Testimonials

‘I worked with Kelly in the run-up to the publication of my debut novel MIDNIGHT STREETS. As a social media novice, I felt I needed some expert direction. I found her extremely personable to work with, and our structured weekly sessions were incredibly helpful in directing the style and content of my Instagram and Facebook posts and have left me with the confidence to continue growing my social media presence in a productive and well-informed manner. I would highly recommend her to any author needing similar guidance.‘

‘Kelly helped me out of rut in a calm, thoughtful way. Her manner is collaborative but with enough direction to shift my way of thinking and show me how to look at the same facts from a different perspective. Kelly is thoughtful and insightful, the sessions felt personal and focussed on my particular issues. It has been very helpful, and I feel a real change in my way of approaching writing and how I present myself. I would highly recommend working with Kelly, it has been a fascinating process.‘

‘The challenge of writing that debut novel is so celebrated they make movies and write books about it. But far fewer people are aware of the task that comes after the first flush has worn off. How do you maintain a career, book after book? Curiously enough, there isn’t a manual for that. Which is where Kelly Weekes comes in. Her innovative approach to coaching is for any author feeling adrift in their career. The course is focused, effective, and comes from a place of experience and empathy. Kelly’s guidance was pivotal in reshaping my perspective and was exactly what I needed to get a clear picture of where I want to go.‘

‘I discovered Kelly when she was presenting on a panel at LBF in 2023 and immediately knew I wanted to work with her on making the most of my social media presence.

That instinct was even more correct than I realised. Working with Kelly has been incredible. With a gentle warmth, clear instruction and supportive feedback, Kelly guided me through a range of best practices, tips and content ideas for my social media, all drawn from best practices and real-world experience. She took the time to read my novel and review what I had already been doing on my platforms. She then tailored our sessions specifically to my novel and publishing timeline, as well as my knowledge of social media and what I could craft and shape. Since working with Kelly I have seen an impressive increase in my social media interactions, followers and general activity on my posts. I feel confident and knowledgeable as to the best ways to approach my platforms for this novel and those in the future. If you are unsure of how to approach social media or are simply looking for new and dynamic ideas for your posts and marketing, I highly recommend reaching out to Kelly. Her easy-going nature and incredible industry knowledge will support you to your goals.‘

‘Kelly has been invaluable in the marketing process leading to the launch of my first book. Her extensive knowledge in marketing paired with her innate generosity allowed for a seamless process. Additionally, Kelly brings her experience as a coach and helped to challenge me to get out of my comfort zone and explore new ways for me to connect with my audience. Kelly also has an innate sensitivity and I always felt she respected my point of view and how I wish to express myself as an author / illustrator. I highly recommend partnering with Kelly as she is an absolute joy to work with and an incredible human being.‘

‘I absolutely loved working with Kelly. Coming from a place of no book marketing knowledge at all, I felt like I finally had a person to chat to about the entire process, and she gave me so many brilliant ideas and tips. But not just that, I felt like I had a sympathetic person to chat to about the industry at large – the obstacles around getting your book into the world, and how to create your own unique presence. Everything felt so much easier by the end of the coaching. I came away armed with a completely new set of skills, and a much calmer mind. I highly recommend working with Kelly at all stages of the publication process.‘

‘I’ve had the privilege and wonderful opportunity to work with Kelly several times. Like many authors, I’ve struggled to find a connection through my social media with the most important people: Readers and followers of my genre. Kelly is The Consummate Professional. She is the most Intuitive, Kind and Insightful industry professional I’ve had the pleasure to work with and one of a very few people I trust and rate. Without Kelly’s Unique understanding and insight in my genre and characters, I wouldn’t know how to move forward with my social media. Before I worked with Kelly, I was advised to invest in everything to connect with the right followers. Kelly opened my eyes and mind to what truly matters and showed me what I can do to make it work for Me. It’s Lonely and Isolating to work months on end on my books and I’ve been close to giving up many times. Kelly is the reason I feel energised and look forward to continue to write and connect on social media. Kelly is one in a million and I very much look forward to work with her again. Thank you for everything, Kelly.‘

‘I had no online presence before speaking to Kelly and no idea where to start. Plus, the idea of promoting anything made me feel queasy! Kelly helped me to understand what the point is: sharing my process, celebrating the team effort behind my book and supporting other authors. She also (very patiently) showed me how to actually do it.

