TechPixies is an award-winning CPD Accredited social enterprise helping women to upskill with Social Media, MailChimp and WordPress. Since 2015, we’ve helped hundreds of women return to work, change careers and launch businesses leveraging modern technology.
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DIGITAL COURSE OF THE YEAR
The DigitalWomen Awards in association with Natwest Business and the Federation of Small Businesses celebrate women working in digital and digital business from their amazing community and beyond who are doing the most incredible work in the digital space they operate in, those who are making the right moves and going beyond and above what is usually expected. The awards were open to women working in digital and entrepreneurship and entrants go through a rigorous judging process by their esteemed panel.
2018 Startup of the Year
WINNER
2017 Female Startup of the Year
WINNER
2016 Women’s Champion
HIGHLY COMMENDED
2016/17 ‘Grow it’ Award
WINNER
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Why you need a company page on LinkedIn
LinkedIn has suddenly got its rear in gear. 👏🏽
It’s been dropping features faster than @techpixiejoy in a race to win the chocolate face game (believe us when we say she’s got skillz).
From 40 updates in 2021 to more than 100 in 2022, the platform has released a stack of new features that have made it a much more user-friendly place to hang out.
And if you’ve struggled to keep up with all the changes, don’t panic! 😊
We’ve called on Marianne Avery @sociallymaz, our brilliant LinkedIn coach, to talk you through the key features and trends you need to level up your LinkedIn game in 2023. 👌🏾
▶️▶️▶️ Watch/Listen now 🎧
Link in bio. TechPixies.com/episode173
Do you have a company page on LinkedIn yet?
We survived the first week… not sure Elmo did!
Welcome to the Foster family Everest, our 8 week old Golden Retriever.
Everest is a dream come true for us. My daughter, who is nearly 13, has been asking for a dog since she knew the word ‘dog’. When we said no, she collected stuffed animals… hundreds of them…
A couple of years ago, we conceded and got a cat, @asteroid_the_cat. While we love Asteroid, the desire for the dog never left.
When I started running vision workshops in Nov 2021, Heidi decided that a Golden Retriever would be one of her dreams.
Last weekend, we decided to ‘test out the dream’ - one of the principles of DreamBuilding is that you take small action steps to ‘try on the dream’.
What surprised everyone was how instantly my husband fell in love with Everest. In the end, we knew we could only do it if everyone was on board.
So far so good. We are loving her and even the cat is finding his way. I’m grateful for brave thinking tools like the DreamBuilder programme.
#goldenretrieverpuppy #techpixiespets #bebraveandsparkle
Make money from YouTube
Been badgered by your kids, grandkids, nieces or nephews for a bottle of Prime yet? 😯
Welcome to the power of YouTube, my friend.
While we can’t promise this week’s podcast episode will send your next video viral, we do have our resident YouTube coach in the house to help skyrocket your views with all the goss on the biggest YouTube trends in 2023. 🚀
Yep, Aby Moore is chatting with @joyfoster about the 8-second rule, Shorts and why silence is golden right now (and how you can make the most of it). But she’s also got some juicy news about how you can make money from the world’s second-largest engine. 👌🏽
You know what to do…
Link in bio.
▶️▶️▶️ Watch/Listen now 🎧 TechPixies.com/episode172
This week I had an unexpected free hour. It turns out Tim did too. I just want to shout out to the man behind TechPixies.
Some of you know this, but others of you don’t. 2020-2021 were record breaking years for online education. As a company, we quadrupled in size in 2020 and then grew another 50% in 2021.
In order to keep up with the demand and deliver on what we promised, my team grew rapidly and I worked absolutely crazy hours. To cover the increase in costs, I took out loans when equity wasn’t available.
I’m very grateful to @coralus_world and @unltduk for lending to us when no other options were available. Despite the Rose Report, not a single bank would lend to us and investors were not easy to come by.
As 2022 set in, the reality of war, Brexit, increased living costs and the aftermath of covid caused chaos in the markets and in people’s confidence in their ability to invest in themselves. With very little access to capital compared to previous years, the team and I managed to stay positive and buckled down.
2022 was one of the hardest years in business I have ever experienced but it is now over and the lessons I have learned run far and deep.
I learned that I am stronger than any situation, circumstance or condition. I was reminded that when I can’t, God can. Incredible support came in surprising ways… we launched our Partners in Believing fund and got a new social media agency client.
One person, who kept things going behind the scenes was Tim. Rarely does he complain about the long hours I sometimes have to do or the weekends I have to work because I haven’t been able to hire people back onto the team. He has been there for the kids when I’ve chosen to take 2 additional part time jobs so I could sacrifice my salary to keep my core staff and team in place.
TechPixies means everything to me. The team knows it, the students know it, my kids know it, my parents know it, the investors know it, and he knows it.
Since June, things have started moving forwards again and the future is looking bright. Here’s to believing in what is possible over what isn’t.
#techpixies #bebraveandsparkle
TechPixies. The before & after
You are going to love this week’s podcast episode. Not least because it gives you the perfect excuse to go and check out Sarah Darling’s fab Insta @k9gaitmassage. 🐶
We’re putting the kettle on while you do… ☕
Ok, fess up! How long was it before you got misty-eyed at the heartwarming stories about some of our cutest canine companions?
No wonder Sarah gets teary whenever she posts!!!
With all her fancy vids and stories, you wouldn’t know it now, but Sarah used to be a self-confessed tech dinosaur. What’s more, she felt the pandemic had shattered her value and sense of self-worth.
But 3 years on, life is looking very different. 🌈
So if you’re looking at social media thinking you’re the only one who doesn’t get it, or you feel too afraid to type that message, this story is for you.
