My business is 3 years old this week, which is a pretty exciting milestone. Now, in Jewish tradition, Orthodox Jewish boys have their first haircut at the age of 3. If anyone is interested this is known as an “Upsherin” and is celebrated, as with any Jewish event, with copious eating of food and much […]
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Before I start writing this blog I want to add in a tremendously important caveat in the form of an analogy. Now, I used to have a best friend who, for the sake of this article, we will call Petunia. Now, it wasn’t that I didn’t love her like a sister, it was that increasingly […]
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After sending a quote to a potential client, I generally politely chase them up a couple of weeks later – a gentle nudge along the lines of “hey do you have any further questions?” To be perfectly honest most individuals choose to completely ignore this email, and a few respond with an insincere thanks, but […]
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As you may know, I attend networking events fairly regularly. And, in general, I find them fairly relatively agreeable. I have met new friends, got new clients, some helpful business advice and occasionally (and I mean occasionally) nibbled on some delectables. I have also indulged in a few open bars, but that is not quite […]
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I have absolutely been there. I have identified my talent (writing) and then decided that the only logical step is for me to become a copywriter. However, valuing my independence I wanted to be freelance – to have absolute autonomy over my time and be answerable only to myself. But, and it’s a pretty big […]
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I sell content. It is not life altering, it is difficult to monitor and, ostensibly, anyone can do it. However, I like to think that in my own little way I make a difference in the journey of a brand. More than that…I also work extremely hard to be proactive, fair and give discounts […]
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If for no other reason that if I see or write another blog focused on GDPR I may lose my mind ever so slightly, I decided to do a slightly humorous blog this week; the sort of topic that I would normally limit to my own personal blog, which I keep under lock and key, […]
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The problem is, of course, there is far far too much content online. I mean it, every Tom, Dick and Harriet with a laptop and pulse can write a blog. And they are….in their droves – business owners and marketing managers are writing blogs in the belief that showing up to the party is enough. […]
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Before you start reading this blog, I want to add a little caveat. I know just how lucky I am to be freelance. I have autonomy, independence and the freedom to go travelling around Thailand or Central America in my business’s low season. However, that being said, as soon as I utter the word, “freelancer” […]
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Picture the scene. The year is 2010 and I am an overenthusiastic fresher, still identifying as a full-time nerd with ambitions of joining every academic club at Durham. A University I attended after I had been rejected from Oxford. Obviously. So there I was at the auditions (or whatever the technical term for this is) […]
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