Building your readership is something that can be difficult at any point in your blogging journey, but even more so when you are brand new to blogging. Below are five tips, and some posts, that will help you start building your readership: Write good content. Everyone says this and no one seems to be able to … [Read more…]
On Thursday, I shared a post on how to make a clickable button for your blog. Today I thought I would share with you how to make a grab badge. What is A Grab Badge? If you join in with linkys, you will have seen by now badges that have a box underneath them … [Read more…]
Does blogging anonymously work? It’s a question I’ve seen asked a lot over the last year, and it’s one that doesn’t seem to have any one answer. Some say yes, some say no, some say it can if you take certain things into account, some say it can as a hobby but not a business. … [Read more…]
I remember when I first started blogging. I was totally clueless with anything HTML related. I remember when I designed a blog button and being so impressed with myself, then realising I had no idea how to make it clickable. I had basically designed an image. After Googling how to make a blog button clickable (Google was and … [Read more…]
A long time ago, last time I did a monthly blogging theme to be exact, I posted about 17 of my favourite blogs. Then in December, I was tagged by Zena from Zena’s Suitcase to list another 9 of my favourite blogs. The ones I chose on those two lists, for the most part, still stand and are … [Read more…]
Do you hear the term SEO and just think “No, it’s too complicated?” It really isn’t. Stick with me on this one and I will share with you how to optimize your posts in a non-technical way. What Is SEO and Why Is It Useful? SEO stands for search engine optimization, which basically means … [Read more…]
Yes, you read that right – this post is about the perfect way to NOT get your content read. All the classics still stand: The over sized pop up that covers the entire screen and has no obvious close button. OTT captcha (ok, that only stops it getting comments but still worth a mention). … [Read more…]
Stumble Upon is a network I have been playing with a lot these last few weeks. I have been determined to crack the secret and find out how people get so many views from it. While I still have a fair way to go, I have managed to up my Stumble Upon views from an … [Read more…]
I can’t believe how close we are to March. I’m not complaining, it means we’re a little bit closer to summer, but the year is flying by already. February has been quite a good month for me. My stats have increased, and I have finished the first draft of my novel – now for the … [Read more…]
A couple of days ago, I posted 3 Reasons To Learn A New Skill. As a follow up to that post, today I am sharing with you 6 blogging courses that will hopefully help make blogging easy. I haven’t actually taken any of these courses, I did a Google search and selected the courses within the … [Read more…]