Freedom CS

23/03/2025

🏆 Champions! Hedge End Rangers Vixens U13 Crowned Hampshire Girls Division 5 Winners! 🏆

A great season from the U13 Vixens remaining undefeated in the league all season. Great work girls, coaches and great sponsorship from Freedom CS

Read all about it in March's soon to be published newsletter!

30/06/2022

This morning’s view wasn’t too bad…

14/11/2021

Lest we forget.

11/11/2021

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them.

29/01/2021

In case anyone else needs to hear this..

I've heard this a few times this week from different places and today someone actively stepped in and said 'No' on my behalf because they could see I was struggling to say it myself.

Right now we are all dealing with SO much stuff and it sometimes feels quite overwhelming.

Knowing when to say NO is crucial to your own wellbeing and sanity as well as the success of your business. Scope creep is a huge problem for many business owners and is certainly problem I have!

So on this gloomy (in the UK) Friday morning, just remember, "No is a complete sentence" and it is OK to say it!

07/01/2021

Meet my new(ish) assistant.

Now that he can manage more than 10 minutes between pees (🙄) it’s time to gradually introduce him to the rest of the house.

He is a pug ( )and loves his sleep so I am confident he’s going to be an awesome office dog.

Who keeps you company while you’re working?

NOTE: I have also moved one child into my office so my husband and I have a 1:1 ratio. The interruptions would be funny if they weren’t utterly soul destroying.

To all you other parents juggling full time work, full time childcare, full time home learning (I just can’t bring myself to call it home schooling - that’s a life choice, this is not!), life admin and keeping everyone fed, watered and in clean clothes - everyday we survive is a step closer to the end of this nightmare. Stay strong!

05/01/2021

Does your plan for 2021 include getting people talking about your business?

What do you want them to say?
Then what do you want them to DO?

If your marketing messages aren't spot on, people won't be talking about you and they won't be taking the action you want them to take.

But developing clear and consistent messages can be tricky.

My advice is to make a list of 3-5 KEY messages that you want people to associate with your business. Then ensure that every piece of content you publish - whether to your socials, your website, PR, ads or ANY other platform, is focused on one of those messages.

Don't try and encompass ALL your messages in one post, article or email as it will get confusing.

As the well-known phrase goes, K.I.S.S.

04/01/2021

Do you remember how it feels to learn a new skill?

This Christmas our 7 y/o got a sewing machine. She's delighted with it and naturally wants to dive in creating all kinds of amazing things.

But... before she can so that, she must learn the basics.

That's why she has been making drawstring bags for virtually anything you can think of. It's allowing her to practice some basics whilst at the same time, creating something useful - that she can see has a purpose.

If you are learning a new skill for your business this year, whether it's marketing, sales, or a new way to deliver your products or services, the biggest step is getting started.

Once you make that commitment, just keep going.

When it comes to marketing your business, be like Flo.

Take it a step at a time, master the basics and always do something that will be useful.

Useful to you, to your clients, or to those who don't yet know how much they need you and your business in their life!

07/12/2020

Who do you know who has started a new business this year and would like MORE BUSINESS?

There's a FREE business networking membership up for grabs but the application needs to be received by 23rd December.

Hurry - there's only TWO more meetings before Christmas so time's running out!

Tag a new business owner on this post or message for more details and join our networking call at 6.45 this Friday morning.

10/11/2020

This role is for a part-time marketing assistant, to assist with general administrative duties and marketing activities of a growing business.

The role will initially be 10 hours per week. A regular working pattern can be agreed with hours to be worked between 10am and 4pm, Monday to Thursday.

The role is currently home-based although this may change in the future.

Main Duties
> General administrative duties such as maintaining client files on relevant systems (i.e. HubSpot CRM and Google Workspace), setting up template documents and maintaining marketing plans.
> Supporting efficient new client onboarding processes and looking after existing clients to aid retention.
> Using Canva to create social media images and other creative content.
> Sourcing images for social media.
> Assisting with the creation of email marketing campaigns using systems such as Mailchimp.
> Assisting with social media profile writing across all social media platforms.
> Writing social media content for a range of platforms including LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
> Occasionally representing the company at business networking events.
> Undertaking research and news monitoring to support client deliverables.
> Uploading content to scheduling software and client websites in line with content plans.

To receive the full job description and for details of how to apply, please email [email protected]

09/10/2020

A client recently asked me,

"How do you do it?"

To which I replied, "What?"

"How do you get in your client's head so that everything you produce for their marketing sounds like it's come from them?"

HONEST ANSWER.....I don't really know!

I was asked at interview many, many years ago... which was - what is the most important communication skill?

The answer felt a bit obvious. I tentatively replieed that, surely it's listening?

Indeed that was the answer my interviewer was looking for and I got the job.

Nowadays, I still believe that's true. And I also believe that listening is the one skill we could ALL do with being a lot better at.

You see when I listen to my clients talk to me about their business, I'm listening for the phrases or words that they use the most. The bits in the conversation when they stop thinking about exactly what they're saying and get really excited about what they're talking about....because that's the gold.

That's the stuff that makes their marketing authentic.

I'd love to know - what makes you great at what you do?
And what skill do you think people should be better at?

07/10/2020

So excited for Emily today!

Her new website has launched and you can now buy the most gorgeous, handmade, leggings and accessories online from Dean and Dotty.

Please take a look and if you know anyone - ANYONE - who loves gorgeous childrenswear, share it with them.

I've seen the products and they really are a cut above the high street!

Handmade children’s leggings, hats and headbands in fun, vibrant prints. .