Being a Mother
When my father took his own life when I was 13 months old, my mother was plunged into single parenthood. I became her priority, to her own detriment. I was...
52 weeks of blog prompts
Since I set out on my 365-day blog challenge in 2022, many have been in touch to ask about topics to blog about. When we have something to say, share,...
Steps to Create a Physical Product
When you create a physical product for your business, you add a new dimension and can add immense value. It is truly exciting! It also means you are creating opportunities...
TEDxFrome 2022
"TED is a nonprofit organisation devoted to spreading ideas, usually in the form of short, powerful talks. TED began in 1984 as a conference where Technology, Entertainment, and Design converged,...
Add Value with a Physical Product
You are an ‘ideas person’! That's why you're in business. You get inspired and come up with innovative ideas and products, something that most people are never able to do. You...
Prepare a 5-minute talk
When you need to prepare a 5-minute talk, remember that Winston Churchill, Mark Twain, Marcus Tullius Cicero, Blaise Pascal, Henry David Thoreau, and more, made reference to, and adapted the...
A book website
I have noticed that many famous non-fiction writers have a separate website for their books. Sometimes they have only a book website for only one book. I had a think...
Writer Self-Care
When we start opening up in the written word, something magical happens. We are able to uncover memories we had forgotten about, experiences we haven't thought about for a long...
How to use a social media manager
Social media takes so much time away from you doing what you are good at. And the time spent does not always reflect what you have in your bank account....
Website Statistics
I have always loved numbers. And as Peter Jones said on BBS 1's Dragon's Den, a good entrepreneur looks at their numbers every day. You do need to know what's...
How to test your business idea
You are excited! You have been inspired and have come up with a brilliant idea to make money. But how do you test your business idea to see if it...
What is a Blog Book Tour?
A Blog Book Tour is incredibly exciting to prepare for a book launch. A traditional book tour is when an author goes from town to town to sign their books...