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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, …
I think I give off the impression that I have everything under control. I will let you into a secret, I haven’t My blog is my hobby, my livelihood. It is important for my mental well-being, but also to pay the bills. I post 2 to 3 times a day (because I have content that needs to go up). I …
Welcome back to the second part of my Blog Camp highlights. With the lovely Louise and Katy. Photo courtesy of Louise. I will start with a few notes I took in the Fashion Blogging session, which was taken by Kat from Kat got the Cream and Christina from Kitkeen. Key points to remember; Embrace your uniqueness Create a hit list of brands you would love to …
Earlier this week I received some fabulous news, I had made it onto the ‘Family’ shortlist for the Brilliance in Blogging Awards 2015. To say I was happy was an understatement! I started blogging to record our family life and to preserve our memories; I didn’t even think anyone would read my little corner of the internet. Yet 20 months later, here I …
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 …
There are some days that I am so grateful to be a blogger, last Friday was one such day. I recently signed to the fabulous Mode Media and I had received an invitation to afternoon tea with Mode. How exciting! Never one to turn down cake (although I have been VERY good recently since starting with Diet Chef), I readily …
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 …
If you want to be a successful blogger, then you need a social media strategy. There’s no point in writing away and posting like fury, if no-one knows you’re there. With so many platforms it can so be overwhelming to learn how to use them at all. Let alone learning how to use them effectively. In the first 18 months …
Welcome back to ‘5 Things’. This week I am sharing; You need to be a blogger Time – The amount of time you need depends totally on what you want to get out of your blog. If you just want to blog a couple of times a week, then you will obviously need less, than if you want to make blogging your …
If you are a blogger then you will probably know that the voting has just opened for the Brilliance in Blogging awards, organised by Britmums. Each year these awards celebrate bloggers, blogs and our wonderful community. I have said before, the single best thing to come out of blogging for me is the friends I have made. These ladies are …
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 …
Although we are a week into the year I wanted to share my goals for 2015, both personal and blogging orientated. I think resolutions can sometimes be a waste of time, they are often forgotten about very quickly. I have chosen to work on things that in some cases may take most of the year to achieve, so for me goals make …
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 …
With 2014 now behind us, I thought it would be nice to look back on my top ten posts of 2014. Last year was an amazing year for my blog and I want to remember the posts you loved and my personal favourites too. So, I have taken my five posts with the highest hits and another five personal favourites. …
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 …
Last Saturday I joined with an army of other bloggers and headed to London for BlogFest. I love blogging get together’s, as blogging can sometimes feel like a solitary pursuit. So it is great to have an opportunity to see your blogging friends, to learn, swap ideas, have a good gossip with lots of laughs. I met up with various friends …
Blogger’s Child 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. 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 …
Wow! I think I might still be in shock. A few weeks ago, I was gobsmacked to find out that we had been nominated alongside four amazing bloggers for the Best Non-Dad Blog award. Having only been blogging just over a year, I genuinely thought that I had no chance of winning. On Sunday I had been practicing my …
I started this list after I had been blogging for just over a year. There are so many things I have enjoyed about writing my blog, but one of my favourite things was joining in with linky‘s. For non bloggers, Linkys are posts with the same theme, one person hosts and other bloggers link their posts to the hosts …
I started this blog to record our family memories. So our daughter could look back and see how much we loved her every day she was growing up. A modern day baby book. As I began writing down our memories, I started to realise that the process of writing is cathartic, like a therapy, it helps me in so many …
