William Nash
Bio
I have 12 years of experience helping start ups and SMEs grow online. On my blog DigitalGraft.net, I break down tech hype to help ordinary workers, who think they’re not capable, set up and scale their own online business.
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From Redundant Taxi Driver to Tech Millionaire
How Pete Sullivan Built a Driver Training Empire After Being Replaced by an App Pete Sullivan had been driving taxis in Manchester for 22 years when Uber arrived and turned his world upside down. At 54, with a mortgage, two kids at university, and a wife who'd given up work to care for her elderly mother, Pete watched his income drop by 60% in less than eighteen months as customers switched to the convenience of app-based rides.
By William Nash6 months ago in Geeks
From Burnt Dinners to Six-Figure Subscription Box
Three years ago, Marcus Thompson was what you might generously call a "challenged cook." His idea of meal preparation involved opening several tins simultaneously and hoping for the best. His wife Sarah would return from her 10-hour nursing shifts to find him standing in a smoke-filled kitchen, holding a spatula like it was a foreign object, surrounded by what appeared to be the aftermath of a small explosion.
By William Nash7 months ago in Motivation
How I Turned My Student Debt Into Digital Gold
It's funny how rock bottom can sometimes be the perfect launching pad, though it certainly doesn't feel that way when you're living on instant noodles and wondering if your electricity will last until payday. That was my reality six months after graduating with a degree in English Literature and enough student debt to buy a small house in the Midlands – if anyone would have been mad enough to give me a mortgage.
By William Nash7 months ago in Motivation
How I Turned Granddads Wartime Cooking Stories Into Digital Gold
It's peculiar how the most profound business revelations can come from the most unlikely sources, rather like finding a twenty pound note in the pocket of your old coat just when you need it most. My particular epiphany arrived courtesy of my 89-year-old granddad and his endless supply of wartime anecdotes, though at the time it felt more like a form of gentle torture than entrepreneurial inspiration.
By William Nash7 months ago in Lifehack
How I Accidentally Built My Online Business. AI-Generated.
It's remarkable how desperation can be the mother of invention, especially when you're sitting in your underwear at three in the morning wondering how you're going to pay the electric bill. That was me eighteen months ago – a recently redundant middle manager with the business acumen of a dead goldfish and about as much digital savvy as my nan, who still thinks Wi-Fi is something you catch from sitting too close to the microwave.
By William Nash8 months ago in Motivation
