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The good folks at Invoice2Go asked me and a number of other freelancers for their advice on running a small business. They compiled the result into this fabulous infographic jam-packed with top freelance tips. Here it is – you’re sure to find many useful nuggets of information. Click on the infographic to see a full size […]
The Content Marketing Academy 2016 – Day 1 Yesterday’s opening day of #TCMA2016 saw some of the best exponents of content marketing share their wisdom with an eager audience. Want to know what happened last year? Read: Six of the Best – The Content Marketing Academy 2015 Here are some of my top content creation […]
I was considering business events which I’ve attended in the past few months, and ones I’m due to go to in the near future. I thought to myself, “What makes a good business event?” As an attendee, what did I enjoy, and what could be done better? There are a few types of event I’ve been […]
On Saturday 16 January I attended the inaugural VIP Mastermind Conference, a gathering of top business minds at Creative Exchange Leith in the north of Edinburgh. The event was organised by Fin Wycherley of Supersize Media, a social media and digital marketing consultancy. I’d heard Fin speak about social media strategy a couple of months before, so trusted […]
On Wednesday evening I was fortunate enough to hear ActionCoach CEO and entrepreneur Brad Sugars for a second time. Brad was in Edinburgh touring with his presentation Brad Sugars Uncensored. It certainly live up to that reputation. Brad is a straight talking businessman from Brisbane, Australia – and he didn’t pull his punches. Some of […]
The Content Marketing Academy 2015 – so what was that? I attended one of the best conferences I’ve been to lately, The Content Marketing Academy 2015. The conference took place over 2 days on 3 and 4 September. We were promised that we’d learn things that would take our business one year ahead of the competition – […]
As I just passed my second year anniversary in business (you can read my thoughts on year one here) I thought it would be a good time to take stock of where I’d got to again. FreshBooks kindly provided me with this infographic for navigating the freelance galaxy. Take a look, and read my thoughts […]
I very much enjoyed visiting the Social Media and Marketing Show on Wednesday, run by Exposure Events at Ingliston. It was a fantastic day out with networking opportunities, exhibitors, excellent speakers and the chance to meet with old and new faces. Here are my top 12 takeaways from the event: 1. You CAN start a business in […]
I attended the Business 50 Interactive event on Tuesday, which is always an enjoyable event with speed networking, exhibitors, talks and prizes. I was pleased to scoop the Cash for Chat prize for the second year running! I heard Miles Duncan give an engaging and practical presentation on using LinkedIn effectively. Miles is known as ‘Mr […]
Updated 12 June 2019. This is Day 29 in the 30 Day Blogging Challenge. You can read Day 28’s post here. Juggling time is an issue that myself and many other freelancers face. How do you prioritize, and get stuff done efficiently? I’ve tested out a number of tools along the way. Here are some that […]
