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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...

7 Email Nurture Sequence Mistakes

7 Email Nurture Sequence Mistakes

What’s an email nurture sequence? That may very well be the first question. It’s a string of emails that you set up to send automatically, over a period of time, to people who’ve signed up to your mailing list. The idea is that you 'nurture' new sign-ups from just...

Can a Blog Really Boost your Sales in 2024?

Can a Blog Really Boost your Sales in 2024?

Can a Blog Really Boost your Sales in 2024? Yes! Here’s why your blog is the low-cost, long-term part of your marketing strategy you can’t afford to skip... When you’re trying to increase your sales, you probably want to reach first for the paid routes – social media,...

Family Christmas Games Ideas 2023

Family Christmas Games Ideas 2023

Games that everyone can play, that have you falling about laughing – those brilliant games you don’t normally have time for. These are the memories that are scattered across my childhood Christmas memories, and I love trying out new ones to create those moments for...

About Me Blog Post

About Me Blog Post

This month, my theme has been writing about yourself in your business - and I ran a mini-challenge in my group, the Content Cracked Community, to get you feeling more comfortable with it. It's so important for connecting with new customers who are looking for reasons...

Tween Halloween Costume Ideas

Tween Halloween Costume Ideas

This week was a milestone – my firstborn, my little baby boy, got an invitation to his first teenage birthday party: set to be held in the function room of a pub on a Friday night! I feel it’s the start of a slippery slope…also characterised by the Tween Halloween...

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Father’s Day – more complicated when you grow up

Someone, sometime ago, had a lovely idea to celebrate Father's Day at the boys’ school: to invite all Dads in to share a day with their children, doing activities like Forest School, Science, Cooking, Sport, and Music. It takes a huge amount of organisation, but it is...

Goodbye, Suze St Maur – my friend and mentor

It was March 2018, and I had been in business as a self-employed copywriter for all of two months when I attended my first ever networking meeting, in Sam Poole's SJPoole Network. I’m not a natural extrovert, and that, combined with a lack of confidence and a good...

The September 2021 Brand Blog – Fox Brand Image and LC-Photography

As my business and I emerged from another lockdown and months of homeschool, I felt a bit lost. I knew what I wanted to offer, and what my favourite types of customer were like – the ones I wanted more of – but I didn’t really know what to put out there about myself...

Chasing the High of British Greatness

Phew – that was an intense fortnight. I am the first person to drop out of a conversation about football. In my 40 years I have tried several times to see what the fuss is about, and it just doesn’t interest me (a bit like Star Wars). But even I finally got into it...

What Should Your Brand Messaging Be?

It's a crucial thing to get sorted for your business, ideally before you start writing for it - a bit like figuring out what a pub's vibe is before you open the doors - but it can be one of the most difficult and daunting things to crack. So let's look at what brand...
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