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Kelly's Tech Lounge
Kelly's Tech Lounge: The podcast for children's activity providers who want to simplify the tech, master their marketing and grow a business around family life.
I’m Kelly Reynolds, and every week I’ll be sharing simple, practical advice to help you grow your business without adding more hours to your day.
From social media and content creation to email marketing, tech, mindset and practical how-tos, each episode is packed with easy-to-follow tips you can put into action straight away. No jargon, no overwhelm, just realistic strategies designed for busy business owners juggling classes, customers and family life.
Whether you’re looking to fill more classes, simplify your systems, build your online presence or finally get to grips with the tech behind your business, you’ll find honest conversations and practical support to help you move forward with confidence.
So grab a cuppa, pop your headphones in and join me.
Episodes
18 episodes
Episode 18: Class Business Live and the Class Business Awards: What I Took Away and My Journey to Becoming a Sponsor
This weekend I was at Class Business Live and the Class Business Awards, hosted by Krissy Monaghan at the NCC in Birmingham. It was an amazing day, with brilliant speakers, plenty to put into action straight away, and an energy in the room I’m ...
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Episode 17: The Easy Way to Create a Welcome Email Sequence (Even If You're Not Techie)
If you've ever thought email marketing was too complicated, this episode is for you. A welcome email sequence is one of the easiest ways to start building trust and connection with your audience, even while you're running classes, replying to m...
Episode 16 - Why I've Stopped Recommending ManyChat (And What to Try Instead)
This episode wasn't meant to happen. I'd planned a completely different one, all about ManyChat and how to automate comment-to-DM on Instagram, complete with my affiliate link. But after using it myself for over 12 months, and with several of m...
Episode 15 - Choosing the Right Booking System as a Children's Activity Provider
Running a children's activity business as a busy parent is no small feat, and one of the biggest ways you can make life easier for yourself, and for the parents booking with you, is having the right booking system in place. I've used a range of...
Episode 14 - How to create a weeks worth of content from one idea
Running a children's activity business is rewarding, but juggling sessions, families, bookings and social media all at once can feel relentless. The good news is you don't need a brand new idea every single day. With the right strategy, one pie...
Episode 13 - How To Create A Lead Magnet That Builds Trust
Following on from last week’s episode on funnels and freebies, this episode goes a bit deeper… how to actually create one that attracts your ideal customer and builds trust, rather than pushing people away.You’ve probably come across it ...
Episode 12: What’s a Funnel and a Lead Magnet (And Why Does Your Business Need Them?)
Funnels and lead magnets… you’ve probably heard everyone talking about them, but if you’ve got no idea what they actually mean, you’re not alone. The good news is they’re much simpler than they sound, and once you get your head round them, they...
Episode 11 - How to create a link in bio page
Ever wondered how influencers and big brands get that slick “link in bio” page that sends people exactly where they need to go? You don’t need a website (or any tech skills) to do the same thing for your activity business.In this epi...
Episode 10 - What to actually put on your website when you’re starting out
If the thought of building your website has you drowning in Google searches about funnels, SEO and lead magnets, this episode is here to simplify it.You don’t need a 10-page site or fancy design to get started. You just need one simple p...
Episode 9 - Create a Month’s Worth of Content in 1 Hour
Feeling overwhelmed by content creation? In this episode I share a repeatable, time-saving workflow for busy small-business owners, especially parents running children’s activities that lets you plan a month of content in ro...
Episode 8 - You Don’t Need to Do It All Yourself
Feeling overwhelmed running a children’s activity business alongside family life? In this episode I explain why outsourcing tech, admin, and content first frees your time and energy, how VAs and simple AI can help without lo...
Episode 7 - 5 Automations Every Children’s Activity Provider Needs
In this episode I outline five simple automations to save time and reduce overwhelm so you can enjoy more family time this summer.Key takeaways• Auto-replies (social & email): answer FAQs, share hours and booking links....
Episode 6 - Setting up Canva templates
In this episode I walk you through a simple, practical four-step system for creating Canva templates that save time, reduce stress, and keep your content consistently on-brand. I explain why templates matter, how to choose co...
Episode 5 - How to Start Your Online Presence: 3 Key Steps for Children’s Activity Providers
In this episode Kelly share’s three no-nonsense steps to get your online presence working for you. If you’re launching a business (or running children’s activities) and feel overwhelmed by logos, platforms and marketing buzzwords, t...
Episode 4 - Is Canva Pro worth the upgrade?
In this episode of Kelly’s Tech Lounge, Kelly Reynolds explores the Pro features that can transform how you create content bulk create, brand kits, Canva AI, Magic Studio tools (like background remover), and a huge library of premium templates ...
Episode 3 - Why scheduling social media is essential
In this episode of Kelly’s Tech Lounge, Kelly Reynolds explains why scheduling your social media is essential not just a “nice to have” especially as the summer holidays approach. She shares real-world lessons from running classes,...