by lesley | Apr 19, 2023 | Social media
One of the biggest stumbling blocks people have about social media is that they don’t know what to post. Nobody wants to see a picture of your lunch (unless you happen to be a star chef) or see an endless stream of selfies. When you’re running a business people...
by lesley | Apr 10, 2023 | Reputation
When R.E.M. wrote Shiny, Happy People I’m sure they didn’t have reputation in mind, but it’s such a good description of what a great reputation is and does that I couldn’t resist mentioning it again! There are a couple of lines in the middle that resonate too:...
by lesley | Mar 29, 2023 | Blogging
Not everyone is a natural writer. We all have our strengths, mine happens to be writing, but don’t ask me to tot up a column of figures, even with a calculator I can get a selection of not necessarily right answers! If your strength isn’t writing, blogs can be a...
by lesley | Mar 20, 2023 | Writing a book
Becoming an author doesn’t stop when you’ve finished writing your manuscript. Even if it’s been edited and is now in the hands of your publisher, you can’t rest on your laurels. Regardless of whether you have a contract with a mainstream publisher or you’re working...
by lesley | Mar 9, 2023 | Websites
A strong message and attractive graphics are not enough to keep the visitor on your website engaged. They’re both really important, but if you commit any of these errors, they aren’t enough. 1: Whizzy graphics Scrolling marquees, banners that refresh every 3-4...
by lesley | Feb 28, 2023 | Business
When you launch a new business you usually have an idea of how you want your market to see you, but how do you ensure you get what you want? Reputation is based on what other people say about you – and word-of-mouth is an incredibly powerful tool. While you can’t...
by lesley | Feb 20, 2023 | YouTube
Video material is powerful – just look at how many people use YouTube for learning and entertainment and the rapid rise of TikTok. Even Instagram quickly realised that still images aren’t as powerful as video content and reels were added (initially as IGTV in 2017). ...
by lesley | Feb 9, 2023 | Email marketing
Most small business owners find selling hard. They don’t want to be thought of as ‘pushy’ and yet worry that if they aren’t, their business won’t thrive. I was talking to a business colleague who used to be in sales – and he said “The days of cold calling and sales...
by lesley | Jan 30, 2023 | Lead Generation
You’ve probably heard the phrase ‘the money is in the list’. The concept is that people who have already signed up to hear from you are at least ‘warm’ contacts and have, effectively, said ‘I’m interested’. Most professional marketers invest a fair bit of time and...
by lesley | Jan 19, 2023 | Press & Media
Once upon a time the best way to get into the print media was to issue a press release. Then everyone jumped on the bandwagon and editors across the world had to deal with more and more ‘press releases’. The editor’s criteria when assessing content for publication...
