Thriving your way
There is so much information on the internet it can be difficult to find great content, and that is why I like to highlight some of the posts I’ve enjoyed recently. Here is a list of posts on the theme of blogging: Do you know these 3 secrets to get more traffic to your site? Who decides what a ‘successful’ blog is anyway? Tips to Survive Your First Blog Event featuring Blog On Cymru Who’s Continue Reading …
As I want to keep improving my blog I think it is important to review progress and to decide areas to focus on. Last year I did a review every month, but didn’t feel I was gaining much from it, so I planned to do quarterly reviews this year. However, here we are six months in and I’m doing my first one, but at least it means I have lots of data to review. The highlight Continue Reading …
Periscope is a new social network allowing you to live stream video from your phone, enabling you to respond to comments and questions in real time. The video is saved for replays, but is only accessible for 24 hours. I’ve been using Periscope as a viewer and talker for a few weeks and have found it difficult to understand, and strange to talk into my phone, but now I’m hooked so wanted to share what I’ve Continue Reading …
I’m very pleased to have a new theme for my blog. I installed my last theme almost five years ago; in fact, this is only my third theme in eight years! If you look at my two previous themes I’m definitely getting lighter, not sure where I’ll go for the next one. It took me a year to accept I needed a new theme, and to collect my thoughts on what I liked and didn’t like. I’d planned Continue Reading …
Blog comments, design and images, events and ethics are some of the topics covered in these posts I’ve enjoyed reading. I hope you enjoy them as well. The role of bloggers in the path to purchase How to Get Invited to Blogger Events 5 Steps To Becoming An Overwhelmingly Successful Blogger 12 Most Powerful Tips for Visual Dominance Top Tips for Getting the Most out of Monetizing Brand/Blog Relationships You Are Not A Sheep: Start Continue Reading …
I’m currently sat on the beach thinking that in four weeks I’ll be at Britmums Live 2015. Not only will I have the luxury of having me time for two days, but I will be meeting blogging friends and learning about all things blogging and social media. If you are not in the know about blogging events, BritMums Live is described as “the UK’s biggest, two-day social media conference and blogger event, where lifestyle bloggers Continue Reading …
BlogCamp UK recognises that blogging is now much more than just blogging; increased internet speeds and online media has expanded the activities of bloggers to cover social media, photography and producing videos. So the conference schedule included sessions on photography, videos, presentation and working with brands. It is always a fun day at BlogCamp UK (I sound so experienced but BlogCamp UK this time last year was my first blogging conference). It is a relaxed day with the Continue Reading …
A mix of tutorials / tips and discussion about social media. Don’t forget if you are interested in chatting on social media to visit the Discuss community on G+. Why it pays to complain via Twitter Rename Feedly feeds as Twitter handle The perils of the Streisand effect All your Google+ statistics A Visual Guide to Social Media Best Practices Keeping it Real on Social Media: DO This NOT That It’s so funny how we Continue Reading …
The term blog niche is frequently used in advice about starting a blog or in tips to improve your blog. I don’t have a niche and consequently have a written on a variety of topics, but about a year ago I decided I would benefit from having greater focus and understanding of what I wanted to write about; as I mentioned in my last post, I think I would write more interesting posts if I Continue Reading …
Today is my blog birthday and eight years on I still love blogging. But I don’t love what I’m writing; I’m in a rut. It is not a blogging rut, as I’ve got lots of ideas and enthusiasm, until I start writing. So far this month I’d plan to publish a post about finding your blogging niche (including a worked example for this blog) and a review of what we’ve achieved in the second year in our Continue Reading …
