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Join my new course - DISHING UP INSTAGRAMWork with me over 8 weeks to build a personalised, bulletproof Instagram strategy utilising your unique personal brand.Enrol Now: https://www.ellenmackenzie.com/dishing-up-instagram ~~~In this episode,

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Mar 31st, 2024 23m 19s

This episode is brought to you by Riverside. Use the code DishingupDigital and save! https://creators.riverside.fm/DishingUpDigital~~~In this conversation, Ellen shares five effective tips for building a social media strategy in 2024. She emp

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Mar 17th, 2024 37m 22s

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This episode is brought to you by Riverside. Use the code DishingupDigital and save! https://creators.riverside.fm/DishingUpDigital ~~~In this episode, Ellen interviews Jade, a successful social media manager, about her journey in the industr

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Mar 3rd, 2024 27m

This episode is brought to you by Riverside. Use the code DishingupDigital and save! https://creators.riverside.fm/DishingUpDigital~~~In this episode, Ellen discusses strategies for booking clients as a social media manager. She emphasises th

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This episode is brought to you by Riverside. Use the code DishingupDigital and save! https://creators.riverside.fm/DishingUpDigital SummaryIn this episode, Ellen Mackenzie discusses the importance of defining personal goals and creating one's

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Feb 4th, 2024 14m 15s

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Jan 28th, 2024 37m

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Ok Guys, I recorded this episode fresh off the plane from the USA and I was in a super productive, thriving mindset. I had even unpacked my suitcase and cleared my emails! I hadn't felt like this in a long time, so it made sense to record this

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Part 2 of my 2023 recap. Listen to my 1 January episode here: I didn't Achieve my Coals for 2023!Today's episode is going through my expenses and the financial figures for 2023. Did I reach my intended financial goal for 2023? What were my new

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First of all, I want to wish you a Merry Christmas, or Happy Holidays if you don't celebrate. This episode is released on Christmas Day here in New Zealand and I hope you are all having a lovely break. I know this can be a time where you've may

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Dec 17th, 2023 26m 30s

This week you guys helped me make this episode! This week I am answering your amazing questions, and I had so much fun doing this. In fact, I think I may need to make a whole episode based on just one of the questions posed - side note, would y

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