Editing and processing documents and material, whether that is written, visual, or video, can be stressful 🤯 Even though it’s a big part of a lot of creative roles, there is massive potential for things to become tricky. Giving good feedback on work means having a thoughtful feedback workflow, which means looking closer at the …
Whether it’s consulting, digital marketing, writing, or generally running a business, here are some tools that have helped me stay organised, or just plain inspired me. Some of these I use daily, others I have dipped into. Will keep adding to the list! Remember the Milk My go-to list organiser app. Bonus points for the …
Tools I Like to Use at Work – My Favourite Tools RN Read More »
A lot of grief can come from poor communication when it comes to copywriting clients. Scope creep, insufficient feedback, brand misalignment, missing deadlines, technical frustrations, formatting nightmares: there is quite a lot that can go wrong. I think it’s very important to help people APPRECIATE your role as a copywriter so that they can get …
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Life is weird sometimes. Recently, all I did was shift my own attitude and with it about a million things started to happen and fall into place. Nothing changed, yet everything was suddenly different. It took me a while to get there, but it reminded me of the importance of perspective. We carry our limitations …
A lot of people give off a successful aura because they post on social media a lot, or they frequently (openly) shout about their wins and achievements. For many, that is the point. Their whole strategy is to be present on social. And that’s totally cool. (You need to be a great communicator and community …
Not Everyone Posts On Social Media (& You Don’t Need To Either) Read More »
“I’ve never done this before.” This is such a common objection I hear when somebody is confronted with a task they haven’t done before. Incidentally, it’s also what I tell myself when I am afraid of something I haven’t done before. I probably use it in order to somehow pre-empt or downplay my failure or …
OK, so it is not the only thing I learned about people from running my own agency, but it’s certainly one of the more resonating ones. Thanks to Peter Hoole for first introducing me to this idea a few years back. As an agency, you all have to be on the same journey. Why does …
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Want to develop as a freelance writer? Want to charge more for your time? Want to eventually start a writing or content business? Create a brand. The best writers I know have great brands and they get great clients because of their positioning. Here’s how to build your own freelance writer brand. Being able to …
9 Personal Branding Tips for Ambitious Freelance Writers – Updated for 2023 Read More »
The people out there doing great things are too busy to create content, and the people who have time to create content haven’t got that much to say #rockandahardplace. Ok, so maybe this isn’t always strictly true (let’s face it, what is?), but there’s definitely a grain of truth here. How many awesome people are …
Going networking and drumming up new business is not something I have done for awhile, but I do remember the networking events I attended very vividly. As a fresh-faced business newbie, I feel I had the ideal vantage point when it came to observing how people pitched their business. I spent a lot of time …
How to Pitch When Networking: Perfecting Your First Pitch Read More »
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