I wasn’t planning on doing a 2018 review post of any kind, but while I was backing up a few things, curiosity got the better of me. And here we are. 2018 Review This is what I can remember so far! Stuff It was the first “normal” year of my life. That means I […]
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How To Follow Up With Brands After A Sponsored Post
Google has a lot of information on how to approach brands for sponsored posts and how to negotiate rates of pay. But what do you do after the sponsored post? Well, these are my tips on how to follow up with brands after a sponsored post. Why follow up? Technically, you might not […]
What I Learned About Writing From Using Yoast
For the longest time as a blogger, I outright ignored SEO. I didn’t understand it and I hated the idea of Google “telling me” how I should write my blog posts. Who are they to tell me what’s good or bad, right? What I Learned About Writing From Using Yoast I […]
Vlogging, Podcasting, Speaking, and Image
You probably know that I’m writing a book called Fuck Should. But that doesn’t mean that I’m an expert in not feeling shoulds. Especially seemingly small ones. Vlogging, Podcasting, Speaking, and Image In fact I’m great at making up shoulds, usually unintentionally, and then believing in them. I’ve had a few with […]
WordCamp Brisbane 2018
WordCamp Brisbane was held on 27th and 28th October. I had a virus (of the human variety) and only spent two half-days at the conference. But, I still learned a great deal. Here’s a quick summary of the sessions I attended. Talks I attended Saturday WordPress As A Static Site Generator […]
You Have To Finish Your Blog Posts
I don’t really like giving absolute rules, but I’m going to today! In 2015 and for most of 2016, my drafts folder was a giant mess of about 50 posts. Some were just headlines, others were half written, some just had one or two lines. By the end of 2016 I had reduced my drafts […]
Planning On Paper
Despite blogging being such an electronic medium, I actually don’t work that well on computers. I can type fast, get my images set up, and schedule links, but I can’t plan digitally. Planning On Paper Maybe it’s because I’m just young enough that I largely grew up without computers, and when […]
Shiny Organisation
The thing about having and embracing shiny object syndrome is that it’s also hard. Don’t let anyone lie to you about this. I run 90% of blogs, ideas, projects, future books, podcasts, youtubeseseses, services and whatever else I do via NormalNess. Because we are all normal to ourselves. For me that means a lot of ideas. […]
Ideas For Business Blog Posts
Do you run a blog for your business? Or are you an employee who has the responsibility of writing the blog of a small business? Well, this is the post for you. Ideas For Business Blog Posts The Four Main Types of Business Blog Posts 1) Utility FAQs Industry News […]
Therefore or But
I was listening to an episode of The Writers Panel podcast and they had a really good, simple tip for progressing your writing. Therefore Or But Between each scene you need to be able to say therefore or but. If you’re saying and, then you’re not really progressing the story. […]