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JOHN LAMERTON’S SMALL BUSINESS BLOG

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As well as writing a regular small business blog, John Lamerton sends his email subscribers a brand new “big idea” every Wednesday lunchtime.

Zero selling – Just more simple, practical tools and tactics to improve your business AND your lifestyle – and as you’d expect from John, his small business blog is written in his trademark “down to earth, no-nonsense” style.

Expect references to Warren Buffett, Plymouth Argyle, and Mr. Bull (from Peppa Pig). Yes, really!

90 days from now…. The incredible power of the 90 day business plan.

Some of John’s Big Ideas
What is Word-of-Mouth Marketing?

What is Word-of-Mouth Marketing?

Word-of-mouth marketing (WOMM) is where awareness of a product, service, or brand spreads through natural conversations and personal recommendations, rather than through traditional advertising methods. It's a powerful form of marketing, based on the idea that people...

What is a Lifestyle Business?

What is a Lifestyle Business?

A lifestyle business is a company designed to support the owner's desired way of living. It often focuses on personal fulfilment and work-life balance over growth and maximising profits. A lifestyle business puts emphasis on aligning the business with the owner's...

Work On Your Business, Not In Your Business

Work On Your Business, Not In Your Business

If you've been running a small business for longer than five minutes, you'll have heard the famous phrase: "Work On Your Business, Not In Your Business". You may even have uttered it yourself. But what does it actually mean, and how the hell are we supposed to work...

How to Exit Your Business – WITHOUT selling it!

How to Exit Your Business – WITHOUT selling it!

My latest book, The False EXIT (coming summer 2023) isn’t a book about selling your business. Instead, it is a book about not selling your business. It’s about keeping the golden goose, rather than killing it. In it, I’ll show you how to turn your business into a...

The Could-Do List

The Could-Do List

Throw away your to-do list... Ah, the never-ending to-do list. All the stuff you’d love to get done today (or this week/month). It’s a magical list that never seems to get any smaller, no matter how many tasks you tick off. You might start the day with 13 items on...

Evergreen Marketing

Evergreen Marketing

For many years, I’ve described myself as a “lazy entrepreneur”. Hell, the opening line of my first book was a Tim Kreider quote: “I hate being busy. I’m the laziest ambitious person I know”. But please don’t confuse my laziness with idleness or inactivity. I work hard...

Viral Marketing Example

Viral Marketing Example

"Word of mouth is NOT a marketing channel." With those words, in my first book Big Ideas... for Small Businesses, I made my opinion pretty clear on the validity of word of mouth when it comes to marketing. "Word of mouth is often code for "I don't do any marketing at...

Do I need a small business coach?

Do I need a small business coach?

Do I really need a small business coach? If your best friend was a multi-millionaire, do you think you'd know how to make a few quid too? What if the five people you spend the most time with had run successful small businesses, do you think they could help you to run...

90 day plan

90 day plan

90 days from now...The incredible power of the 90 day plan. by John Lamerton, bestselling author of Big Ideas... for Small Businesses Get your copy of Big Ideas... for Small Businesses here Why 90 days?A 90 day plan is the Goldilocks of goal setting Every three...

The Ultimate Morning Routine Guide

The Ultimate Morning Routine Guide

The Ultimate Morning Routine guideBy John Lamerton, a.k.a. The “King of Routine”Morning routine?Yep, morning routine - something that you do on auto-pilot every single morning, immediately after waking. By deliberately noticing, improving, and then automating the...

The 64/4 rule explained – with examples

The 64/4 rule explained – with examples

The 64/4 Rule: ​We've all heard of the 80/20 principle - the notion that 80% of your results are driven by 20% of your actions. Known also as the Pareto principle, it was explained in great detail in Richard Koch's book "The 80/20 principle". 80% of your nutritional...

Get Shit DONE: 7 ways I get more done in less time…

Get Shit DONE: 7 ways I get more done in less time…

"How do you get shit done?" Every time I do a Q&A, or a talk, I get asked some variation of the “how do you get shit done?” question. It’s happened so many times now, that I thought I’d write a post to tell you exactly how I maximise my productivity – and I can...

Hula-hooping for self confidence…

Hula-hooping for self confidence…

Everything you desire lies one step outside of your comfort zone. I wrote in Big Ideas… for Small Businesses (https://amzn.to/2QwdQxa, page 146) about my previous battles with low self-confidence, and how one of my mentors helped me overcome this fear with a simple...

Introducing the “Oh Shit’o’meter”

Introducing the “Oh Shit’o’meter”

Did your “Oh Shit’o’meter” go off this morning? I was introduced to an interesting concept at one of our One Percent Club meetings last month – The “Oh Shit’o’meter”. We were talking about problem staff – how to deal with them, when and how to get rid of them, and how...

Win Bigly Summary: 8 Takeaways from Scott Adams’ book

Win Bigly Summary: 8 Takeaways from Scott Adams’ book

Win Bigly Summary: My 8 key Takeaways from Scott Adams' book. If you think Scott Adams is just a mere cartoonist, responsible for creating the Dilbert series of cartoons, then you’re seriously underestimating the man. I first learned of Adam’s prowess outside of...

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The 100 Best Business Books You Must Read

I’m John Lamerton, and this is my definitive top 100 books for business owners.

I’ve read more than 1,000 business books (and written four bestsellers myself), so I know what makes a really good business book. 

I’ve also been involved in more than 60 small businesses over two decades, so I understand that the best books for business owners aren’t theoretical – they’re full of actionable takeaways and frameworks that you can deploy on the front lines of running your own small business.

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