Here in the UK the school holidays have just started, seven long weeks of kids being around the house and asking ‘What are we going to do today Mum?’  Most freelance trainers work from home and whilst we must take the opportunity to enjoy spending time with our children,  there’s no getting away from the [...]

Most freelance trainers have tight marketing budgets and are always looking for ways to get results with less spend. Did you know that there is one marketing strategy with a high probability of success that won’t cost you anything?
This strategy is actively building links with other freelance trainers.

When you first start out as [...]

Linked In is a fantastic resource that you can use to make new connections and build relationships that are going to be useful to you in your business. But did you know that you could also use it to find people you may have lost touch with?
I have tracked down several ex colleagues [...]

When you first start out as a freelance trainer it’s natural to assume that you shouldn’t really mix with other freelance trainers – after all, they’re the competition and there are only so many opportunities to go round!
But my own experiences have proved that other freelance trainers can actually help provide great opportunities [...]

We have recently set up a new group on Linked In www.linkedin.com. Trainer Talk is for freelance and independent trainers who want to create and develop successful businesses. Participating in this group is a great way of learning new skills to grow your client base, getting solutions to your business issues and building relationshipswith other [...]

A few weeks ago I started work on a contract for a financial services company worth around £12,000. Obviously a nice piece of business to have, even better when you consider that it’s a direct client and I don’t have to hand over any of my fee to another training company!  It’s a really challenging [...]