview.

Best HTML editor gives you many possibilities and flexible programming

The program is a rich text editor, which gives the possibility not only to create HTML pages, but also allows you to conveniently add external media. So you can put in a document photos from disk or videos from YouTube, which will be responsive. The editor also works with other formats – it allows you to conveniently copy content from other editors and format it for different extensions. The finished file can be downloaded in any document format, such as doc or PDF. It also allows creating an HTML page.

Automation and pleasure of working in WYSIWYG Editor

The editor has built-in automatic text formatting, including a WYSIWYG HTML Editor. It allows you to keep an eye on the output from the code you are writing and speeds up the pace of your work. In addition, it allows you to edit other programming languages and access a number of plugins to make your work easier. Moreover, the user interface is very friendly – operation is intuitive and simple. The editor has many features that not only make work easier but also more enjoyable – these include customized user avatars and a clean design which makes it a beautiful JavaScript Web Editor. There is also API documentation available for users. Therefore, it will work well for both small projects and large corporate processes.

A qualified victory for trader against regulator

Finance

Claire James

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15 October 2021

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A qualified victory for trader against regulator

Financial regulators around the world will be approaching the fourth quarter in a vigilant mode. Over the summer, the credibility and impartiality of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) came into question in a judgement following a prolonged legal fight. The judgement went substantially against the regulator and provided a moral victory for a day trader whose company, Select Vantage Inc (SVI), had already seen ASIC’s investigation into them dropped. Daniel Schlaepfer, SVI’s CEO, had been suing ASIC since 2016 for defamation following comments their Head of Market Supervision made to brokers in 2014 implicating SVI in potential market manipulation.

Schlaepfer commented on the judgement that: “We are glad that this lengthy process has come to a conclusion. Suing powerful regulators for inappropriate conduct is not an endeavor one enters into lightly. We felt forced to do so in light of what we perceived to be unfair behavior by ASIC.” The judgment found that while ASIC was not without cause in the communications it made that they had nevertheless defamed Mr. Schlaepfer – in essence ASIC officials were found to have played the man and not the ball. The victory is partial because the judge allowed that ASIC was permitted under qualified privilege to raise suspicions about market manipulation, even though their suspicions proved to be unfounded.

The regulator had suspected SVI traders might have been engaged in illegal ‘layering’ activity, which involves placing orders for a stock which the trader never intends to fulfil, creating interest in the market by suggesting there is demand present. The fake orders quickly disappear but can have an impact on the price which the trader can make a profit on if they act in seconds.

The context is that in 2010, a firm called Swift Trade for which Schlaepfer worked was accused of layering, fined $100,000 and its founder Peter Beck eventually barred from trading. Schlaepfer bought the company’s assets to set up Select Vantage with the aim of professionalizing the business by implementing rigorous compliance systems.

Schlaepfer’s firm quickly grew to engage over 2,000 traders in 264 offices in 39 countries around the world, including Australia. So when he learnt that the Australian regulator had implicated to brokers without evidence that SVI was itself engaged in layering, it struck a nerve. Schlaepfer chose to sue the regulator in 2016 and refused to settle, eventually taking ASIC to court in Sydney in 2019. A three-week trial was unsuccessful, with the judge stating that the regulator was merely responding under its market integrity rules when it communicated its concerns about SVI to major stockbrokers, despite never having informed Schlaepfer about their concerns, let alone their communications about them.

Core to Schlaepfer’s case was that his firm should have been informed about the regulator’s concerns and provided with the opportunity to respond, in this case to explain any trading patterns which ASIC might have thought suspicious. However, the regulator did not contact SVI about any specifically suspicious activity before it called around the market to voice its concerns. As such Schlaepfer claimed their communications to brokers amounted to no more than damaging unsubstantiated hearsay – or in other words, defamation.

The ruling was appealed on this basis, with Schlaepfer’s lawyers arguing that the judge had “worked a miscarriage of justice and produced a mistrial.” The decision to appeal was vindicated. The judge found that the fact that ASIC’s communications “were made without any opportunity for Mr. Schlaepfer to respond was fatal to the element of reasonableness required to be established in order to make out the statutory defence.”

The conclusion to the appeal judgment was even more emphatic, stating that Schlaepfer had been found “successful on most issues including the defence of truth, which occupied a substantial portion of the proceedings. That success has achieved what was said to be an important outcome of the appeal, namely, the vindication of Mr. Schlaepfer’s reputation. Although ASIC has succeeded in establishing the defence of qualified privilege at common law, that is a defence of confession and avoidance. To put the matter another way, Mr. Schlaepfer has established in the appeal that he was defamed, but defensibly so.” The regulator was also ordered to pay two-thirds of its costs arising from the proceedings.

A central issue raised by this case is the need for greater and more frequent communication between regulators and market participants. This is especially important as financial technology continues to develop at a rapid pace, creating more areas where misunderstandings may arise concerning what constitutes legitimate practice, particularly in the sphere of trading. Unless a culture of deeper communication is cultivated, we will see more cases in which regulators feel bound to express opinions on financial technologies and trading practices they do not fully understand.

