Are you active or passive on social media?

Are you active or passive on social media?

The social media platforms that are available are many, but the big six are: LinkedIn (2003) (now owned by Microsoft since December 2016) Facebook (2004) YouTube (2005) (purchased by Google in November 2006) Twitter (2006) Instagram (2010) (taken over by Facebook in...
9 subjects to blog about

9 subjects to blog about

If you know that content is important, but sitting down to write a blog results in a visit to the coffee machine, a couple of biscuits (or popping out for a bar of chocolate/doughnut/your-choice-of snack-here), a bit of filing, a non-urgent phone call, replying to a...
How to sharpen your arrow

How to sharpen your arrow

When you’re in business you need customers (or clients). Without them your business will fail. That means that you need to put your message in front of people who need what you’re offering. Before you rush off to write a new website or launch a PR campaign, stop. You...
10 tips for budding authors

10 tips for budding authors

If you’re thinking of writing a book to underpin your expertise, here are ten top tips that will help your book be successful.  Due diligence Check out the market.  What other books similar to yours are out there?  Don’t guess or limit your research to the ones you...