I love to read books about blogging. There are so many available on Kindle, I download them and consume them like there’s no tomorrow. Even if I don’t learn anything new from them, they keep me inspired to be better with my blog… and hopefully they have helped me to Read more…
Anyone who follows me on Instagram will probably be aware of how much I love it. There are often days when I post 15 or more pictures! I’ve been on there since 2012 and have slowly increased my presence and my followers over that time. These days, I tend to Read more…
When I moved over to WordPress late last year, the first thing I did was begin researching plugins. At first, I downloaded and installed everyone one I came across that looked like it might be helpful. Then I found a lot of them weren’t as helpful as they seemed. And Read more…
My life has been fairly hectic lately. Aside from S being poorly, I’ve had trips and meetings and work and all sorts to contend with, and I was ill myself last week. So I’ve been thinking a lot about productivity and time management, and how to be good at both Read more…
Around this time of year, people seem to delight in posting their “Summer Bucket List” – a list of things they want to do over the summer months, perhaps during the school holidays. The lists typically include places people want to visit, activities they want to take part in Read more…
Last week, I set up a WhatsApp group for bloggers, with the idea that it would be a trusted and supportive community for bloggers where we could ask questions and gain advice. I knew there were already Facebook groups and Twitter chats out there that provided this, but I had Read more…
I don’t know about you, but when I think of a habit, I tend to think of bad things. If you Google “habits” you’re likely to find lots of blog posts and articles about how to break your bad habits, or examples of bad habits people have in relation to Read more…
I’ve been working a lot on my productivity lately. I am a single mother with a business to run, a blog to update and a kitchen that needs a good clean – anything I can find to improve my productivity is an absolute bonus! While I was researching things I Read more…
When you write a blog, it’s easy to just plod along, writing a few posts here and there. Thousands of people have blogs and are happy to keep them going as they are, and that’s just fine. If you want to step up your blogging though, to gain more traffic Read more…
I’ve been learning a lot about productivity lately. I have a very busy life. As well as running this blog, I run a business and also a networking group. I spend one day a week travelling to and from a radio station on the coast, and on three days each Read more…
An email newsletter can be a great way to connect with your readers, and to share posts with your audience they may have missed. It’s easy these days to get a simple “sign up to my newsletter” feature on your blog. You can see mine in the sidebar over there, Read more…
At an event a while ago, I attended a workshop about social media. As a part of it, we were asked to take a simple personality test which would reveal how we act online. The test is simple, and the results give you three out of six outcomes: Open Read more…
Whether we like it or not, Facebook is still the largest social network out there. I saw a quote somewhere recently that its membership is larger than the memberships of all other social networks combined. Whether that’s true or not, it is still massive, and as a blog or business, Read more…
The other day I published a post about how I climbed the Tots100 rankings. One of the major parts of that was getting more traffic – unique visitors and over all page impressions. With that in mind, here is a list of ways to promote your blog. This list is by Read more…
Do you use hashtags to promote your blog posts on Twitter? If not, you’re missing a trick! There are lots of blogging hashtags out there which you can use specifically to promote your blog posts. Here’s a handy list of my favourite hashtags… Monday: #MondayBlogs This tag was set up by Read more…
Do you ever get that thing where someone asks you a question, and you know what you’re going to say… but when your mouth opens, something entirely different comes out? This week, I had an interview with a judge for my entry in the South Wilts Business of the Year Read more…