Starting up a blog is often something we do to achieve personal goals; getting the dream job, becoming a social influencer or being able to monetise are often motivations. Whatever your reasons for starting a blog and however personal they are there will almost certainly come a time when you need the blogging community to […]
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3 Key Things Holding Most Bloggers Back
I’ll be honest with you – blogging isn’t the easiest job in the world. If it was, we’d all have top rated blogs and be living a life of brand opportunities. If you’re really struggling to get things going, we’ve come up with 3 key issues that many bloggers face. Let’s get to the bottom […]
How to Make Your Blog Look Great: No Design Experience Needed!
There is a common misconception that in order to have a great looking blog you need to be a web design wiz. WRONG. If you look carefully at a few of your favourite blogs you’ll find it’s all in the smaller details when it comes to getting that clean and professional finish. If you’re unhappy […]
Eight Unglamorous Things to Get Really Good at if you Want to be a Blogger
Sara Gibbs, editor-in-chief of Darling Lovely Life is by no means unglamorous (as you can see from the picture above!). However she is an experienced blogger with extensive knowledge on when to get business-like. She wrote us an eight point piece on the essential, yet perhaps slightly less appealing tasks every blogger needs to read […]
The Bloggers’ Lounge ‘Why I Started Blogging’ Series! The First 10…
August Art Loving Life- nailartiste.blogspot.co.uk “I started blogging as I love reading blogs and I thought it would be fun to write my own. I hoped it would help me use my spare time better (‘productive procrastination’) and organise my time better. It’s also a way to justify my spending!” Rebecca-Louise Viner Autumn Leaves- autumnleaves-x.blogspot.co.uk […]
Evergreen Content: How to Create Content that will Keep Growing in Value
There are two basic types of content that every successful blog needs to please a growing readership. On the one hand you’ll need a steady stream of easy to consume, relevant and fairly short content so your readers have something new to look over every time the visit. This information should be concise, to […]
An interview with ‘The Sunday Girl’
So tell us a little about your blog, why you started it and what it’s all about! It was started on a whim – an escape to wax lyrical about lipsticks. I didn’t for one minute think it would be still going strong nearly three years on. How long did it take you to build […]
Cynthianne of ‘CC Fashion 16′ Tells us About Her Most Popular Post…
My most popular post ever was about Spencer Hasting’s Style. It got an overwhelming amount of views. So, my first recommendation is to start your blog with some posts about things that are popular at that moment including celebs, TV stars and do not forget current trends. Also it might make sure that your blog […]
The Blogger’s Guide to Interviewing
Conducting interviews with other bloggers or brands is a great way to build relationships and create interesting content for your readers. If done right, interviews can help build your following and readership so it’s vitally important that from beginning to end you follow this guide to ensure you get the most out of the process! […]
Why Sponsored Posts Can Sometimes be a Great Thing!
Sponsored posts are used by a whole host of bloggers, but sometimes it can be unclear whether this is a good thing. However if you do it right, sponsored posts on your blog can in fact be of huge benefit! Here’s why: They Add Authority to Your Blog Showing your readers that you are working […]