Zack Robinson

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“The French hate the English.”

That’s what people kept telling me before I moved to Nice.

One older mate said I’d hate it and be back within a week lol. 

Hearing this did get in my head a bit, dampened the excitement of moving, made everything feel heavier and more stressful. 

But it was so unnecessary, cos i’m almost 4 years in, and have no plans to ever leave this place. 

From day one, it’s been nothing but pure bliss. The place is paradise and everyone’s properly sound. 

The postman comes in for a chat on the weekend.

People stop you when you’re walking the dog.

Our closest neighbour comes around with bottles of wine.

And the dude who planted the olive trees on our hill stops by with cases of fresh oil. 

Even when I’m on my own, butchering this beautiful language, everyone’s patient and always up for a laugh. 

(The vibe reminds me very much of London in the summer (iykyk). Except here, it’s like that all the time.) 

Funny though, innit? How people just decide something’s true because they’ve heard it a few times. They've never experienced said hatred, never actually tested it, just heard it so it HAS to be true. 

That’s what this was.
 
“The French hate the English.”... said by people who’ve never lived here, never visited and think Calais is the capital. 

Anyway.

If someone says this to you, tell them this from an English bloke who’s lived here for almost 4 years:

It’s b*llocks.

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Every weekend, I go to the car wash my in-laws own and watch someone ruin up the paintwork on a Ferrari.

It’s a tiny village car wash, just off the motorway, 30 mins from Monaco. Ten euros a pop to put your car through those spinny, grit-ridden brushes.

One Saturday, I got talking to an old guy with a 488 Pista.

“Why do you put that through the rollers?" I said. "They leave swirl marks all over the paint”.

“It’s quicker than cleaning it at home,” he shrugged.

“Sure. But why not get a detailer to come to your house and do it on your drive?”

“Yeah… I guess. I just never think about it.”

I nodded, and started heading back to my car.

Then he shouted after me:

“Hey! Isn’t that the same with LinkedIn? People hammer away at their own posts instead of just getting someone like you to do it properly?”

I laughed.

“Exactly.”

…

Tired of LinkedIn doing nothing for your business? Drop me a DM.

I’ve finally met someone wittier than me. 

My son. 

Yesterday I bought him a new lunch box for his snacks as he’s going to the Alps for the weekend. 

Naturally, he had to test it out, so he started filling it with stuff: 

- two compotes
- bear-shaped cake thing
- yoghurt 

Then he ruins the vibe by throwing a sock in there. 

But the best bit… he comes running over to me and goes: 

“Not a lunch box, daddy. Lunch socks.” 

Looks like my way with words runs in the family. 

Proud dad moment.

There’s some weird entitlement going around these days. 

You’re not owed anything. 

People acting like they’re automatically entitled to:

– instant replies to texts
– responses to shite cold DMs
– someone else’s time just because they were “polite”

Nah. Doesn’t work like that. 

If you’ve not:

 – earned trust
 – built a relationship
 – delivered results before

then no one owes you a reply, an explanation or their time.

Keep seeing people saying crap like, "I reached out nicely so the least they can do is reply"... erm... not if what you reached out with stinks. 

Give your head a wobble ffs.

Last month I had a sales call with someone who’s been following me for 4 years. 

Yeah, 4 years!

And now we’re very close to starting a big email project together. 

Now I ain’t saying this to brag — you know that’s not my vibe — more cos it’s a good reminder of how decent-sized projects can actually work.

(Before I go on, let me say that 4 years is a long time and you deffo don’t want your content taking this long to generate results. But the reality is, for some projects, it just can, and there’s nothing you can do about it. Plus, I think I’ve proven enough [check my featured section] that results do and should also come sooner.) 

What’s funny about this one is that other than a quick hello when we connected 4 years ago, I haven’t ever spoken to this person. But they’d been reading, watching, clocking what I post and forming an opinion all this time.

Until… they had a project come up where they needed someone they could trust. That last part is key… they trusted me… without ever speaking to me. 

How do I know that? Cos on the call, she said (and I quote): “I’m not even gonna bother talking to anyone else! I want you and only you to work on it.” 

That right there is when you know your content is doing its job. 

Yeah. 

Some deals move quickly, others sit in the background for a while. But if you get your messaging and strategy right, the outcome is the same, you gain a great new client. 

Sound.

Stop marketing yourself to your peers.

It’s dumb as f*ck. 

The amount of founders I see doing this is wild.

