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It's Time for Growth Not Grind
I help Shopify-focused soloists & founders grow without burning out
Being the face of your business is exciting but exhausting. As a soloist or founder, you juggle every role — strategist, operator, marketer, and doer. You're so focused on client work that finding time to work on your business feels impossible. That's where I come in!
I'm Keir. I help soloists and founders in the Shopify Partner ecosystem grow their businesses — through better marketing, smarter decisions, and sharper positioning. Am I a consultant, coach or advisor? I think it's fair to say a bit of all three.
- The Struggle is Real
- Programs and Packages
- Who I Help
- Who Am I?
- Latest Articles
- From the Vault
- Previous Clients
- Book Your Free Consultation
The Struggle is Real
As a soloist or founder, it's easy for the big-picture work like refining your offers, improving systems, or building visibility to take a backseat. Client work always comes first, and those critical tasks get pushed to "later" again and again.
But without a clear plan and consistent marketing, your business won't grow, and you'll always feel like you're playing catch-up instead of taking control. Do any of these sound like you?
Overly Reactive
You're constantly responding to client requests, handling urgent tasks, and putting out fires. This leaves little room for strategic thinking and proactive steps toward your business growth.
Boom or Bust
Your business cycles between periods of high demand and quiet times. Without steady marketing and a clear plan, growth becomes unpredictable, leaving you feeling stressed and out of control.
Lack of Focus
You're pulled in many directions with no clear priority. This makes it difficult to focus on areas that will ultimately drive growth — like refining your offers or building a marketing strategy.
The good news is, it doesn't have to be this way. For the past six years, I've been helping soloists and founders like you make time for the strategic work that drives real growth — things like defining their offers, understanding their customers, creating simple marketing strategies, and delivering consistently to clients.
My programs and support packages are designed to help you progress in just a few hours a week. Whether you need a small business reset, help building your marketing muscle, or ongoing support and guidance, I'll be there to help you stay on track and keep moving forward.
Programs and Packages
As a soloist or founder, you need solutions that help you move forward simply and effectively. These three offers are designed to meet you where you are, providing the clarity, strategy, and support you need to grow your business without pulling you away from day-to-day operations.
Forget complex frameworks and jargon (though I might sneak in a few acronyms) — you'll get straightforward, actionable steps to define what you do, who you do it for, and how to communicate it to your target market. Best of all, you can make real progress in just a couple of hours a week. Can you afford not to?
Inbox Influence
A 12-week program for soloists and founders who want to build trust, authority, and connection through the power of email in under two hours per week.
What's Included
- 1-1 "Find Your Voice" workshop
- Detailed program roadmap
- Tech setup support
- Weekly inspiration email
- Support creating your first eight emails
- Personalised feedback
- Accountability & support
£1,195 +VAT (if applicable)
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First Officer
For soloists and founders who want a trusted partner to discuss ideas, challenges, and next steps — delivering clarity, feedback, and fresh perspectives.
What's Included?
- Deep dive business assessment
- 90 minute kick-off workshop
- Monthly 1-1 strategy sessions
- Ad-hoc calls to tackle urgent challenges
- Direct access via Slack & email
- Actionable feedback and insights
- Regular accountability surveys
From £495 p/m +VAT (if applicable)
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Flight Deck
A flexible, month-to-month retainer offer where strategy and implementation come together in a bespoke, hands-on package built specifically to support you and your business.
Packages Can Include
- Tailored marketing strategies
- Ongoing support and guidance
- Content creation and editing
- Campaign planning and execution
- Email marketing development
- LinkedIn strategy
- Regular feedback and insights
If you're ready to break the cycle of inactivity and move your business forward, get in touch and let's have a conversation.
Who I Help
The majority of my clients are soloists and founders working in the Shopify Partner ecosystem (learn why I specialise in Shopify). If you see yourself in the descriptions below, there's a very good chance we'll work well together.