Why Should Business Professionals Overcome The Fear Of Public Speaking?

Business

Sam Allcock

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15 October 2021

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Why Should Business Professionals Overcome The Fear Of Public Speaking?

Public speaking is a typical fear among people. The nerve-racking idea of standing in front of a crowd or even just to a small group could make even the toughest man tremble in fright.

However, several experts have encouraged business professionals to leave their comfort zone and appear on camera to talk directly with their audience. If you’re someone suffering from social anxiety, you should consult with a medical expert who will give you more info about this condition.

On another note, why should anyone attempt to be good at public speaking? For this article, we’ve compiled the top three benefits of speaking with the public:

It builds confidence

By engaging in public speaking, business owners could build their confidence that could be helpful in every aspect of their lives, mainly in the workplace.

Pursuing a career in the business industry involves a lot of risks. If you’ve built confidence about yourself and the skills you have, it’s unlikely that you would come across hesitation in standing in the limelight. In fact, you would see it as an excellent opportunity to showcase how valuable your products or services are.

More importantly, having confidence makes you a better presenter and communicator, making it easy for you to handle conflicts. As a result, you close more deals with investors and justify your prices by being adept at explaining your business model to other entrepreneurs and addressing the concerns of trade show attendees.

Enhances critical thinking

If you’re looking for a method to improve your critical thinking abilities, then we highly recommend stepping up on the podium. As a public speaker, you are challenged to create practical solutions to various problems in keeping your audience engaged with the discussion.

Hence, you would be motivated to create compelling presentations based on the public’s perceptions. Additionally, critical thinking will dictate you to be a better researcher and come up with outstanding analysis on the information you’ve gained from reading books and watching the news.

Overall, you’ll pave the way to an exciting dialogue that takes a creative yet logical angle. Maybe, you could even uncover new potential issues that you can tackle in your next talk while retaining a great sales tactic.

Establishes expertise

As a business owner, you must establish your authority in the industry. This is because authority is usually related to turning yourself into an expert.

When you have the expertise, people are keener on listening to what you have to say about a particular subject so long as you get to address their pain points or pique their interest by making them think of questions. As soon as you successfully learned leadership skills, you would get to share these concepts with your own employees.

Moreover, this action prompts you to make the necessary changes in the workplace and align your product or service to what your customer currently needs, which will expand your customer base in no time.

So don’t be afraid to present yourself to the crowd. People don’t trust those who hide behind cameras. Still, if you take the time to communicate directly with them, you’d be able to understand how to bring the best to the table while also becoming a trusted entrepreneur.

Innovative nature inspired hybrid piano launched

ABC Staff

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15 October 2021

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Innovative nature inspired hybrid piano launched

Created by Goldfinch by Edelweiss, the “Le Silex” amazing creation combines the high level functionality you would expect from the well respected brand, with beauty and creativity from the high level in-house design team at the Piano house.

Mark Norman, Design Director for Edelweiss, is known for creating show stopping acoustic piano designs that defy not just the appearance of the traditional piano but rival the greatest piano makers on sound and functionality.

Edelweiss hand build their acoustic, self-play pianos in a Cambridgeshire workshop, making them one of the only remaining piano makers in the UK. As well as making the worlds smallest grand piano the team take special commissions from around the globe one of which is Le Silex.

‘The design of Le Silex came about whilst on a countryside hike’ explains Mark Norman, the creative brains behind Goldfinch. ‘I stumbled over a piece of flint and marvelled at how one side was exposed and exceptionally shiny while the surrounding exterior was rough and grey. It looked beautiful and I considered if this could be translated into a piano sculpture’.

The design itself sat nestled in the exclusive Goldfinch design vault until a suitable setting arose.

‘The clients home overlooked the most amazing and rugged landscape. The first thing I thought of was the Silex concept.’

The vision for the piano was supported by Gareth Knowles, a sculptor who worked with the team to achieve the overall shape and form of the piano.

The project did not come without its technical hurdles. The client requested a hybrid system, mixing both the acoustic piano, self-play and electronic keyboard. All seamlessly hidden in the sculpture itself.

It also defies gravity with the absence of a prop stick making the lid soft closing and adaptable. A bespoke design was engineered for the hinges, holding the lid in place. The intricate design detail and specialist finish meant the Silex took more than a year to complete and over 5,000 hours!

Goldfinch pianos are a rarity, with only a limited amount design and produced each year. The bespoke designs are usually created in specialist finishes and materials including marble and liquid metal.Edelweiss Pianos Collection Range offer creative design possibilities at affordable prices for the modern home. The range include a grad piano, upright and worlds smallest baby grand designed to fit in smaller spaces. In addition, the team have also engineered a specialist yacht specification piano suitable for all climates.

For more information on our range and the design capabilities in our studio visit our website at edelweisspianos.com.

