Best Social Media Platforms for Social CEOs

Zoe Amar and Matt Collins invited me to write a chapter for their guide, "Social Media for Charity Leaders", as part of their project revealing the top 30 charity CEOs on social media. I wrote a chapter on The Best Social Platforms for CEOs", which you can find below. If you’re interested in finding out … Read more

Inc Magazine’s “30 Under 30″

“They’re solving problems like education and health care, creating jobs, and manufacturing right here in the U.S. And yes, a few of them also happen to be making some pretty cool apps for your phone.” Below is the “30 Under 30″ of US business start-ups, published on Inc.com. You can also view the slideshow here. … Read more

How social media has changed and how you can benefit

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Social media has changed a lot over the past few years and continues to changes at a rapid pace.

As a freelance social media consultant, it’s my job to keep up to date with those developments – from a trend and strategic view, right down to a macro and tactical level.

So when an old friend who I worked with at a digital agency got in touch to find out what has changed in social media over the past few years, as he was looking to get back into social media consulting, I was happy to help him and answer his questions.

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How to start a freelance blogging business

Starting a freelance blogging business is a dream for many people. But how do you actually make that happen? Where do you start? How do you make more money through blogging? We spoke to one freelance blogger who has successfully built their freelance blogging business to the point where it’s now they’re main source of income. … Read more

Why every freelancer needs an email newsletter list (and how to start your own)

Email marketing consistently delivers the highest ROI of any other marketing you can do for your freelance business. One thing that I wish I had known when I first started my freelance business was to start growing our email newsletter list from day one. When I started working hard on growing my freelance business, I … Read more

How to become a freelance social media consultant

I’ve been writing a lot about how to make it as a freelance consultant, with posts that are relevant whether you’re trying to make it as a freelance writer, designer or developer. But I haven’t written too directly about own area of expertise, which is as a freelance social media consultant. Now, I know what … Read more