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Jill Gardner Hays Travel
“A highlight of the conference
was the homeworkers who
spoke about what worked for
them running their business”
C
oming home from the Hays two years, but alongside this she is an avid
Homeworking conference last writer and blogger.
week I noticed a spring in my step, The night before the conference she picked
despite the hangover. And from up two accolades at the Manchester Blog
the feedback we’ve had so far, most of the Awards and after a well deserved celebration
homeworkers who attended the event have and little sleep, made her way down to
been feeling the same. Birmingham to speak to her homeworking
In the run-up to conferences it is easy peers about the power of the web and social
for us up at head office to feel stressed as media.
we all prepare our presentations and get Social networking and blogging really are
things organised. invaluable tools in promoting business and tap
But every time I actually get there and into the way that our customers today actually
see all our homeworkers gathered use the internet.
in one room and the fantastic While advertising is a huge outlay with
atmosphere that is created, it makes it no tangible product or guaranteed return,
all worthwhile. social networking and blogging are
Conferences are great environments completely free.
for us to get our heads together and We went on to hear from another
motivate one another, especially homeworker, Liz Samuel, who
for homeworkers who lack that does much more of her social
physical closeness in their day to day networking in the pub, but it
work. certainly works for her.
It would be hard to say who learned There’s definitely more than
more last week, the homeworkers or one way to network and a
head office staff. plethora of ways to bring in
I was impressed with the enthusiasm business were shared at the
and feedback our homeworkers shared conference.
and some of the best parts of the day were Just as I’m recovering from last week, I’m
when individuals stood up and spoke about preparing for the Hays Retail and Independence
what worked for them in the running of their Group conferences in Egypt next month.
business. Knowing our lot, I’m expecting there to be
We heard words of wisdom from our new plenty of social networking going on – so I’ll be
communications assistant, Emily, who is a packing that extra pack of Alka Seltzer.
fountain of knowledge when it comes to the
benefits of social networking. Jill Gardner is commercial director at
Emily has been homeworking at Hays for Hays Travel
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