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6 Keys to Creating a Great Website

Classy-Websites

There are some simple keys to a great website and you’d be surprised how many people get these wrong and then wonder why people are not engaging with their website. So here we go…  1.  Keep it Simple – Choose words that are high school level English – Choose a template that is not cluttered… [Continue Reading]

Are You Giving Journalists, Editors & Producers a Reason To Choose You Over Others?

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I wrote this article for Social Media Woman Magazine and thought you might enjoy reading my advice about how to get your piece of the free media cherry. I’d love to hear your feedback and thoughts about Media Kits.  I have had a lot of positive feedback about the Media Kits that I produce for… [Continue Reading]

Hit the Pause Button Cause I Want Out of Here!

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Have you ever felt like that as an entrepreneur?  Like you just want to change your mind and go and get a real job? All entrepreneurs go through that, I can guarantee you.  Customers don’t pay on time and cash flow gets tight.  You may have a partner in  your ear constantly asking questions about… [Continue Reading]

Do You Want to Take Massive Action in 2012 and Kick Start Your Business?

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Hayley Solich shares about her Make It Happen Mentoring Program for 2012 and invites entrepreneurs to join her for an exciting 2012.

Is There Such a Thing as Free PR or Is It a Can of Worms Best Left Unopened?

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Is there any such thing as FREE PR, or is it a can of worms best left unopened? Hayley Solich shares some of her experiences with Media and points out some of the pitfalls that people need to be careful of when doing their own PR.

4 Quick Tips on How to Catch and Keep Customers

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Firstly, if you want to catch fish you have to be prepared to spend time and money. Great fish don’t always get on the line the first time you put your bait in the water. It requires repetition – it’s a numbers game. You put your information in front of enough people enough times and eventually you will get the result you want. But it also requires strategy. After all, if you use the right bait, you’ll get the right catch, but only if you are fishing in the right fishpond for the fish you’re hoping to hook.

Facebook Timeline – Is it Facebook’s secret weapon to up the ante?

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I have to say that I have always been an early adopter and I am loving Facebook’s new Timeline.  If you haven’t seen it yet, check out the screen capture I did of mine today below.  It’s a little complicated to adopt…you have to create your own app but there is a a great step… [Continue Reading]

The Count Down Has Begun…13 Days to Lift Off!

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When you have worked for 9 months on a project, I think you will agree that the launch of that project finally approaching is rather exciting and at the same time nerve wracking.

I am referring to The Butcher Who Bakes Entertainer’s Guide, which is now in the very capable hands of Vanguard Press, Northbridge, WA.

This is the first book that The Creaticians have published and it has been a very exciting journey, although it is not the first publication that I have personally been involved in publishing, having published Pearls Women’s Magazine back in 2006.

International Gynae Awareness Day – Are you going to get involved?

International Gynae Awareness Day Initiative

Millions of women every year will suffer from a Gynae (Gynecological, Gynaecological) related condition or sexually transmitted infection. This campaign is to heighten the awareness of the risks, symptoms, and treatments so that women have a better chance of survival and the suffering of their families can be diminished.

Pterodactyls: Do They Hold the Keys to Business Success?

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Are you evolving from one thing into another? Have you developed your full wing span and got that higher vision? Have you developed keen sight to see where your customers are congregating? Do you use your ‘head-space’ to help to direct you or are you operating solely from a ‘heart-space’? This morning when I awoke… [Continue Reading]

Fantastic feedback from Pam Brossman, Social Media Woman.com

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Pam Brossman shares her experience of working with Hayley Solich from The Creaticians on her online magazine, socialmediawoman.com.

How to Sell Large Videos through a Size Limited E-Commerce Cart

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As many of you may be aware, I have recently been presented with the problem of working out how to sell large sized videos through an E-Commerce shop. I am not one to give in to a problem, but I have to say that this one was really troubling me. My initial thought was that… [Continue Reading]

Websites that WOW in as little as 2 days!

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    The Creaticians specialise in creating classy, no-fuss websites where you supply the content and we can build you a website that wows in as little as 2 days! Whether you are a new business starting up or already established and just looking for a makeover, we have a website package to suit your… [Continue Reading]

Hayley’s Top Five Tools for Online Businesses

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Today I thought I’d give you the heads up on the top tools and online services that I use to manage my business efficently. First, there is my hosting service.  I only ever recommend services that I have used or have come highly recommended to me.  I have been with Hostgator for the past 3… [Continue Reading]

The Power of Decision Making

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If you are anything like me then making a decision can be a mind-bending exercise.  But it need not be so, as I learned via my sister many years ago.  There are some great techniques for making a decision but one of the best that I have found is the Decision Matrix. It’s a really… [Continue Reading]

New Release: Ebook – Employee Whispering, the Gentle Hand Approach to Leadership That Gets Results.

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Hayley Solich shares 13 principles she has learned about leadership in a career spanning more than two decades. “Leadership is possibly THE hardest skill to master,” says Hayley Solich.

You never know who you will meet in life or how it will influence you

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Hayley Solich shares about her learning at a Mastermind Group in Perth, Western Australia today and how she has seen a huge life lesson from that one event.

The best job in the world!

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Hayley Solich shares her Finally at 40 Life Begins Magazine video with you and also explains why she took on the role of Assistant Editor of this National Australian magazine.

New Product: Whispers Piano Instrumental

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Hayley Solich has created a beautiful, rich piano instrumental track that is like the feeling you get when you are standing at the side of a lake and the water is gently lapping the shoreline and the wind is gently tugging at your hair. The sun is warming your skin and in that moment you feel at peace with life.

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Branding and Packaging

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Hayley Solich shares four tips about branding and packaging, with a case study that demonstrates the value of investing in professional branding and packaging.

Debut Track for Sarah Solich: Beyond The Winter

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Hayley Solich introduces her 12 year old daughter, Sarah Solich, in her debut single, Beyond The Winter, written and composed by Hayley and Sarah Solich, 2010.

A little Take 10 Inspirational Music

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I was requested by one of my friends, Tanya Regan from The Pink Love Tank, to put this track up with the words to help people to get motivated for the Take 10 Challenge. So here it is world, enjoy!

Video Log: Take 10 Challenge

Hayley Solich shares in this video log about the Take 10 Challenge. She says it’s okay if you laugh at her doing the exercises just so long as you get up and join her!

Sweltering – A Musical Heat Wave

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Hayley Solich captures the oppressiveness of the hot summer days and nights experienced during the heat wave in Perth, January 2010.

Enjoy her music, which recreates the feel of the moment.

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