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Building confidence: Are you a business scaredy cat?

by katetoon | Apr 25, 2016 | Business, Opinion

Reading Time: 3 minutesIn my experience, business scaredy cats fall into four categories: The ‘don’t show, don’t tell’ business You want to keep your competitive advantage hidden. You argue that you can’t show prices, display previous client logos or go into any real...

I spent $154 on Fiverr and this is what I got

by katetoon | Mar 29, 2016 | Business, Opinion

Reading Time: 8 minutesOr, is Fiverr a big fat waste of your hard earned cash? I know what you’re thinking. Fiverr is rubbish, the quality just isn’t there, I wouldn’t dream of risking my dollars on some random unknown human. But then there’s always that person who...

6 shitty jobs and the lessons I learned

by katetoon | Mar 22, 2016 | Business, Opinion

Reading Time: 7 minutesThese days I talk to a lot of copywriters who’ve always been copywriters. I have pairs of socks older than some who are now running highly successful copywriting businesses. But while I admire their chutzpah and envy their entrepreneurial sprit,...

5 big fat lies about eCourses

by katetoon | Feb 23, 2016 | Business, Opinion

Reading Time: 8 minutesWhat the ‘passive income’ pushers don’t want you to know If you hadn’t guessed already, eCourses are kind of the thing right now. A quick scroll through your Facebook timeline will reveal that every Tom, Dick and Barry is running an eCourse on...

Is LinkedIn worth the effort?

by katetoon | Oct 15, 2015 | Business, Social Media

Reading Time: 5 minutesOr, how to get the best out of the most boring social media platform I know a lot people aren’t fond of LinkedIn. I’m not exactly a raving fan myself. But after investing a little more time I’m starting to see some interesting results. Let me...

Running a 10-Day Challenge: The Ultimate Guide

by katetoon | Oct 1, 2015 | Business, SEO

Reading Time: 8 minutesOr, the highs and lows of my free SEO opt-in challenge Let me start by saying I’ve never been a particularly considered creature. I’m a leap before I look, zero planning, seat of my pants kind of gal. So the following guide to running a 10-Day...