Should You Start a Remote Business?

Business

Sam Allcock

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15 October 2021

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There are many reasons to start a remote business. Many bricks-and-mortar businesses with an office have gone remote and stayed remote since Covid-19 hit our shores. While the pandemic forced many companies to adopt remote working operations, many have found that it is more productive and profitable thanks to reduced overheads. While remote work remains a necessity in some areas of the world, in the UK, it is now an option. An option that many are embracing.

Thanks to tools and platforms such as WordPress, Shopify and Zoom, there has never been a better time to start a remote business. The technology is in place, the questions around productivity have been answered. With lower overheads, remote companies mitigate the startup costs that have put many would-be entrepreneurs off the idea of founding their own business.

This article will look at the challenges of running a business remotely and how to prepare for the market.

Please note that this article is for entertainment only and does not constitute business or financial advice.

Advantages of Starting a Remote Business

There are many advantages to starting a remote business; these include:

– Lower startup costs

– Lower overheads

– Scalability

– Productivity

– Reduced carbon footprint

– Flexibility

– More control over the work environment

– Save time on commuting

There are, of course, several disadvantages too. Team communication and company culture can be challenging. Without an office, personal communication can become less ad hoc and therefore less natural. In person, conversations make it much easier to interpret body language and tone, which can help to avoid misunderstandings.

Remote Working Tips

In this Ted Talk YouTube video, Matt Mullenweg, co-founder of WordPress, outlines some of his best tips for starting and running a remote business.

– Document everything

It is easy to make decisions and understand “the why?” behind them when everyone is working together in the same room. If anyone is not present in a conversation, they may see decisions being made without them and not understand the thinking behind it. Document where you were, what you were thinking and how you came to each decision. This documentation will allow others to pick up from where you left off.

It is also important to document processes and onboarding procedures so that new hires know exactly how everything is done.

– Catch up in Person

With clients and colleagues, it can be important to have some face to face time. Meeting in person can help to make sure that everyone is aligned and understands what is going on. It can also help to facilitate a deeper connection, allowing future collaboration to work with greater fluidity.

Communication

One of the potential issues and stumbling blocks with remote businesses relates to communication.

From the offset, make sure that you have all the correct tools in place. A video conferencing and chat program such as Microsoft Teams is essential, as is a project management tool such as Trello.

To enable collaboration, you will also want to invest in a tool such as Google Drive to ensure that all employees have access to live documents and spreadsheets.

Tools of the Trade

Technology has made remote work not only feasible but, in many instances, more productive and profitable than office-based work.

Communication tools such as Zoom and Teams are fundamental and necessary to allow efficient communication if you work directly with freelancers, employees and/or clients.

Mobile and desktop applications can be beneficial when it comes to running a remote business. Virtual receptionists, also known as telephone answering apps such as Moneypenny, can help you give the appearance and the level of customer service that comes with having an in house receptionist, even if you are working from your shed.

Project management tools such as Trello or Asana are also extremely helpful for organising workflows and projects. Even if you work alone, it can help these tools can help you manage your different clients’ work and keep everything structured.

A good screen recording tool is also very helpful whilst working remotely. The adage states that “a picture speaks a thousand words”, so a video must speak at least ten thousand. A video tutorial is the most efficient way to explain or show colleagues or clients who to do something on your computer. Fluid is a screen recorder that enables multiple people to collaborate on one video. Fluid is great for training videos, onboarding training, video presentations and demonstrations.

If you are a solopreneur, chances are you will have to fulfil many roles of the business during a typical working day. When it comes to graphic design, there are many great tools for those who are not savvy with Photoshop or Illustrator. Canva and Venngage are great tools for creating video thumbnails, infographics and social media graphics.

You should also consider investing in some additional security software. NordVPN allows you to create more secure connections to the internet. NordVPN can be installed and set up quickly and works on all devices and browsers.

Before You Start

Before you invest any money into your business idea, do some preparation.

– Create a business plan

– Identify your target market

– Identify gaps in the market

– Analyse your competitors

– Evaluate the size of the market

You can use a tool such as UberSuggest to examine the online competition. Start by making a list of your competitor’s websites and write down any “search terms” that potential customers would use to find your business. For example, if you are a digital marketing freelancer, you might want to appear in the Google results for terms such as “digital marketing freelancer”, “hire digital marketing executive”, and “SEO consultant”.

Enter your search terms into UberSuggest, or another tool such as SEMRush and look at the search volume and the competitiveness. These tools will help you assess the size of the online market and the cost of using Google Ads for relevant search terms.

Think too about the operational flow of the business. How will products and services be delivered?

If, for example, you are starting an eCommerce business, what software will you use to create your shop, which hosting provider and will you stock or dropship products?

As well as delivering products and services, you will have to consider how you will deliver your marketing messages to your target audience.

First, identify your target audience – their age, gender, income, hobbies and pain points. Once you know exactly who you are targeting, find out where they hang out online. For example, if you target small business owners, join small business groups on Facebook and Reddit. Take time to read some of the popular posts and get to know your customers.

