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In the early days, I said ‘yes’ to the most unsuitable clients and it nearly killed my business before it even got started. I see so much content online… for want of a better term… bitching about “nightmare clients”. And the spirit of these... 
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Raise your hand if you get impostor syndrome in your business sometimes. (If you’ve actually just raised your hand for real, you’re my kind of weirdo 🥰 x) I get it too. I’m actually not going to waffle on about impostor syndrome here. There... 
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I couldn’t believe my eyes. It was like a time portal had opened and transported me back to Mr. O’Brien’s history class. Room 25. Red desks coated on the underside with stinky juicy fruit gum and layers of adolescent graffiti on top. Memories of... 
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I write to you today surrounded by boxes and bin bags. My house is upside-down with categorised belongings. We’re about to move. Travelling as a family is something we’ve always talked about. And now it’s happening after 14 years in France... 
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“Often it isn’t the mountains ahead that wear you out, it’s the little pebble in your shoe.” Muhammad Ali Those beautiful mountains in the distance? That’s your vision of success. Consistent money coming in. Doing work that... 
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“When I work, I work very fast, but preparing to work can take any length of time”. Cy Twombly, Abstract expressionist artist. I shared this quote with someone recently and they laughed, assuming that I was talking about lazily avoiding work.... 
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What does it mean to be consistent? Does it mean posting every day at the same time? Naah. Being consistent is more about holding a space in people’s minds. Check out my video relating to this topic 3 keys to getting clients online for your services.... 
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“Claire really brought incredible value – I came to her wanting a new improved website but I didn’t have all of the pieces in place enough to make that as good as it could be. Claire helped me get really specific about who the new website needed to speak... 
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How do you react when people say you have to post and show up on social every day to make it as a business? Do you: Eye-roll so hard that you can actually see your own eye-brows? Frantically post a dancing reel that you’ll regret and delete later? Write a deep... 
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What is “strategy”? It’s a word that causes confusion because it is used in so many different industries. As far as digital marketing and business strategy are concerned: Strategy is how you make the best use of your current resources to achieve a... 
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Can you use AI to write blog posts?(AI: Artificial intelligence) After a fascinating talk with Meadhbh Hand yesterday, I went full-geek and experimented with “Simplified” – an artificial intelligence app for creating text and visual content.... 
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Get them nodding, not nodding off! Are you selling your services online? Or… Are you helping people to achieve transformations? When you sell services online, the temptation is to talk all about that service as a way to convince your ideal client to buy. You... 
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I just booked flights to head home to Ireland in July – YAY! I’m really looking forward to seeing friends and family and finally getting to celebrate my 40th (one year late). In the context of working solo, how do you take time off? For me, it’s... 
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Are you sure you want to read this? Are you ready for an annoying, inconvenient answer? OK then, if you’re sure…. The secret is to use the right strategy. I warned you it’d be annoying, but let me break it down. What is the “right”... 
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What if we treated our confidence the same as we treated our house keys? When you work alone it’s all too easy to have moments when you misplace your confidence. When you have low lead flow.When promising leads don’t convert to become clients.When you miss... 
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Superman is soooooo boring Apparently* Superman is one of the least exciting superheroes. He’s just too indestructible.He’s too strong.He’s too super.Too perfect. There’s no real suspense about him saving the day… which makes for a boring... 
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It was spring, past midnight, in the 20th arrondissement in Paris. I was crouched over my laptop in our little kitchen, clicking away on a client’s website. In the next room, my little boy was making the adorable noises of an infant asleep. I had... 
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We’re talented, passionate, and hard-working. That should be enough right? So why do we get stuck in cycles of feast and famine? Stressed out by too much work… then… Stressed out by not enough work. Life is too short for these stress cycles,... 
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I’ve been called all sorts of things over 10 years as “Claire Creative” — a graphic designer, online marketer, website consultant, WordPress whizz, digital strategist — Basically, I know my way around a website and I know what it takes... 
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I ran a workshop last week and mid-session I realised how rusty I’d gotten. I used to do live stuff all the time. I stopped during the first lockdown because the kids were home and I feared a reenactment of that dude from the BBC. I remember now that practicing... 