Hobby bloggers want to accept gifted items but not do sponsored posts. Pro bloggers need to earn a living. There can’t be an easy solution to suit both… can there? It’s a dilemma that’s been going on in the blogosphere…
Winning two years in a row at the UK Blog Awards was a dream come true, and one I’m not sure I still really believe to this day. I’ve written before about my astonishment at winning such a major award (winning not…
Ever wondered how different blogging was back in the day compared to today? Before social media took over and the word influencer hadn’t even been invented? I had reason to try and find something I’d written in my first year…
Last week I had the pleasure of attending the book launch party of Mumboss by Vicki Psarias, the brains behind the blog Honest Mum. I wanted to share something that Vicki said in her book about the benefits of helping others: “I’ve come to believe that…
“Oh we can’t pay you, but we’ll give you plenty of exposure”. This is heard so often by bloggers that we’d be buried under a mountain of coins if we had a proverbial pound for every time we heard someone…
When this post is published I’ll be at my fourth UK Blog Awards event in London where I’m a finalist in the Fashion & Beauty category. That’s four lots of red carpet looks I’ve had to choose… it gets tougher every…
As time is once again so short for me this week (meltdown city…), I thought why not direct you to some of my favourite posts that you may not have read before? Or even if you have read them, I’m…
Yes, it’s that time of year once again when the UK Blog Awards nomination process rolls around and I ask my lovely readers for their support. It only feels like 5 minutes since I last asked for votes (though I’m aware it was a…
This week I’ve been contemplating how much work I’ve got coming up over the next few weeks – I’m in something of a tizzy over all the deadlines I have looming. I’ve got an important event I’m speaking at coming…
