Show of (virtual) hands please: Have you ever found yourself spending hours crafting the perfect email to a potential client or member of the press, only to get… NO reply? Maybe your email went straight to the spam folder. Maybe you made a typo and they’re sitting in their office right now, laughing at your mistake. […]
As much as us introverts like to think of ourselves as independent beings, happy enough (or ecstatic) to spend time alone: we are, as humans, pack animals. Feeling a sense of belonging; feeling heard, feeling seen: these are some of the basic needs pretty much all of us need – even some of us on […]
One of the biggest objections I hear from creatives who want to get more exposure for their work, sell more products, get more clients… is: “I don’t have time for self promo” I get it. We should be spending as much time as possible on our craft: honing our skills, doing the work. I’ve also […]
OK so I never thought I’d write those words, as someone who, since 2010 has made a decent living from designing and building websites. Firstly: lets clarify that by ‘YOU’ I’m referring to individuals who are creating something or providing a service and are trying to reach their ideal customer or client. Because it goes […]
Recently I had the pleasure of interviewing creative consultant and all-round marketing expert, David Parrish. Author of T-Shirts and Suits and Chase One Rabbit, I’ve found both these books a huge help in my own journey to balance the business end of things with my creative work. David has kindly donated a fantastic story from his […]
It’s maddening: you place me in front of a complete stranger and, as long as it’s just us, I can talk for England about pretty much any topic I have some kind of grasp on. But take that same topic, that I feel confident in my expertise, and put me in front of a CAMERA? […]
This time last year I had all but given up on Facebook. My newsfeed had become a barrage of irrelevant ads and I was frustrated by the lack of control over what I was seeing. Then I discovered Facebook groups. After joining one particularly helpful, engaged group, I found dozens more. I of course found plenty […]
As an introvert myself, I thought that Facebook groups would be a total waste of time. I barely pay attention to my newsfeed – what good would a group be? Then I joined one because the group admin was a true mentor to me – I figured I was doing him a favour! Little did […]
I’ll be honest: I don’t know anyone who actually loves networking events. But I know plenty of people who thrive in a shmoozy environment, and plenty who… do not. Every so often, when writing in my daily gratitude journal (seriously this stuff works!) I thank Mark Zuckerberg, Jack Dorsey, Ben Silbermann… Yeah. Those guys responsible […]
I believe wholeheartedly in teaching what you know. Nothing beats a teacher with experience – not the textbook kind, but the school-of-hard-knocks kind. If there’s one thing I know about it’s… being an introvert. In my former life as a freelance designer, I could mostly work around the more ‘unsociable’ aspects of my character. The […]
