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Earlier this month and for the third year running I attended CMA Kick-Off 2019 in Dundee. The event is for people who want to give their business the best start to the new year. While many of the attendees were members of the Content Marketing Academy membership community, there were also a number who were […]
A quiz to test your knowledge of WordPress. How many of the 15 questions can you get right?
WordCamp London 2017 took place over the weekend of 18-19 March, with a contributor day on Friday 17th. This year I was down just for the conference weekend. As ever, the organising team, speakers, volunteers and sponsors worked tirelessly to make it an extra special time. WordCamp London 2017 was the most inclusive WordCamp I’ve […]
As I just passed my second year anniversary in business (you can read my thoughts on year one here) I thought it would be a good time to take stock of where I’d got to again. FreshBooks kindly provided me with this infographic for navigating the freelance galaxy. Take a look, and read my thoughts […]
I very much enjoyed visiting the Social Media and Marketing Show on Wednesday, run by Exposure Events at Ingliston. It was a fantastic day out with networking opportunities, exhibitors, excellent speakers and the chance to meet with old and new faces. Here are my top 12 takeaways from the event: 1. You CAN start a business in […]
I attended the Business 50 Interactive event on Tuesday, which is always an enjoyable event with speed networking, exhibitors, talks and prizes. I was pleased to scoop the Cash for Chat prize for the second year running! I heard Miles Duncan give an engaging and practical presentation on using LinkedIn effectively. Miles is known as ‘Mr […]
This is Day 7 in the 30 Day Blogging Challenge. You can read Day 6’s post here. Morning There must have been a few sore heads after Saturday’s night out, because the main room was practically deserted five minutes before the introduction. (To be fair, a number of people were partaking of tea and coffee in […]
This is Day 6 in the 30 Day Blogging Challenge. You can read Day 5’s post here. What’s a WordCamp? For the uninitiated, WordCamps are conferences based around all things WordPress. If you don’t know what I’m talking about, read this post on why I love WordPress. I love WordCamps too – they’re a great get-together […]
This post is part 2 of my summary of Brad Sugars’ business seminar on 20 October 2014. Read part 1. Referrals Every business needs a referral system (or multiple systems). His dog food company gave away dog bowls or personalised dog coats to customers who referred new customers. There was an ongoing offer to give away 1 […]
Brad Sugars, CEO of ActionCoach, came to Glasgow as part of his UK tour. In a packed conference room on October 20, Brad shared his wisdom following years of experience running companies and advising businesses. The topic for the seminar was ‘Buying Customers’, meaning that you invest money to acquire them. Brad’s aims for attendees were: Have […]