- Soloist — You are your business. While you might outsource tasks like accounting, it's mostly just you juggling everything. You know a healthy pipeline would change your business but just can't find the time to think about marketing — let alone do it while still managing client work, sales, and everything else.
- Founder — You started (or co-founded) a business that's grown into a team. Whether by design or accident, you now juggle 1-1s, sales calls, proposals, relationship building and the work. Your biggest challenges? Attracting and retaining clients while managing the complexities of a growing business.
While my primary focus is on Shopify-focused businesses, I also support soloists and founders working in digital, SaaS, and creative services, such as marketers, designers, app developers, content writers, and SEO specialists. Many work closely with Shopify-focused businesses or play key roles in the wider e-commerce ecosystem and face similar challenges in growth, marketing, and delivering exceptional services.
If this sounds like you let's have a conversation and find out how we can work together.
Who Am I?
Hello, I'm Keir! I'm a business and marketing consultant and event host specialising in supporting soloists and founders (many working in the Shopify Partner ecosystem) who want to improve and grow their businesses but aren't sure where to start.
Hosting Craft+Work London 2023 (Tim Richardson pictured right)
I've spent the last 20 years working in the web, tech, and ecommerce industries. I started out as a web developer, morphed into product marketing and was the second hire on Shopify's nascent Partnerships team. After seven years at Shopify I left to start my own consultancy. For the last six years, I've been building my own business, facing plenty of challenges and learning invaluable lessons along the way.
Today, I use this experience to guide Shopify-focused soloists and founders who are ready to grow personally and professionally. If you're looking to take control of your business and make real progress, let's talk.
You can learn more about me and my background on my about page.
Latest Articles
Read my latest thoughts on small business, marketing and the tools we use to get work done. The archive also includes my interview series 9 Questions For….
9 Questions For...Optizio
In this edition of 9 Questions For…, we hear from co-founders of Shopify App company Optizio Dave Spanton & Sammy Isseyegh.
Unhappy Developers
A recently published LinkedIn poll caught me eye — Shopigy App developers are not happy!
Investing in Yourself
Lately, I've been rethinking how I approach personal development. Here are five things I've been trying.
The Power of a Thoughtful Reply
Sometimes, it takes a frustrating customer experience to realise you might be making the same mistakes in your own business.
Why I Work With Shopify Partners
The backstory to my relationship with the Shopify ecosystem and it's agency and app development Partners.
3 Ways to Work With Me
Learn how I help Shopify-focused soloists and founders build better businesses without burning out.
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From The Vault
Each week I share links to tools, ideas, resources and design inspiration.
People’s Graphic Design Archive
A crowd-sourced virtual archive that aims to expand, diversify, and preserve graphic design history!
OG Studio
Create static or dynamic OG (Open Graph) images with an intuitive, Figma-like visual editor. Currently free to create templates and serve via URL.
Minimis
Minimis Launcher brings your phone back to basics. You control your phone. Not the other way around.
Tool Finder
Huge directory of tools and integrations.
Utilio
A collection of privacy-focused online utilities to boost your productivity including QR code and favicon generators.
Ticket Tailor
Whether it's your first event ever, or your biggest event yet, we make it simple and affordable to sell tickets online.
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Previous Clients
Since starting my consultancy, I've been privileged to work with Alvio, Archer Cooper, Beyond Tellerrand, Birmingham Museums Trust Museum and Art Gallery, Colonna Coffee, Disco Labs, Forsberg+two, Fourth Wall Content, Gadget, Gorgias, Kno Commerce, Llanerch Vineyard, Mantle, Milk Bottle Labs, Optizio, Recharge, RecipeKit, Space Squirrel, The Taproom, Sufio, Swanky, The Support Heroes, Three Acres, Tidio, Toward, Treen, Union Works, We Make Websites, Whitecap SEO, Zapiet and more.
Book Your Free Consultation
If you're ready to take the next step towards building a better Shopify-focused business, let's talk. Start by completing my free consultation survey. After receiving it, I'll contact you within 24 hours to book your no-obligation 60-minute consultation.
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