This year will mark my 25th year working with refugees. I often get asked how I got in to this. As with so many things in life, I didn’t dream up this path from the beginning. In my early 20s I was so desperate to travel. It was my unrequited passion. It took me years…Read more
Simplifying WordPress and keeping costs down – Oh yes! I’m so excited to share one of my favourite recent discoveries to simplify WordPress and keep costs down. My biggest challenge with clients embarking on a new website is that the designer and developer fees can be prohibitive. Agree? Good designers are worth their weight…Read more
For many people the idea of a Virtual Assistant is quite new and they can’t easily imagine how it can work optimally. I have worked as a Virtual Assistant and as a digital nomad for an organisation with colleagues in over 17 countries. With the tools we have today, it’s cost effective, flexible and makes having…Read more
If there was one thing I would recommend to anyone wanting to live better and feel happier, it would be making the 6 phase meditation by Vishen Likhiani part of your daily routine. You can easily incorporate it in to your life effortlessly, for example, in bed before you wake-up or go to sleep; travelling on public transport;…Read more
The first globally focused conference on the business of wellness. And as that is my strap-line, I’m super excited to be attending this event. Business is getting ethical, business is offering us clean food, clean living and overall good health. Finally! Yes! Exciting! It will be so fun for me – learning and listening to…Read more
Yes, the time will come when you need to convert an image to a URL. I just did this today to add my logo to my email signature. I also find it useful when uploading images to my website. There are many ways to do this, but I use Photobucket. It’s simple. Sign up for a…Read more
Power outlets, wifi, pots of green tea, healthy food and adjacent nature trail, the new Woodberry Wetlands cafe ranks tops amongst my favourite local ‘offices’ for this #DIGITALNOMAD. From my house, the route is almost entirely woodland paths and parks – Parkland Walk, through Finsbury Park, around the Woodberry Wetlands trail. I arrived feeling refreshed and ready for…Read more
How we care for ourselves and others permeates our work and is intellectually and entertainingly informed by Philosophy, Literature, Sociology and Art. If you want to make a positive contribution while also getting some reach through a cross-section of aspiring individuals, then consider becoming a contributor to The School of Life’s lively Youtube channel at: www.youtube.com/theschooloflifetv…Read more
A great colour combination can be extremely pleasing. And equally as difficult to select. I love the colour combination of my logo. It isn’t entirely my original creation. A graphic with these colours caught my eye. Turning to color-hex, I was able to get pretty close to those colours and, boom, the colour specs for…Read more
Instapage was my second favourite platform discovered in 2015. Open your mind and you can use this beyond its intended use as a landing page. I have created invitations and birthday messages for my friends. For your business, you can whip up what looks like a lovely web page at a fraction of the time!…Read more
Who hasn’t gotten swept away with searches to secure a social media handle? This can be time consuming and ineffective if you are just searching randomly. That’s when I turn to KnowEm. It allows you to check for the use of your brand, product, personal name or username instantly on over 500 popular and emerging social…Read more
No, seriously. Do nothing for 2 minutes I send this web link to all my clients and friends when I sense that this is exactly what they might need. Its simplicity is what makes it such a profound tool to keep in your back pocket. Share it with your clients, and you’ll be amazed how…Read more
Notational velocity: an application that stores and retrieves notes. If there is one tool I use every day and recommend to all of my clients, it is Notational Velocity. Introduced to this at Avaaz, where my computer was my office and I used no paper, this became indispensable. Need to jot down a quick note,…Read more
Notice the newsletters, blogs or Instagram posts that arrive looking like a professional glossy? Do some just pop? I wondered how busy solopreneurs had the time, funds or expertise to be creating such impressive graphics. So, I asked. The answer was Canva! Canva is still my favourite creative tool. It is the closest I come to feeling like a…Read more
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