Sometimes it’s hard coming up with new blog post ideas all of the time isn’t it? When I’m struggling for a new post idea, I often turn to the season for some inspiration. Of course over the cold months, there’s Christmas, New Year’s, Bonfire Night and Halloween to draw inspiration from, but when you’ve exhausted … [Read more…]
I hope you’ve all had a lovely Christmas and have started the New Year with a bang. It’s been great to have some time off from the blog, but I’m really happy to be back too. Of course as a blogger you never really have time off do you? But still, it was nice to … [Read more…]
I’ve been doing a bit of reflecting over the last few weeks with regards to this blog and there are going to be some big changes next year. I’m really excited about the changes, but I’m not going to announce them just yet as they’re still in the planning stages and everything could change again … [Read more…]
If you are a blogger, then you’ve no doubt had emails asking for free work, or emails from PRs that have a budget so tiny it’s almost more insulting than asking you to work for free. In this post, I’m sharing what I actually say to those emails and what I would really like to … [Read more…]
Have you ever found yourself with some spare time to write a few blog posts and then realised you are drawing a complete blank on what to write about? Here are fifty ideas for blog posts so you never find yourself stumped about what to write again. 50 Blog Post Ideas Blogging … [Read more…]
When you first start blogging, SEO seems like a bit of a minefield, but you soon come to see that it can actually be quite simple to nail the basics. But just when you think you’ve got it, you realise that you’re doing something wrong. Some of the main issues come when bloggers get that … [Read more…]
As bloggers and freelance writers, it’s part and parcel of our day to receive a hundred and one emails from people who want our services. But how many of those emails actually offer something worth our time? Very few in all honesty. In the average week, around 10% of the emails are worth bothering with. … [Read more…]
I think a lot of people start blogs anonymously. For some, it’s a conscious decision. For others, it can just be a case of not thinking to use their picture and add their name etc. to their blogs. And for a lot of bloggers, there comes a point where they decide they don’t want to … [Read more…]
Once a blog is a few weeks old, the emails from PRs usually start coming. These range from people begging for free work which is annoying and embarrassing for all concerned, to the “we have a budget of $5” (this token gesture is actually more insulting than just begging for free work), all the way … [Read more…]
I have been blogging for almost two and a half years now. To say I’ve learned a lot along the way would be the understatement of the year. I’ve learned: That using images is important on a blog How to do SEO well enough to get traffic through search engines That organisation is key How … [Read more…]