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I have been beating my client over the head about sharing behind the scenes videos on LinkedIn for YEARS!   Initially he felt awkward as it would be showing him at work, letting people see the real him. Plus he … Read More

*** YOU NEED MORE MEMBERS, MORE LIKES, MORE FOLLOWERS *** 🙍♂️🙍♀️🙆♀️🙆♂️🙋♂️🙋♀️ Social media accounts are exactly the same as websites. If they just sit there, no one finds them. To achieve the results you want from your Facebook Group, Page, … Read More

I’ve been working on Social Media Snapshots today for a couple of new clients. What is one of those? It’s a full assessment of a business’s social media networks. All the activity, the profiles, the content, everything. Shows me all … Read More

When your world is falling apart, don’t push yourself to be ‘normal’. (what even is ‘normal’?) This morning I had a mentoring call booked with one of my gorgeous clients. Just before each call I conduct a quick check of … Read More

If you saw my blog last week ‘What Not to Post on Twitter and Facebook!’ blog, you’ll know one of my points was: Sharing an article with ‘good article’, ‘agree’ or ‘LOL’ as your intro comment. Someone replied with TEACH ME! … Read More

I pulled this out of a recent talk – How Not to Bore People on Social Media. Obviously, I spend a LOT of time looking through my social media newsfeeds (sometimes too much!) and that of my clients. There’s so … Read More

A call or a meeting is booked for 29 minutes time. There’s no point delving into a serious project now, you’ll have to stop! You know exactly what I mean 😉 The time is better spent making a cup of tea, … Read More

It was an unbearably steamy August afternoon in New York City, the kind of sweaty day that makes people sullen with discomfort. I was heading back to a hotel, and as I stepped onto a bus up Madison Avenue I … Read More

“Hi Simon, how’s business? You busy?” asked Dave. Simon sighed. “I’m doing ok … but I could do with more work, to be honest.” “What’s the problem?” Dave encouraged Simon to open up. “It’s seems obvious,” Simon admitted, “I need … Read More

When I set up my business I was a networking tart. It was the the one way I knew I could generate business, meeting people face-to-face, eyeball to eyeball to develop that all important trust. And I was scared of … Read More

The magical remedy that will make me achieve 10x more every day. “What apps do you use?” Haha! I’m so guilty of asking this question too! I discovered a cool article through my mentor’s group  and this makes so much … Read More

20 minutes is all it could take! It’s scary what can happen if hackers decide they are going to target YOU. Recently I was at a talk on Cyber Security by Barclays in Oxford. Joseph from Barclays was goooood. Hackers … Read More

I Never Snogged on a First Date. This was back when I was internet dating – 2013 / 2014 I think.   (Seriously, a year of my life I’ll never get back. And if I’m honest, very few made it … Read More

7 things you must decide BEFORE starting your Facebook Group   You’ve decided it’s time! The Facebook Group that you’ve been thinking about for a while is going to happen. It’s easy, right? You just set one up and add … Read More

****Top Takeaways from my LinkedIn Talk**** This isn’t from me, it is from the ConnectingDoorz gang when I visited them in February…(I’ve stolen it from Cathy’s SMILE newsletter 😝) 👉 All Star Profiles Put some time aside to make sure … Read More

Are you boring? Always a hard question to turn on ourselves. Take a step back and think about what you share on social media for your business community. Will it make people stop and look? Keep them interested? Want to … Read More