by Rachael Roberts | Jan 17, 2023 | Burnout, ELT business, Productivity
When you’re running a business it can feel like you’re juggling a million things, and that’s before you even start to think about the bigger picture and planning ahead. It seems logical that you should prioritise those tasks which feel most urgent. And, don’t get me...
by Rachael Roberts | Jan 9, 2023 | ELT business, Freelance
Ever since I started my business in 2018, I’ve been carrying out regular reviews of my business. And, together with support from a couple of great coaches, I think this has been largely responsible for the frankly great progress I’ve made, from a side gig to a full...
by Rachael Roberts | Dec 19, 2022 | Confidence, ELT business, Money mindset
Most of us are living in a situation where prices are going up rapidly. In the UK inflation is at 10%. Now you might be telling yourself that this means you CAN’T put your prices up- people won’t be able to afford it.There is some reality to this, but, think of it...
by Rachael Roberts | Dec 6, 2022 | ELT business, Freelance, marketing
Passive income sounds so enticing. ‘Earn six figures in your sleep.’ Who wouldn’t want a bit of that? Especially a busy teacher. All you need to do is: Create a membership at £40 a month and get 200 people onboard for a year. Create a digital course...
by Rachael Roberts | Nov 21, 2022 | ELT business, Freelance, marketing
There are two main reasons NOT to have an email list. Firstly, if you don’t ever intend to sell a service or product, or if you only ever intend to work with a handful of big companies, such as publishers. In those cases you don’t need on.But if you’re working with...
by Rachael Roberts | Nov 1, 2022 | Confidence, ELT business, marketing, Social media marketing
I recently ran a 5 day LinkedIn Visibility Challenge for 200+ ELT freelancers, encouraging them to get their profile optimised and to start posting regularly with posts that their ideal clients would be interested to see. There were a lot of wins. People...
