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Lisa Slater

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Learning From Past Mistakes

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Learning From Past Mistakes

I'm launching something new - taking the best bits from things I've done and learning from the flops.

lock-1 17 Feb 2025
Are You Guilty Of Overthinking?

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Are You Guilty Of Overthinking?

Are you guilty of overthinking things? Do you make things more complicated than they need to be? Are you waiting for perfect rather than good enough?

12 Feb 2025
Hearts, Roses and Cornish Pasties

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Hearts, Roses and Cornish Pasties

It's Valentine's Day on Friday - not a day I give a lot of thought to really. My husband and I don't tend to do gifts or make a big deal of it. But although I don't celebrate it personally, it'

lock-1 10 Feb 2025
Posting with Purpose

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Posting with Purpose

Do you struggle with social media content? Do you often feel as though you are posting for the sake of posting, hoping something will generate results eventually? Would you like to post with more confidence? This 30-minute video outlines a simple strategy for creating content for social media. You’ll

05 Feb 2025
The Problem With Social Media

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The Problem With Social Media

I've been thinking about social media a lot lately. I'm old enough to remember the days before internet was commonplace in every household. And I remember when Facebook was new. I was working as a holiday rep and up until Facebook came along, I'd

lock-1 03 Feb 2025
Are You Relying Too Heavily On One Marketing Activity?

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Are You Relying Too Heavily On One Marketing Activity?

Relying on one marketing activity alone is a mistake.

29 Jan 2025
The Return of The Ten-Minute Tasks

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The Return of The Ten-Minute Tasks

For those of you who used to follow my daily emails, you might remember I used to send out a ten-minute task every Tuesday. When I replaced my daily emails with these weekly emails, the plan was to start a Discord channel and I'd pop the ten-minute tasks

lock-1 27 Jan 2025
You Get To Decide What Success Looks Like

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You Get To Decide What Success Looks Like

Your business is your business, and it doesn’t matter what everyone else is doing or not doing. You get to decide what success looks like for you.

22 Jan 2025
I've Realised I Don't Want A "Proper" Business

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I've Realised I Don't Want A "Proper" Business

My business wasn't heading in the direction I wanted. And I realised it was because I didn't actually want a "proper" business. Or at least I didn't want to build a business with employees.

lock-1 20 Jan 2025
How To Make Time For Marketing

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How To Make Time For Marketing

If you're consistent with your marketing, you'll get a more consistent flow of enquiries, which means a more consistent flow of work. 

15 Jan 2025
Knitting, Goal Setting & Inevitable Failure

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Knitting, Goal Setting & Inevitable Failure

January is a weird month. The first week is all "new year - new me". Positive vibes. Motivational quotes. And New Year's resolutions. By mid-month, we're on to the whole blue Monday thing - the idea that the third Monday in January is the

lock-1 13 Jan 2025
One Mile At A Time

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One Mile At A Time

Until you put your trainers on and start running, you’re never going to get to the finish line

07 Jan 2025
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