Author: Astrid Bracke
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Gentle small business marketing: seven questions answered
In this bonus episode, I’m sharing something special: a full recording of the free office-hours session I hosted during the October launch of Grow, my gentle marketing programme for small business owners, freelancers and creatives.
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Small business marketing made simple: a gentle, flexible approach that works
In this episode of Female Owned, I share the minimal, gentle marketing system that keeps my small business visible without the overwhelm—and how you can make your own marketing more sustainable, gentle and human, too.
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Restart your small business: gentle strategies for getting back on track
If you’re wondering how to restart your small business after a break, illness, or slow season, you’re not alone. In this post, I share some of my favourite gentle strategies.
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Gentle strategies to reduce marketing overwhelm in your small business
In this post, I will show you that there are slower and gentler marketing strategies. Ways that are more you, that are in line with your values—and that are effective too.
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Marketing with ease: how to build a gentle, sustainable marketing ecosystem for your small business
For years, marketing my business felt like a struggle—a constant sense of pressure and “never doing enough.” In this episode of Female Owned, I share how simplifying my approach and creating a marketing ecosystem completely changed how I work.
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How to market your way: a gentle, sustainable marketing approach for small business owners
When I started my business, I thought I was the only one struggling with marketing. Now I know most small business owners feel the same—and that the only “secret” is marketing your own way. In this episode, I share my marketing journey and invite you to explore how your marketing can feel better, and work…
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You get to set the rules in your small business
Even if you’re completely new to business, or have always followed someone else’s rules, you have what it takes to set your own, I promise you. This post is a peptalk to get you going.
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Four myths about work to let go of
In this post, I share 4 work myths and how to reframe them. And, if you’d like to dive deeper, I’ve created a workshop to help you tackle and rewrite your own work myths, leaning into beliefs and stories that serve you instead.
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A peptalk if you’re feeling short on time
A note with the words ‘I have all the time I need’ has been living on my dining table, desk and nightstand for the past few weeks. It’s a reminder I come back to again and again when I find myself slipping into feelings of time scarcity. If you’re feeling strapped for time, like your…






