On today's episode of Visibility Talks, I'm so happy to share more about why blogging is so beneficial for other businesses by hearing from other businesses. It's all very well for me to harp on about why blogging is so great, of course! I have a course to sell! So I thought it would be better to share words directly from those who actually blogged under my tutelage in the Blogging for Gold program.

Before I share their experiences, I really wanted to talk about why blogging is so important and also what makes me qualified even to talk about this because if you found me through a Facebook ad or heard about me through a friend or need reminding of why you follow me, of why you're listening to this podcast, I thought I'd share today.

I also share what makes me qualified to teach blogging, more about my teaching style and how you can get involved.

So I love to break things down into kind of easy bite-sized ways, and that's really why I love to do these free kind of tasters with my challenges like the one starting on Monday 25th September. So I think this might be maybe the eighth challenge I've ever run. So I've been doing them for quite a few years now, and I really, really love it because a great big group of people come together, a group of women come together in a Facebook group. I've set up specifically for each challenge. So this one Get Seen and Get Sales, and I really try and help you as much as possible for over four days. And so all sorts of different people come in, educators, photographers, wedding venues, cake makers, florists, jewelry designers, artists, designers, yoga teachers, wellbeing coaches, therapists, personal stylists, and loads of different types of businesses.

In this episode you'll hear experiences shared by six brilliant business owners.

Carla runs CJ Hotel Consultancy which offers sales and marketing representation services to hotels, hospitality businesses and other accommodation providers. Carla has seen a huge increase in traffic thanks to a clear strategy, with new leads being generated thanks to blogging.

Georgina Little is a brand photographer based in Suffolk who is on page one for all her keywords, and she's even turning down business

Jo runs Higher Holcombe, a woodland wedding venue in Devon and found the course amazingly revealing

Kerry Day is a printmaker and Lino print teacher based in Bristol and loved the accountability and motivation that Blogging for Gold offered, and loves getting more customers onto her website as a result

Liz from Chester and Cooke designs and makes country living products based in Peterborough and Cambridge. Being on Blogging for Gold was a real eye opener for her, and she loved the confidence it gave her to be visible.

Naomi is the founder of Calibre VA services based in Worcester loved the worksheets and the lightbulb moments that all amounted to recognising the value of blogging as a marketing tool.

Here's what you'll learn when you join my free blogging Get Seen & Get Sales challenge starting Monday 25th September

MONDAY 25TH SEPTEMBER

DAY ONE 9.30AM UK TIME

Let's start at the beginning – your motivation to do what you do! Plus I'll share details of how you can win a prize for participation and enthusiasm.

TUESDAY 26TH SEPTEMBER

DAY TWO 9.30AM UK TIME

We'll get you thinking about who uses your products + services + what they might be thinking about!

WEDNESDAY 27TH SEPTEMBER

DAY THREE – 9.30AM UK TIME

You'll get to know a secret tool that is OH so easy to write your next (first ever?) blog post and easily write it ready to go!

THURSDAY 28TH SEPTEMBER

DAY FOUR – 9.30AM UK TIME

I'll show you how to structure a blog + get it found on Google + open the doors to Blogging for Gold!

You can register for free here: https://maddyshine.co.uk/get-seen-get-sales-2023/

See you soon

Maddy x