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Steve Blears - Producer & Drirector

Welcome! I'm Steve Blears

Director and co-owner of Bit Famous. We are a training and coaching business that helps organisations drive growth and engagement through confident communication.

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How to turn ideas into content that drives trust, visibility and leads for your knowledge-led business

A lot of people in the business of sharing their knowledge and expertise - like Bit Famous - do great work but struggle to get traction online. Their websites are on page 5 of search results or are increasingly hidden as people rely more on AI results.

These include solopreneurs, those in professional services, small consultancies, training and coaching, also speakers and authors, to name a few.

Their websites struggle to reflect their value, credibility and expertise.

Often, their content is inconsistent, too broad, or simply not doing enough to help the right people find them and trust them.

For our coaching and training business, Bit Famous, I create content that addresses the real questions potential clients are already asking when seeking help. I focus on useful content that gets us found, builds trust and brings in the right kind of enquiries.

That might mean shaping blog posts around search demand, improving underperforming website pages, using testimonials and social proof more effectively, or making sure the content on our sites feels clearer, more trustworthy and more useful.

I’m also increasingly interested in how content performs in AI overviews and AI-driven recommendations. The goal is still the same: to make it easier to discover useful ideas and valuable work.

Our success has caught the attention of knowledge-sharing businesses like ours, who want straightforward, jargon-free advice on how to get more from their websites, books, podcasts and other content.

For a no-obligational discussion about a consultative approach to better visibility for your ideas, get in touch.

 

Steve's Blog - How to turn ideas into content that drives trust, visibility and leads

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How do I stop guessing what to blog about and choose topics based on customer intent?

May / 2026
How do I stop guessing what to blog about and choose topics based on customer intent? Why we had to get more deliberate about blog topics. At Bit Famous, we create a lot of content. As a training, coaching, and speaking business, we have no shortage of topics to write…
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Why do potential customers read my blog but not contact me?

May / 2026
Why do potential customers read my blog but not contact me? Potential clients can read your blog, find it useful and still do absolutely nothing. It’s frustrating, but it’s true. Readers might agree with every word, recognise the problem, and even think, “Yes, this is exactly what’s happening in our…
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Should I use Substack for my business blog? Why it could be a terrible idea for consultants, executive coaches, speakers and business authors

May / 2026
Should I use Substack for my business blog? Why it could be a terrible idea for consultants, executive coaches, speakers and business authors. Substack has become one of those platforms that seems to be everywhere. Journalists use it. Creators use it. Founders use it. People casually drop phrases like “I…
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Why will social proof like testimonials, case studies and awards help drive more leads and enquiries to my business?

May / 2026
Why will proof like testimonials, case studies and awards help drive more leads and enquiries to my business? Because people don’t just buy what you do. They buy the confidence that you can do it well. That’s the part many business websites miss. They explain their service, list their offer,…
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What are long-tail SEO keywords, and why are they crucial for knowledge-led businesses?

May / 2026
What are long-tail SEO keywords, and why are they crucial for knowledge-led businesses? Mastering long-tail SEO is one of the most powerful skills you can develop as an expert service provider. Whether you’re a solopreneur, consultant, professional services specialist, L&D professional, executive coach, speaker or author, understanding how to capture…
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How do I work out what my ideal clients are searching for online?

May / 2026
How do I work out what my ideal clients are searching for online? Start by putting yourself in the client’s chair. Not the polished, strategic, boardroom version of the client. The real one. The one sitting at a laptop between meetings, slightly irritated, slightly under pressure, trying to find an…
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Why does my website feel like a brochure instead of a lead generator?

May / 2026
Why does my website feel like a brochure instead of a lead generator? A brochure website tells people what you do. A lead-generating website helps people understand why they might need you. That sounds like a small difference, but it changes everything. Many professional websites are well-presented. They have a…
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Why doesn’t my website generate business leads?

May / 2026
This is one of those questions that sounds technical. Is it the SEO? Is it the design? Is it the contact form? Is it the page speed? Is it because the button should be red, blue or “tasteful corporate teal”? Sometimes, yes, those things matter. But often the real problem…

About Steve Blears

I’m Steve Blears, director of Bit Famous, where we help organisations drive growth and engagement through confident communication.

I work alongside our MD, Penny Haslam, on the learning and development side of the business, helping HR, L&D and people leaders find practical support for building workplace confidence, visibility, influence and impact.

My role covers content strategy, client onboarding, proposal development, programme planning, newsletters, marketing, PR, award nominations and digital visibility across bitfamous.co.uk and pennyhaslam.co.uk, our main portal for speaking enquiries.

Over the past five years, the strategies we’ve used have helped generate steadily growing enquiries from qualified leads, more than 1.9 million Google search impressions a year and thousands of monthly downloads for our business podcasts and newsletters. 

Before Bit Famous, I worked in BBC journalism and factual television. I started in BBC Local Radio at GLR before working as a reporter for Radio 1 Newsbeat, Radio 5 Live and Radio 4. I then moved into TV as a producer/director, filming and producing programmes including The One Show, Watchdog, Bangers & Cash and other factual and documentary series.

Awards Wreath

Penny Haslam

Professional Speaking Association

Speaker of Excellence

2025

Awards Wreath

Finalist 

Personnel Today 

Learning and Development

Supplier of the Year

2025

Awards Wreath

Finalist 

Personnel Today 

Learning and Development Supplier of the Year

2024

Awards Wreath

Finalist 

Business Book Awards

Short Business Book

of the year

2023

Awards Wreath

Finalist 

Lloyds Bank Business Excellence Awards

Business Enabler

of the year

2022

Bit Famous - Awards