by lesley | Nov 20, 2017 | Press & Media
In the newspaper business when an article gets ‘spiked’ it means it’s been dumped. In the old-style newspaper office a metal spike mounted on a wooden block was on every editor’s desk. Articles that didn’t make the grade were spiked – and then the office junior...
by lesley | Nov 13, 2017 | Marketing
I go to lots of networking events and I collect lots of business cards – these are useful as it provides a means of getting in touch with people who may become suppliers. I also get lots of leaflets about services, forthcoming events and promotions – most of these...
by lesley | Nov 6, 2017 | LinkedIn
So many people ask me if they should have a LinkedIn company page – and those that do complain that they find it difficult to build followers on their company profile. That’s because most people search for YOU, not your company. Even if they do search for your...
by lesley | Oct 30, 2017 | Websites
The look and feel of websites has changed over the years. Gone are the days of long copy for the search engines and pages that look like articles. Today’s websites are colourful, video-rich with short, punchy copy and informative blogs. As a writer and someone who...
by lesley | Oct 23, 2017 | Newsletters
That’s what most people do when faced with a full inbox populated by random newsletters. Most people’s experience of marketing email and newsletters is that the majority are sycophantic or just plain boring. If your strategy for growing your marketing list is to ask...
by lesley | Oct 16, 2017 | Social media
If you have a Facebook personal account, you’re probably using it for social activity; keeping up with family and friends in far flung places, letting people know what’s going on in your life (and sharing cute cat videos – no?) However, if you have a Facebook...
by lesley | Oct 2, 2017 | Blogging
If nobody reads it – nothing. But how do you get a following like some of the well-known bloggers who make millions from writing blogs? Most of these bloggers are young in their 20s and have a massive following around a specific subject. They earn their money from...
by lesley | Sep 25, 2017 | Business
Most people launch their own business without knowing if they’ll succeed or fail. Given the statistics about the number of start-ups that fail in the first year, five years, etc. it seems sensible to do as much as possible to increase your business’s chances of...
by lesley | Sep 18, 2017 | Writing a book
If you think being the author of a book would be a good business strategy then there are some things you need to consider first. Why you? What qualifies you to write about this subject? Have you got a following for this area of expertise either on your blog, social...
by lesley | Sep 11, 2017 | Marketing
If you’ve ever been on a webinar run by one of the big online marketers you have almost certainly heard the phrase ‘the money is in the list’. You may have discounted that as ‘not relevant for a business like mine’, but a list of people who have demonstrated an...
