Category: Blogging

Everything you need to set your blog up for success, and advice on transitioning to being a freelancer or small business owner

  • Get your blog ready for a holiday or a blogging break

    Get your blog ready for a holiday or a blogging break

    So with lots of people jetting off on holidays, I thought it would be a good idea to write up some tips on how to get your blog holiday ready. I used some of these myself before going away. There’s so many different ways to handle leaving your blog for a couple of weeks, if…

  • Promoting your blog with social media

    Promoting your blog with social media

    Once you publish a new post, it is important to share this information on social media sites to help others find it. I know myself that I only get a chance to go through my reading list once a week, so if you post regularly I may miss your great posts. Sharing them on Facebook…

  • How to choose your blog content and topics

    How to choose your blog content and topics

    In the previous Blogging Basics posts, we discussed coming up with a blog name, choosing a blogging platform and how to set up an account on WordPress and Blogger. This post is going to be about picking your blog topics. Content is another really important part of blogging, it’s the reason people visit blogs in…

  • An Overview of WordPress, Blogger and Other Blogging Platforms

    An Overview of WordPress, Blogger and Other Blogging Platforms

    Another big decision is choosing where you want to blog. There’s so many blogging platforms to choose from and it can be a little annoying to switch over once you’ve started – but it can be done. There are so many options and really it depends on you, your preference, your blog topic and what…

  • How to pick a name for your new blog

    How to pick a name for your new blog

    As blogging continues to grow, more and more people are joining in the fun and talking about setting up a blog. Deciding that you want to blog is the easy part, choosing where to begin is when things get tricky. I’ve seen hundreds of questions lately related t getting started as a blogger. So what…