The Business Blog
5 Reasons a skill swap is a great idea
A skill (or talent) swap is where people or businesses team up to offer each other their product or service in a mutually beneficial arrangement. For example, as a photographer, I have used skill swaps to exchange professional photographs for services such as...
Top 5 Apps for Small Business Owners Looking for a Better Balance
Let me guess, there aren’t enough hours in the day, right? There is SOOO much to get done and it just feels so impossible to achieve everything we want to in between work, looking after the kids, keeping up with all the jobs there are to do at home, all the while...
5 Easy (and Free) Ways to Support Your Friend or Family Member’s Business
As someone who spends a lot of time around fellow business owners, it really surprised me when I had a conversation with a good friend who had no idea how easily he could show support for my business. I figured there must be lots of other people out there in the same...
5 Easy Ways to Mix Up Your Brand’s Visual Content
There are a million and one things we could all talk about in our social media posts, but before we can get people to listen, we need to grab their attention with some scroll-stopping visuals. Here's a few important reasons why: 70% of all human sensory receptors are...
Scared of Going Live? Here Are My Top Tips
Live video is one of the best ways to connect with your audience, not only because social media algorithms tend to thrust live videos right in front of the noses of your followers, but also because they attract a lot of engagement. More than 80% of people prefer live...
I’m practically famous!
OK... maybe not. But I have featured in three different publications in the last two weeks and I'm pretty proud about that. On Armistice Day 2020, I featured on the front page of the Bristol Post and also within the Western Daily Press for an article that talked about...
Personal Branding Photoshoots during COVID-19
Personal branding photoshoots are typically carried out in clients' homes or workplace. At this time, where social distancing measures are still in place, clients are being encouraged to head outdoors for their sessions, if that is an appropriate fit with their...
5 Reasons You Need to Stop Using Stock Photographs in Your Business
I know, I get it. Stock photographs are a super easy way to add visual interest to your website and social media platforms. After all, we've all heard the stats about visual imagery being so much better for social media engagement and information retention than...
What is a Personal Brand?
When I tell people I offer personal brand photography, I often get some confused looks. Personal branding is certainly a buzzword in the business world but the concept is not always fully understood – or embraced. So what is a personal brand? A personal brand really...
Katie is a lovely person and made me feel totally at ease during my maternity photoshoot, which I was a little apprehensive about! The pictures are gorgeous and something to treasure forever.