Link in bio.
▶️▶️▶️ Watch/Listen now 🎧 TechPixies.com/episode171
Before you go, tell us your favourite dog story from Sarah’s Insta in the comments. #bebraveandsparkle
#sparkleandthrive #womensupportingwomen
#womenempowerment #selfworth #selfconfidence
#selfbelief
Could a book help your business?
We’ve got a novel idea for you on this week’s episode of the Sparkle & Thrive podcast and you’ll be tickled ink when you hear it (TP pun alert 🤣).
📚 If you’ve ever dreamt of seeing you’re name in print, we know just the woman who can help make it happen… write now.
Having used a book to build a 6-figure-a-year business, Sue Sundstrom now helps entrepreneurs, particularly women of faith, put pen to paper and become an established authority in their niche.
Discover how to make more of an impact in the world by getting your message out there and how your book could be your most powerful lead generator. ✍🏾
▶️▶️▶️ Hit play now, and metaphors be with you.
Links in bio: TechPixies.com/episode169
P.S. If you want to get published, Sue’s Book to Business Breakthrough 5-Day Challenge kicks off on 16 January.
⭐ TechPixies is an affiliate of Sue’s Challenge, so if you do go and make a purchase, we will receive a commission.
#techpixies #bebraveandsparkle #sparkleandthrivepodcast #writeabook
And that’s a wrap!!
2 lunches, 1 dinner, 1 breakfast and 8 or so hours of all things launching! The second LevelUp Mastermind Retreat, this time held in Oxford, is officially a wrap!
Looking forward to seeing how these amazing women take this knowledge and use it to grow their businesses over the next 12 months.
#techpixies #bebraveandsparkle #mastermind #ukentrepreneur #womeninbusiness
Today is a BIG deal.
As I enter my 8th year in business, a very special group of women are descending on Oxford for our second LevelUp Mastermind retreat.
We are returning to the very church hall that TechPixies started in, nestled in sweet Iffley Village.
8 years ago, my ambition was to help 12 women return to work. With the mastermind my ambition is to help 12 women build solid foundations for a six figure business.
I’ve gone through many ups and downs and learned more lessons than I can count. Always, TechPixies has been provided for, always it has somehow miraculously worked out.
I have a deeper appreciation for commitment and drive, faith and imperfect action. I’m thankful to my belief in a power greater than myself, because of these roots, I have built a business which helps ALL WOMEN, regardless of race, invisible illness, sexual orientation, age or socioeconomic challenges.
#bebraveandsparkle #techpixies #believeit #iffleyvillage
If your New Year’s resolutions are starting to feel like the bag of Brussels sprouts you bought for Christmas – they seemed like a good idea at the time – you need this week’s podcast episode in your life. 🆕
Because with the help of a book that used to belong to her dad, @techpixiejoy is revealing how she makes New Year’s resolutions and what to do if you fail at them. 📚
And Joy’s got another treat up her sleeve. If you have an area of your life you’d love to change in 2023 and want to know how to make goals you’ll stick to, come and take 3 hours to ask yourself, ‘who am I here to be and what would I love in my life’ in our Vision Workshop: TechPixies.com/visionworkshop.
Put an action plan in place to achieve your deepest desires and press play now (links in bio). ▶️▶️▶️
What are you hoping to change in 2023? Let us know in the comments. 👇🏻👇🏼👇🏽👇🏾👇🏿
#techpixies #bebraveandsparkle #sparkleandthrivepodcast
Weekly Tips
[Episode 173] What are the key LinkedIn trends and features in 2023? TechPixies LinkedIn coach Marianne Avery explains all
08/02/2023
Wowzers! LinkedIn is levelling up. 📈 Having gone from 40 changes to the platform in 2021 to more than 100 in 2022, LinkedIn is picking up the pace to ensure it’s a fab (and easy-to-use) space to hang out. But with so many updates and new features on the go, we’ll forgive you if you’ve…[Episode 172] The YouTube trends you shouldn’t ignore in 2023 with TechPixies YouTube coach Aby Moore
01/02/2023
If you want to skyrocket your views and watch times on YouTube, you’ve got to keep up with what’s hot and what’s not. So we’ve called on our resident YouTube expert Aby Moore to reveal this year’s biggest YouTube trends to help you stay ahead of the game. Because with 2.3 billion active users, 62%…[Episode 171] From feeling fear to fulfilling your purpose with canine massage practitioner Sarah Darling
18/01/2023
Feeling like a ‘tech dinosaur’, nervous about typing a message, afraid of pressing go, worried about getting what you have to say out into the world? Sound familiar? It’s incredible the number of women who arrive at TechPixies feeling like their self-worth has just taken a tumble from the penthouse to the basement. What’s more,…[Episode 170] Find your voice, discover what you love and feel empowered. How social media can help you
12/01/2023
How do I get from where I am now to where I want to be? It’s a question we like to provide an answer to at TechPixies. 👏🏽 Because we know that life is too short to be spent not doing work you love, living with the niggling doubt that you should be following another…[Episode 169] Could writing a book help your business? Get published with Sue Sundstrom
11/01/2023
Have you ever dreamt of seeing your name in print? 📚 Well, the good news is that you don’t need to be the next Hilary Mantel going for the Booker Prize to get published. With help from our guest in this episode, you can get what you know down on paper and become established as…[Episode 168] Have you made a New Year’s Resolution for 2023? Watch this
04/01/2023
If you’ve made a list of resolutions for the year ahead and they’re already beginning to feel like the post-Christmas clean-up – a bit of a chore – you need this episode in your life. Because Joy is kicking off a new year of the Sparkle and Thrive podcast with tips on making New Year’s…
