How Saying No Will Make 2022 The Best Year Yet
From the start of COVID in 2020 I've been through one of the most challenging times in my career. The challenge was not the economic uncertainty, health risks, global pandemic or the stuff you would think. I went through my toughest emotional cycle of change yet. And got kicked out the other side in the most exciting place I’ve ever been. The journey took me from being a die-hard independent freelancer to taking up my first full-time job in twenty years. Even writing that sentence feels a b
The Best Coworking Space Management Software: Updated
Archie App vs andcards vs Cobot vs Nexudus vs Office RND vs Zapfloor A year ago I made the statement that: “Coworking is becoming increasingly popular, and for good reason.” Which, based on the data from this Allwork article proves that I was right. In 2021 coworking has a forecast growth of 21% and in the second quarter of 2020, the total amount of square footage of coworking spaces has doubled. The “new normal” as we used to call it, seems to just be normal now. We have all gotten used to w
Why is blogging more important than ever in 2021?
Why do you need a blog in 2021? People have asked me a few times if they needed a blog in 2021. No, I am lying. No one ever asks me that. But I wish someone would ask me because I’m dying to start a conversation about why you needed a blog in 2021. You must know people who write they’ve been “asked about” rarely have been. It is easy to start writing about something and validate its need. Do I need a blog in 2021? It would be best if you had a blog in 2021. The world has never been mor
How I beat Lockdown with a 12 Week Year and 15 Minute City
So I was looking at my 90 Day Challenge workbook and getting all excited about the BiG FIVE. When I started this round last Challenge of 2021, it was to generate attraction for my workshops. I've already sold one, so now I can rest up for a week. The last '12 Week Year' of 2021 On Monday 4th, the last '12 Week Year' of 2021 kicks in. Those who read here often know that I've lived my life based on the book the 12 Week Year over the previous five years. More on that in this post here. Havi
8 Big Ways to Boost Your Email Marketing Strategy
The first thing that comes to mind when someone mentions email marketing is spam. But if you think about how much time people spend reading emails every day, then you might realize just how powerful this channel still is. And in spite of the pandemic bringing turbulence to businesses, emails have returned to the forefront of digital marketing. In fact, they have become one of the most important marketing tools available today. With more people shopping online, there is an even greater ne
Finding My Voice (Again) To Help Others Find Theirs
I wonder what to write here like I'm stuck and need to get going. I'm staring at my computer in my kitchen, thinking I need to post something, and I don't know what to write. The next 90-Day Challenge is up today in the Make Your Mark Community, and my mind is blank. Again. Well, of course, it is not blank, it is overflowing. Because I have not planned, I want to write everything at once, which is harder than one thing. Let's go back to the beginning, and then I can show how easy it is to
Why I Love Our Podcast Meet Up
We've been kicking ass with the Podcast and London Bloggers Meet Up's online and in London over the last few months. I've been on Meetup.com since 2008 and I love our podcast meet up and bloggers meet up, but we do need to think of another title! These days, we're helping people find their online voice and to 'demystify websites' for them! We've had sessions from my European StoryBrand Guide friends, Kenda from Automation Ninja's, Lena from FTSQ, Martin and Lyndsay from Jammy Digital! We
SE Ranking: 3 Reasons to love this SEO tracker.
I am using a variety of SEO tools and plugins to help me get a better grasp of well — SEO. One of these tools is SE Ranking. This app has made SEO tracking for me seem like a breeze. I only have to add my projects and click on the tools and features it has. This app provides comprehensive SEO tracking tools that helps me track and manage all the websites that I handle. And it provides as accurate real-time data as it can. The fact that it is easy to sign up and add your projects in SE Rankin
How To Use Google My Business To Get More Leads For Your Coworking Space
Love it or loathe it, Google is still the primary search engine in the world, pulling in over 90% of the search engine traffic. Every day there are approximately 3.5 billion searches per day on Google. That’s a lot of chances for you to get your coworking space in front of your future community members. But how do you utilise this search capacity, and turn it into leads for your coworking space? If you’ve read any of my other blogs, then you’ll know that I think that one of the simplest, che
Why A Blog Will Win A Cage Fight With Social Media
I had an agonising chat with a mate who runs a coworking space the other day, so I'm writing this post rather than punching them on the nose. They said they would invest all their marketing money in Instagram when the lockdown ends so people could see their space. I was in tears. "I know I need a website, and once people get there, then they can buy a membership. That's the job of a website." "But it's much quicker to take my phone and make a caption and hashtags than write a blog post." Yo