I actually don’t spend much time at my laptop. I have a pretty bad habit of writing blog posts on my phone, and then just doing the scheduling and images on my laptop. Places To Blog From The disadvantage to this is that writing on your phone just doesn’t seem like a healthy […]
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A Lesson In Owned Media
I enjoy making fun of things online. I don’t “do” the pretty Instagram desks with flowers on them. Snore. After mocking a lot of toilet paper hoarding in recent days, I thought “Sure, lets play a game with this” and posted some polls on Instagram stories: None […]
Why A Free Gift Is Sleazy Marketing
Why I hate “this is my gift to you” tactic. Why A Free Gift Is Sleazy Marketing Because when you are a stranger to me, a gift is a tactic of manipulation. TAKE THIS IT’S FREE MY STRANGER HAHA SUCKS to be you, now you owe me. As someone who is […]
What Is a Link Up?
Link up is a term that isn’t widely used outside of blogging. Think of it as online networking. A nice, friendly mingle. What Is a Link Up? A link up generally has one person, or a group of people who host it. This means that the posts are on their blog, and you […]
Professional Development for Bloggers
Professional Development for Bloggers As much as I love the online world, I think one the hardest things is the lack of support and professional development. Even for those of us with lovely blogging and business friends to call on for support, there is still a sense of isolation that is different to other industries. […]
Testing Later on a new Instagram Account
Late last year, I opened a RedBubble shop while sick and fevery. I’m still loving playing with it, uploading new sayings and earning …um a whole $20, so far! I was sharing the merch on my instagram feed, but I felt like I was spamming my followers. Now, I am NOT the “flowers on […]
Whoops, I Forgot To…
In 2018 I kicked ass on email newsletters. Published them with regular reliability, people read them…all that good, tick the box, I’m a kick-ass blogger stuff. Go me, right? Whoops, I Forgot To… In early October 2019 I opened my email provider and realised that the last time I sent a newsletter […]
Tips For Your Work With Me Page
If you do any kind of professional work from your blog, a page that tells people what work you do is highly valuable. This blog post includes tips for showcasing yourself in the best way possible on your “work with me” page. Tips For Your Work With Me Page There are a […]
Inexperience Is No Excuse
Originally published on Bloggers and Bacon in mid 2016 I once published a post called We All Suck When We Start Blogging. Today I want to expand on it a little. In the original post I mention that we suck because we are inexperienced. It’s true and it’s ok – it’s part of learning. […]
How To Meet People At A Conference
The first year I went to a ProBlogger conference I roomed alone and knew no one. The the next two years I had an awesome roomie and lots of friends around me. In 2016 I roomed alone again and quite a few of my friends didn’t go. Which was probably good – I usually get […]