When you’re choosing a domain name for your business you can feel like a kid in a candy store – overwhelmed with almost endless options and trying to figure out which lolly will taste the best. That’s until you realise that someone’s already emptied the jar of the lolly you really want – at which […]
Working on my happy. Why it’s important and how I’m doing it.
I’m not one for lots of woo-woo. I don’t believe the universe delivers. I don’t think things happen for a reason. I make things happen… or not. On this blog, I’ve shared my feelings on fear and failure—how I experience it and how I react to it. There’s been a great response, and it is […]
Success doesn’t give you permission to be a dickhead
“Never meet your heroes lest they disappoint you.” I mean, who hasn’t met someone they’ve admired only to be crushed when they turned out to be a complete bell-end? You might think this post will be about a successful dickhead I met – but it’s quite the opposite. How do you see yourself? When I attended […]
Why a little rejection is good for the soul
Sometimes working with a new copywriting client is like starting a new friendship. A friendship that could become so much more. When I hand over the first draft of their copywriting, it can feel like I’m handing them my heart. It’s agony. Delicious, wonderful agony but agony none the less. Will they like it? Have […]
Living as a freelancer: 5 mistakes to avoid if you want to get paid
When I first started out as a copywriter, I did everything I could to make a name for myself. There was a lot that I didn’t know and I didn’t fully understand the business side of freelancing – at first. It was tough to build a reputation as I also had to learn how to get […]