Andy Fisher Founder and MD at ipatter.com

The most commom reason for failure is the simplest of all.

It's not that we reach a point where we can't carry on, but that we never get started at all.

Don't forget that the first step of a young child is the most challenging one it ever takes..

Mondays can sometimes seem like a drag and we've all had that sunday night feeling when we really wish we didn't have to go to work in the morning.

By now your brain is probably 'pre programmed' to fill your head with these negaitive thoughts every Monday and this can have a big impact on how you start AND continue the week ahead.

It's not easy as we all have...

How is your year going?

We are over 5% of the way through 2013.

Multiply what you've done by 20 to see if you are on track.

A couple of nights ago I heard the too often call of 'daddy, daddy' from one of my daughter's rooms.  I went up to see her and she made every excuse as to why it was impossible to get to sleep.

I just sat on her bed and we then worked out how many sleeps she had had since she was born and I asked her if she had ever not managed to get to sleep in the end.  She just...

SNOW JOKE! 10 tips for dubious driving conditions

1. Don't Brake, use your gears to slow you down breaking only when necessary

2. Carry a rag, each time you stop wipe all your lights and reflectors

3.Salt and Shovel, A little salt and shovelling can get you on your way again

4.Check your route, Find the local BBC radio web sites for motorway web cams along your...

Are you on the right track for 2013?

A new year.. a fresh start...but sometimes we can already feel the benefit of this extra motivational juice starting to wain as the winter weather continues ( I am looking at six inches of snow out of my office window!).

Why do we think about our plans and direction at the start of a new year with so much gusto and then let things slip so easily when...

I'm delighted to say that some new developments on ipatter almost ready and I am looking forward to sharing these with you in the next couple of weeks.  We are just doing some final testing and all being well plan to launch week commencing 21st January 2013.

It's also great to see so many patters and so much activity on the site so early in the year and this bodes well for an...

Does Man Flu really exist? I can prove it does!

Firstly a very Happy New Year to everyone associated with ipatter.  I'm looking forward to building on the progress we made in 2012 and have a number of well advanced plans for the further development of the business this year.

Back to the man flu.  Is it a myth or does man flu really exist?  Well I believe I now have...

I have some last minute availability for the ipatter training workshop in Norwich on Friday 30th November after a couple of people have had to withdraw.

10 til 1.00pm at Henderson Business centre.  Contact me to book asap and I will email you full joining instructions.

Don't forget I will are also be talking about ipatter SEO at the next ipatter Business Network meeting on...