by lesley | Aug 22, 2022 | Lead Generation
When you’re running a small business one of the toughest – and most critical – tasks is attracting new customers. This is doubly true if you’re not a natural sales person. In reality, after a couple of decades in business, I’ve found that most of my customers come to...
by lesley | Aug 15, 2022 | Press & Media
When you look at PR opportunities, where do you want to appear? If you’ve been reading my blogs a while you’ll know that the national dailies are not the first target for most businesses. If you’re aiming to build a reputation for being an expert in your field you...
by lesley | Aug 8, 2022 | Newsletters
There are many opinions about what a newsletter is. There is a faction that says the secret is in the name ‘NEWS-letter’. However, what constitutes news for your audience? It’s probably not what YOU consider to be news, but remember that you’re delivering content to...
by lesley | Aug 1, 2022 | Social media
Recently I suggested that a client should update their regular social media posts as I didn’t think they were working very well. I got thrown a challenge “But you wrote them?” The answer was that social media has changed and the type of content people post needs to...
by lesley | Jul 25, 2022 | Marketing, Reputation
Your reputation is what people say about you, whether verbally or in writing. To build a good reputation you need to influence two groups of people: Those who know you and have experienced your expertise Those who don’t know you yet Customers This includes clients –...
by lesley | Jul 18, 2022 | Blogging
A good reputation boosting blog shares your expertise and shows off your depth and/or breadth of knowledge. If you’re thinking ‘But that means I’m giving away all my secrets’, that’s OK. Very few people will try to follow your advice – not because they don’t want...
by lesley | Jul 11, 2022 | Business
Find a quiet and undisturbed environment. With a large pad of paper and plenty of pens, pencils and coloured markers, get comfortable and start writing. List all the goals you would like to achieve in your life, no matter how outrageous they may appear right now. ...
by lesley | Jul 4, 2022 | Authorship, Writing a book
If you’re happy hitting the keyboard writing a book is simply a bit of planning and then scheduling in writing time, but not everyone is a natural writer. This outlines some alternatives. Planning pays off Regardless of how you plan to get your book out of your head...
by lesley | Jun 27, 2022 | Websites
If you have an eCommerce website your website isn’t just your shop window – it’s your shop too. But if you have what is often referred to as a ‘brochure site’, it’s intended to be a taster for people to get a feel for what you offer. This means that your home page...
by lesley | Jun 20, 2022 | Business
There’s no doubt that along with the aftermath of the pandemic and due to the knock-on effects of the situation in Ukraine there’s been a serious impact on the global economy. Higher costs will affect businesses too – most businesses can’t survive without power and...
