An Open Letter of Resignation. Dear Facebook… I Quit!

Dear Facebook We’ve been working together for a number of years now, but it is time for us to part ways. It’s you, not me… We can still be friends. Outside of work I’ll still hang out, it’s where so Continue reading An Open Letter of Resignation. Dear Facebook… I Quit!

Getting The Most Of Instagram Business Profile & Instagram Ads – A Guest Post

Instagram marketing strategies

Thank you to Mary Kyle of Snap Happen for this guest post. If Instagram is a key part of your marketing strategy these tips will help.   Getting The Most Of Instagram Business Profile & Instagram Ads Ads are the Continue reading Getting The Most Of Instagram Business Profile & Instagram Ads – A Guest Post

Creative Marketing Ideas for Your Business – A Guest Post

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Happy to host another guest writer on the blog this week. Thanks to Jill Phillips, a freelance writer from Buffalo, NY, for this contribution to get your creative juices flowing…   Creative Marketing Assets to Give Your Online Business a Winning Continue reading Creative Marketing Ideas for Your Business – A Guest Post

4 Tip for Writing Inclusively Demographic Survey Questions – A Guest Post

Communicating inclusively

I’m hosting a guest on the blog this week. Thank you Chi Whitley for sharing these insights:   4 Tip for Writing Inclusively Demographic Survey Questions   In 2021 and beyond, it is essential that your writing be culturally aware Continue reading 4 Tip for Writing Inclusively Demographic Survey Questions – A Guest Post

The Book Struggle – Falling Out Of Love With Fiction

library books

I always like to have a couple of books on the go. I’ll be reading a non-fiction book in fits and starts throughout my working week (the most recent business book was ‘Essentialism’) and I always read a fiction book Continue reading The Book Struggle – Falling Out Of Love With Fiction

Ways to Practice Empathy in Your Sales Process (and Why You Should) – A Guest Post

Selling with empathy

Hosting a guest on the blog. The sales process need not feel ‘icky’, here are some tips to think differently about how you ‘sell’ in your business. Stop pushing and start communicating…   source: unsplash.com   “Failure to communicate” is Continue reading Ways to Practice Empathy in Your Sales Process (and Why You Should) – A Guest Post

What’s In A Name – How To Come Up With A Name For Your Business Idea

write your words onto post it notes

Are you agonising over a name for your business venture? It’s another year, and another rethink for my business. I’ve been mentoring startups for almost 10 years, and even though I’ve had a writing support niche, it’s been the mentoring Continue reading What’s In A Name – How To Come Up With A Name For Your Business Idea

A Vision For Freedom

a vision for freedom

  Travel. Freedom. Exploring. Adventure. Escaping. What’s not to love? When I worked as a startup trainer for an enterprise agency a few years back – while I was being trained in their teaching materials – I have a vivid Continue reading A Vision For Freedom

What’s The Point of a Vision Board?

Creating a vision board

Here in the UK, we have started 2021 in yet another lockdown. via GIPHY I’m so over lockdowns, it’s getting boring now…   Apparently, having learned nothing from the last two lockdowns, some bright spark thought we should give it Continue reading What’s The Point of a Vision Board?

Packaging Matters For Fashion Businesses

sustainable packaging choices for business

Making ethical buying choices can be challenging. One the one hand we want to reduce waste – especially single use plastic – yet on the other we have a budget to keep to, there are often compromises. Plastics take thousands of Continue reading Packaging Matters For Fashion Businesses