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The creativity trap – how not to launch your business
A good story has a beginning, a middle and an endingThis is harder than you may think.My eight year old daughter loves to write. She uses her best pens and makes sure her writing is as small and neat as possible. All illustrated with her wonderful drawings of...
4 easy steps to planning a new website (that really works for your business)
Planning a new website can be fraught with decisions that leave most business owners running for the duvetAs business owners we have to be jacks of all trades but for those that know me well by now, I am useless at accounts. I'm ok once I'm gently shown what bit to...
Rebranding your business? When, why and how
What do you do if your brand just feels 'wrong'? Is now a good time to think about rebranding your business?When you first set up in business the pressure is on to just get it out there, get it done and start earning money. And not many of us get to start will a big...
Make Your 2016 Dreams Come True with Fabulous New Year Branding
Business owners spend on average three whole months preparing for the Christmas rush. It doesn’t matter if you sell products or services, Christmas mania is something you just can’t avoid. Christmas campaigns can be fantastic for boosting sales and not just for...
Website down? Ask for help!
I get a lot of people contacting me with ‘HELP! My website has disappeared!’, 'my website is down', ‘I can’t get this plugin to work’, ‘I’m getting a big error and I don’t know why’ or even ‘I’ve lost my website’. The dreaded 500 page error has often just...
DIY SOS! When do you need a professional web design?
DIY can be great. But not in our house and there is a time when it’s just necessary to call in the professionals Our garage is broken. No two ways about it, the door is well and truly foobar. I can sort of close it with an ‘air gap’ of about 30cm at the bottom and...
Does your business stand out, or is it a bit ‘vanilla’
How to not be vanilla I was talking to my good friend the other day and she suddenly declared that her business was just too Vanilla. She felt as if she wasn’t being seen as anything new or different and was just another business coach. Immediately I protested that...
5 magical ways to resuscitate your old website
Is your website looking tatty and unloved? Find out how to resuscitate your old website and get it working for your business again. Even if your website was lovingly designed in the beginning and you spent lots of time and money getting it going it is really easy for...
How to get your business online – for free, the easy way
Help - my wall is covered in Post-it notes! A big thank you to the wonderful person who invented the Post-it note, BUT once your wall is covered from top to bottom in your online coaching business ideas – then what? I always scribble my ah-ha ideas on Post-its. I can...
How to create your own online craft courses
There is a reason your wonderful creations sell well, they are the result of years of practice, lots of failed attempts, pick yourself ups and try agains, determination, love and, of course, talent. You are an expert at it AND you are also an expert and knowing all...
How to create a best-selling super dooper online product
Do you have the curse of knowledge? It’s hard to know where to start when building an online business. There are SO many ways in which you help people every single day and breaking them down into separate online offers can seem impossible. Where to start?! They have...
How to help more and earn more as a life coach
I work with so many ladies who LOVE helping their clients. Their number one goal is to spread their hard earned knowledge and change lives, teaching them to live happy, confident and joyful lives through techniques honed after years and years of experience helping and...
Revitalise your health and nutrition business and make more money
I work with so many health and nutrition business ladies who LOVE helping their clients. Their number one goal is to spread their hard earned knowledge and change lives, teaching them to live healthy happy and confident lives through health and great nutrition....
How to make more money for crafters
How to get more money for crafters I work with so many ladies who LOVE what they do. They’ve spent years perfecting their art and put SO much love and attention into each and every beautiful creation they design, hand make and sell. Each and every one is a gem. But...
How to get the best photos for your coaching business
[su_spacer][su_spacer][/su_spacer] I know, not everybody likes having their face plastered all over the front of their website. But unfortunately, if you are a coach, or a trainer or another helpful bod that sells their expertise, support and advice (you lovely...
6 MUST HAVES for your Coaching Business Website – No Excuses
You are all excited about your brand new online business. You’re going to be able to help SO many more people, teach to a wider audience and finally bring in the money you need to live your own fantastic sunny life. Wow! It’s going to be brilliant!! No more time for...
5 essentials for a list-rocking freebie for your coaching biz
How many freebies have you signed up for? I can’t even count the numbers I’ve signed up for. Every now and again I have to go through my inbox and delete newsletters from the (seems like) hundreds of lists I’ve signed up to and then promptly forgotten about. How many...
Styleguides aren’t just for the big boys
Styleguides aren’t just for the big boys This one is for you if you spend hours fiddling around with new images, fonts, colours and concepts every time you need an ad / leaflet / post / website graphic or handout. Yesterday I took the kids out for a daytrip. We’d...
Social media boost: 5 top photos you can take with your mobile phone
Are you bored of the same old stock photos, but don’t have hours to spend trawling through myriads of different free and paid for photo websites? I can spend ages searching for the right image, it sucks you in and before you know it, it is time to pick up the kids....
Don’t lose your sparkle
It was my daughter Holly’s school training day this week so to keep her from the boredom blues I took some time out and we went to watch the new Cinderella at the cinema. It was brilliant! We both gasped in delight at the magical fireworks, the sparkly fairy...
Google shocker
Don’t panic! Today is “mobile-geddon” … apparently. Google is changing the way it ranks websites in search results (again). Now your website needs to be mobile friendly as well as interesting and relevant. Makes sense, as mobile users have now tipped the balance and...
