by lesley | Jul 15, 2019 | Blogging
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...
by lesley | Jul 8, 2019 | Business
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...
by lesley | Jul 1, 2019 | Authorship
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...
by lesley | Jun 24, 2019 | Lead Generation
by lesley | Jun 17, 2019 | Awards
If you’ve entered for an award, you’ll keep your fingers crossed until the short list is announced. If you’re on it you’ll almost certainly want to celebrate – that’s a real achievement. But what happens when you attend the awards presentation? Are you ready...
by lesley | Jun 10, 2019 | Autoresponders
I’ve been reading a lot of Gerry McGovern’s blogs and he’s on a mission about making technology and IT systems do the drudge work – so that the people in your business can actively help customers. It makes sense, but it’s not what happens in many big...
by lesley | Jun 3, 2019 | Social media
You know what they say about a picture says a thousand words? I may be a writer, but even the most compelling copy needs images to enhance the message. Think about it – a blog like this with no image to decorate the top and attract the eye would look pretty...
by lesley | May 27, 2019 | Email marketing
Email campaigns are supposed to be some kind of magic bullet, but do you want a load of sales spiel in your inbox? No? I thought not! I bet you’ve signed up for some download that looked interesting at some point only to discover you’re getting a daily sales pitch...
by lesley | May 20, 2019 | Facebook for business
Facebook is a powerful platform. Millions of people look at it daily so it’s a great way to put your business offering in front of a lot of people. Facebook frowns on using personal accounts for business, but there are business pages to fulfil that role. The only...
by lesley | May 13, 2019 | Press & Media
So which would you rather read? A press release or a story? My guess is, like most people, you’d much rather read a story. What’s the difference? A press release is factual, usually promotional to encourage readers to take notice of the organisation or individual...