By understanding your target market, you can create relevant and helpful blog, video and social media content and target them via the correct websites and channels. Content marketing and sharing useful, helpful content that will resonate with your target market is a great way to build your brand online. Unfortunately, content marketing takes a lot of time, effort, research and skill to put together. You can, however, hire freelancers for a relatively affordable fee on websites such as UpWork and PeoplePerHour. For example, if you need a video editor or graphic designer.

Using Google Ads, Facebook Ads, and if you are in the business to business sector – Linkedin Ads – can be a direct and fast way to drive sales and leads. Before you commit to spending any money, however, it is definitely worth watching or reading some recent step by step tutorials on how to optimise the campaigns. Unfortunately, it can be very easy to spend lots of money inefficiently, and it’s easy to spend thousands without anything to show for it if you are not up to date on the best practices.

Conclusion

Running your own business is never easy. However, the legitimisation of remote work has made it more affordable than ever. Whether you start the business as a side hustle or a full-time venture, you can streamline your workflow by using the right technology and outsourcing. Get to know the wants, needs and issues of your target market and create a product or service that makes life easier for them. A combination of content marketing and paid advertising gives any business a good chance of reaching and engaging with potential customers online.

Dave Antrobus has 10 Tips for First-Time Chief Technology Officers

Technology

ABC Staff

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14 October 2021

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Dave Antrobus has 10 Tips for First-Time Chief Technology Officers

Here’s how you can thrive in your new role.

One of the biggest career moves a web developer like Dave Antrobus can make is the jump to becoming a chief technology officer (CTO). Although only the most successful developers typically make this move, the amount of development work CTOs get to do is minimal. With a host of new management responsibilities to contend with, becoming a CTO can feel like a very different job – especially when it comes to fostering a technological approach that complements the company’s business strategy, developing project management capability, and perfecting your leadership skills. This can be especially demanding for new CTOs who haven’t come from a business or management background.

That’s why Dave Antrobus, CTO of the award-winning business group Inc & Co and the capital investment agency Fresh Thinking Group, has shared 10 strategies to help first-time CTOs succeed in their roles.

1. Get to Know Your Responsibilities as a CTO

Every company has different requirements for its CTO, meaning that no two CTOs do the same job. Therefore, it’s important that you know exactly what’s expected of you. Discuss the details and requirements of your role with the board and then confirm these in your own words. Make sure you get these details in writing, too. Dave Antrobus notes that it can be helpful to join the board in a meeting to discuss your progress after a certain timeframe (perhaps three months). This way, you can keep management up to date with your progress, raise any difficulties, and receive feedback.

2. Tell the Board if You Have Too Many Responsibilities

As a CTO, you can expect many questions and queries to come your way. You’ll need to advise on and complete a high volume of tasks, and you’ll need to manage these responsibilities carefully. If you do find yourself unable to complete everything on the job list, let the board know straight away. You might be able to postpone some tasks. Where this could be possible, prepare a timeline with proposed deadlines and suggest your alternative solution to the board.

On the other hand, the board might help you balance your workload by giving you the go-ahead to hire more people. If budget allows, it may be possible to hire a direct assistant or additional staff who complement your skillset. For example, a human resources expert can be an invaluable hire for a CTO who has too many management duties. Meanwhile, a financial expert can be a great hire for a CTO who spends a lot of time checking and approving salaries. You may be able to hire an external candidate or promote someone internally.

Alternatively, if you’re lacking developers, you could build an in-house team, contract freelancers, or hire a software house. There are all sorts of ways to fill this need.

3. Work Out How to Prioritise Your To-Do List

As tasks build up, you’ll also need to learn how to prioritise your to-do list. It should get easier to work out what’s most important and what can wait over time. However, as a starting point, avoid burying yourself in one non-urgent, time-consuming task when you have a long to-do list of pressing matters to contend with.

Dave Antrobus also recommends delegating tasks to make your life easier. You need to know everything about the company’s services, technologies, and tools. This means you don’t have time to micromanage others. While you’re working on the big picture, you can trust developers to work on coding tasks.

4. Speak Up When You Know Something Won’t Work

As a CTO, if you know something won’t work, it’s important to say so. Members of the board will likely be strong characters. So, if you don’t speak up, they’ll make decisions without your input. This can leave you managing tasks and leading projects against your better judgement. Carrying out some research can make it much easier to hold your ground here. If you can support your point of view with evidence and facts, you’re more likely to get people on board with your perspective and respond effectively to counterarguments.

If you’re worried about causing conflict by speaking up, it can be a good idea to suggest that decision makers sleep on the matter. Postponing the meeting can give everyone time to think the problem through and brainstorm potential solutions.

5. Allow Yourself Time to Think

Though the role of the CTO can vary hugely, the position is always about strategy. This means you need time to plan. Don’t let others book your calendar out every day. You need time to react to real-time project changes and plan according to emergencies.

