Hello – I’m Jonathan Pollinger, a freelance social media trainer and I’m here to help you love social media as much as I do.

Social media can make a huge difference to your business or organisation as they can help achieve your objectives. Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and TikTok can raise awareness of your business or charity, help you to attract more customers, as well as boost sales and profits.

My background

I’ve been working as a social media trainer providing straightforward, practical training for small businesses and charities since 2009…before social media for business was a thing! Before that I’d always been interested in bringing people together using technology, just as social media does today.

It’s my speciality and my passion – and I’ve over 110 testimonials on LinkedIn to prove it.

Over the past twelve years, I’ve worked with small businesses, PR and social media agencies, charities, an MP, local government, business owners, other freelancers and more recently social media influencers. As well as training I provide social media services to B2B businesses via Boost Social Agency. In November 2022 I launched Pollinger Social Club for those who want ad hoc social media advice and reporting on a regular basis.

Recognising that AI is going to play a huge role in marketing, in June 2023 I launched Power your marketing with ChatGPT and AI via NILC.

Jonathan Pollinger – Social Media Trainer’s testimonials

“Jonathan combines precise technical expertise with a tolerant and humane approach towards those of us who have been a little slow on the uptake with new media.”
Martin Horwood, Former MP for Cheltenham.

“I’ve been blown away by the number of business enquiries I’ve received from Twitter since my training with Jonathan. Brilliant!”
Sarah Townsend, Sarah Townsend Editorial Limited

“The training was fantastic – very much targeted towards our team and what we do, so we didn’t waste time with things that we already knew.”
Jo Evans, Degreeplus Manager, University of Gloucestershire

If I’m not providing training, I’ll probably be out running around Cardiff Bay. I love running the roads and taking part in races as it helps keep me fit and gives me energy. There can’t be many sports where you can continue to improve at my age! A bridge is known locally as ‘Pollinger Bridge’ as I run over it so often. In 2012 I co-founded Laptop Friday, a co-working and networking event, which takes place regularly in Gloucestershire and Devon.

Find out how I helped NameTags4U grow their Facebook followers from zero to 48,000, and how a post I created reached 130,000 likes:
NameTags4U – Facebook Marketing Case Study (pdf)

Learn how I helped freelance marketing copywriter Sarah Townsend @STEcopywriting grow her Twitter followers from 27 in 2015 to over 7,650 today:
Sarah Townsend Editorial – Twitter Marketing Case Study (pdf)