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Now 2015 (The Year of the Sheep) is behind us, I thought I would share my top ten posts in terms of traffic from last year. I always find it interesting to see what sort of posts have done well for others and mine are quite a mix. 1. The Linky List I almost didn’t publish this post and I …
I’m not sure about you, but I am pretty rubbish about sticking to resolutions. I might last until mid January if I am lucky, so I think a different approach is needed this year. I feel 2016 is a year of big changes and I am ready to immerse myself in all it has to offer, but to make the …
Welcome back to my #LittleFierceOnes hashtag community round-up. Amy (Mr and Mr T Plus Three) and I love all your amazing pictures and we are thrilled that so many of you are tagging your beautiful shots. There are now almost 1200 pictures, which is great. I love rounding up my favourite pictures, but I do want to stress that it is so hard to …
2015 was a big year for my blog, I wanted to reflect on some of the lovely things that happened during the year, so I will not forget what a difference blogging made to our lives. In terms of cold hard stats I am a bad blogger and don’t record them, which makes talking about growth difficult. I do know …
Welcome back to my #LittleFierceOnes hashtag community round-up. Amy (Mr and Mr T Plus Three) and I are blown away by your amazing pictures and we are so happy that so many of you are tagging your beautiful shots, so we can see them in our community. There are now almost 1,000 pictures, so we are growing nicely. I love rounding up my …
I started writing my Blog Club posts in October/November 2014 after writing a round up of a blog conference. I have covered a wide range of topics and some of the posts have gone on to become some of my top posts. I have had some wonderful feedback from bloggers who have found them useful, which is reason enough to …
Welcome back to my #LittleFierceOnes hashtag community round-up. Amy (Mr and Mr T Plus Three) and I are blown away by your amazing pictures and we are so happy that so many of you are tagging your beautiful shots, so we can see them in our community. There are now almost 800 pictures, so we are growing nicely. I love rounding up my …
On Saturday I attended the Nuffnang Winter Workshop. I was quite excited as the three speakers that were included in the workshop were; 1. awesome and 2. were covering three topics that I wanted to get into more, perfect! I always have high expectations with events like this. I put so much time and energy into my blog that I really …
This year I set myself the challenge to feel the fear and do it anyway. To not let my worries prevent me from grabbing opportunities that may help me or possibly even others. I have a long standing unease with public speaking, probably stemming from a lack of confidence, and for most of my life, I have activity avoided situations that …
Welcome back to my #LittleFierceOnes round-up post. #LittleFierceOnes is an Instagram community, that Amy (from Mr and Mr T Plus Three) and I set up to celebrate our feisty kiddos. The images that are being shared in the #LittleFierceOnes community are amazing! There is so much talent out there and Amy and I am so pleased that you have all embraced our idea. We …
By now you might be aware of the new Instagram community that Amy (Mr and Mr T Plus Three) and I have set up. We wanted to celebrate the photography talent that lots of parents have and showcase this in a place where people can share pictures of their #LittleFierceOnes. Our #LittleFierceOnes community is already full of wonderful pictures and it makes it so hard for Amy …
A few weeks ago Amy (from Mr and Mr T Plus Three) and I set up a new Instagram community, based on capturing the spirit of our little people. Our #LittleFierceOnes community continues to grow and we would like to thank everyone who has thought about our fledgling hashtag and used it to share their wonderful pictures. There have been so many breathtaking images shared already, …
Yesterday I rounded up the various sessions I attended at BlogFest, but I have left one session to discuss in more detail. I was lucky enough to attend the self-esteem and blogging round table, chaired by the wonderful Leigh from Headspace Perspective. Picture courtesy of Dove We started by introducing ourselves and giving our reasons for blogging. These were varied, …
Last Saturday I attended my second BlogFest, the annual blogging conference organised by Mumsnet. I love blogging conferences, not least for the opportunity to catch up with my friends and meet new bloggers. After a bleary (5am!) start we arrived at the wonderful venue of Kings Place, near Kings Cross and were all so pleased for the chance to warm up; …
