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If you’re serious about blogging, then setting achievable blogging goals is very important. As bloggers, we face an endless list of tasks that need doing each day. Plus often have so many ideas we want to explore and implement. Without achievable blogging goals, you might find that you don’t feel as if you’re moving forward and growing your blog. Setting …
With the wind in my hair we sped in a classic sports car down the seafront in Cannes. The winter sun making it a perfect moment to catch myself and realise that this was actually happening to me. The plane over to France had been full of journalists working for major National papers. Journalists whose bosses and titles had put …
I used to write 17 blog posts each week. Yeah, I know…… I wrote a lot of content. That content gets shared a huge amount by others, so I am going to take that as a sign that people enjoy my content. The point of this post is to show YOU how you can write lots of quality posts each …
I love blogging and one of the things I love the most is collaborating with other bloggers. Most of the time we work on our own and so it can be wonderful to work with others. Collaborations can take many forms, so I thought I would give you my thoughts on collaborations and hopefully mention some that you haven’t considered …
Picture the scene. You’ve been trying to put your business on the map. Seeking out media coverage to sky-rocket your blog’s visibility. The phone rings, you answer and it’s a journalist from a national paper responding to a tweet you sent about some of your content. They are publishing a discussion piece about the topic and want to feature you. …
I thought about the questions I get asked most by other bloggers and the one area of blogging that seems to be a little hush hush and mysterious is…..money! However, it’s not just about the money, lots of people message me asking how to respond to the emails they receive from brands or PRs. They lack confidence and I hope by …
There are certain pages that most blogs have (and should have). A contact me page, an About Me page, a Work with me page and a resources page. If created well, a resources page can be an extremely helpful page for your audience and a very lucrative page for you. Social proof is a psychological and social phenomenon where people assume the …
Blogging burnout: Burnout is a psychological term that refers to long-term exhaustion and diminished interest in work. The symptoms of burnout are similar to those of clinical depression. Blogging is hard, let’s not pretend otherwise. Not all the time, no, most of the time it is THE most amazing gift of a hobby/job, but sometimes it can be a slog. Sometimes …
Monday morning rolls round. You’ve managed to wrestle to kids to school, throw a cup of coffee down and now you’re at your desk/corner of the dining room table/couch (delete as appropriate). You’re stomach sinks, not because of a meeting or any content you have to create, but because you know you’re going to have to open that inbox. The …
There are a few pages you should have on your blog if you want to monetise it and turn it into a business. On such page is a Work with me page (another is your About Me page!). I see quite a few bloggers assuming that brands will know they want to collaborate, but this isn’t enough. Brands and PR …
What do you do when you pick up a book? Most probably you turn it over and read the blurb. You want to find out what the book is about and what you can expect from it. Well, your ‘About Me‘ page is to your blog, what a blurb is to a book. Therefore, it’s vital that you get it right, otherwise your …
So you decided to start a blog. You have spent time designing it and creating posts; but now you want more. You feel you are putting in so much work and now you want your blog to be exposed to a larger audience. You want to attract greater opportunities and most of all you want it to be noticed. With …
As Bloggers we ALL want more traffic. We try to write posts that our readers will love. Some types of posts have a longer term appeal and can be a source of traffic for months and even years to come. This type of content is evergreen and it can take many different forms. In this post I’m sharing 17 types …
Thousands of people start blogs every day and blogging for a living is the dream for many of these people. If you’ve been blogging for a while, you might be working with brands and earning some income from your blog. So how do you know when it’s time to pack in the 9 to 5 and go pro? When is the …
Spain has Euros, America has dollars, while Bloggers have content. Our currency is the content that we pour our heart and soul into. Before I dive into how to create killer content for your blog, it’s worth remembering that when we say ‘content’ we are referring to so much more than simply blog posts. Creating killer content for …
Facebook. You either love it or you hate it. Whichever camp you fall into, one thing’s for sure, Facebook can be a great way to find clients, grow your authority, make connections, make friends and so much more. There’s no doubt it can be tricky to get traction on your Facebook page without paying for ads, which makes groups even …
How are you at content planning? A finely oiled machine or a bit sketchy? There was a time when I would write over 60 posts a month. One month I clocked in at 83 posts! Now, there’s no way you have to post that frequently, nowhere near in fact. The thing you do need to do in order to grow your blog …
A question I’ve been asked so many times over the years is how to pitch brands. If you have been blogging a while and want to start making money from your blog then pitching is something you will probably find yourself doing. Lots of professional bloggers will still have a high percentage on inbound work, but pitching can be helpful …
In order to establish authority and trust on social media it’s very important to write a professional sounding social media bio for your profiles. When someone finds your account and is deciding whether or not to start following you, they’re going to read your bio to see what you’re all about. It will take them less than two-tenths of a second to …
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Supporting other bloggers? Surely they’re your competition… Why would you want to help them? Sadly, I think there are people who do actually think this way. For me, this attitude is the complete opposite to the attitude you should have about your fellow bloggers. I’m going to walk you through why you should be supporting other bloggers and exactly how …
I’m sure you’ve all heard the saying ‘don’t put all of your eggs in one basket’. It’s a saying that most of us have been aware of for most of our lives. Yet, as bloggers most of us do exactly that. We put most of our eggs in one, maybe two baskets, and hope for the best. Our digital world …
Do you need a blogging niche to be successful? Hundreds, if not thousands of people start blogs every day. All of these new bloggers want to build a successful blog, they want traffic, they want to build a loyal audience and a chunk of them would also like to monetise their blogs. They spend hours designing a logo, …
All you need to know about guest posting What is guest posting? This might be a good time to clarify what guest posting actually is? “Guest posting” means that you write an article and it is published on someone else’s website or blog. Now, before you think ‘why would I want to give my content away’, let me …
We often don’t give enough life-span to our good archived content. Just because we published it X number of years ago doesn’t mean everyone who could benefit from its message has seen it or that it has served its purpose for us. Some people may have missed it, some people maybe weren’t ready to learn the information first time round, some …
How to brand your blog for success (& to look pretty!) “A brand is a name, term, design, symbol, or any other feature that identifies one seller’s good or service as distinct from those of other sellers” (American Marketing Association). “Your brand is what people say about you when you’re not in the room’ There’s a lot of talk online …
Focusing on your ‘Why’ In terms of careers and hobbies Blogging is quite new. It’s only been around for the last 15 years or so and there are lots of people who still don’t ‘get’ blogging or understand what it is that us bloggers actually do. My mother included! Although this can be frustrating at times, the fact …
If you’ve been blogging for more than 5 minutes, I’m sure you’ll have heard people talk about your ‘voice’. What does ‘finding your voice’ really mean and why should you care? I write only because there is a voice within me that will not be still. –Sylvia Plath WHAT’S YOUR BLOGGING VOICE? Have you ever read …
Blogging clarity – Signs you haven’t got it & how to develop it Understanding your why & your focus. Today we’re going to identify your why which will lead into identifying your focus. It’s SUPER SIMPLE and it’s VITAL to the success of your blog. Most people tend to focus on what their blog does …
15 secrets successful bloggers don’t share Blogging is amazing. You can connect with people all over the world. There are so many bloggers out there who would love to monetise their blogs and turn them into full time businesses. Not all of them achieve their goals. Sometimes the bloggers in question don’t want it enough. Sometimes they aren’t …
