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So, tell me, what do you do?
So, what do you do? Tom will help you answer that question without giving vanilla vibes... Slow Summer Club starts next week — and doors close in 3 days, at midnight on Friday, 10 April. If you want more clarity in your business and more time to enjoy the summer, join the club! Join the club Hey Reader, This week, I want you to meet Tom Fallowfield, who’ll help you turn conversations into clients — without ever feeling pushy. Tom helps his clients get more clients by talking less about...
Less noise. Better emails.
Less noise. Better emails. Grow your list and keep your audience engaged, without the overwhelm... Quick heads-up: Slow Summer Club starts in 2 weeks, and doors close at midnight on Friday, 10 April. If you want marketing to feel simpler and summer to feel lighter, come and join us. Join the club Hey Reader, We’ve all been pulled in ten different directions in the sea of email marketing advice and somehow left wondering what actually works for us. This week, I want you to meet Maria Malaniia,...
No such thing as a perfect post
No such thing as a perfect post. Meet Sarah, the LinkedIn expert who believes showing up beats perfection. Slow Summer Club kicks off on 16 April — only 3 weeks left. It only runs once a year, and we have limited spaces. If you’ve been thinking about joining, now’s the time. Save your seat Hey Reader, This week, I want you to meet someone who'll help you stop overthinking LinkedIn and start showing up. Sarah Titchmarsh is a social media VA who supports business owners by writing and posting...
Let your content do the hard work for you
Let your content do the hard work for you. Meet Sophie, our lead generation expert, who will show you how… Slow Summer Club kicks off on 16 April — only 4 weeks left. It only runs once a year, and we have limited spaces. If you’ve been thinking about joining, now’s the time. Save your seat Hey Reader, This week, I want to introduce someone who knows exactly how to turn your expertise into content that attracts the right people. Sophie Maulevrier is a content strategist with over 13 years of...
Why you're bad at marketing
Why you're bad at marketing It’s not about your skills, it’s about your priorities. Slow Summer Club kicks off on 16 April — only 5 weeks left. It only runs once a year, and we have limited spaces. If you’ve been thinking about joining, now’s the time. Join the club Hey Reader, You know marketing matters. You’ve told yourself you’ll get to it this week. Write that post. Update the website. Start that newsletter you’ve been thinking about. But client work always comes first because someone is...
14 years, 1 hard rule, 0 regrets.
14 years, 1 hard rule, 0 regrets. Meet Emma, the social media strategist who believes in playing the long game… Slow Summer Club kicks off on 16 April — only 6 weeks left. It only runs once a year, and we have limited spaces. If you’ve been thinking about joining, now’s the time. Learn more Hey Reader, This week, I want you to meet someone who’ll help you figure out how to show up on social media in a way that actually works for your business. Emma Jamieson is a social media strategist with...
Know your people, fix your marketing.
Know your people, fix your marketing. Meet Denise, the marketing brain behind the Slow Summer Club… Hi Reader, Last week I introduced Lisa, our Slow Summer Club coach. This week, I want you to meet someone who’ll help you get your marketing sorted — without the noise, the trends, or the templates that don’t fit your voice. Denise Strohsahl is a small business marketing consultant and the founder of sandstonecastles (also one of my co-founders here at Solo Boss). She turns your expertise into...
From curious freelancer to 10 years solo bossing
From curious freelancer to 10 years solo bossing Meet our resident Slow Summer Club coach, Lisa Slater... Hi Reader, Over the past few weeks, I've shared the dates and the sessions for the Slow Summer Club. But a programme is only as good as the people running it. So let me introduce them, starting with our resident coach, Lisa Slater. Lisa is the owner of Make Your Copy Count Ltd and the author of The Freelance Fairytale: How to Create Your Happy Ever After. Her mission is to help...
Doors now open!
Doors now open! Are you ready for your first slow summer? Hi Reader, The Slow Summer Club is officially open — and you're the first to know. We’re starting on 16 April, with 8 weekly sessions running through to 4 June. Head to our website for all the details, including speakers, session topics, and pricing. Spots are limited to keep the group small, so don't sit on this one too long. Join the club Will I see you there, Reader? Merve Slow Summer Club 16 April – 4 June 2026 ☀️ 8 live expert...
The chain reaction that started with doing less
The chain reaction that started with doing less Good marketing isn't about getting more leads. It's about getting better ones. Hi Reader, Last summer, we had to cancel our holiday due to a family member's health concerns. We decided to stay at home, so we would be close to the hospital, just in case. I could have filled the time with work. But instead, I decided to try something else: working only half days, four days a week. Just for a couple of weeks, to see how it goes. By the end of those...
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