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Productivity and focus as a Marketing Freelancer.

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Ah the mythical words “productivity” and “focus” as a Freelancer – often spoken of, most sought after and forever feeling unattainable!  This blog is inspired by Beth Gladstone’s post on Instagram talking about the five things that have made the biggest difference to her business turnover. If you don’t know of Beth or follow her … Read more

How to build a successful Digital Marketing Career.

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If you haven’t met me in real life or heard me chat on Instagram stories, that title probably needs an explainer or at least a hint at the tone; aim for tongue-in-cheek when you read it to yourself or at the very least with a smiley face at the end of it because honestly, do … Read more

A coffee date Q&A with Sammy Dey.

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One day we’ll need to do this Coffee Date Q&A thing as a real-life event right? But for now, we’re sticking to digital so you can make yourself coffee and read it in your jammies and no one will ever know. As we’re days away from the Spilling the Tea event in Aberdeen with Harley … Read more

A digital marketing strategist on tour.

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I work with businesses throughout the UK and currently 50% of my client base is out with my hometown of Aberdeen. Remote working in the digital marketing industry was a thing for me even before COVID times and whilst most elements of the work can be done remotely, there are times when face-to-face is just … Read more

A coffee date Q&A with Nicola from Freshly Ground Copy.

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Welcome back to a new blog in the coffee date Q&A series! The blog series that reveals all the secrets of how business owners use social media for their business and the kind of chat that is usually reserved for the coffee dates only …. Our special guest today is Nicola Scott from Freshly Ground … Read more

A coffee date Q&A with Siobhan from SJ Nutrition.

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Welcome to another round of coffee date Q&As! A blog series I made up during one of the millions of lockdowns in lieu of not being able to meet people for real-life coffee dates. Community and collaboration are a big deal to me and time with other business owners or my industry peers is a … Read more

A coffee date with Megan from Xana Creative.

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With the “making video for social media” workshop just two weeks away, it was the perfect time to do a Q&A blog with Megan from Xana Creative! Megan and I will be running the workshop together on the 7th November, using our different skillsets to collaboratiely run the sessions; and it’s the very nature of this type of partnership that is the crux of the coffee date series.

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How to work with a marketeer on a small budget.

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Last week, I saw a post in a Facebook group that someone was looking for recommendations for some marketing support; they gave a description of their business and said they had a very small budget but know they needed to start with something.

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How to be a self-employed and go on holiday.

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In April, my daughter and I had a mini-break abroad. Doesn’t sound like a big deal right? Expect it was. This was our first holiday abroad since 2015, it seems being a freelance Digital Marketer and working from a home office are not the usual buzz words associated with going on holiday.

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