‘I was introduced to Kelly from someone I trust within the business. Initially I was just exploring the idea of talking to someone who could perhaps guide me a little and in truth I didn’t expect much and I wasn’t sure I would personally engage that well. But boy was I wrong! Kelly opened my eyes to the fact that I am an author and that I can have a career doing what I love. And then she spent time with me not only talking about the marketing aspects but also opening her amazing contacts to me. I would go as far as to say that before speaking with Kelly I was at most a hobby writer, where now with her support and energy I am definitely an author with a career in front of him.’

‘My coaching sessions with Kelly couldn’t have come at a better time. I’ve had such a brilliant start to my career as a children’s author but I was burned out after taking on too much too fast and I needed a recovery plan. I was feeling inexplicably low and anxious and unable to move forward with anything despite the fact that I had some exciting opportunities to explore. I was stuck. Kelly was warm, understanding, and insightful. She helped me put together a plan to recover from burnout, reclaim control over my time, set boundaries, and keep my attention on what matters most to me. It’s brought so much joy and focus. I’m loving being a writer again and I’m feeling so positive about the future. I can’t thank her enough for that.’

‘Kelly is a brilliant coach. She’s a perfect combination of persuasive and sensitive. She gently coaxes me to overcome my blocks to help me achieve my professional and personal goals.

We end each session with actionable points to which I’m held accountable and which I make every attempt to complete before our next session.

I would say that working with her has been transformative for my business and for me personally. I would thoroughly recommend her to anyone seeking a business coach.’

‘I turned to Kelly during a difficult moment in my career when for various reasons – both personal and professional – I found myself lacking focus and feeling like my best achievements were behind me.

Over a series of weeks, Kelly worked with me as a coach and mentor to establish a more positive and productive mindset.

The work we have done together has transformed my creative output and self-confidence. Kelly has given me tools to help me quiet that voice of doubt in the back of my head and encouraged not just healthier work patterns, but wider life habits that I know I will use in the future.

Kelly is a calm, kind and skilful coach who really does bring out the best in people. If you are struggling with confidence, direction or motivation I can highly recommend her.’

‘I approached Kelly for help with “imposter syndrome”.

After 25 years in my career, I had lost confidence in my abilities and was floundering. I desperately needed a metaphorical “kick up the behind”.

From the beginning, Kelly’s professionalism and thoughtfulness shone through. Having felt very isolated during lockdown, I blurted out some heavy stuff in our first session but Kelly took my revelations in her stride and would later come back with some great insight into how they might be holding me back.

Kelly made some wonderful suggestions as to how I could move forward and I feel that our sessions have left me with a valuable toolkit to make the changes I need.

I feel empowered and energised by Kelly’s support and would happily recommend her help to anyone looking to break bad thought habits or make great leaps.‘

‘Kelly worked with us as a mentor to help us create a presence and identity on Twitter and Instagram. She took the time to understand us and our market, helped us to grasp the nature of good social media marketing, and guided us through the setting up process. She was clear, engaging and attentive throughout the process, and I can’t recommend her highly enough.‘

‘Kelly has been completely transformational for our project. Her books background meant she completely understood the brief, and she quickly identified the key activity needed to re-align and re-engage the social media of our client – all with a clear focus towards the book’s ultimate publication.

Excellent communication and feedback as well, would be delighted to work with again.‘

‘I have just had 5 sessions with Kelly to help me with my book marketing and social media and I can’t recommend her enough.