One of the greatest gifts to come from blogging for me has been a passion for photography. I am always looking for ways to improve my skill and create pictures which evoke feelings in others. Pictures that will ensure we will always remember even the most ordinary moments in our lives fondly. I am a fan of the photography skills …
Last week I introduced you to a new Instagram community, that Amy (from Mr and Mr T Plus Three) and I had set up. We both adore photography and capturing the spirit of our little people, we also both love the photography talent we see from bloggers every day on our Instagram feeds. The images from people who are not professional photographers, …
I’m in love. It is a fairly new love, but it is a quite consuming love nevertheless. My new beau is Instagram. Recently I have gone from haphazard posting of shots that weren’t my best pictures, to a much more curated approach and these changes have sparked something in me. Instagram is now the place I am happiest on …
Whether we like it or not, Christmas is fast approaching! Did you know there are only 50 shopping days left until Crimbo?! Do you have some lovely people that buy you pressies? Yes? Good! Well with that in mind I started to think about what I would like Santa to bring me and it quickly came down to blogging related …
When you start blogging it’s tricky to get to grips with all the terminology! So, I thought I’d help by creating an A-Z of Blogging. I hope it helps! A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P …
One topic that comes up a lot is ‘Linkys’; how to join in, what the benefits are, how you find out about them and when they are on. You may or may not know that I have a sizeable document that features lots of linkys ( Join my mailing list & get my Linky List as your welcome gift!). This list details …
Instagram and I have a rocky relationship. I can happily spend hours just scrolling through all the pretty squares that give a glimpse into the lives of, mainly, strangers. I love that you can feel such a lot much from a photo, if it speaks to you. So much power in one little square. Our relationship is rocky as I …
Blog Camp Vibe focused on business; aimed at bloggers who want to grow their blogs and their blog’s earning power. Sponsored by Vibe Israel, most of the speakers were successful business owners from Israel. Instagram success We heard from @Roco_Runs who have grown their following from 4 in 2013 to over 63k today. A group of friends (ladies) who run …
Earlier in the week Baby and I headed to London for a blogger event. The event was organised by I Just Love It and we were going to be cupcake decorating! As a rejected Great British Bake Off Applicant I was VERY excited by this and couldn’t wait to get stuck in. After an awful journey, saved by the lovely brand …
Last weekend I, along with many of my blogging friends, attended Blog On Win; a blogging conference in Winchester. Luckily for me, Winchester is 30 minutes down the road, which was great. Blog On is the baby of Laura, who has organised these conferences in three different cities/towns, with the flagship being Blog On Mosi, in Manchester. A couple of …
This is such a common thing to say among bloggers, but how are we in a new month already! I am so shocked that it is October, but excited, as that means it’s nearly Christmas! Whoop! Blogwise September was made up of sixty four posts (which is a little slow for me!), two review trips and lots of great collaborations with bloggers and …
I was tagged a couple of weeks ago by the gorgeous Mim over at Mamamin.com in the 10 things you didn’t know about me tag. So here goes; 1. What’s your name and where’d you come from? (paying homage to the late, great Cilla) Hi Cilla Mim, I’m Aby and I come from Cheshire (audience whoop?!) 2. Why do you blog? Wow, …
So, let’s start with the basics. What is your Klout score? Your Klout score is a measure of your social media influence. If you are on any one of the main social networks, then you might not know it, but you will have a Klout score. Klout collects 400 signals from eight different networks to update your Klout Score every single …
Do you know your SEO from your ABC? Or is your knowledge a little sketchy? A few months ago as part of this Blog Club series I posted SEO for bloggers – 13 tips to maximise traffic. Since then I have heard lots of conversations highlighting that a fair few people still don’t SEO their blog posts. If you just …
Yesterday was my blog’s 2 year anniversary. A few times before on this blog I have explained what blogging has given me, mainly the wonderful friendships that I have made during my journey. On my 2 year anniversary I wanted to share a little bit more about these people who came into my life and made such a big impact; people who are …
Wow, I can’t believe my little blog is 2 years old. I think this post might be quite emotional for me to write, as my blog means a lot to me and it has given myself and my family so much. One day, two years ago, I was talking to a friend who had started a scrapbook documenting her families memories after …
