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by lesley | Sep 28, 2015 | Reputation
Recommendations from other people are the lifeblood of most businesses. It’s what is known as ‘third party validation’ and the reason most business owners actively seek testimonials and feature a testimonial page on their website. It’s saying...
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by lesley | Sep 21, 2015 | Writing a book
If you’ve read the previous blogs on turning your book idea into a plan, then getting the idea into words and finally getting published you just have one very important step to complete now: Marketing! Whether you publish your book through a conventional publishing...
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by lesley | Sep 20, 2015 | Writing a book
If you’ve done your research, got your plan worked out and have started writing your book, you’ll need to think about how it will be published. There are a number of options: Get a publishing house interested and get a contract Self-publish Publish it as an ebook and...
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by lesley | Sep 19, 2015 | Writing a book
If you’ve read the first blog in this series you’ll be focused on writing a book that actually has a market. So how do you go about putting it together? If you’re a professional writer it shouldn’t be a problem, however, I’ve met a few people who have no...
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by lesley | Sep 18, 2015 | Writing a book
They say we all have a book in us somewhere, but how many people actually get that book out and use it to help them establish their reputation for being an expert in their field? This is the first instalment of a guide to getting your book from an idea in your head to...
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by lesley | Sep 14, 2015 | Marketing, Reputation
In business everyone has competition, so to get ahead of the pack you really have to stand out – and that can be difficult. There are lots of ways you can stand out: Dye your hair green Drive around in really noticeable car Always wear the same colour –...
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by lesley | Sep 1, 2015 | Marketing
Be honest – when you’re planning to promote one of your products or services where is your focus: On the product/service? On the customer? On getting it all to the printer/publishing online ‘in time’? If the answer is any of these your...
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by lesley | Aug 17, 2015 | Writing Skills
When it comes to writing to promote your business you want people to really get what you do, how good at it you are and what all round nice people you are – right? OK – now think about your reaction when you receive information from a possible supplier....
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by lesley | Aug 5, 2015 | Marketing
I went to a networking breakfast yesterday and because it was a small group (everyone seems to be on holiday) we had a really interesting round the table discussion. I’d been having a chat with the group leader and we’d got onto one of my favourite...
by lesley | Jul 20, 2015 | Marketing, Uncategorized
When I’m talking to people about marketing their reputation I often find that they haven’t really thought about the Why, Who, Where, What, When and How of their online marketing. Quite often the reason for embarking on it is ‘because everyone else...
