Netiquette: Meetup

Nothing beats face-to-face, beating hearts and bodies in a room, especially for business owners keen to create a vibrant community of like-minded souls. But how do you attract people? Meetup: a social media site designed to get people away from the internet and...

Why early bird discounts work

Early bird discounts can make the difference in an event being a raging success or an expensive failure. Used skillfully, they halve the stress of running an event, make organising far easier, and enable people to save money while making your event more profitable....
Why I write

Why I write

Some time back (ahem…) I was invited on a blog hop. So I’m hopping on, tagging, to inspire more (timely) hopping now that spring has sprung. What am I working on? I’ve got several projects on the go at the moment, which is very normal. I’ve got a branding and web...

Lessons from the road: being liked

I took small groups of passengers through Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos and into and out of Thailand for two years as a tour leader. In this ‘lessons from the road’ series, I share my lessons from the road that apply to being self-employed. One of my least favourite aspects...