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Why Most Businesses Don’t Get Results from Social Media (And How to Fix It)

Why Most Businesses Don’t Get Results from Social Media (And How to Fix It)

I see this all the time. “Social media just doesn’t work for my business.” But when we dig deeper, it’s usually one of these: • They post randomly• They never talk about their services• They disappear for weeks• They copy what everyone else is doing And...
Busy content feels productive. Effective content converts

Busy content vs effective content

A lot of small businesses are creating content all the time. They are posting regularly.They are trying different formats.They are staying visible. And yet, enquiries still feel inconsistent. That is usually the difference between busy content and effective content....
How to Educate Your Clients (Without Sounding Like a Teacher)

How to Educate Your Clients (Without Sounding Like a Teacher)

I used to over-explain everything. Like… EVERYTHING. I’d send long voice notes, detailed emails, screenshots with arrows pointing at things. Helpful? Yes. Overwhelming? Also yes. What I learned is this:People don’t need all the information.They need...
How to navigate Content Pillars on Social Media

How to navigate Content Pillars on Social Media

🏛️ Are your content pillars keeping you up at night? Hopefully not, by the way, social media is never worth a bad night's sleep! Okay I'm going to give you three answers to this question and I hope that's okay. 🌟 Firstly, if it's a case of worrying that your content...

Who can’t spare 90 minutes?

Who can’t spare 90 minutes?

We all have ‘that’ one book which changes business for us, or I hope you do - as I’ve potentially had more than one over the years. The most recent being - ‘Build your Business in 90 Minutes’ by Nigel Botterill. His principle is that every morning you spend 90 minutes...

30 Lessons I’ve Learned…

30 Lessons I’ve Learned…

Right okay, I might as well just say it… I turn 30 on Saturday. It feels like a big milestone although there’s no huge celebration and doesn’t really relate to my business.I did, however, want to mark the occasion by sharing 30 Lessons I’ve Learned in my 30 years on...

Free Things to make you Feel Better

Free Things to make you Feel Better

I’m not going to say anything groundbreaking in this post, nothing will blow your socks off and I don’t think I’ve thought of anything overly original. But I know how hard it can be to see the wood for the trees when you’re feeling down, so if someone happens to read...

AI and ChatGPT – How to use it for your Social Media

AI and ChatGPT – How to use it for your Social Media

Last week I put a story out asking what YOU wanted to learn about social media, so it's time to start working through your questions... 💬 ChatGPT, AI etc is all creeping in to our everyday language and understandably people are wondering how they can use it in their...

Keep an eye on those competitors

Keep an eye on those competitors

It’s so true that comparison is the thief of joy, but in a logical, business sense - it pays to know what your competitors are up to. I probably don’t conduct competitor analysis as routinely as I should, but it is something that I try to do every so often and I did...

30 Under 30!

30 Under 30!

Firstly, I am NOT 30! The Lincolnite did me a dirty there, and I’m actually only 29.Now that we’ve got that out of the way, can I just take a moment to share how proud I am of myself? If you’d have told me 5 years ago that I’d be named one of Lincolnshire’s 30 under...