On top of this, keeping up to date with advances in technology takes time, and no one can do this research for you. Don’t underestimate the importance of making time for this research. A lack of technical knowledge can lead to many negative implications, including technical debt. And no CTO wants to tell their developers to rewrite a whole system because they didn’t do enough research beforehand.

6. Draw Up – and Approve – a Financial Vision for the Company

With some research, you can draw up a financial vision for the company and plan the steps to get there. Be prepared to invest time into this process; it can take several years to reach a vision, especially when that vision involves accelerating technologies, gaining competitive advantage, consistently evolving methodologies, and adapting to meet market requirements. That’s not to say you can’t celebrate milestones along the way though.

Once you’ve envisaged the company’s future and mapped steps towards this, you’ll need to present your strategies to the board. Make sure your plan offers a solid route towards increased profits and a strong reputation for advanced technology. Your vision should also suit the company’s business strategy.

7. Leave Coding to the Developers

As a CTO, programming likely formed the core of your role for many years. But once your development skills get you to the top, it’s time to let go of coding. Many CTOs find this difficult, but the sooner you leave the programming to the developers, the sooner you can start growing the business.

If you don’t leave the coding to the developers, you’ll put them in a difficult position. For example, if you provide them with code that includes an error or is inconsistent, they’re unlikely to feel comfortable correcting your mistake. Developers also won’t appreciate micro-managing. Dave Antrobus suggests that if you want to get involved in your developers’ code it can be a good idea to arrange consultations or progress checks with them. Meanwhile, you can spend the time you gain researching the company’s next technological developments.

8. Uphold Company-Wide Communications

Communication is key to your role as a CTO, and it’s up to you to let everyone in the company know what’s going on with technology projects (not just the developers). The company’s sales team, marketers, and graphic designers all need to know about technical updates so they don’t give the wrong information to clients and leads or make errors in marketing materials. Your updates should explain what the technology projects are and how, why, when, and where they will take place.

You can ensure effective communication by:

Hosting regular project presentations with Q&A sessions. Developers can share their progress in these sessions.
Providing technical training for the company’s non-technical teams.
Arranging for commercial departments like sales and marketing to feed back to the developers. These departments can explain how they need to promote the company and what this means for the project at large.
Maintaining a project database with all the relevant information that anyone in the company can access.

Note: remember that while upholding communication is important, you can expect to handle confidential information at times, too.

9. Take Care of Yourself – Your Mood Affects Others

Once you’re a CTO, you can expect your mood to impact more people than when you were a developer. As a leader, you become a public figure in the office. Many people will take note of how you handle pressure, watch your reactions (verbal and non-verbal), and adjust their behaviour accordingly. For example, employees can read a simple question like ‘will you meet the deadline?’ in different ways. This question could come across as ‘I like the idea, but do you have time?’ or ‘There’s no way we’ll make the deadline if you run with this idea’. Your body language and tone of voice can undermine someone’s confidence or make their day without you even realising.

As the CTO’s mood can dictate the office atmosphere, it’s vital that you take care of yourself. Dave Antrobus explains that if you’re unhappy in your role, your unhappiness will translate to others, who will feel your discouragement. So, delegate the tasks that you can’t do to someone who is enthusiastic about taking on more responsibility. And take note of the things that make you feel your best. When you take care of yourself, you can take care of the company.

10. Complete a Management Course

If you don’t come from a management background, you might struggle with soft business skills as a first-time CTO. If so, you could hire a consultant to provide management training for you and anyone else who would benefit. While some training may take a few days, you might find a longer-term mentor particularly beneficial. Either way, investing in management training can spotlight areas for improvement and help you effectively manage your team much faster than you could if you were figuring out your leadership strategy alone.

Strong management skills are essential to your role as a CTO. Think back to the CTOs you worked for when you were a developer. When did they help you grow as a developer? Did they ever neglect to help you? Now, you’re responsible for supporting developers. They’ll look up to you for guidance, so, if you need help, make sure you access it.

Succeeding in Your New Role as a CTO

Making the shift from developer to CTO isn’t easy, but it should be rewarding. Hopefully, Dave Antrobus’ strategies will help you enrich your technological expertise with business awareness. When you can cultivate a healthy environment for you, your developers, and the wider company, you’ll reap the rewards in the long run.

About Dave Antrobus

As the CTO of Inc & Co and Fresh Thinking Group, Dave Antrobus drives these business groups’ financial planning and mentors several teams of web developers. His consultancy-driven approach helps these IT teams consistently build their skills so they can conceptualise and develop advanced technology solutions. Dave Antrobus adopts Agile and Scrum methodologies to help both Fresh Thinking Group and Inc & Co achieve optimised client outcomes, streamline operations, uphold open communication, and ensure efficiency.

