How often should you post? How long is a piece of string?! This is one of the most frequently asked questions about blogging, and sadly I can’t even give you a straight answer, but I can give you some…
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Hello! I made you a thing! I hope you like it! The idea is that you print it out and start piecing together a picture of what your blog might look like. You can refer back to…
Online manners are pretty similar to offline manners, really. Keep it nice, respectful, professional (even if you disagree with someone). That said, there are a few things you can do to have extra nice manners. Let’s talk about those:…
Mailchimp can stop a lot of people in their tracks. It can be really hard to work out how all the elements link together. Here’s an overview of how it works. Feel free to ask any questions in the…
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Path One Action Plan : Making Your Blog A Commercial Success
Here’s part TWO of the post I wrote about the two blogging pathways: Let’s talk about PATH ONE… Path One – I want to grow my blog, grow my traffic, in the hope that I can make some…
Last year we were lucky enough to have an hour-long chat with Problogger Darren Rowse in one of our Blog With Pip groups. Here’s the highlights from that evening. There are some real gems in the chat thread transcript…
It’s funny how the cobwebs can appear over your social media profiles. Facebook page info can be out of date or just not ideal. Instagram profiles can be irrelevant. Twitter profiles can be a bit battered around the edges. Whatever…
There are lots of times touted as ‘the best time to post’ (see below) on social media, but often your followers will have their own patterns and someone else’s quiet time will be your peak hour. Use…
SO – this is the time to think about the CATEGORIES you want to use in your menu – and then you can add menu items UNDER those CATEGORIES by using a) even more CATEGORIES or b) TAGS…
A lot of bloggers find menus confusing – and that’s probably because they CAN BE confusing! If you are on WordPress – your menus are under APPEARANCE > MENUS If you are a Blogger user – menus are…
I hear a lot about the ‘end game’ of a great blog post. If you are speaking in marketing terms, then it’s said that a successful blog post should ‘solve a problem‘. That makes sense if you’re a…
This is a question I get asked a lot, and to be honest I don’t think there is one ‘right’ answer, but I certainly have my own. Sort of. If I’m talking to YOU about post length I would…
Stacey from Veggie Mama is the complete (yet humble) package. Not only is she super intelligent (in another life she taught journalism to university students), she’s super funny and a downright lovely person. Luckily she’s sharing some of her online…
Originally published on Etsy and Meet Me At Mike’s (adding it here so it’s easy for Blog Yay! types to find!) Pip’s DIY Blog CRITIQUE AND TWEAK <– The list below is updated, buy you can also download the original version…
Here’s a great way to write blog post, based on a little bit of unexpected inspiration… 1. Go for a walk and find a nice spot to sit. 2. Take out a notebook and pen. 3. Write down snippets…
Oversharing is a term oft bandied about when we talk about blogging. Perhaps certain bloggers spring to mind (or a certain nasty anti-blogger website, even?!) when you hear that word? Maybe it makes you quiver with worry or feel…
Does your blog need a layout shake-up? Here’s five ways to have nicer looking web digs! 1. Plenty of white space You’ve seen them, those cluttered blogs that seem to fill every spare pixel with more and more stuff!…
Over the last few years I’ve taught a lot of newbie bloggers how to successfully set up and write their own blog. I’ve also had a whole heap of established bloggers tag along on my courses, because established doesn’t…
Here’s a little project for you. Let’s dig a bit deeper into what inspires you visually. Let’s create a mood board JUST for your blog. If you have a Pinterest account, that’s KIND of like a mood board, but…
Here’s a little cheat sheet to help you pull together a nicely crafted post! You’re welcome! …
Have you ever been caught image-less when you’ve needed to publish a post? Perhaps you have resorted to trawling back through old, less-than-ideal shots in the hope of finding something to accompany your text? Sometimes this pays dividends, but…
Blogging is an ever-changing, lovely beast. Not only are the platforms changing and improving all the time, the tools to promote your content are forever on the move too. And not only are those things changing, the access to…
Perhaps you are a bit like me? Perhaps you have your tried and true methods of banging out a great post? Maybe your blogging style is like an old pair of shoes? Comfy, quite stylish and reliable? I totally…
Blog manners. Is it a thing? Netiquette. Is it a word? Apparently it is because when I asked a bunch of bloggers about online manners the floodgates well and truly opened. Bloggers from all corners of the globe (if…
