Sustaining a blog is clearly the most challenging and long-term issue for kickstarting a blog. Once the effort of planning and the … [Read more...]
Kickstarting a blog: guide to planning, starting and sustaining. Part 2 – starting
In the first of my series on kickstarting a blog I covered how spending time in the planning stage and answering questions about what when … [Read more...]
Happy New (School) Year and Time to Refocus
I love this time of year, fresh mornings with a frosty hint of autumn, children back to school in too-big uniforms and shiny shoes, and a … [Read more...]
Mindmap your way to unleashing new content ideas
There comes a time occasionally when every writer gets stuck for content generation ideas or inspiration. One trick you can use if this … [Read more...]
What I learned from Nikki Pilkington’s 30 Day Twitter Challenge
If you've been a regular reader of this blog, you may remember that it started out almost a year ago now, prompted by Nikki Pilkington's 30 … [Read more...]
Why Blogs Fail: Don’t Let This Happen to You
There are so many positive reasons for blogging as a business, whether you have your own small business or are part of a larger … [Read more...]
15 Powerful Reasons Why Business Blogging is Good for You and Your Business
How do you know if you should be running a blog to support your business? Would a business blog help you to directly or indirectly sell … [Read more...]
How Personal Should Your Business Blog Be?
I got a new laptop this week to replace one that has been a trusty friend but which has seen better days. At the request of my five-year-old … [Read more...]
7 inspiring blogs you should read. Today.
When I first started blogging I saw quickly that there were two thing that would help me learn quickly; firstly making a start and trying … [Read more...]
I made a wordle with my blog today
Sometimes it helps to look at the same things from a different perspective; Wordle creates a 'word cloud' image drawn from the words most … [Read more...]