Bonfire Banter

Megan and Dene are joined by Jen of SEM help (who helps with any SEO related problems, she is amazing!) on this funny episode which briefly features a new character to our podcast, Factual Fanny who asks the three a question, what will they reply with? Other questions are asked by Megan, give this episode a listen to found out what they are! You can find Jen on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram @ SEMhelp and at her website Semhelp.co.uk. If you have got Facebook and want to know more about SEO, please join this group https://www.facebook.com/groups/semhelp

For this year's Christmas Special we are joined by Corrine West of Corrine West Media, a photographer and paranormal investigator (listen to our Halloween special to find more about that)!

This episode features Jen of SEM Help who helps anyone with their SEO problems. If you have ever thought of any questions regarding SEO, I highly recommend giving this episode a listen because Dene asks those questions.

We have another guest who has never been on a podcast before which we are honoured about, as you will see it will take a while to get to what our guest does but Jen runs SEM Help, who helps with SEO!

Your co-hosts are currently busy at the moment, so they managed to ask Factual Fanny, a member of a secret government agency (and not one of your co-hosts doing a voice) to do a mini episode of bring you amazing people some random fact.

A special episode featuring Corrine of Corrine West Media, a photographer who also deals with the paranormal so it was fate to have her as a guest.

In this episode Kathy provides us with some great advice on how to stay organised, give this a listen to find out some!

We continue to have Kathy of Handy Creatives as a guest for this episode which ask Kathy about her experiences with mental health & disability when it comes to craft/business (we have talked about mental health a few times in previous episodes).

It was a pleasure to have Kathy of Handy Creatives as a guest for this episode because it was the first time this talented lass has appeared on a podcast, so we were honoured when she was invited!

On this very special episode of the Bonfire Banter Podcast, Megan and Dene are joined by our wonderful friend Heather Korbey to talk about something important.

Megan and Dene have the talented Northampton based artist, Jean Edwards as a guest on this episode which is about Jeans history with Urban Sketchers and similar activities that she is part of.

Megan and Dene have the talented Northampton based artist, Jean Edwards as a guest on this episode which is about how art is more popular around the seaside for local/small artists than anywhere else. What small thing has Northampton got with the seaside

Your Bonfire Banter Podcast co-hosts have Jean Edwards, the Northampton based artist as a guest!

Dene and Megan answer a question from the mysterious red box.

We talk about local cafes, a random fact about Picasso and listen to the end for a shout out to hear some shoutouts.

Sometimes things go wrong. In this episode we talk about how we handle that.

Megan brings out a mysterious wooden red box, which contains some interesting and creative questions that we answer.

We talk about blogging with our third guest on the podcast, Katie from Dotty and Dash. This is after Megan and Katie briefly talk about Animal Crossing, sorry Dene!

Dene and Megan talk with our guest on the podcast, Katie from Dotty and Dash about how she copes with social media. We go into what advice can she give.. you might be in for a surprise on what she says!

After starting the episode briefly talking about the artist formally known as Prince, Megan has a chat with Katie about prints where one does physical while the other does digital.

Megan and Dene have the amazing Katie from Dotty and Dash as a guest on this weeks episode! Our third guest on the podcast reveals the origins of her business Dotty and Dash, which links to Megan but you have to listen to the episode to find out more.

Dene and Megan end the 4 part saga of talking about social media, with them trying to be hip & trendy by talking about Tik Tok & Snapchat when it comes to craft and business!

Dene and Megan continue to talk about social media (part 3 of 4) with Dene telling us what is essential for running more than 1 social media account, such as cross posting.

We continue the subject of social media! Dene shares the important principles you need to know about running more than one social media accounts, such as brand awareness and more. Part 2 of 4 episodes dedicated to social media management.

Dene and Megan talk about managing multiple social media accounts as previous talked about in Episode 16.

Megan and Dene talk about broadcasting online, which has got up in such huge popularity while we're in lockdown. We go into the huge variety of platforms you can choose from, no matter if it's through your PC, Tablet or Phone.

