Norfolk`s finest Wedding Directory
Norfolk Wedding Days, was founded in 2008 by Martin Reynolds after he & his wife Kelly had difficulty in finding the best wedding suppliers in Norfolk on the internet. So he thought `why not have them all on one website, a dedicated wedding directory for Norfolk?`
They had seen the many national wedding websites but would have found it easier to find one for local wedding businesses.
Since 2008 Norfolk Wedding Days has steadily grown, along with it`s fine reputation, in the wedding industry & not only help couples find wedding services online, but also publish 2 editions of their wedding magazines every year & also organises various wedding fairs & shows in Norfolk.
Many wedding businesses in Norfolk have secured more work & bookings because of Martin`s passion for finding good wedding suppliers for couples getting married & finding customers for the finest wedding services advertising on Norfolk Wedding Days, in their wedding magazines & exhibiting at their wedding fayres.
The business has grown to such a degree that it now includes:
- Elevate Business Solutions, now the anchor of the business & trading name, this was set up after helping existing clients improve their online presence by means of Search Engine Optimisation & Social Media campaigns.
Help for small businesses
Martin has developed a great understanding of running a business online & with
Elevate Business Solutions he now helps small businesses improve their online presence & performance.
Starting out with very little capital, Martin had to learn quickly such things as
SEO, Meta Tags, Keywords, Social Networking...all terms that were completely alien to him!
After learning about these topics & taking course, after course on these subjects & putting them to good use in reaching the first pages of the Search Engines for his sites on various search terms, Martin was advised to try this route to extend the business after helping some of his existing clients.
Elevate Business Solutions now helps many small businesses in such matters such as:
Many local small businesses know they are in the right hands when using these services, they know they are getting promoted & being advertised in the right way, in an ethical manner.
Biography
Martin was born & bred in Norwich & is very proud of his Norfolk roots, living in & running the business in Norwich.
After divorcing his first wife in 1998 he met his new wife Kelly just a year later. Kelly has been "an absolute rock", as Martin described her, in her support of launching & growing the business.
They have 2 wonderful children together, & Martin has a daughter from his first marriage.
Proudest Moments
Martin lists his proudest moments as seeing his 3 children being born, plucking up the courage to ask Kelly out for a meal! His marriage to Kelly & jumping out of a perfectly good aircraft at 11,000ft to help raise over £2,500 for Great Ormond Street Childrens Hospital.
Qualifications
Martin left school with very few qualifications & says that every qualification gained since has been through life, by making & learning from his mistakes & being completely self-taught where the business is concerned. He feels he is just as, if not better qualified, than many as he, as he puts it, "has been there, made the mistakes, learnt from them & done it!"
He also reckons "that a GCSE in woodwork has not been much use in setting up his business, although his parents do still have a wonderful fruit bowl that wobbles a bit!"
Likes
His main loves are, of course, Kelly & his 3 children, Norwich City FC, martial arts (a former Tae Kwon Do student & now practising in the strongest martial art, Kyokusinkai) & his business, for which he has a passion often working in to the early hours of the morning to meet his clients requirements.
Ambitions
To have a very successful family business, with all of his children (if they want to) join the business & help it grow. Martin wants to have the number one wedding directory for Norfolk, the best business directory in Norfolk & to have the satisfaction of knowing that he has helped many local businesses improve online & that he has helped secure more clients for his clients.
"I will not be happy until Norfolk Wedding Days, &
Elevate Business Solutions are all household names" he says, also adding "I just love the satisfaction when clients tell me that they have secured another booking, another client because of my help, it is a wonderful feeling knowing that I have made a difference".
Testimonials
"Martin has been a great help & encouragement to me in raising the profile of my own business. His organising skills and attention to detail are excellent, and he will go the extra mile (and more) to make sure his customers are satisfied.”
Bob Lloyd - Toastmaster Bob - November 13, 2010 
“Martin Reynolds is very good with service and dealing with customers. Approachable understanding and does exactly what you ask I highly recommend his services. Advertising your wedding business call Martin .”
Anita Mann, owner of Classic Choice Catering - May 2, 2010 
More testimonials for Norfolk Wedding Days & Martin can be found here
