10 Clever Ways to use ChatGPT in your Small Business
Are you ready to add a touch of genius to your business toolkit? AI and ChatGPT are the latest buzz in the small business world, I’ve been using it for my own biz for a few months now and it’s been a useful addition to my everyday tools. Let’s explore 10 clever ways ChatGPT can […]
How I Prepare my Handmade Business for Christmas
I’ve been thinking about Christmas for months, as is the life of someone who makes and sells things for a living. The Christmas sales period (mid October to Christmas Day, and then the New Year’s sales period in January) usually accounts for around 35-40% of my product based business’s annual turnover. It’s a ridiculously busy period […]
Are you a consumer or a creator?
Guys, I am drowning in business advice posts. Drowning. It seems like everywhere I turn there’s a “How to brand your business authentically“, “10 reasons you should be using periscope RIGHT NOW (or your business will fail – seriously)”, “I did THIS and I lost 5 clients, don’t make my mistake” clickbait style posts. I follow quite […]
Your About Page Sucks – Let’s Fix It!
Be honest now, how long did you spend writing the About Page for your website? An hour? Two? Not even that? The About page is one of the first pages a new user will visit when they get to your site. It’s where they learn who they’re listening to, find out what’s in it for […]
The Truth about Competition
If you’re running any kind of business chances are you have competition (unless your business is so incomparably niche that you’re totally on your own… there’re very few companies making literary inspired dog hats!). I have “competition” in both parts of my business, from people creating awesome websites for creative entrepreneurs & small business owners, […]
11 Ways to Skyrocket Pinterest for your Creative Business
This week I attended a talk about Pinterest in Manchester, hosted by the lovely & super knowledgable Lizzie Sibley from Pinterest UK. I’ve used Pinterest for a while, but I’ve always been a little lazy with it, only recently have I really started putting any proper effort and strategy in my pinning. I learned so much stuff I […]