Founder@ Interview
Interview with Claire Roach
“Research everything, then research it again!” – Claire Roach
Today we feature Claire:Roach, the founder at Money Saving Central . We hear their story in their own words, their successes, their challenges and their insights.
Let’s start by getting to know you. Can you please tell us a little bit about you and what you do?
I am the founder at Money Saving Central, a Money Saving Blog on a mission to help people to live more frugally, by cutting costs and saving money.
A great introduction and start to this interview. Can you please tell us, how did you start, from what age, and what made you decide to change direction and start?
I was working as a web designer and SEO expert. I decided to open Money Saving Central when I was pregnant with my twins in 2016. I was laid up in bed for a few months and had some spare time on my hands, so I decided to start a blog which is something I had always wanted to do, but never had the time.
Thank you for that insight. So can you tell us…What does your business do and where is your company based?
Money Saving Central is a hub for UK based money savers to find deals, voucher codes, sales information, and to get money-saving tips and advice.
What’s the story behind your success? What led to your aha moment? how did you get to where you are now?
I am a mum of 5, from South Wales who has a passion for helping people save money. I have always been a fan of Money Saving and Deal websites since the start of the internet, and it was always my end goal to run my own. As a mum of such a large family, I am always on the lookout for ways to make money stretch and live frugally, so it was a no brainer.
Thank you for sharing that. What’s been your life’s biggest lesson so far?
With the blogging game, SEO changes all the time, one minute Google wants things one way, the next another. It can be hugely time consuming – such as when everything went from http to https and I had to go through 1000s of pages to add an ‘s’ to every URL, I later realised I could have used a plugin to do it which would have taken about 10 minutes. Research is key!
Absolutely everything you need to know is available at the click of a button, research everything, then research it again!
If you were to go back in time, what piece of advice would you give to your younger self?
Get a decent domain name (URL) for your business as soon as possible and base your business name around that, not the other way around. It’s pointless being called ‘Money Saving Central’ and having the domain name moneymoneyhubuk.com because that’s the only thing close enough. I was always destined to become an entrepreneur, because I hate working with others and I am willing to give every hour possible to further a business…..if it’s mine!
We’re nearly halfway through our interview so it’s a great time to ask how does your business run. What three tools make your business run better?
I swear by Google drive for record-keeping, SocialBee for social media post scheduling and Tailwind for my Pinterest. Running such a busy website on my own is very time-consuming, so scheduling tools are very important and I wouldn’t be able to get half as much done without them.
What do you know now that you wished you had known before?
Absolutely everything you need to know is available at the click of a button, research everything, then research it again!
What has been your greatest or proudest achievement or moment?
Every single thing about Money Saving Central was created by myself, from its web design, to its content. It took 1000s of hours of work to get it to where it is today,
To finish our inspire questions…”We believe that sharing inspiring words can inspire others.” If there was one positive thing you would say to someone to inspire and empower them what would it be and why?
Research everything, then research it again! Find people who do the same things as you and befriend them. You can learn so much from people who have been at the start of the same journey.
“Thank you it has been great learning more about your founder story and Money Saving Central “
To learn more about Money Saving Central Visit https://moneysavingcentral.co.uk/
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