Dene and Megan talk about a recent article which involves who stockpiled medical resources for her Art. It's a topic that generated a lot of interesting responses which we gathered and shared from Twitter and Facebook.

We talk about why craft is a great way to keep your mental health up in our current situation, going into a variety of crafty activities, somehow getting into being creative with noodles.

In "Our Current Situation", Dene and Megan go into how businesses are coping with lock down. We talk about a businesses in different sectors, such as those who deal with food (e.g.: cafes/restaurants having to change how they serve customers by focusing on deliveries along with other options while we deal with our current situation. Northampton based Hops & Chops and The Smoke Pit are mentioned in this episode). Both Dene & Megan go into their challenges of running their small businesses and what changes they have had to make. This episodes does end with some singing.

In this episode we talk about tote bags, the benefits of using them and about inspiration from our Japan trip!

In this episode we talk about taking care of mental health within a business.

In this episode Dene and Matt about the business side when it comes to mental health (a follow up to episode 19 and 20). Dene gives his advice on how to improve your mental health in a business environment.

In this episode Dene and Matt continue to talk about mental health when it comes to craft.

In this episode Dene and Matt talk about mental health when it comes to craft, we looked at the responses we received to a question we had on the Bonfire Banter Podcast Facebook page where we asked "What do you do to calm yourself down where you are stressed or suffering with anxiety?"

In this episode Dene and Matt re-introduce themselves, talk about responses from previous episodes and discuss our new format that you will from episode 19!

Our editor Jamie Podbury appears on this episode with Dene and Matt, where they ask Jamie questions about his new podcast that is coming soon called What's In The Box

This episode we talk about managing multiple social media accounts.

We return for another episode where we talk about what is coming in the new year from Dene and Matt!

This episode of the Bonfire Banter podcast features our second guest, Khandie who runs Khandie Photography and with that this episode is a bit more adult! On this episode we are talking about transferable skills.

Happy Christmas to everyone out there. Email us at :bonfirebanter@gmail.com If you would like to be shouted out in upcoming podcasts, all you need to do is donate £3 or more! For more information email: bonfirebanter@gmail.com

Matt and Dene talk to Khandie about the networking event hosted she hosted, which we attended before this episode. Khandie gives Matt and Dene some advice on being motivated and her experiences on running a business.

This episode features the Bonfire Banter podcasts first ever guest, Jenni the captain of The Craft Fantastic! Dene and Matthew talk about “Getting Things Done: How To Achieve Stress-Free Productivity” by David Allen, a book the co-hosts have been reading recently. As the Bonfire Banter podcast is now at 12 episodes, Dene and Matthew went over what the co-hosts have talked about in the previous episodes!

This episode features the Bonfire Banter podcasts first ever guest, Jenni the captain of The Craft Fantastic! Book binding was one of the main subjects of this episode as Dene (the co-host of the Bonfire Banter podcast) talked about his recent book binding trip to Prague with Jenni talking about her experiences with book binding! A conversation between a master and an apprentice!

Following on from last episode of creating momentum in business and life we are looking into taking action.

This episode we are looking at the theme of creating momentum in business and life. Building momentum in business and life starts with knowing yourself. What can be measured can be managed. This is why knowing yourself is a good place to start with deciding how to create a plan to move forward.

This episode we talk about research and trends.

We talk about receiving and managing negative feedback.

We talk about receiving and managing negative feedback.

In this episode we talk about finding your market. SEO - what is SEO? https://searchengineland.com/guide/what-is-seo How to use headings on your site https://yoast.com/how-to-use-headings-on-your-site/ Google keyword suggestion tool https://ads.google.com/intl/en_uk/home/tools/keyword-planner/ Google Trends https://trends.google.com/trends/ Gopurls news aggregator http://popurls.com Etsy rank https://etsyrank.com Marmarlead https://marmalead.com/ Survey Monkey https://www.surveymonkey.com/ Google Forms https://www.google.co.uk/forms/about/

We talk about starting an online craft business.

We talk about The Princes Trust.