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The Biggest Social Media Trends Small Businesses Should Watch in 2026

The Biggest Social Media Trends Small Businesses Should Watch in 2026

Forget chasing every trend.Focus on what actually drives growth. 1. Short-form video (still king) Reels aren’t going anywhere. But:• Raw beats polished• Talking to camera performs• Education wins You don’t need fancy edits.Your phone is enough. 2. Personal brands >...
How to Turn Social Media Engagement Into Real Business Results

How to Turn Social Media Engagement Into Real Business Results

Engagement is great, but if it’s not leading to enquiries, something’s missing. Here’s how to bridge that gap: 1. Make your offer crystal clear People can’t buy what they don’t understand. Ask yourself:• Do I clearly say what I do?• Who it’s for?• What problem I...
The 6-step content plan for busy business owners

The 6-step content plan for busy business owners

If you are running a business, social media often ends up being the thing you squeeze in around everything else. You post when you remember.You post when you feel guilty.You post when enquiries slow down. That is not a content plan. It is a stress response. The goal...
Will I ever stop going on about consistency?

Will I ever stop going on about consistency?

TL/DR - no.But seriously, also no. All too often I hear business owners who ignore the need for a marketing strategy, because they’ll pick their phone up and post on social media ‘when they have time.’Here’s two issues with that…Sporadically posting on social media...

The Importance of Consistent Blogging for Small Businesses

The Importance of Consistent Blogging for Small Businesses

When it comes to marketing small businesses, one of the most frequently overlooked strategies is consistent blogging. This is largely because most people think it's too time-consuming or outside of their expertise. However, creating a blog for your small business can...

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...