As some of you know, I blog about different themes each month. When I originally started doing this, my first theme was fiction. I searched for a linky specific to fiction and I couldn’t find one. This lead me to decide to run a linky which coincided with each month’s topic. I ran the first … [Read more…]
Today I thought I would have a little moan about the things that annoy me about blogging. I guess the fact I could only think of 5 but could easily think of loads of reasons I love it speaks volumes. None of these things bother me enough to make me want to quit blogging, or … [Read more…]
There are hundred of posts out there giving tips on pretty much every aspect of your blog. How do you know which posts you can trust to give you good advice? Well, firstly, I would be very surprised if any blogger would intentionally give their readers bad advice. From my own personal view point, I tend to … [Read more…]
Lots of bloggers (myself included) blog because they enjoy it rather than as a source of income. It seems to be a common misconception that if you blog only for the love of it you don’t care about your stats. I don’t think for a second that stats are the be all and end all. Could … [Read more…]
Today I would like to welcome Kelly from Bringing Up Georgia. If you haven’t visited her blog before, here is a little more about her: Kelly Edwards is a 28 year old mummy blogger based in Northamptonshire, blogging about being a first time mum to baby Georgia with humour and honesty. In her professional life … [Read more…]
I talked yesterday about how using images helped me build traffic. The question of how you can use images to boost your traffic is still a very relevant one. So, here are my top tips on how to use images to boost traffic. Having Them This sounds like a weird heading I know, but it’s … [Read more…]
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…]
I think everyone has heard the saying “a picture paints 1000 words” at some point. I get it – it makes sense. But (there’s always a but isn’t there?) I’m also a firm believer that carefully chosen words can paint not just a picture, but a movie. I like looking at pictures as much as … [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…]