Community Spotlight: Ben Williams

Q1. Name & Role
A: Ben Williams, Founder @ Tiedot.

Q2. Do you have any hobbies or interests?
A: I love reading, gaming, music and movies.

Q3. What’s something people might be surprised to learn about you?
A: I'm half Australian 

Q4. What do you love most about working in this community?
A: It has to be the social element - making friends and connections, attending the events, just being around friendly, entrepreneurial people!

Q5. What’s your personal or professional “why”?
A: To make an impact! On clients, people and agency reputations at large.

Q6. Describe your ideal workday in three words.
A:  Focused. Funny. Effective.

Q7. What’s the best piece of advice you’ve received?
A: To be careful about the advice you receive

Q8. What’s one thing you wish every founder or start-up knew?
A: Read “The E Myth” by Michael Gerber. Absolutely essential. 

Q9. What's the best digital marketing advice you can give for SMEs?

A: Try in any small way to have a basic strategy: know your customer, build products or services that address a need, and sharpen that sales pitch to a single sentence or two! Brevity is a gift you give your prospects.