nuts and bolts
Julia SlayA weekly newsletter where I write about my life as a freelancer, facilitation, coaching, making ceramics, setting up and running a small business, and every inbetween.
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What I spent on my business in May
If you follow this Substack, you’ll know I try to be honest about what it actually costs to run a small facilitation business. I recently enjoyed watching a coach I follow on Instagram break down her business expenditure per month, and foun...
I asked strangers on the internet how to focus my marketing. Here's what they said.
How I finally stopped drowning in marketing ideas (and actually made a plan)
For the past couple of months, I’ve been trying to work out my marketing plan for Facilitation 101.
Not in a vague, “I should probably think about this” way. I m...
How much promotion is too much promotion?
Last year a friend of mine was promoting a creative writing retreat that she was running. She uses Instagram for a lot of her marketing, and I follow her account on there. During a WhatsApp voice note exchange one day, she mentioned that sh...
Two years, 15 tactics, and everything I've learnt so far about marketing courses
In September 2025 I promised myself I’d post on TikTok for 101 days straight 101 facilitation tips in 101 days, to see if I could grow an audience on a new platform. I made it to day 73 and completely ran out of steam.
That pretty much sum...
The Facilitation 101 self-paced course: launch day(s)!
Happy launch week! After six months of work, the Facilitation 101 self-paced course is finally live! This is the fifth and final post in my behind the scenes series about how the whole process went – and honestly, what a journey it's been....
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Living in London, navigating a portfolio career, founding an organisation ( Facilitation 101), doing research and strategy consultancy with the charity sector, making ceramics and trying to hit the freelancer sweet spot.
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