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Thinking about doing a podcast?
If you are thinking about doing a podcast then let me share 13 months of experience producing the Business Oddcast – we have hit the 3000 download mark and I thought I would give you what it takes us every month to do our 1hr show on Neurodiversity in the Workplace and Self Employment.
Our BusinessOddcast.com launched in September 2025 is…
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The StuDio - WHERE THE MAGIC HAPPENS - Share your workspace
We’re coming up to another great Roadshow at the Winchester Science Center and Planetarium, which is going to be so awesome! I’ve performed in some crazy places (Madame Tussauds, Goonhilly Down, and Wembley!) but never in a planetarium, and to paraphrase Pokemon, you gotta get ’em all!
I am especially looking forward to it after achieving a…
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It’s magnificent! Can’t wait to record in it 😍
Exciting things are afoot everyone. Watch this space!
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Marketing Stunt? No just our poster
Sold a poster to someone and shipped it to an address for them to collect later in the week. The person at the address just contacted me, obv. has no idea about the customer’s plans…
But this got me thinking – what could we do with this business that would be as fun and interesting to prompt a response? We sell posters. Funny, irreverent…
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Bookkeeper PA wanted - urgently
Personal Assistant with Bookkeeping Skills
Business Base: Bordon, Hampshire
Work Location: Working From Home.
Hours: Part-time, flexible – circa 16 hrs per month.
Rate: £16 – £20 per hour
Reports to: MDAbout the Role
We’re a small, established Ltd company looking for a versatile Personal Assistant to the books running smooth. This is a hands-on,… -
From 0 to 2000 Podcast Downloads - The Business Oddcast One Year In
Here’s a random assortment of learnings, thoughts and insights into how we took an idea, and turned it into a whole new business venture, using a podcast – The Business Oddcast – as a launch pad. It wasn’t all planned, and we’ve met some incredible people along the way and the belief in our work has grown into something so much…
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Out of everything you’ve learned over the last year, is there anything you would do differently if you were starting again today?
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Podcasters
HELLO! Calling all those with a podcast – looking to make things more efficient for our Business Oddcast – what tools you using? Here’s how we do it…
RECORDING EQPT
Podtrack – 4Ch portable recording device
2 x Podcast Pro mics
2 x Rode Wreless GO – these record on the device and transmit to camera for mix.
Sony ZV-E10 Mk1
POST PROCESS
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I’m just starting out – I’m about to check out https://alitu.com/ heard really good things about it – why? – basically does all the hard work for you! great if you’re not overly techy.
I have my trusty DJI Osmo Mobile 7P gimble(inbuilt tripod) and its 2x mini mics and my iPhone 16Pro – I likely need two gimbles if I want an video interview…
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Had a chat with Sandip
@Sandip and I just chatted in his weekly surgery about marketing and he’s really given me stuff to think about – cemented some of my “ideas” and uncovered a hidden benefit of what I am offering.
30 mins that was GOLD! I would recommed you popping into his Growth Engine weekly surgery – every Thursday, 10:00–10:30am
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Stuart, that genuinely made my day, thank you!
The free taster is indeed something I offer (would have been awkward if I didn’t, eh Stuart 😄). So do feel free to reach out if you want a chat, or just jump on my Growth Engine office hours call, every Thursday at 10am.
https://meet.google.com/wwk-zdgj-eke
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Agreed. I spent half an hour with him last week. Really got the coggs running and plenty to think about going forward.
He is a brilliant man
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Important: Is your email reaching your customers? Three simple steps to check...
FRIENDLY NON-TECHNICAL, NON-SALESLY POST EXPLAINING A TECHNICAL BUT IMPORTANT THING ABOUT YOUR EMAIL DELIVERABILITY!
Is your mailing list unresponsive? Have open rates declined? Are you getting no form submissions from your website?
OVERVIEW
There’s a very good chance your domain is failing modern spam checks and your members, customers,…-
all of m technology is integrated with Postmark (https://postmarkapp.com/) but I have used sendgrid on many different occasions. At reed, we used sendgrid to send around 8m emails per day, and that was in 2009. One of the main things to check is you email is not using your home IP address, because Gmail hates business emails from home IPs. This…
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Free Mental Health First Aider Training in Bordon
From Havant and East Hants Mind Charity supporting mental health.
“Connect 5 is an evidence-based course ideal for businesses, local authorities, charitable organisations and community groups as well as individuals working in key settings. The Connect 5 course helps to build the capacity and capability of people to have more proactive…
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I run paint and chat sessions at my store in aid of HEH Mind once a month. I will definitely try to attend one of these sessions.
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IT'S A WRAP!
Phewww – been a hot day, for @Hannah and I recording the welcome video for our Neuroinclusive Workplace Circle, whilst hot it went well. Despite nature, the local “yoof” and every power tool known to mankind was used. As for lorries backing up… BEEP BEEP BEEPING BEEP… sorry about the bad language there…
You waanna see it when it is edited…
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Yes, that is an old step ladder… It’s not a proper production unless you’re using an old step ladder for a mic stand… I hear Scorsese swears by his trusty steps and Speilberg won’t consider turning over unless he can see a step ladder in the shot. Go rewatch Jaws, didn’t you think it was odd that the boat had a step ladder???
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