For anyone who doesn’t know, a linky (also known as a blog hop) is as follows: One or more bloggers act as host, and publish a post with a little widget that allows other bloggers to link their posts. The posts are then visible to everyone who views the original post. I love a good linky … [Read more…]
Welcome to the It’s A Blogger’s Life interview series. As you may have seen, I posted a list of some of my favourite blogs at the start of the month, and what it is I love about them. Check it out here. You will definitely find some amazing new blogs to follow if you missed it first … [Read more…]
I look back now on when I first started my blog (I started officially in March, but became serious about it towards the end of April) and how utterly clueless I really was about, well, all of it really! With that in mind, here are my top ten tips for anyone thinking of starting a blog: … [Read more…]
Often people ask why bloggers blog. Well why do we? I can’t speak for everyone, but here are five of the reasons I blog: 1. Blogging is Like Free Therapy You can get anything and everything off your chest, you can write about something that has left you broken, sad and you might find the … [Read more…]
Commenting on blog posts can be a bit of a minefield. I don’t know if it’s just me, but sometimes, I find it really hard. When I first started blogging, I thought it would be one of those things that got a lot easier – it did get easier, but I still sometimes struggle with … [Read more…]
Today’s post is a guest post from the lovely Charlene who blogs over at The Moderate Mum (link at the end). If you haven’t visited Charlene’s blog before, here is a little more about her: I live near the sea with my partner Graham, and after more than a decade mentoring families, I’m now a stay … [Read more…]
I’m very excited to reveal August’s theme – Bloggers and Blogging. This month I will share with you some of my favourite blogs and what it is about them that keeps me coming back day after day. I will also be running interviews with some of my favourite bloggers! There will be posts on what I … [Read more…]
I was recently asked why I blog anonymously by @moderatemum as part of the Over To You theme. When I originally started my blog, the plan was to blog for a week or two, just to get me into the swing of writing. I didn’t tell anyone about the blog and I didn’t promote it … [Read more…]
On Wednesday night/Thursday morning, around 3am, I almost deleted my blog! The picture above represents perfectly how I felt at that moment. It Started with Twitter! Around 10pm Wednesday night, I was happily scrolling through my Twitter feed, not a care in the world, when one of my pre-scheduled tweets for the day’s new … [Read more…]
Day 23 of my A to Z Challenge. W is for Writing For Yourself. I took part in Monday nights #bdibNA Twitter chat on Monday 11th May. We discussed, amongst other things, what out greatest fears are with regards to our blogs, which inspired me to write this post. I’ve always had a fear that no … [Read more…]