We’ve all been there – that moment when you realize you made a big old blogging mistake. I think that because of the way blogs work – how they instantaneously publish thoughts, perspectives and ideas to the internet – it would be impossible to go through your entire blogging career …
People email me all the time telling me that they want to become a successful blogger, wanting to know what tips and tools I recommend they use to get started. In reality, different blogging tools are going to be a better fit for different bloggers – in many cases, the …
Once my blog started getting some notoriety, I begin learning all the little ways that it could be improved – both from a visual perspective and to simply bring in more traffic. As my audience grew, I really became aware of how the trends within my blogging niche seemed to …
Blogging is my life. No, seriously. It is. I’ve been blogging since 2007, when I started out as a young gal just trying to get some writing experience after college. My blog was a combination of sports and fashion. A weird combination, but it was what both my job and …
There was a dry spell in good blogging WordPress themes for a few years, however there has been something of a resurgence recently. Developers are taking more risks and releasing dedicated blogging designs rather than designing all in one solutions that do everything. In this article, I would like to …
Back in 2003, marketing maverick Seth Godin wrote a book called Purple Cow. You know how the business world is always drowning in books written by entrepreneurs, marketers, investors, etc. Some good, some bad, some plain ugly. Rarely do you come across a business book that completely blows you away. …
Searching for a suitable WordPress theme for your website can be a tiring fair. It usually begins with an optimism that you will find the perfect design, but it soon becomes a time-consuming task when you do not find the right theme within the first few days. Over the last …
I have been getting a lot of clients for freelance writing over the last few weeks. Getting some extra work is always welcomed as it increases my income in the short term, however it does give me less time to update this blog. With the development of this blog being …
A few weeks ago I spoke about how guest posting was hurting freelance bloggers as it had accustomed many website owners to getting free content in exchange for a simple link back. This was a follow up to a post I wrote last year about why bloggers offering their content …
More and more people are using blogs to promote themselves and their business. In the past, blogs were an afterthought for many companies, being used to publish relevant company news if and when required. Over the last two years, companies have taken their blogs more seriously due to Google’s stance …