Category Archives: Business Startup

Please help! I love Mondays…

Posted on March 18, 2013 by

…but I’m not a fan of the end of the week and I’m not sure what to do about it. So any tips and advice would be much appreciated. I’m starting to think it is a self-employed issue. I used … Continue reading →

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Fun experiments with Animoto and Youtube

Posted on December 5, 2012 by

After an ongoing fight yesterday trying to get the blog, Facebook, Twitter, Animoto, Youtube, Pinterest, Rebel mouse to talk to each other…so much technology for someone with a very limited level of understanding of the internet…I don’t think that is … Continue reading →

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Sleep Out 2012

Posted on November 14, 2012 by

Working with great people always makes me happy, so last week I was really pleased to be working with the Rock Trust again. The Rock Trust is a great charity based in Edinburgh. They do inspirational work helping young people … Continue reading →

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The story of May…

Posted on May 23, 2012 by

I can’t believe it’s been almost 3 weeks since my last blog. I’m shocked and appalled at myself…well not really, but I felt I should show some contrition…don’t ask me why. I think my mother may have managed to pass … Continue reading →

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Tired and self-indulgent…

Posted on April 22, 2012 by

Too many ideas…not enough time to think about them is my current issue, which has led me to have a bit of a bi-polar week. Often I find myself flying high buoyed but the fantastic people I’ve met and great … Continue reading →

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Wedding and Engagement marketing…step 2

Posted on April 13, 2012 by

So as I wander into the strange new world of marketing and advertising I thought I’d up date you on how I’m getting on…no philosophy today The website is starting to look and function how I want it to. Still … Continue reading →

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Portraits, who you are or who you want to be?

Posted on April 11, 2012 by

The blog has been a bit wedding and engagement heavy of late so I think it’s time to look at other parts of the business. I never set out to do only wedding photography. I know photographers are regularly told … Continue reading →

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Wedding marketing…step 1

Posted on April 3, 2012 by

I finished my last post with a question… “How do I connect who I want with what I am?” So this is what I’ve come up with so far… Be honest, direct and positive in all my social media interactions. … Continue reading →

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More wedding fun and games…

Posted on March 31, 2012 by

My question is what is the best way to market myself as a wedding photographer…I’m just going to put it out there into the ether, not in the hope that someone answers, more as a starting point to my thought … Continue reading →

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Working from home…how will I survive?

Posted on March 26, 2012 by

Today I’m going to take a step back from the photography side and look at how I’m going to survive working from home. As usual I’d love to hear any words of wisdom you have to offer…you don’t have to … Continue reading →

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