February 15, 2013
I don't even like chocolate, but this looks utterly delicious. As well as dreaming of stodgy food all week, I've been browsing around on your behalf. Grab a cuppa (and maybe some cake?!) and get stuck in...Read more...
Shell de Mar
February 14, 2013
Being at the start of something is an exciting but frustrating time. You have all these ideas and you're full of enthusiasm (exciting!) but you feel like you're often held back by your lack of experience, connections or knowledge (frustrating!) A brand new business is like a blank sheet of paper. It can become anything and everything you want it to. It's full of potential and endless possibilities... you just have to start writing.Read more...
Shell de Mar
February 12, 2013
Shell de Mar
February 11, 2013
Just a little note to let you all know, I'll be switching over the majority of my coverage of The Blogcademy to The Green Room from now on. The reason being that I anticipate that these posts will be of most interest to the people reading the business and personal updates on my blog rather than the weddings. So make sure you're checking in here regularly if this kind of stuff floats your boat.Read more...
February 8, 2013
Compiling this list of inspiration and business snippets is one of my favourite weekly activities. I always learn something new - often many things! Always strive to learn and better your understanding of how to best run your business, whatever level you're at... In other news, I'm being interviewed by Exposure Radio at 1.30pm today. If you fancy listening in you can stream it live here (must not swear, must not swear, must not swear...)Read more...
February 5, 2013
Lisa Jane
January 29, 2013
I hope that all the days in your business are happy ones - challenging but happy. Yet, the reality is that they won’t always be. I'm not here to rain on your parade, or hold a pessimist pity party so early on in the life of your sparkly new business. But, the biggest issue that you will face with any new endeavour is how to keep the positivity going once the 'newness' has gone.Read more...
Lisa Devlin
January 22, 2013
January 15, 2013
In today’s fast moving and highly competitive digital marketplace, it is more important than ever that you and your brand make a good first impression on a potential client. Despite the numerous ways to connect with people online, it’s still very much true that nothing quite sells like a real person, and having a genuine connection or affinity with the person you’re talking to. In fact last year Liene Stevens of Splendid Communications published the results of an extensive survey of thousands of engaged and newly married couples which reported just that. 97% of couples said that a potential wedding supplier’s personality was either ‘very important or ‘mattered’.Read more...
January 11, 2013
I went searching for some inspirational business posts again this week, and as usual the interwebz did not disappoint...Read more...
January 8, 2013
I am a firm believer that the best brands are constantly evolving. As business owners things flux and change over time and so its really important to regularly check the way you're presenting yourself to see if you still feel on the right track. In July 2010, we launched the new look Rock n Roll Bride. Before that my 'brand' was a slightly chaotic mix of things I'd made myself in Photoshop and a header image that a friend had kindly created for me.Read more...
January 7, 2013
Postsecret is one of my favourite reads. For those of you that might not have heard of it, it's a weekly collection of secrets that people have anonymously posted (usually on postcards) to Frank, the website's founder, through the mail. Anyway, yesterday I saw this secret crop up...Read more...
January 4, 2013
Oh yes I am. So much good stuff was posted online between Christmas and New Year relating to business lessons. I guess this is the time to be inspired for the most prosperous, exciting and utterly bloody awesome year to come!Read more...
January 1, 2013
Hurrah! A new year is upon us - full of infinite possibilities and exciting opportunities a-plenty! January is one of my favourite months of the year. Setting some goals, making some plans and generally getting over excited for the year ahead is one of my favourite things to do.Read more...
December 21, 2012
I would imagine that most of you are winding down for Christmas today, and that if you haven't knocked off already then today is probably your last day of work. HURRAH! But the internet has been awash with great business advice this week - I think everyone's thinking about next year and how they're going to make everything so much better! Assuming the world hasn't ended today (we're all still here right?) let's use this new age to make our 2013 plans. I'm personally so ready to forge into 2013 with renewed vigour!Read more...
December 19, 2012
December 18, 2012
The week after anti bullying week, both my daughters experienced incidents of bullying at school. They are aged 7 and 4 and that Friday, we sat down at the kitchen table and discussed bullying and what we can do about it. Now they are both fairly feisty and have handled this situation well, but halfway through telling telling them ways I think they can stop this, I realised that actually they never will.Read more...
December 14, 2012
Welcome to another delicious instalment of Business Bites - ha! How's your December going so far? 2013 is not long off so I hope you've all been making your business plans and setting yourself some goals for the year ahead. It's actually one of my favourite things to do (nerd!)Read more...
December 11, 2012
What are you procrastinating over right now?! Come on, admit it, you're putting something off and reading this post instead aren't you?! BUSTED! I am in NO WAY perfect at this, in fact I've put off writing this post for longer than I'd care to admit. Oh the sweet irony. There is of course nothing wrong with a little escape from time to time, but if you procrastinate too much and you're really not getting the important things done, you'll end up in a constant negative spiral of putting things off. Not achieving the things that you know you have to is a sure-fire route to I-suck-at-life-ville. And no one wants to live there. So what can you do to stop the dreaded procrastin-monster and actually get things done already?!Read more...
December 7, 2012
We're all gearing up for Christmas, but you know me, I'm always on the hunt for business related articles that I can learn from. I'm excited for Christmas, but almost more than that, I'm chomping at the bit to get into 2013 and to progress my business further! What about you?!Read more...