How to be a better CEO, With Mahmoud Khattab

Business

ABC Staff

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14 October 2021

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How to be a better CEO, With Mahmoud Khattab

As the CEO of Precision MD, I wanted to share my thoughts on the recent piece from Inc. titled “7 Tips to Being a Better CEO.” The advice provided by the author of the article is extremely valuable with tips I have relied on during my career. The author uses the example of a young college graduate forced prematurely into the role of CEO after the unexpected death of his father. Like the example from the piece, I’ve faced my share of setbacks and have found success through hard work and determination. The following are the top tips recommended and how you can apply the advice across industries.

Big Picture Thinking

The top tip for CEOs is to focus on the “big picture.” Seasoned and newly minted CEOs need to prioritize their thinking. What are the things that impact your business the most? What promises the most significant reward and risk? Instead of concentrating on smaller, inconsequential items, put your energy into the to-do list of items that make the most impact. Ask yourself, who are your clients that matter the most? Does your business rely on repeat customers, or do you see a big client turnover? What are your key sales channels? What products and services bring in the most money? Who are the valued members of your team? What have you done to improve cash flow? Answer these questions to determine the direction you want to take your company.

Ignore the Minor Setbacks

As a CEO, I understand the significance of not wasting time on inconsequential items. Too many times, you devote extraordinary amounts of energy to things that won’t affect the big picture. Any tasks that don’t directly or significantly impact the business must go on the back burner. Every CEO will face multiple disappointments throughout their career. Letting go of the minor setbacks won’t undermine your bottom line. Instead, you’ll have the time and energy to devote to tasks that will help grow your company.

Remind Team of Company Culture

Build your culture from the ground up. Company culture will carve out a clear path for all team members. Solid company culture will be made up of values that all employees know and follow. When a company culture is toxic, you’re undermining your ability to attract talent to the team. With a positive company culture, your employees want to achieve great things because they feel loyalty to the business. You can’t babysit your team round-the-clock. When you create a positive environment, they will excel even when you’re not looking.

Stay in Constant Communication

Make sure your team stays in the know about how you see the present and future of the company. If you’re not sharing your mission, then the staff can’t help you achieve your goals. Talk to them about what inspires you and how your past shapes how you see the company going. The main idea is to get everyone on board and not see their place in the business as a way to earn a paycheck. Keep staff members engaged by sharing inspirational words often.

Retool Plans for the Business Often

Set up a schedule to craft a quarterly review with a plan of action for the company. Stick to a strict schedule to make sure your objectives stay on track. During the quarterly review, define big picture items and how you plan to improve on them. A CEO should have the responsibility of creating a whole business plan of action every three months. Once you gain the confidence to develop the quarterly plan regularly, request versions from each department. You may want to get the copies before creating your plan of action and instill departmental ideas in them.

Accountability Matters

As a CEO, anything that happens at your company must fall on your shoulders. If you feel the values and goals of your company aren’t being upheld, then make the changes needed to get the business back on track. Set an example for others and be your harshest critic. You can’t expect certain behaviors from other staff members when you’re not following the rules. Don’t waste resources on trying to rehabilitate something that isn’t working.

Build a Strong Leadership Team

Mentorship can make a massive difference at your company. Not all new hires come on staff as leaders. Select your leadership team and take them under your wing. Evaluate each person’s strengths and weaknesses to create a well-balanced team. If you see a particular skill set missing among your leaders, look for someone to fill that gap. Don’t be afraid to reassess your leadership team often and shake things up.

About Mahmoud Khattab

Mahmoud Khattab, CEO of Precision MD, has worked in the medical field for more than three decades. His education first began in his native country of Syria before he emigrated to the United States. Precision MD is centrally located in Elk Grove, California. The cosmetic surgery center aims to help every client look and feel their best. Services offered on-site include Botox, laser skin resurfacing, hair transplants, breast implantations, facelifts, and more. As an effective CEO, Mahmoud Khattab knows the importance of putting client needs first

The Fine Line Between Profit and Customer Happiness

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The Fine Line Between Profit and Customer Happiness

Naturally, online casinos and other gambling websites operate on a profit model. That’s what most businesses do. Theoretically the casino wants you to lose, so they can keep the money you wager. But if you’d only ever lose when playing at a casino, chances are you’d not be inclined to keep coming back. So, a smart online casino has to balance trying to make a profit with making their customers happy enough to keep gambling on their website. What are some strategies that factor into how gambling websites work out on both ends?

Information market

We’re lucky. Living in this information age, we have more tools to protect ourselves than we have ever had before. As the gambling community Casinomeister states in their philosophy: Trust is spawned in information, and it empowers the player. That’s the reason they use their website to collect information and present reviews of online casinos. Any interested party can use their knowledge, to find the best casinos and the best strategies to play.

Being able to freely look for information on casinos and the experiences people have made with them forces casinos to stick to the straight and narrow. Any misstep they take will most likely be spread and cost them their good reputation. If you’re known to milk your customers for money, you’ll most likely just end up without customers sooner or later.

