Communication skills

Solo Stories: How I grew my business with social media

- January 10, 2018 < 1 MIN READ

Attracting followers is one thing, but making sales is another! In this mini episode, Kelly Purvis from Little Party Dress shares how she used social media to build a fashion business and ditch her day job. With 250k followers, she knows her stuff. Watch now.

In Solo Stories, we visit successful small business owners from the Flying Solo community to discover their proven tips, expert advice and ‘been-there-done-that’ inspiration.

This episode features Flying Solo member Kelly Purvis from Little Party Dress. Thanks so much Kelly for sharing your expertise with us! To learn more and access the latest resources, head to our small business marketing section.

If you’re just starting out in social media, Kelly suggest investing yourself personally into your posts, and taking the time to get back to every commenter.

Here’s her top tip for getting started:


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