I need to be honest about something. I’m a stationery addict. If I pass an actual stationery shop (a rare and magical sight these days), I have to pop in and I never leave without at least one notebook and pen, but more often a whole carrier bag full of stationery,...
In 2021 we bought our dream property. Our old mill with the mill stream, the millpond, the paddocks, the barns, and the cottage for Mum. We saw it and fell in love with it. In fact, as we drive down the drive for our first viewing I said “I want it” – it was...
When you’re in business it can feel like you’re shelling out money, hand over fist. Finding money for marketing can be tough on top of all your other business costs but you know you need to keep marketing to grow your business. What’s a girl to do? Well, let me share...
Oh, I know. When you start a business you’re so excited and full of enthusiasm. You want to have EVERYTHING you could possibly need to give your business the best chance. And you will happily throw your hard-earned savings at it, willy nilly until one...
I am a big fan of blogging as a marketing tool for businesses. Blogs are the basis of all my marketing – one blog can turn into loads of different things, saving me time and effort. I blog every week and blogging helps my business to get found and brings me new...
This week I picked a load of plums from our plum trees and decided to try and make plum jam. Now, this was my second-ever jam-making experience because a few weeks ago I made gooseberry jam and it turned out brilliantly, so I set out with a bucketload of confidence on...
The biggest excuse I hear from business owners about why they’re not sending regular e-newsletters is ‘I don’t know what to write about!’ E-newsletters seem to give us writer’s block and make us feel like we have nothing to say, but...
I’ve been using groups to support my business training for years and to be honest, I LOVE them. They allow me to virtually get to know my students. I can support them in a safe setting. They get peer support from other members. We brainstorm and chat, tackle...
You’ve tried just about everything you can think of on Facebook and your business page still feels like a ghost town, with tumbleweed blowing through it. No-one seems to see it, nobody likes or comments apart from your friends and family, and it’s certainly not...
Newsletters are great for business. They help you keep in touch with subscribers, build the relationship that you started on social media and remind them why they subscribed, so you stay top of mind. They also give your business a chance to be seen when social media...
