Passion Projects #4: Children’s Book Sequels – For Young Book Lovers

Children's Book Sequels - for kids who love to read

  “A child who reads will be an adult who thinks.” This is the inspiration behind the next in my series of Passion Projects. Sarah Corcoran has been a book lover all her life. She’s the brains behind the website Continue reading Passion Projects #4: Children’s Book Sequels – For Young Book Lovers

Passion Projects #3: Leanne Matthews of Purple Frogs. Helping Business Leap Ahead

Passion Project Interview with Purple Frogs VA. Helping businesses to leap ahead

  I recently met Leanne, of Purple Frogs Virtual Assistants (great name), at a ‘Blogging for Business’ workshop I was running on behalf of Women Mean Biz. She was so open to helping the others in the group during that Continue reading Passion Projects #3: Leanne Matthews of Purple Frogs. Helping Business Leap Ahead

Passion Projects #2: For Women In Business – Hils Crisp

Women in business juggling priorities. Passion Project interview with Hils Crisp

  In many ways, my business  journey has been on a parallel thread to the next business I’m proud to feature as a Passion Project I first met Hils Crisp when I was a Trainer at an Enterprise Agency and Continue reading Passion Projects #2: For Women In Business – Hils Crisp

What’s Your Passion Project?

Feature your business in the passion projects movement

After three years of redundancy warnings every few months, when the seventh one actually happened in 2015, I vowed I would never work for anyone else ever again. I’d finally escaped! The fear of ‘lack’ stopped me from taking the Continue reading What’s Your Passion Project?

Who Said Digital Is Impersonal?

You are invited - paperless post personalised digital stationery

I’m unashamedly a lover of stationery. The shelves of my office and art room are sagging under the weight of notebooks, sketchpads and boxes of pens.   Words And Pictures As a writer, but a visual learner, words create pictures Continue reading Who Said Digital Is Impersonal?

How Do I Repurpose Content Without Being Repetitive? (A – Z of Blogging)

How to repurpose your blogs for profit

  You never write a blog post once. Everything you create you can repurpose. That’s why ‘R’ is for Repurpose in my A to Z of Blogging Series.   Intellectual Property Has Value When you’ve written it yourself, you own Continue reading How Do I Repurpose Content Without Being Repetitive? (A – Z of Blogging)

Are You Brave Enough To Be Quirky? (A to Z of Blogging)

Theatre masks. Lose the mask and be your quirky self

I was a pretty weird kid, ‘quirky’ you might say. My siblings would probably agree that all things considered, we were a weird family. One of my many nicknames was Linus because I never went anywhere without my blanket. via Continue reading Are You Brave Enough To Be Quirky? (A to Z of Blogging)

Improve Brand Awareness With A Blog (Guest Post)

Raise your brand awareness with a blog

Hosting another contributor to the blog today. A differnt perspective on how blogging can benefit your business.   Why Blogging is Great to Improve Your Brand Awareness   For SMEs (small businesses), producing regular high-quality content on their site is Continue reading Improve Brand Awareness With A Blog (Guest Post)

44 Lessons From Blog School

Lessons from Blog School

The entrepreneurs I work with every day, constantly surprise and inspire me. A client I am mentoring to build her blog and grow her influence wrote ‘blog school’ in her diary for our next appointment.   “I think I’ll steal Continue reading 44 Lessons From Blog School

How To Optimize The Images On Your Blog

Optimizing your blog images. Photos

Let’s get real, if you open a web page and see an impenetrable wall of text with no images, you will probably click away. Even the most avid reader will squint and think twice before diving in! Break It Up Continue reading How To Optimize The Images On Your Blog