It looks like we have some more sunny days ahead, which is just the best feeling. Many small business owners won’t get to enjoy a full day in the sunshine, or larks on the beach, or other high jinks. And those of you that are off may still have something business related you want […]
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How your business story can be just like Star Wars
The Odeon, Barnsley. 1978. The whole audience is on its feet, clapping and cheering as our heroes collect their reward. Probably the first, and last time, I’ve seen such a unanimous, strong reaction to a film. Star Wars. It was all so new and thrilling and unexpected. And yet the story arc […]
Proofreading for quality (and avoiding red faces)
Look, we all have off days. We all have days when our blogging plan goes out the window, or the time we wanted to spend on a post has just disappeared. And you just need to get it out there. So you push “publish” and get on with your day. Along with your typos. […]
How to create the right blogging habit for you
There are currently nearly 2.5 million blog posts published every day. That number increases every day. There are words everywhere. This doesn’t even include the 6,000 tweets a minute or Instagram captions. It might make you feel like you have to be putting words out more words. You might start panicking and start pushing […]
Celebrating the joy of language on English Language Day
This is not the blog post I set out to write, but thanks to interventions from Siri then here goes. Today I want to celebrate the sheer beauty and power of language, as this is a day all about words. Today is English Language Day, not to mention Shakespeare’s birthday and the anniversary of […]