Kelly bought a great structure to the sessions to ensure that I walked away with something that I can easily implement and also helped to guide me with a member of my team who will be starting to do some aspects of my social media.

She really gets what you say and manages to come up with great unique and authentic ideas to counteract any fear (eg Instagram reels!).

I feel lucky to have had Kelly’s support in my journey to being a published author and to connect with the world in an authentic way through social media. Highly recommend.‘

‘Kelly helped me on the launch of my first novel “The Curious Rise of Alex Lazarus” and was a delight to work with her. She is very knowledgeable (and wise!) on all aspects of digital marketing and a brilliant and creative guide in formulating and executing a strategy. She is organised, a brilliant communicator and above all an amazing coach and cheerleader. I could not recommend her highly enough.‘

‘There is more to a book than writing it! You want it read. I feel so excited about my book journey because I have a team around me – and Kelly is an important part of this team. I am not a social media expert – but also I didn’t want someone to take it over! Kelly has given me direction, strategy and invaluable instruction. She ‘got me’ immediately and her relaxed, knowledgeable input inspired trust. Clarity on my target readers and a non-salesy, ‘authentically me’ way of engaging them! Bliss.‘

‘We were due to launch a new and we hoped game-changing Educational publishing product and needed a carefully considered and affordable social media plan to make real noise in the market. Kelly went to work and provided us with a highly detailed and timed plan – it is great when people exceed all your expectations.‘

‘The UK edition of my debut novel ‘Manual For A Decent Life’ was released at the end of June 2020.  Because a launch event could not be organised with any certainty and bookstores and venues were closed when we needed to plan, my publisher Linen Press decided that the e-book edition would come out first, in the summer, and the paperback in the autumn. I knew I had a readership beyond the UK, and in fact, my novel was first published in the U.S. I required additional marketing help, beyond what a small and brilliant indie like Linen Press could provide, to create visibility for the new e-book across the main markets for my novel – UK, USA, Canada and India. I chose Kelly to work with me on a Facebook campaign for three months. She was professional, friendly, creative and efficient – a joy to work with.

She was clear about the proposed programme and realistic about the results.

I really liked her creative content and appreciated the background work she put in before making any suggestions. She was great about checking back and getting approval before she went ahead with a campaign. She also tailored the campaign to fit different regions or target groups as we went along.

Overall, I was glad to place my trust in Kelly and happy that I had someone in my corner to help me with marketing on Facebook as I had neither the time nor knowledge to undertake that myself. I highly recommend her.’

‘Kelly is a highly skilled social media strategist and this, coupled with her considerable publishing experience, made her ideal to work with on developing Enid Blyton’s social media presence.

Kelly delivered a very thorough social media strategy, setting out a plan for launching new channels for Enid Blyton as well as growing existing channels. She managed the channels for nine months and achieved great results.

Kelly provided additional support during a key title launch and created a big summer social media campaign moment #MyBlytonSummer to keep Enid Blyton front-of-mind during the summer holidays, even pulling in a third party promotional partner.

Kelly is highly knowledgeable, capable and experienced but also full of ideas and is a great pleasure to work with. I thoroughly recommend her.‘

‘Kelly has guided me through the pinnacles and pitfalls of social media with endless patience
and profound insight. I have learned a huge amount from her. I’m not great with technology
but thanks to Kelly, I feel empowered in this vital, ever-changing arena. I recommend her
wholeheartedly and wouldn’t hesitate to consult her again in the future.’

‘Today I realised how far I had come in terms of social media. I’m a debut author, and was a relative novice at anything but FB posts involving dogs and friends. Now on the cusp of my book launch, I want to send out a big thank you to Kelly Weekes, who held my hand during the process of going from dipping a little toe in the social media pond to navigating the lake as a fully formed novelist. I know I have further to go, but I wouldn’t be nearly as prepared for my book launch without Kelly’s continual suggestions and assistance. You have definitely made a difference to this author! Thank you so much.‘