This week on the podcast I speak to Ruth Poundwhite, a freelance writer & blogger turned successful online business owner, creative business mentor to quietly ambitious humans, and podcaster at Creatively Human. 

We talk openly about how to start your very own podcast and share lots of tips you will want to hear if you have ever thought about, are in the process of or have already created your own podcast! Including:

- The benefits of podcasting

- How to use your podcast to create community

- Launching products using a podcast

- What equipment you need to start

- Minimal editing 

- Being okay with 'imperfection' 

- Creating your artwork and choosing a title

- Planning your podcast series/ episodes

- Batching your interviews vs individual interviews

- Finding guests and scheduling your episodes

- Repurposing 

And lots of tips on short cuts and how to make it easy for you too!

This week I spoke to Isil Simsek, founder of Social Thyme, all about how to make the most of Facebook whether you are a complete novice or have been on the platform since the 2000s.

We covered a lot in the hour we spoke including:

- Why you need to be on Facebook 

- When and what you should be posting

- How to create community and engagement on the platform

- Pages Vs Groups

- How to increase your page and group numbers/likes

- Why you should be doing FB lives

- What to include on your FB page

- Messenger bots

- FB ads (how much to spend, how long to run an ad, what type of ad to run) and the FB pixel

- The infamous algorithm

I also share the biggest mistake I made when building my page.  

This week I spoke to Emma Wyatt, LinkedIn expert all about how to make the most of this underutilised platform. 

We talked about:

- How to create a great profile to attract the right people

- Creating a community on LinkedIn

- Who you should follow and friend

- How to make your LinkedIn work for you

- How often you should post, posting live versus scheduled

- Using hashtags

- How to transition your account into another career field

- Finding and converting clients

- How to track your analytics 

And so much more... 

This week I talked with Hannah Massey, The Courageous Brand Coach and Instagram expert all about how to make the most of Instagram as your social media platform.

During our chat we covered:

- what the most vital component is

- whether you should be posting images or videos

- how often you should post

- how to make the most of your stories and IGTV

- what you need to know about hashtags 

- understanding your analytics 

- what engagement pods are and whether you should use them

and so much more... 

This week I spoke to Ruth Kudzi, qualified coach, business mentor and best selling author all about 'How to get your first client'. 

When most of us start our own companies we have great ideas about how we will set up our website and all the customers will come to us and when that doesn't happen it can be really disheartening and offputting. 

Whether you are a service or product based company getting your first client is usually the biggest focus and the most profound breakthrough (but it doesn't happen overnight). 

Ruth and I talk about the steps to take to secure that first client and start thinking about consistent income after that. 

This week I spoke to Mary all about how to create an amazing website. We also spoke about:

• What you can learn from feedback
• The mental rollercoaster of being an entrepreneur and how to ride the journey
• The 4 pillars of a website
• Understanding your website strategy
• Top tips and the biggest pitfalls of creating your own website
• Top SEO tips
• Why you need a blog
• How to understand your website analytics and what to do with them

Head over to my blog for the full show notes including some fantastic freebies and some very informative blog posts. 

This week, I spoke to Claire Winter. This episode is all about how to create the most engaging copy and content. In a world where content has become the latest buzz word and you probably hear the phrase 'content is king' a lot, it is no wonder we are all looking for tips and hints on how to get people engaging with our content. 

In this episode, we talk about why it is important to share your voice and message, journaling, why you want to have a blog, why you should be building a community, creating content with a purpose and learning to repurpose it. This episode is packed full of useful content (pun intended). 

This week, I spoke to Libby Knight, business consultant, all about time. In this episode, we share real tips, tools and practical ways to manage your time and be more productive. If you are searching for more work-life balance, then this episode is for you.

This week I talk all about how to discover your niche and why it is important to have a niche. 

This episode is short, concise and packed full of practical tips and questions with the aim of getting real clarity for you on your niche by the end of the episode. 

I also share an amazing workbook for you to getting really clear. You can download it here.

This week I spoke to Melanie Gow, The Legend Maker, all about the power of your story and how to tell it.

During our chat, Melanie said, "as soon as she had found her story/purpose things just started to work effectively and globally". Telling our stories allows us to connect emotionally, share experiences and it is the stories behind the person that we remember and retell.

We also talked about:

- Why you need to focus on your story before you start your business

- Understanding which stories are worth telling and how to uncover your own story

- How the most painful experiences can be the catalyst for something great

- How women adapt their stories and how our stories change throughout our lives

- We talk about mind goblins!

- Why we need to stop waiting and going with the flow

Excitingly, she also demonstrates an exercise to uncover your story and puts me in the hot seat!

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