Forced to stick to regulations

A casino that is hoping to attract customers is forced to make themselves look good and trustworthy. These days, that’s mostly achieved by actually being good and trustworthy. To be able to promote yourself as such, you have to get a gambling license, and those you won’t get without proving honest intentions.

It’s more or less known that if you start online gambling, you need to stay away from casinos without licenses. They are not regulated and therefore can’t prove they have the safety net a gambling regulation offers. If a casino wants a license, it has to reach certain standards of safety and quality and continuously prove that they keep sticking to the regulations that come with the license.

To uphold the reputation of legal gambling in general, a license enforces rules like:

the safety of the website
the safety of transactions
the safety of player deposits
information on and tools against gambling addiction
restrictions the player can set on their spending
proven fairness of their games

What makes online gambling sites profitable?

Especially the steps a casino has to take to inform about and prevent gambling addition seem counterintuitive to a casino’s business incentive. Theoretically you want your user to spend as much and play as quickly as possible. If you have to set daily deposit limits and have to make sure, the spin of a slot machine has to at least take 5 seconds and won’t autoplay, those are all regulations that keep you from making as much profit as you can. Where’s the stuff that makes running a casino worthwhile?

The House Advantage

The house advantage is practically what casinos in general are built on. If the winning chances for every game where 50/50 you could impossibly guarantee any kind of profit from running a casino, unless you take hefty fees for entry and betting. Instead, the casino bets on games that shift the odds in their favor.

You have to keep in mind, that the casino does not pay 100 % of the winnings out of their own pocket. A lot of the money comes from the player himself, since he just placed a bet putting that amount on a table. If he wins, the casino pays the added payout that incentivizes the player to play at all. So, if he bets on a number in a 36 number roulette wheel and pays £1, his payout is 36:1, therefore he gets £36 (£1 from his bet and £35 from the casino).

Here’s where the house advantage comes in. To turn the odds in their favor they might not have 36 number wheels, but wheels including a 0 that can’t be bet on. Suddenly the odds of winning are 37:1 while the payout stays 36:1. Some even have a 00 spot. In that case the house advantage is 5.26 %. If all players bet £1 million, the casino expects to automatically win a little over £50.000. The rest of the million is simply returned to the bettors.

Put plainly: For every pound a player bets he might gain £1 if he wins, but the casino gains £2 if he loses. The longer people play, the more the casino can scrape off their spent money, but never so much, that it would bankrupt a player.

Conclusion — Fairness is key

The house advantage is not a secret. In fact, a lot of players look for the games with the lowest house advantages, like blackjack, or the best strategies to minimize it. A casino states the percentage of the house advantage that applies to every game. In this way, the trust between casino and player is built upon the full awareness of the player that he can lose as many times as he wins. The casino just happens to gain more overall if you tally up wins and losses.

By using the house advantage, the casino is not breaking any rules. It is, after all, not a charity but a business. Regulations that come with licenses make sure that the fairness and transparency of casino games is regularly tested. As long as you are aware the house advantage exists, you won’t have to fear getting scammed.

easyMarkets expands its offering with TradingView integration

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Sam Allcock

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14 October 2021

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easyMarkets expands its offering with TradingView integration

The expansion of online broker easyMarkets benefits continues, following its integration with TradingView that was recently announced by the company. This marks a new beginning for how its users can analyze markets, as they now have access to diverse array of tools on the TradingView platform to help identify trading opportunities.

One of the most popular CFD providers in the market, easyMarkets is the official trading partner of Real Madrid CF and has a track record of upgrading its benefits, including recently launching a µBTC base currency account and upgrading its dealCancellation feature.

TradingView provides access to numerous benefits

Even before the TradingView partnership, easyMarkets was already a strong choice for traders, providing a series of attractive conditions including no slippage on limit orders, tight fixed spreads, negative balance protection, no hidden fees or commissions, as well as a licensed and regulated framework.

Now that traders can access their easyMarkets account via TradingView, they will benefit from access to TradingView’s social trading aspect, where trades, strategies, and ideas are being shared by traders from all around the world. Also, the advanced charting allows for greater customization of charts, given there are numerous tools that can be used to conduct technical analysis.

Financial markets conditions have already started to show signs of weakness, as market breadth and a shift from growth stocks back to tech are suggesting there might be bumps along the way until the global economy gets back to normal. The COVID-19 pandemic has not ended and in fact, many countries are reporting rising new cases, even though vaccination picked up steam over the past few months.

Why traders use easyMarkets

Working with a highly reliable brokerage becomes very important when markets are no longer on a one-way street. Dealing with spikes in volatility and sharp price corrective moves puts pressure on traders, as they need to time the market correctly, while also having the confidence to rely on their strategies, even when uncertainty is elevated.

easyMarkets started as easy-forex back in the early 2000s and since then, it has managed to become a multi-regulated and global trading brand, holding operating licenses with regulators such as CySEC, ASIC, and FSA.

At the same time, traders are able to choose from two proprietary platforms (easyMarkets Web and App), MetaTrader 4, and now even TradingView, adding more choice to traders’ arsenals.

