This post started life as a Twitter thread… Here’s a thread of 29 random networking / self-promotion / personal branding tips, aimed at people who hate the idea of selling themselves – because f*ck it, why not? 🤷♂️ Hopefully there’s something for everyone & all tastes here… 🧵 — Steve Morgan 📗 (@steviephil) October 28, 2022 …But alas, it flopped. 😔 A haiku: Tried a Twitter thread Oh no… It flopped miserably Gonna stick to…
It’s time for another Anti-Sell Story! (You can see previous Stories here on the blog and/or in the book!) This time we have Alexis Charkiw (or “Lex” for short). Lex and I live locally (South Wales) and both know each other through Welsh ICE, the coworking space and startup hub based just outside Cardiff. I’ve known Lex since her previous business (before her current freelance bookkeeping practice), so it’s been awesome to see her business…
Coworking can be a great way to network for business – and in an almost entirely non-salesy way, too. By just surrounding yourself with and meeting other freelancers and small business owners, you’re likely to ask them who they are and what they do (and vice versa), and find out naturally that they may be a good referral partner, or that they know someone who needs your help. And now that we’re finally starting to…