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Six gorgeous homely blogs for all things craft, decoration and food

June 8, 2010

In preparation for next week’s blogging workshop with The Bookwright, Tom Evans, I’ll be posting a series of some of my favourite blogs over the next few days. And first up, what better than some of my favourite hobbies: crafting, cooking and homemaking. I should come clean right now and share my criteria for selection. [...]

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In the studio this week… An emotive and engaging website for Customer Essential

June 3, 2010

I’ve been looking forward to blogging about this site now for several months, and I’m delighted to say that after much blood, sweat and tears, the Customer Essential website is now live <drum roll please>.
We have loved every moment of creating this website because of the freedom and encouragement that MD, Liz Machtynger, has given [...]

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How to create a blog that’ll win you business Workshop – early bird offer expires this Thurs!

May 30, 2010

My, doesn’t time fly? Here I am enjoying my long bank holiday weekend (and I hope you are too!) and I realise that this Thursday is the deadline for the Early Bird discount offer for my blogging workshop with Tom Evans on 17th June. So I just wanted to give you a bit of a [...]

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Blogging workshop in Surrey, 17th June just launched

May 11, 2010

Just wanted to let you know that Tom Evans, The Bookwright, author, mentor and clearer of writers block, and I will be running a blogging workshop on 17th June at The Talbot Inn, Ripley. In amongst plenty of delicious refreshments (bacon rolls, homemade biscuits, two course lunch and homemade cakes anyone?) we’ll both be sharing our [...]

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In the studio this week… A new website design for Sarah Winterflood

May 7, 2010

Actress-turned-photographer Sarah Winterflood approached us a few months back to help her create a website with a more “grown-up” feel.
Sarah has recently got married and moved out of the Big Smoke to Esher and was looking to build up her photography business. Her current website is fun and funky, but we both felt that a [...]

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How do you get real people to read your blog?

May 2, 2010

Have you seen Julie and Julia? It’s a heartwarming (read cheesy rom-com if you’re a cynic) tale of a downtrodden woman in a dead-endly depressing job who wants to make something of her life. She’s tired of her over-achieving friends looking down on her career and one day, decides to blog her experience of cooking [...]

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In the studio this week… A makeover for Solutions 4 Stress

May 2, 2010

Jenny Edwards runs Solutions 4 Stress. A stress management consultancy based in Surrey. I first met Jenny at the Esher Women In Business network last summer, and in February Jenny approached us to help her swizz up her website and create some promotional literature for her business. I wish I’d taken a screen grab of [...]

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Pizza Express’ Pizza for £1. A great example of a viral campaign

April 30, 2010

I just received this topical email in my inbox from Pizza Express. Not only have they managed to create a great offer that’s making waves virally, they’ve also tied it in to the election without being cheesy or contrived.

The email has “gone viral” (ie, people are forwarding it to their friends of their own accord, [...]

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Are you placing too much truck on Google?

March 25, 2010

I’ve begun to wonder whether small businesses are getting too het up on Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) at the expense of the rest of their marketing strategy.
Don’t get me wrong, getting found on Google is important. But is it important enough to pin all your hopes, dreams and marketing budget on? I mean, are people [...]

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Are you putting all your eggs in one basket?

March 24, 2010

It’s tempting to think that a website will solve all your marketing problems. Once that new site’s built the customers will coming flooding in. Or will they?
I speak to far too many business owners who have invested (usually not enough) money in having a website built for them. They’re struggling to make ends meet and [...]

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