Anyone who has vaguely glanced at my Facebook page or even just read my Twitter profile will have an inkling that I am rather a fan of chocolate, in its many forms, be it freshly-baked chocolate cake, a steaming hot chocolate or just a plain ol' block of chocolate. I even celebrated my travel blog's …
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Location independence, digital nomads and what pretty much all my clients could learn from this
I'm having a mini-obsession with podcasts, blogs and people talking about location independence at the moment. It's a buzz word that actually makes me buzz! The notion of being "location independent" or a "digital nomad" basically means that you're doing work you can do from anywhere, which …
The best social media podcasts which follow me around …
Working in social media means that it's pretty important to stay on top of the latest news. Things change constantly and FAST. But, as well as work, I have a toddler and two shouty cats to deal with so I don't have a whole lot of spare time for reading. Thankfully, I recently rediscovered that I …
Social media for artists, because artists amaze me
I am one super-lucky girl because I get to meet and work with some truly inspiring and fascinating people. And one subset of these is artists.I am not artistic. (If you want some proof, see some of my childhood samples on my travel blog - this was the *peak* of my drawing ability!) But I am in …
New year’s resolutions and your social media goals
First up, Happy New Year! And second up: new years are all about goals for me. I love the whole idea of a fresh start. And if you've attended pretty much any one of my courses (and particularly my Kitchen Table workshops) you've probably heard me ramble on about setting goals for your blogging and …
Farewell 2012 and let’s bring on 2013 for some blogging and social media fun!
It's not quite the end of 2012, but as far as my business is concerned, I've been nearly on holidays since last week. "Nearly on holidays" is as good as it's going to get because this holiday season is actually a great time to fit in some preparation for 2013, having an extra babysitter at home for …