by Rachael Roberts | Dec 16, 2024 | ELT business, marketing, motivation
Unbelievably this marks the end of my fifth full year of business (I actually started partway through 2019), and so this will be my fifth annual review and writing of a blog post looking back at the last year.I’ve learnt SO much over the last five years, and this blog...
by Rachael Roberts | Mar 18, 2024 | Business, ELT business, Freelance, Wellbeing
Having a successful membership is the dream for a lot of people. There’s a lot to be said for it in business terms. First and foremost, the recurring income. (Notice that I do NOT say passive income, more later on this). My membership, The Confident ELT...
by Rachael Roberts | Feb 21, 2024 | Assertiveness, Business, Confidence, ELT business, Freelance, Overwhelm, Saying no
Freelancers often see setting boundaries as being a bit ‘mean’, creating walls and barriers between themselves and their clients, when their goal should be to be as helpful as possible. This is reinforced by the fact that, as a result of not wanting to be...
by Rachael Roberts | Jan 9, 2024 | Business, ELT business, Freelance, motivation
For the last four years now I’ve written an annual review blog post, looking back at my year in business, and sharing what’s gone well, what hasn’t gone so well, and, most importantly, what I’ve learnt from it.One of my core values is authenticity, and I believe that...
by Rachael Roberts | Nov 15, 2023 | marketing, Niche
Of course there can sometimes be good reasons why it isn’t a good idea to narrow down your niche. However, having spoken to literally hundreds of ELT freelancers about niching, I’d say that at least 9 times out of 10, a reluctance to niche is based on misunderstanding...
