Welcome to a new series on this here blog! It’s called Things We Used to Make. Semi-regularly I am going to send the same bunch of questions to someone I admire and they are going to answer them and…
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It’s been a little while coming, but here’s my Path Two Action Plan for bloggers who want their blog to be a creative expression of themselves and to encourage creative/personal growth. Blogging: Which Path Are You On? Path One:…
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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…
There are two loose paths you can take with your blog and I think it’s actually really important to have a think about which one you want to follow. Of course you can decide on the hop, and things…
image via A new year is a great time to think about what your blog needs to be, to keep you feeling fulfilled. Often, we get caught up in the jumble that is creating content on the hop, getting…
Here’s some new favourite fonts to search and download. Just in case you need a bit of a shake up in the design department! More about fonts here. You can study up!…
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…
If you are itching to get out on the open road, you may as well sneakily use it for some blogging fodder, right? Here’s five ways to theme that on-the-road post and create something ace for your readers to…
via A while ago, I came across this piece by Jonathan Fields > Parallel Screen Play : Are You Cheating In Plain View. In the piece, Jonathan talks about how toddlers ‘parallel play’ (They DO! Don’t they? Yep!) and how this…
image by Jodi Jodi of Practising Simplicity (formerly Che and Fidel) is a complete superstar to many mummas and creatives across the globe. Her 52 project encourages bloggers (and others) to take a photo of their children each week…
There’s so much talk about how to be a great blogger. You can sign up to any number of classes or spend up on eBooks which promise success. Really though, I reckon there are two things you need to…
Perhaps you’ve done ‘Taking Stock’ before? Perhaps you have not. Whichever it is, I’m here to tell you that it’s a really great way to reflect on what’s going on in your life, and to record it for posterity.…
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…
Perhaps your blog is a few weeks or even a couple of years old? Perhaps you are thinking you are NEVER going to make it as a blogger, that you wish people would notice your work or comment more…
Yes! I did ask Chrissie what her fave blogs were! Here is what she had to say… show and tell Inspiring lady-friends talk about everything from sex to shoes. Monty Dimond does the interviews and she is the bomb.…
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…
Granted we are all super busy, zipping about the place and trying to blog well in between the other important bits of life. That is all the more reason to grab this bunch of useful tools that will help…
Sometimes the bloggy world can be a little bit Groundhog Day, don’t you think? Lots of great people are writing about the same kinds of things and publishing them in similar ways. It’s not a bad thing, because blogging…
Creativity is at the heart of every great blog. Without it, there’s a sameness to our blogs. Things become formulaic. Blogs take on a cookie cutter facade. They become predictable and interchangeable in some cases. We can do much…
Assignment: Set aside 15 minutes. Make a cup of tea. Get brainstorming. Write down as many ideas as possible. See if you can come up with at least 20 possible post ideas. Later: Slot the best ones…
Here’s a class assignment for you. It might seem cute/dorky, but it’s actually a really easy way to make a podcast! You most certainly don’t have to do this, but it’s a good way to learn how to record…
As bloggers, we are often inspired by the work of others. Most bloggers started out as non-bloggers, reading the work of others and wondering if they would enjoy blogging too. Does that sound a bit like you?…
