Five minutes with… Mandy Charlton: Success
How can you make sure that you achieve success in your business? There are a lot of things you could try, but one of the easiest things to do is to invest in yourself. Invest can be a scary word, but investing doesn’t always mean money. You can invest in your business through reading blogs…
Five minutes with… Samantha Townsend: Being unashamedly YOU on social media.
How brave are you on your social media? Are you YOU? Do you have opinions and ideas and confidence? Being you is worthwhile. Why would you want to be anyone else? It’s much easier to be yourself – yet quite often we try to water that down, we’ll avoid conversations where we could state what…
Five minutes with… Gemma Forster: The importance of a strong Call To Action.
Do you have calls to action on your website? You know, those big buttons that say things like contact me, get in touch, buy now, do this, do that! I think most of us do in some way, but possibly – a bit like me – they might be a bit subtle. A bit “if…
I’m not creative enough to create a brand (O yes you are!)
“I’m not creative enough to create a brand” I hear this a lot, but honestly, you are. Yep. Really, Because I bet you’re thinking that a brand is just the visual stuff. The logo and the font choices and the colours. The leaflets and the pretty graphics and the website design and whilst I would…
Guest post: Five ways to improve your website’s conversion rate – Jackie Latham, Jackdaw Web Design
So you’ve got your lovely new website and it looks glorious – just what you wanted. It showcases your products or services beautifully, announces to world how fabulous you and your business are, and you’ve spent a fortune on search engine optimisation so it’s sitting proudly at the top of page 1 in Google. But…
You had me at hello: Branding according to Jerry Maguire.
Firstly, I should tell you that I have never seen the film Jerry Maguire, so if any of these references seem a bit off, then that would be why! This post is entirely the responsibility of the lovely Sophie Gist of Hotdesk Business support who inspired this after I unknowingly used the words “help me…
How to tell your story with Lynn Huggins-Cooper
I was contemplating the last eight years of my business (whilst planning the celebrEIGHTions!) and realised that I have a post to write about telling your story! Last month I was fortunate to hear Lynn Huggins-Cooper speak on this topic and it was very inspiring – I knew it would be – so I want…
Guest Post: 5 Simple Steps to Complement Your SEO With Responsive Web Design by Chloe Smith
Introduction The smartphone era is well on its way, this is no shocker. We’ve seen firsthand the rise of various mobile technologies throughout the 2010’s so far. Everyone has at least one smartphone these days, they are a basic part of our life, much like our wallet or car keys. We always check our…
I have a logo – but I don’t have a brand… what can I do?
This question was asked by a lady in my group and I figured it was such a good one that you needed to know the answer! There are a lot of businesses out there who have a logo, but don’t have a consistent brand identity. If this is you – then you DO have a…
BRAND FOR CHRISTMAS: S is for Success – wrapping up Brand for Christmas
Over December we’re looking at creating a brand. Your brand. This is what people think about you, not what you want them to think about you. So we are going to work on the branding to help shape your brand. Sign up here. S is for Success: Wrapping up Brand for Christmas – here’s a…
