Every year I set myself a challenge to try and do most of my Christmas shopping as locally as possible. It can be time consuming and a fair bit harder than running around a shopping centre for a few hours, but it’s far far more rewarding. In this article I give you heaps of tips on how to save money, time and stress and still support local and small businesses through the silly season - for gifts, food, wine and more.

Have you heard stories of the Instagram shadowban and wondered what it’s all about? Maybe you’ve experienced it? The fact is, there are a number of rules that you need to know when using Instagram. Some of them are obvious and some may come as a surprise. Read on to find out how you can avoid getting your Instagram account paused.

If like me you are searching for ways to help save our local small businesses, I have some ideas and I would love to hear yours. We have a real opportunity right now to make a difference to the lives and livelihoods of our community’s greatest assets.

In a recent post by Instagram, we got a little more insight into how they use algorithms to rank your content. If you want to work better with the newsfeed algorithm, consider these things that you actually can affect, rather than worrying about what you can’t.

Have you ever thought about what makes you special? What your product or services do that are not only great but are really special? I believe that knowing what that is can be the key to unlocking your perfect marketing messaging.

If you are having trouble connecting with your audience, perhaps a dose of positivity could help.