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Hi! I'm Simone Collins. I've spent many years training people around the world in a wide range of areas. Now I'm bringing my knowledge here, for you.
I have been a sought-after trainer and speaker since the early 2000s, in areas ranging from leadership development, community building, membership engagement, social media and marketing, health and more. I am in the process of centralising resources and re-purposing years of training materials into articles and courses here on this website, so that you can access my years of experience and knowledge wherever you are.
If you're building up your profile, your business or organisation, I'm your gal.
Everything I've trained on has been tried and tested personally, through the various organisations I've played a leadership role in, the businesses I have successfully run and through my own personal growth and development.
Domain Name Mastery Pre-Launch sale on now until 31st July 2023! This comprehensive course will cover everything you might possibly want to know about domain names: what they are, what options are available (some may surprise you!), what costs to expect (and what scams are out there), how to register…
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It was very gratifying to last night be awarded the Rotary District 9455 Communications Award, for best Rotary Club communications (including the club bulletin, website and social media). We (the Rotary Club of Freshwater Bay) have won this award for 3 of the past 4 years. As the webmaster since…
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One of the potential pitfalls of saving money by looking after a website yourself after an external agency has built it for you is to tank any initial high rankings by unknowingly deleting the aspects that assist with page range and replacing them with things that don’t. In a nutshell,…
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I got to have a lot of fun with a little starter site that I knocked out in a few hours for my daughter. In trying to book a gig, the venue wanted to see an online presence and evidence of supporters to be able to make a decision that…
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In updating the Microscopes in Schools website this week, it struck me that this tiny site has stood the test of time, fulfilling its function with minimal cost and minimal time investment required. This site has remained largely unchanged since 2012 (the earliest snapshot the Wayback Machine has is from…
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I started teaching music in 1997, when I first moved out of home at the age of 19, while I was studying at University. Without a piano at home at the time (I had a small keyboard that lived under my bed, plus my organ), I taught on a mobile…
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This time 11 years ago I was in Bangkok, Thailand, attending the 2012 Rotary International Convention. I was kept exceptionally busy, as I presented a keynote speech on social media at the International Institute (a pre-Convention activity for the senior Rotary Leaders), before participating in a panel session that same…
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By popular demand, I’m running a webinar on all things WordPress on Sunday 21st May 2023. We’ll be taking a look at the difference between using wordpress.com vs a self-hosted installation, and what the functionality is behind the scenes. We’ll look at what functions come built in, and what themes…
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This week I’ve seen some sad posts by music teachers who decided to change their domain name and/or website and destroyed their previously high google rankings in the process. Neither a domain name change nor launching a new website under your old domain name should negatively impact your search engine…
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My first suite of courses are aimed specifically at Studio Music Teachers, under the Successful Music Studio. Other “schools” with different audiences will follow later! The first course launched is “Sourcing Local Students – without breaking the bank!“. This is a very practical course which, while it won’t take that…
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