Why is blogging good for business?

10 reasons why... I could have written a lot more than 10...but I've put in the ones I think are most important and will resonate with small business owners. Blogging is time consuming and it is a commitment, but really had a lot of advantages and can be a keystone of your digital marketing strategy...and…

End of year musings – time to wrap up 2019

This has been my last week of work before the Christmas holidays and so I thought I would share some thoughts on how I have used my time this week and how I plan to spend the holidays with regards my business and content creation. Schedule some posts If you are having some time off…

Time for a website refresh

Now is a great time to make sure your website is up-to-date and refreshed ready for the start of a new year. Below I have updated a post from October 2017 to give you some 'quick wins' for not only refreshing your website but also making sure it is working hard for your business in…

2020 Monthly Content Plan

I am back again on the content treadmill, it always happens are we move swiftly towards the end of another quarter...and another year! In particular, I am starting to think about what might work in 2020. I am very lucky in that I am quite an ‘ideas person’. They might not always be good ideas!!!…

Hurdles to Blogging #15 – “I want to blog but never get round to it!”

I agonised for ages about the title of this hurdle...it is primarily about purpose. I speak to so many people who say that they would like to blog but it just never reaches the top of their 'To do list'...it is never a priority. You might find this a surprise, given what I do, but…

8 Email subject lines that work

I don't often blow my own trumpet but I have been focussing on some new approaches to the newsletters and emails I send out for my clients via Mailchimp and I've become a little obsessed with seeing an improvement in the open rate! I have spent quite a bit of time simply looking at the…

Too busy to do marketing

A lovely client asked me why I bother advertising when I am so busy. She is also a sole trader and is really busy with plenty of clients. She keeps telling me that she doesn't have the time and, importantly, the inclination to create social media posts when she is: a) busy, b) doesn't need…