I can’t quite believe it, but this year I’m celebrating 7 years as a Freelance Social Media Consultant. When I first launched my own business, in my wildest dreams I didn’t dare imagine celebrating this anniversary.
Time has absolutely flown by!
Student’s Guide to the London Lifestyle: Balancing Academics and Exploration
I haven’t spoken about this much, just shared a cheeky peek on Instagram Stories here and there, but I’m a year into reading* a degree in Digital Marketing. As a (literal) card-carrying student, I wanted to share my version of a student’s guide to the London lifestyle.
My cat boss literally cracking the books…
Digital Marketing is a field I’ve been working as a freelancer in for the last 7 years as a social media specialist and I am absolutely loving the challenge of being back in Higher Education, filling in those theory gaps that my on-the-job practical experience has missed. (Sometimes this is as simple as finding the correct vocab and I’m really enjoying exploring the deep psychology of sales & marketing.)
6 Years as a Freelance Social Media Consultant
I’ve been working for myself as a freelance social media manager full-time for 6 years, and every year I write a blog post about how I don’t really believe it, and honestly. I still don’t.
But it’s true. I’ve worked for/with some amazing people and places – some from the very beginning of this self-employed journey – and I’m thrilled that I’ve turned this into a career. I usually tell people that freelance life has the highest highs and sometimes the lowest lows, and I’m very grateful that I’ve turned this business into an ongoing success.
Christmas Gifts | The Small Business Edit
Dear Santa (and associated anthropomorphic helpers, elves, family members etc who help your international delivery of Christmas gifts.)
This Christmas, I know your elves are going to be super busy, so I would love you to support some of the small, amazing businesses here in the UK. Yes, I will absolutely do well out of the deal thanks to their creativity when their creations turn up under my tree, and yes, I’ll be able to add to my existing collections.
5 Things I’ve Learned in 5 years as a Business Owner
Ok, I’ve learned 1 million+ things, minimum, over the half-decade that I’ve been running my business BUT no-one has time to read that. So I thought I’d share the most important 5 things I’ve learned in 5 years as a freelance social media business owner.
Pick and set up your tools wisely
Honestly, I spent six months prepping to launch my business before I dove in. Thinking about branding, what services I could offer, working on the side of my full-time job to save up a nest egg… and 1000% the most important thing I did was realise that: