With time ticking away before the January 1st deadline for the change in place of supply for EU VAT there are worryingly few third parties coming forward with ways to help people implement the changes. I’ve detailed those I have found on my GitHub site and would appreciate any further additions. During conversations with various … Consensus and VATMOSS
Unless you have been residing under a rock for the last month (and I’m starting to wish I had been) you’ll be aware of the impending EU VAT Place of Supply change. Much of the noise has been made by those businesses who will be forced into VAT Registration because of it, and rightly so. … How the EU VAT rules make EU startups and digital businesses uncompetitive in a global market.
Over a month ago I wrote a post detailing the Horrible Implications of the EU VAT Place of Supply Change, and over the last few days the issue seems to have properly picked up interest from communities of micro-businesses. This post is not to debate the ruling, I personally think it a terrible move for … How small companies and freelancers can deal with the VATMOSS EU VAT changes
The blog post I wrote last month alerting people to the upcoming change to EU VAT Rules has attracted a lot of attention, and comments. I don’t like to be the bearer of bad news but I’m glad that people have had some time to prepare for this disastrous legislation. This isn’t UK legislation, it … Implementing the new EU VAT Rules
I’ve just returned from MicroConf Europe, an event I feel incredibly lucky to have been asked to speak at. An event where for the first time in a long time I really felt I was with “my people”. As Rob Walling said on Twitter, #MicroConf – one of the handful of days each year when … No Exit Plan
I’ve been aware for some time of an upcoming change to the VAT rules when selling to other EU businesses, and that they will change how we charge and report for VAT as a VAT registered business. As I looked more deeply into these rules and how they apply to my VAT Registered business and … The horrible implications of the EU VAT “Place of Supply” change
Last week I was catching up on Nathan Barry’s podcast. I listened to a couple of episodes where he had a round table discussion with a number of ebook publishers who had read his book Authority. I can really recommend Authority if you are thinking about publishing your own book. It has some great information … Technical editing as a service – the Book Toolkit
We’re pretty excited today as our latest product has gone into Beta with a small group of users. Perch Runway is essentially a superset of Perch functionality, a product designed to take the cool things that are part of Perch but with a focus on larger and more complex sites. Before we started to work … Selling Simplicity
Adding some sort of social proof to landing pages is a great way to encourage people to consider trying or purchasing your product. That social proof usually comes by way of reviews and testimonials, and if you have ever tried to ask people for these you’ll know it can be a slow process. If your … Using tweets as social proof
“Take a moment and think about the tools, products, and services that really make a difference in your life, and then show them your appreciation through proactive support” This quote comes from an article I tweeted about earlier today, What goes around comes around, on the Offscreen Magazine blog. The piece struck a chord and … Support the independents