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 […]
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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. […]
Do The Things You Want To In Your Business
You don’t have to do the things that you don’t want to in your business. I’ve written about the one thing that bloggers need to learn. The gist of the post is that it is not like being an employee, a student, or any other type of regulated space that you may have been a part […]
The Sum Of People
You are the sum of the people who you spend most time with. It’s a popular quote. But I have a question about it: how does this work for bloggers? We are often very far away from each other. Is this why mastermind groups are so critical? It is hard to […]
Realities of Time Management
Originally published on Bloggers and Bacon in mid 2016 There is a certain sense of irony that I’ve been a really inconsistent blogger ever since releasing my eBook on Time Management. Whoops. Realities of Time Management But to be fair (to, uh, me), and important part of time management (and one […]