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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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
I remember when I first started my blog, writing a post, publishing it, only to get about 30 or so views. In those early days there was hardly any interaction and I am not sure if anyone ever shared any of my posts. I had a few people following me on social media, but there was a definite tumbleweed about …
I still find telling people I’m a blogger is a little weird. Blogging is a much less well know career than a Nurse, for example, and so people don’t always know what it means or what you actually do as a blogger. With this in mind I thought I would share a day in my life as a mummy blogger with …
I have been blogging for 22 months and cannot really remember my life before blogging; yet two years ago I knew nothing about this world and had never even read a blog! I have lots of friends who don’t ‘get’ blogging, so I thought I would shed some light on what it’s like ‘Being a blogger’; Being a blogger means you NEED …
Last weekend I attended the biggest parent blogger conference in the UK and it was amazing. I wanted to use my #BlogClub post today to share some of the top blogging tips from the sessions I went to for those of you who didn’t attend or who went to different sessions to me. Pitches to profit – Emily Leary (A Mummy Too) Stand …
I was tagged by the lovely Kat over at Beau Twins, a few months ago to share ‘What’s In My Bag’ and I never got round to posting, sorry Kat! So I thought I would change it up a little and share what’s in my BritMums Live bag. Canon 100d – Last year I didn’t take my big camera, but constant …
Last Friday I set off to London to attend Blogtacular, a conference I have never been to before. Last year, I had studied the social media feeds and decided it was somewhere I needed to go. I had arranged to share a room with the lovely Cathy from My Sweet Things, who I had never met before but as soon …
So, a funny thing happened on Friday…..BritMums announced the finalists of the Brilliance in Blogging Awards. As I hit refresh for what seemed like the thousandth time, I was preparing to have to build myself up following the disappointment of not making it to the final. I clicked on the link and scoured the list, I had convinced myself that …
For many bloggers June is an exciting month, as it brings with it BritMums Live, the largest event for parenting bloggers in the UK. For people who often work on their own, BritMums Live is a fabulous way to meet your online friends, make new ones, learn from the sessions and network with brands. Oh and there is wine….. So I …
Your blog is like your home or your car and needs to be maintained in order to run smoothly. This maintenance isn’t difficult and can make a huge difference to your blog in terms of blog loading speed, appearance and whether the users of your blog find visiting a pleasurable experience. If your blog is slow to fully load, then …
It’s’ 5 Things’ time. This week I am sharing ‘5 Things’ I must start by stating I have many wonderful friends who don’t blog and I love them all dearly. However, I feel truly blessed to have developed some amazing friendships through blogging, which I wanted to celebrate here. So here are 5 Things: I Love About My Blogger Friends They …
So awards season is in full swing here in Blogsville. The Brilliance in Blogging shortlist was announced and the MAD Blog awards opened immediately. Everywhere you look bloggers are asking for votes and sharing their nominations. Why is it so important for us bloggers (well most of us!)? As bloggers we work away, a lot of the time in isolation, …
So May is here, which brings with it my birthday (today!), amongst other things. I know I am not alone, when I say this year is whizzing by. I wanted to reflect on the month gone by and share my favourite posts. Baby turned two on 30th March, so we headed to London Zoo to celebrate, what a fantastic day it was. …
Last Saturday saw many bloggers flock to Birmingham for the Tots100 blogging conference BlogCamp. As a bit of a blog geek, these things are right up my street and I was so excited to see lots of bloggers, who have become very close friends. left to right – top to bottom. Waiting for the train / with one of my …
Welcome back to my weekly feature ‘5 Things’. This week it is; That Mean I’m Obsessed With Blogging If I love something I tend to put a lot of myself and my time into it. When I worked in Events Management, I was always on call, answering emails and phone calls; even though I only worked part time. I would rather get …
Welcome back to my new series, ‘5 Things’. This week I am sharing; I have learned from Blogging People you ‘meet’ online really can turn out to be true, genuine friends. In fact, sometimes you have more in common with them, than friends you have known for a long time. You understand a world that takes so much of your …
SEO for Bloggers So you spend hours writing your fabulous blog post, photographing the perfect image; you publish it and you sit waiting for the people to flock to your blog to read it. You wait, and wait and the brilliant post is seemingly left undiscovered, at least by the masses. Sound familiar? While you might think you blog for you, …
Attending your first blog conference can be a little nerve wracking. Especially if you are a relatively new blogger, and don’t know many people. Each year in June, BritMums Live takes over most parenting bloggers lives and their social media feeds too! Held over two days, it is the largest conference of its sort and so can seem a little intimidating for …
I love finding new blogs and spend quite some time perusing people’s sidebars to check out the blogs they love. There are many different types of blogs, that can evoke different emotions in the reader. You may find that you read a blog when you are in a certain mood, visit one for a dose of sentiment or one to get your …
When I thought about writing this post I actually felt overwhelmed and tearful. Not in a negative way. I think that says a lot about the power of blogging. I also had no idea of where to start, as so much has happened in one year and I feel exceptionally grateful. The changes in my blog in one year have …
I have been thinking recently about what it is like to be the child of a blogger. It is not all fun events and new toys; Blogger children have to pull their weight too. So I have come up with a list of attributes that set a blogger’s child apart from ‘normal’ children. You know you’re a blogger’s child when…. …
I have recently been nominated for a ‘One Lovely Blog Award’ by the gorgeous Mrs H, Mama Blueberry from Melted Blueberries who said “Your lovely blog is what inspired me to start mine. You are also super helpful with tips and advice” and Nikki from Keeping Strong and Moving Forward. Thanks so much ladies, I am very grateful. The rules for this award are …
I love PicMonkey and I use it every day, in every blog post I write. I have been asked a few times how I have created a few of my pictures. So I thought I would share a few tricks with you all. 1. Spot colour on a black & white photo The first thing you have to do is make …
I have recently been nominated by Sarah at Toby Goes Bananas for a Versatile Blogger Award, thanks so much Sarah. It’s an award given by other bloggers who enjoy reading your blog, and who feel you write an interesting and diverse range of posts. So I am very happy to be nominated. The Versatile Blogger award rules are; 1) Thank …