If your goal is lead gen:

1) Why are you basing your entire content strategy around people who do the exact same thing as you?

2) Why are you teaching people how to do your f*cking job?

For 98% of people, peers aren’t ever gonna buy. And serious buyers don’t want to learn the ins and outs of what you do, that’s literally what they’re paying you for.

I know why this happens… 

It’s the LinkedIn kings and queens who’ve never sold anything in their lives telling people to “add value”. It sounds smart, looks generous, but it’s meaningless.

“Add value” basically means: Teach people what you know through free tips, frameworks and checklists. 

Erm, okay, so all stuff that’s gonna attract people who do the exact same thing as you? Hmmm. Dead smart that 🙄 

If your goal is likes and thumbs and influencer status, carry on adding value. 

But if your goal is clients, stop trying to be everyone’s free f*cking teacher, cos it’s about as useful as wiping your arse with 1-ply toilet roll the morning after a vindaloo.

Clients don’t care how “valuable” your content is. They care whether you actually get them, understand their pain, their goals and their business.

The people who love your tutorials and comment “🔥 so valuable” aren’t buying from you. Soz. 

There are ways to educate your audience without teaching them how to do your job. 

A better alternative if you want buyers is to focus on:

- Sharing your process and why it’s different\better than others
- Showing you understand their problems better than they do
- Proving you can solve said problem(s) (testimonials etc)

Otherwise, forget making LinkedIn a predictable lead gen channel for your business.

Sound.

You don’t need to “master” LinkedIn's algorithm. 

🤦‍♂️ 

If you want LinkedIn to do anything useful for your business — build trust, generate enquiries, shorten sales cycles, etc — the same rules apply as any other marketing or business development activity. 

And it's that you need to: 

- know who you’re talking to 
- understand what they need help with 
- have proof you can solve their problems 

and then create consistent, engaging content that communicates clearly that you know what you are talking about, and are the right fit for that audience. 

That’s it. Dead simple. You don’t need to trick, hack or master anything that's out of your control. 

Just do the basics well, over a period of time. 

Yet so many of you are on here, listening to numpties telling you to "just post", guessing what your audience wants to see, hoping stuff resonates, and then acting surprised or in denial when nothing converts. 

Bonkers. 

Would you “just post a few ads”? 
Would you “just send a few emails?” 
Would you hire a sales person and tell them to “just do stuff”?

Unless you like wasting time and money, no you wouldn’t.  

If you want results, you do stuff properly. Why is LinkedIn any different? 

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…

If you want LinkedIn to start pulling its weight commercially in 2026, we should probably talk.

DMs are open. 

Sound.

The thought of staying in one place would’ve freaked me tf out 10 years ago. 

But right now, you couldn’t pay me to travel the world again. 

Some people’ll call me mad. But I genuinely have no desire to get on a plane unless it’s to go home and visit my family. 

That’s a stark contrast to back in my music days, where I was constantly on the move. I had a home, but was never in it. I had a schedule, but never stuck to it. 

It wasn’t by choice at first, it’s just what the industry demanded of us as an “up and coming” band. But after a year or two, it became my whole personality. 

(THE PART OF MY LIFE WHERE I DID A LOT OF SILLY STUFF GOES HERE.)

Yeah… lol… 

After I quit the band, I struggled because I had this constant itch to be out and about, which made working from home properly difficult. There was a phase where I’d go to 4 different coffee shops back to back just because I wanted to be out and about.  

I’d do this 3-4 days a week, for months on end. 

Moving to France has properly calmed me down. I feel so content here, so much calmer. I’m still out a lot, but it’s because I’m doing stuff I really really want to, not because I really really HAVE to. 

It’s jokes y’know, cos when I chat with people who are into music and my old band comes up, they always ask if I miss “the buzz.” And yeah, I miss being on stage so much. 

But the constant movement, the chaos, people everywhere, always needing to be on top form… nah, not a chance. 

Maybe it’s cos I’ve done so much travelling in the past. Maybe it’s cos I’ve forgotten what the ‘buzz’ feels like. Maybe it’s cos where I am is enough. Or maybe, just maybe, it’s cos I’m slowly turning into an old, boring git.

Them: I need to do something different this year. LinkedIn didn’t generate a single penny for me last year.

Me: Got it. So what’s the new plan?

Them: I’m going to stop caring so much.

Me: Interesting start.

Them: And I’m done overthinking everything.

Me: Okay… but what are you actually changing?

Them: I’ll just post.

Me: Erm… I’m not su—

Them: Yeah, whatever comes to mind.

