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Ten years is a long time
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2020 is not how I thought I’d be celebrating ten years in business. Choosing to start a travel company in 2010 seemed like a brilliant idea but there have been no shortage of ups and downs. That said, no-one could have predicted the impact of 2020 on businesses, whether in…
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Lockdown and time
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Lockdown has taught me that without being able to pay for things and to exchange money for something, then deep down many in society don’t know how to spend their most valuable asset, time. Those who were lucky enough to retain their jobs or have furlough money coming in were…
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Why I’m changing to Stripe
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One of my business mantras is to delegate as many normal business operations as possible. One of my other mantras is to make collecting payments from clients as easy as possible. So, in 2016 when I designed my company’s website, it was designed to showcase my services (creating cycling adventures…
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How I use Mailchimp in my business (and it’s not for email marketing)
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How I use Mailchimp in my business (and it’s not for email marketing). If you work with groups and exchange information with them prior to your events, it can be an extremely useful, here’s why… I’ve used Mailchimp for years no, it is one of the major players in the…
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Facebook Marketing – Maximise your tagging
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Keeping up with Facebook updates can be a full time job. The more recent algorithm changes to push back on branded content, reduce organic reach, and centre content around individuals’ friends and family members has made life just that little bit harder for businesses to create buzz around their products…
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Paid to travel the world
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I am paid to travel around the world. It’s not that I have a huge social media following and contact hotels asking for free accommodation in exchange for a selfie, or use black hat techniques that allow me to fly business class for $10 (although these methods certainly have their…
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Hot Yoga
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I have been told now for a long while that I should practice yoga. The cynic in me has put this off for 37 years, with images of people in Thai-pants snorting incense and mumbling mantras. Months of travelling through India, Nepal and throughout Southeast Asia has somewhat skewed my…
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Lesotho Backpacking
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Lesotho is perfect for backpacking. I’d been travelling along the South African coast from Cape Town and decided to head inland to Lesotho for some mountain time. The stunning mountain kingdom of Lesotho is one of the most memorable experiences of the trip. I hitched a ride up the Sani…