Hi Stu,
looking at your website gives me more convidence in your person then looking at your HN question. You seem to be veeery unsure about the way you want to walk the next months. From my experience the best way to find out is to follow people who do great what you want to do. That means reading blogs, HN but also working together with people you admire. Maybe you can find some great people on the net or around you in the UK to work with.
Btw. I really like the design of your websites! Did you do it yourself?