About 18 months ago I made the discovery that I was seriously squandering blog traffic in a way I didn’t even know about. Yet now it’s one of the biggest – and most important – ways I generate traffic to…
Over the four years that I’ve been blogging full-time I’ve been contacted by quite a few bloggers to ask how I managed to give up the day job and go full-time with my blog. There’s no secret formula – I’m…
Last week I talked about things bloggers must do when accepting freebies, and it touched on the subject of using nofollow links. However I know it remains a very confusing subject for many of us, so I thought I’d dedicate…
This week I was contacted by a blogging friend who asked for some advice where a gifted item was concerned. She had been offered some freebies in exchange for this, and this, and this, and this, and this… In fact the…
A couple of weeks ago I published a selfie on Instagram after thinking about how we (bloggers, influencers, celebrities, women in general) present themselves on social media – especially Instagram. The word “selfie” wasn’t even in use 10 years ago,…
This week I’ve decided to give you the links to some of the best blogging tips and resources I’ve discovered recently – these are definitely worth sharing! I often find great things to read (either interesting articles or blog posts…
This question – why are bloggers so competitive – has perplexed me for a while. It’s something that comes up time and time again in the blogosphere: “Blogging is so competitive!” “It’s a dog-eat-dog business!” “Nobody will help you…
At the beginning of October I wrote a post asking what your thoughts were about blogs that posted every day, and whether it put you off reading them. The opinions varied enormously – from “Not at all” to “God no…
After a difficult few weeks, I thought I should give you an update on my situation where the subject of my short blogging break was concerned, as so many of you have asked how things are! I’m glad to say…
