Let’s set the story. I work from home with my wife Ailsa. I have done for the past 4 years. We spend 24 hours per day, 7 days a week together. It sounds like a nightmare but it really isn’t. We are friends before anything else and it just seems to work. I’m not going to analyse that. Working from … Read More
Working From Home
Stay with me on this one please folks…. Ailsa and I started The Cuillin Collective a while back now. In the beginning we didn’t work that much. Most of our work days were spent simply trying to find work. From 10 until 3 most days I did the handyman thing. I spent the rest of my days scouring the web … Read More
DIY Explainer Videos
It’s that old conundrum – do you attempt to do something yourself for your business, in turn saving yourself money but risking having to call in a professional anyway, or do you just bite the bullet and call in the professional right from the start? It can be a really tough choice to make and so often one that is … Read More
Working with The Cuillin Collective
So today I decided to write a little piece that details my experiences working with The Cuillin Collective. I have been working with Marc and Ailsa officially for 8 months now and in turn worked with many clients with a massive range of different businesses. It sounds like a cliche, but every day really is different and quite often I … Read More
Outsourcing Explainer Videos
A short rant…….. We get at least one email via our website per fortnight asking us if we can white label our explainer videos. This is fine. However, I’m now getting requests from people on oDesk and eLance as well. What a joke. If these people can go onto eLance and oDesk to find explainer companies then why can’t the … Read More
Explainer Videos – The Hard Sell?
Explainer Videos Sell, sell, sell… That is the world we live in. If you are the one trying to sell something, then you want people to take notice of your product or service in our busy world. On the other hand, if you are a customer, sometimes the selling techniques of businesses can be a little overwhelming. There are so … Read More
Start up Companies
So you have your business idea, and have identified the gap in the market that your business will fill. Now you may think that the hard part is over, but the next few steps are equally as crucial to ensure the success of your new business. There are so many things that need to be taken into consideration and with … Read More
What do you need to start a business?
Once you have spent the crucial time conducting market research on your business idea and deciding on your goods or service it is time to get your business off the ground. The best way to let people know about your business is a website – you can reach the whole world with one. A website allows you to talk directly … Read More
Multilingual Explanation Videos
Here at The Cuillin Collective, we offer multilingual explanation videos so you don’t need to worry about a video being irrelevant in a specific location. Just let us know what language you would like your video and accompanying voice-over in and we will make it happen. If this is your first experience of multilingual explanation videos, see below Original … Read More