Market challenges looking ahead

As Ohad Golan, CMO at easyMarkets pointed out, the company is “constantly working on new product and service offerings” something that puts customers in a favorable position when they will need to deal with the market challenges waiting ahead.

Stock market valuations are still elevated, inflation picked up steam in countries like the USA, solvency risks can show up in emerging economies, while a poorer-than-expected economic growth can trigger a new wave of asset repricing, prompting central banks and governments to maintain or even come up with new support.

Earn a Steady Income with Algo Affiliates’ Pay per Lead Affiliate Programme

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Sam Allcock

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14 October 2021

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Earn a Steady Income with Algo Affiliates’ Pay per Lead Affiliate Programme

New business and marketing models have emerged as a result of the growth of digital technology. People from all over the world have joined groups that promote products/services and create regular, passive revenue.

Considering that many investors desire to generate a steady income, affiliate marketing has proven to be a consistent and profitable way for marketers and affiliate members to make money. Affiliate marketing’s fundamental premise is to use the collective ability of third-party associates to advertise products or services in various niches, resulting in increased internet traffic. Affiliates receive a commission when someone clicks on the advertisements or buys through their affiliate links.

On the Internet, there are hundreds of affiliate programs, but only those with a solid plan, structure, and openness can survive and develop. Algo Affiliates is one of the prominent Forex, Crypto, and CFD Affiliate Networks that offers lucrative affiliate marketing opportunities. The company has an excellent reputation and a proven track record for paying out big commissions, having a good conversion rate, and paying out on schedule. Also, to boost your earnings through financial trading, click this link: ausys.se/1k-daglig-vinst-recension-2021-ar-1k-daglig-vinst-en-bluff-eller-inte

Affiliate Programs’ Trustworthiness

A study by Forrester Consulting shows regarding affiliate marketing shows that almost 81 percent of firms and 84 percent of various publishers use referral marketing in some form.

During the survey, more than half of the publishers reported that affiliate marketing programs accounted for about 20 percent of their annual revenue.

According to similar research conducted by the National Retail Federation, nearly 38 percent of marketers believe affiliate marketing schemes to be an excellent method to attract new consumers.

Given the effectiveness of affiliate marketing, it’s no surprise that affiliate marketing has grown into a multibillion-dollar business.

Algo Affiliates’ Advantages

Runs on the Auto-Trading Feature

Algo Affiliates’ services benefit from its auto-trading system, which is connected with an email and SMS funnel that aids in client conversion.

On top of it, the network’s advanced algorithms ensure that all offers are proportional to the source of traffic, brokers, and country.

Algo Affiliates’ success is largely due to its patented technology, which ensures that the most profitable marketing offers go to the most appropriate target group.

Customised Marketing Method

Affiliate marketing in the sectors such as cryptocurrency, forex, and CFDs differs from traditional affiliate programs. It is more complicated, which requires greater tactics. Only a methodical approach to specialised affiliate marketing can be successful, and Algo Affiliates implements its strategies quite effectively.

Algo Affiliates has already established itself as a global leader in affiliate marketing, and it is a natural fit for the financial sector as well. Algo has a global network of over 150 brokers in different languages in 25 countries. People signing up on the Algo Affiliates platform get the benefits of a self-conversion rate of over 30 percent.

Apart from that, Argo Affiliates has plenty of mobile-friendly and high-converting landing pages, as well as traffic customisation.

High-Earning Potential through Commission

Algo Affiliated pays out substantial commissions to its users. Commission rates, on the other hand, vary and are dependent on traffic and location. Algo Affiliates is ideal for those who are looking for high-commission CPA networks or cost per action.

Conversion Rate Is High

Algo Affiliates also boasts a high conversion rate and the greatest profits per click (EPSs). With the aid of an experienced and skilled affiliate marketer, you may improve your conversion rate.

Payment on time

One of the most appealing aspects of getting into a partnership with Algo Affiliates is the prompt payout of commissions. You won’t have to worry about payments with Algo Affiliates, unlike many affiliate programs, because they always ensure their partners are paid on time.

Great Supporting Network

Algo Affiliates has an outstanding support structure in place for both affiliate marketers and publishers, ensuring that they have all support they need to thrive. Additionally, it offers customised marketing networks to assist advertisers in achieving their conversion targets. You may reach out to customer service 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to receive answers to your questions and concerns.

Algo Affiliates also comes with various settlement deal options, including revenue share and CPA deals.

Algo-Affiliates and the Forex Affiliate Network have collaborated with over 150 of the world’s biggest brokers, and you can select from more than 100 fascinating and profitable projects to earn the highest commissions.

Affiliate marketing has undeniably become a hugely successful alternative for marketers. Marketers in the United States alone spent around $6.82 billion on affiliate marketing schemes in 2020. However, to expand your business, you should carefully select the finest affiliate network, and Algo Affiliates is excellent for achieving your marketing objectives.

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