Me: Didn’t you just say LinkedIn didn’t work for you last year?

Them: Yeah.

Me: And last year you were also… just posting?

Them: Correct.

Me: So what’s different now? Audience research? Positioning? A strategy?

Them: Nah.

Me: Content pillars?

Them: Don’t need them.

Me: New offer?

Them: Nah. Just posting and going with the flow. 

Me: Going with the flow? 

Them: Yeah, everyone I know does it.

Me: So, you’re doing the same as you did last year, and expecting different results? 

Them: Exactly. 

Me: 

…

For added effect, turn on your sound.

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Chartered Accountant

Went skiing recently.

Good news: I survived.
Bad news: I’m awful.

No natural ability.

No transferable skills.

Just me falling over while kids flew past me like it was nothing.

Very humbling.

Also weirdly enjoyable.

Being bad at something you don’t tie your identity to is underrated.

10/10 would embarrass myself again.

Ellis Bennett FCCA

Simplifying Accountancy and maximising Tax Efficiency for Business Owners | Director - EA Accountancy 👨🏼‍💻 💸

We said no to a client this month.

On paper, they were perfect:
– Good revenue
– Decent margins
– “Urgent” need for an accountant

But the red flags were obvious in the first conversation.

They wanted speed over clarity.

They wanted reassurance, not honesty.

They wanted someone to *clean things up*, not change how decisions were made.

That’s not a bad client.

It’s just not *our* client.

We’ve capped new work because I’d rather:
– Reply properly
– Think clearly
– Give advice that actually improves the business

Than grow for the sake of it.

Being selective isn’t arrogance.

It’s the only way professional services stay good.

Last year I made a conscious decision to simplify my life.

Not because I burned out.
Not because I had to.

Because I wanted to perform better.

Less noise.
Less forced social plans.
Less doing things out of obligation.

More:

– Work I actually care about
– Training properly
– Time with family
– Headspace

I’m taking the same approach into this year.

Probably even stricter.

It won’t look exciting to everyone.
It doesn’t need to.

If I want to humble myself emotionally, I’ll just watch Man Utd.

Job done.

We closed the books to new clients recently.

Not as a growth play.
Not as a marketing tactic.

Because unlimited growth is how service firms lose quality.

I like being able to:
– Reply without rushing
– Think before answering
– Give advice I’d actually stand by

That only works when capacity is respected.

Most firms chase “more”.

We protect standards.

And yes, that means saying no more often than saying yes.

Most accountants are paid to keep you calm.

Not to tell you the truth.

“You’re fine.”

“Nothing to worry about.”

“We’ll look at it at year-end.”

That isn’t advice.

It’s sedation.

If your margins are drifting, cash is tight, and decisions feel reactive, silence isn’t helping you, it’s delaying the problem.

Good advice is sometimes uncomfortable.

It forces trade-offs.

It challenges behaviour.

If your accountant has never made you pause and think,

they’re probably not advising, they’re just filing.

Just back from a stag do.

Here’s what it taught me about B2B sales:
1️⃣ Drink water
2️⃣ Pace yourself
3️⃣ Know when to leave the bar
4️⃣ Don’t trust the quiet bloke
5️⃣ Always have a plan

Only joking.

Not every life event is a “B2B sales lesson”.

Sometimes you just went on a stag do, got battered, and spent £11 on a vodka Red Bull.

LinkedIn… relax.

I keep seeing the same thing.

Agencies doing £400k–£600k turnover…
…but the founder still feels underpaid for the responsibility they carry.

The numbers usually look like this:
– Decent gross margin
– Team costs creeping up
– No forecasting
– Founder pay decided last, not planned

Revenue hides the problem.
Cash exposes it.

Turnover doesn’t fix poor structure.
And scaling a messy setup just makes the gaps bigger.

I don’t care if a business hits £1m.
I care how it got there.

If margins are thin,
decision-making is reactive,
and the founder can’t take money out consistently,
the number means nothing.

I run the firm the same way I train:
– Sustainable pace
– Clear limits
– Long-term thinking

Impressive screenshots don’t build good businesses.
Disciplined systems do.

Last week felt like everything that could’ve happened, happened.

Nothing went wrong.

Which somehow made it worse.

Just one thing after another:
“Oh and this as well.”

Inbox full.
Calendar stacked.
Brain running on low power mode.

Running a business is basically solving problems until you go to bed.

Then thinking about them anyway.

Still wouldn’t swap it.

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