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Loughton Scarecrow Trail 2024 – Our Build

Loughton Scarecrow Trail 2024 – Our Build

Walk the trail any time until 5pm on Sunday 23 June. Maps are on sale for £3 each. Saturday and Sunday: buy between 10am and 4pm from All Saints Church, Loughton - MK5 8AS Vote for your favourite below... Loughton Scarecrow Trail is an MK institution. Held every other...

Do You REALLY Know Why You’re In Business?

Do You REALLY Know Why You’re In Business?

When you know your real Big Why, that knowledge makes you shine - and it's so much easier to write and speak about your passion It's good to give your "Big Why" some thought. We’re always told these days that we must "be authentic", and that's quite right - I tell my...

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The Power of a Blog – what blogging did for these two businesses

It really does get you results – here’s what the power of a blog did for these two businesses The power of a blog is great. It can have an instant impact, with new views and new enquiries on your first post – and it also builds over time, growing your visitors,...

Does Life Still Begin at 40?

It was my 40th birthday this week – traditionally the milestone marking the end of your youth and the start of middle age, approached with the fear and trepidation that it’s all downhill from here. Then there’s also the cheerful denial: I remember seeing “Life Begins...

The January 2022 Brand Blog – Beauty and Nails by Reena

This month, I’m so excited to share the story of Reena, who runs her own mobile beauty and nails business here in Milton Keynes: Beauty and Nails by Reena. She’s just fabulous at what she does, and she’s made an art out of her business, and out of creating the life...

Terrible Web Design Mistakes

I've been a website user since my first look at Amazon in 2001, and I'm a fussy one. I know immediately if I like a business’s website, and it plays a big part in whether I decide to become a customer. When you’re designing your own website, it can be hard to judge...

Weddings – Four Things I’d Do Differently Now

Royal Wedding fever is gripping some of the nation this week - and I’ll admit it has captured my notice, for a couple reasons. This blog is not going to be how I feel about the Royal Family – I have scandalised my mother enough with the evolution of my views about...
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