An online newsletter, or ezine, has the ability to demonstrate your expertise, advertise your offerings and bring you in new business. By signing up for your newsletter, your subscriber has shown they are prepared to hear from you on a regular basis. You can easily attract clients with an online newsletter, it is just a matter of making your ezine [...]
Article Marketing – 100 Article Marathon Starts 1st May
Fancy joining EzineArticle’s 100 Article Marathon Challenge with me? Many of you will know that I rate article marketing so highly that I recently ran a 6 week Article Marketing Bootcamp. Article marketing is one very effective way to increase your business online because: Article directories are seen as high authority sites so your article can get you on the [...]
The Million Entrepreneurs – You’ve Gotta Have a Dream
Today sees the launch of Judith Morgan’s entrepreneurial dream, the Million Entrepreneurs. Judith is gathering together a tribe of one million entrepreneurs – small business owners, the self-employed, solopreneurs – with a massive goal to help them achieve their own entrepreneurial goal. I’m writing about it today primarily because Judith is my great friend, confidante and mentor. I’m blessed to [...]
Monthly Planning – April
One month ago in a fit of foolhardiness I decided to go public on my monthly planning with my March Monthly Plan. Joking aside it’s been a really useful exercise as it’s certainly encouraged me to stay on track with my plan and do more than I would have if I’d said nothing. Despite all my coach training and experience, [...]
The Trouble with Internet Marketers
I’ve just received an email from a well-known internet marketer who is fessing up to some poor customer service and part of his long email states: “I’m going to change the way I communicate to you via e-mail. I have been e-mailing you every day. I’m going to stop that. You will now ONLY get an e-mail from me when [...]
Frugal – Falling in Love with a WordPress Theme
Let’s not mince words, you’re far too busy. Me and Frugal are an item. Yes, I know, it’s ‘only’ a WordPress theme for heaven’s sake but as someone who spends rather a lot of time either creating websites and blogs for clients or working on her own sites, it’s important to work with sharp tools. And in my opinion, Frugal [...]
Twitter: the Business Benefits of Tweeting (for People who Just Don’t Get It)
I hesitated to write at all about Twitter, since part of me believes that everyone, apart from my dad, is tweeting these days. However, I can still guarantee that a good proportion of my clients, when discussing a new website or blog, will say “Twitter? No, I don’t get it really…”. So this post is for you if you want [...]
Monthly Planning – March
I’ve decided to start each month with an update / round-up from the last month and a plan for the new one. Entirely for my own benefit but writing it here will keep me accountable and might just inspire you onwards with your own online business journey. Like you, I’m sure, I’m juggling 101 different commitments. Whether that’s a full-time [...]
Article Marketing – 7 Business Benefits of Writing Articles
Of all the ways a consultant, coach or small business owner can market their business, article marketing is a powerful one. Some people might think article marketing isn’t for them, they might consider they’re not a “writer”, others might simply be unsure how it works. The fact is, though, these are objections that can be easily overcome when you consider [...]
Business Blogging – Seven Benefits of Writing a Blog
Though blogs are a staple part of life for millions of people around the world, and increasing every day at a rate that makes rabbits look postively half-hearted about reproduction, I still come across people all the time who don’t understand the benefits of a business blog. So let me share with you here an article I recently wrote for [...]