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What I Look for When I Audit a Website (and Why I’m Doing Them for Charity)

If you've ever wondered whether your website is actually doing its job, you're definitely not alone. Most of the business owners I speak to built their website (or had someone build it for them) a while ago, and haven't really looked at it properly since. Which is...
How to Avoid Burnout When You’re Running Marketing and Everything Else

How to Avoid Burnout When You’re Running Marketing and Everything Else

Let’s get real for a minute… Burnout doesn’t start with a breakdown.It starts with ignoring small warning signs. For me, it was:• Working through lunch• Not switching off notifications• Trying to be “always productive”• Guilt when I took a break I chalked it up to...
ChatGPT isn’t the strategy. This is.

ChatGPT isn’t the strategy. This is.

Tools are having a moment. ChatGPT in particular has become the go-to answer for content struggles. Need captions? Ask ChatGPT. Need ideas? Ask ChatGPT. Need hooks? Ask ChatGPT. Used properly, it can be helpful.Used without direction, it often creates more noise. The...
6 Steps to Build a Bulletproof Marketing Strategy

6 Steps to Build a Bulletproof Marketing Strategy

A strong marketing strategy is the backbone of any successful business. It provides focus, consistency, and direction as you work towards your goals, ensuring every effort contributes to your overall success. Whether you’re a growing business in Lincolnshire,...

How to Juggle All of the Marketing Tasks on Your To-Do List

How to Juggle All of the Marketing Tasks on Your To-Do List

Managing a busy marketing to-do list can sometimes feel like spinning plates—just as you focus on one task, another demands your attention. From planning social media campaigns to analysing data or creating content, marketing involves a wide range of responsibilities...

Getting a job was the best thing that ever happened to my business…

Getting a job was the best thing that ever happened to my business…

It may seem a bit backwards, and when I first started Trax Media I had a job and was working tirelessly to build my business up enough for me to quit. But 7 years on, here I was starting my first day at ‘work’. Now, in the interest of full transparency, it’s not an...

How Often is Too Often to Rebrand Your Business?

How Often is Too Often to Rebrand Your Business?

Rebranding can be an exciting opportunity for a fresh start, allowing businesses to refine their image, connect with new audiences, or better align their goals with their brand story. However, rebranding isn’t a decision to take lightly. Done too often, it can confuse...

Set Boundaries for your business

Set Boundaries for your business

I don’t often do content for my fellow Social Media Managers, not because I don’t love you - but mainly because I tried the whole ‘coaching other SMMs’ thing in 2021 and it just didn’t sit well with me. However after 7+ years as a business owner and over 13 years...

How To Train Your Client

How To Train Your Client

I was talking with my good friend Hollie the other week, who also owns a business (side note: get yourself friends who own businesses, they just get it on a whole other level) and we joked about having a train our clients when it got me thinking... that's not actually...

Are You Overcomplicating All of Your Ideas?

Are You Overcomplicating All of Your Ideas?

When you’re bursting with creativity and enthusiasm, it’s easy to get swept up in complex ideas. However, without realising it, you might be making things more complicated than they need to be. Overcomplicating ideas can slow you down, increase costs, and even prevent...