Training

The social media experts who train staff to 'suck eggs'

Mel Dixon | Managing Business,Marketing Yourself

The economic downturn has played a big part in accelerating the importance of social media in the marketing minds of freelancers and small businesses. For that reason, the idea of employing the services of a social media consultant can appear to be a no-brainer. After all, for many small operations, social media has become integral to their online presence.

Failing to utilise social media to its fullest extent could prove costly.

But is formal training really necessary?

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Please call me back!

Toby Buckle | Managing Business

I was reminded recently how I used to get frustrated by people not coming back to me if I emailed or left a message. Well, that’s an understatement. I often used to see it as a personal offence and affront and get wound up if it repeatedly happened.


Over the years I have learnt to reframe lack of response and see it from another point of view.

Reframing is a really useful NLP technique that helps prevent negative responses, such as losing motivation or creating frustration. Below are some ways to reframe a lack of response from people as well as some practical tips on getting people to respond.

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Why a freelancer should embrace fear

Anthony Hewson | Lifestyle & Time out

Freelancing takes courage. No guaranteed pay cheque, no back-up team, no boss to give you guidance, no boss to take the fall.

No excuses – the buck stops with you. It took courage to take that first step into the freelance world, whether it was a bold and brazen stride with an armful of clients ready to commit, or a stomach-knotted plunge born of necessity.

Anthony Hewson gives us some inspiring advice on how to feel the fear and to use it to put some fire in your freelancing belly.

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Freelance Training: One thing you must do in 2010

John Williams | Training

It’s the start of a new year and a new decade and like many self-employed people you’ve probably been thinking about how to have a good year despite the sluggish economy.

Read on for the one thing you must do this year for your work to take off…

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Podcast #17: Fight Back! How to bounce back after rejection or failure

Andy White | Podcast

Andy talks to Hannah Keep, author of Fight Back!

Topics include

* Fighting Back; Building your bounce-back-ability.
* Generating and maintaining a Positive Mental Attitude
* The exploding freelance market
 
 #17: Fight Back! How to bounce back after rejection or failure [16:30m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download
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The phone is your friend! How to be brilliant at Telephone Interviews

Hannah Keep | Training

Don’t blow it at the first hurdle, learn a few basic telephone interview techniques. Former Recruitment consultant Hannah Keep shares a few essential tips for freelancer and contractor phone interviews.

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Freelance Training: How to deal with the ups & downs.. Fight Back!

Hannah Keep | Training

Hannah Keep, Freelance Advisor Training director, shows us how to build upon our natural resilience to overcome our daily obstacles.

Her new book explains how to deal with the blocks and make the most out of the good times and the practical, gentle advice is an invaluable tool for anyone wishing to push themselves and their business to new highs. Here Hannah gives us a great overview of everything you can do to make the most out your life and work.

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Small Business: Five steps to making a sale

Emma Jones | Managing Business,Training

Without a sale we’re not in business and ongoing sales will spur the business to grow.

Emma Jones offers five steps on how to make a sale and keep the cash flowing.

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Freelance Training: Do you need an Interview MOT?

Hannah Keep | Events,Starting Out,Training

It’s a tough climate out there. If you are looking for a permanent job then you are up against lots of candidates who are all fighting for the same job. If you are freelance/contract then you have to ensure your skills are leading edge, have the confidence to hit the ground running as well as [...]

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Freelance Training

Hannah Keep | Training

As freelancers we know you have absolute passion and pride in your skill set. We know it takes a lot of confidence to break out on your own. We also know that it takes more than just talent to succeed in this tough and competitive economic climate.

How well you sell, market and manage your product, product YOU, is critical. If the thought of cold calling brings you out in a cold sweat or the thought of creating a business strategy gives you a headache then we’re here to help with soft skills and freelancer focused training and coaching.

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Freelance Coach: Personality profiling and freelancing

Daryl Close | Lifestyle & Time out

Do you know the critical personality and behavioural traits that you need to exhibit in order to be a successful freelancer? You might spend a lot of time and energy working on your freelancing business but achieve little because you are not focusing on the key performance drivers. I’ve decided to improve your chances of [...]

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Freelance Coaching: SWOT yourself to success

Dianne Bown-Wilson | Lifestyle & Time out

Part of our ongoing Freelance Coaching series, author and trainer Dianne Bown-Wilson offers a simple tool for analysing yourself as a freelancer and the opportunities and threats to you and your business.

If your decision-making could do with a bit of a tune-up or you are facing new opportunities or an uncertain future then this simple technique can offer you insight into where your strengths lie and what needs your attention.

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Speak easy – improve your public speaking skills

Michael Rose | Managing Business

Talking Shop – overcoming the fear of public speaking A new event aims to give confidence, talking techniques and a chance to practise communication skills for freelancers who need to get up and talk in front of an audience. Freelancers and contractors can live rather solitary lives, working from home or, head-down, coding away until [...]

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Setting a real-life goal – 10 Top Training Tips for a successful Marathon!

Helen Wilkinson | Lifestyle & Time out

Fancy setting a real-life goal? Something that you will be so pleased about for years to come if you actually go and do it. Could it be as daring as climbing Mount Everest or possibly building a school in Africa? How about something a little closer to home that so many people enter into, do [...]

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