How I organise my life, work and content as a creator and business owner – Notion Overview 2022
Asana, ClickUp, Trello… trust me I’ve used them all and more. I spent hours setting all of these up only to find that a day, a week or a month later I forgot they existed. Then I found Notion. I’ve used it every single day for two years, it’s the only thing I’ve stuck with…
The best apps for Mac – Setapp review
As someone who runs a digital business, I’m always on the hunt for tools that will improve my productivity and keep my laptop running smoothly. This is how I first discovered MacPaw, a software company making macOS apps. Their products have been installed on my laptop for as long as I can remember. And because…
10 of my favourite podcasts for content creators, designers and small businesses
I’ve been a big fan of podcasts for a long time now, but my love for them as grown since moving to London and commuting. I’ve even wanted to create my own… but with my 9-5, client work and content creation, that might have to wait until I have more time to dedicate to it!…
How I organise my files as a freelancer and clear out space on my MacBook to keep it running fast
I have a lot of files on my MacBook and I try make a real effort to keep it clean, organised and free of junk. Especially since this mishap at the beginning of this year where I almost lost everything! Working in digital media and marketing, I’ve learned a few things about organising documents, media,…
Using Visme to create social media graphics, ebooks and more
I have quite a few posts about Alternatives to Photoshop for creating blog and social media graphics, but I’m always looking to find new graphic tools as it’s something I get asked about a lot. Visme reached out and offered me access to the Complete Plan to test it out the platform. Here is an…
How I organise my Gmail Inbox Sections using this hack to achieve inbox zero
I used to always struggle with emails, my inbox would be overflowing and I’d be overwhelmed with the unorganised mess. I really like the idea of Gmail’s new tabbed inbox, but it didn’t work for me as it was. I switched back to priority inbox, and vowed to find a way to organise it. I…
Add an image to text – Clipping Masks on Photoshop and Affinity Photo
Todays tutorial will show you how to use clipping masks on Photoshop and Affinity Photo to add an image (like a photograph or pattern) to some text or mockup image. You can also use this technique to create photo layouts for blog graphics and images. If you don’t have Photoshop or Affinity, some other image…
Video editing tools for mac and windows
This post will cover a range of video editing programs available for Mac and Windows that are perfect for bloggers and vloggers. I’ve been meaning to write about this topic for so long, since I originally posted about the Alternatives to Photoshop Part 1 and Part 2 on my previous website. There’s quite a lot…
How to enable demographics on Google Analytics for more audience stats
You may have noticed Demographics and Interests under the Audience tab on the left hand side of the Analytics dashboard. They show useful information about who the visitors to your website or blog are. In order to view these stats you need to enable them. To do this, you need to add a line of…
Understanding the Google Analytics Dashboard
For a new user Google Analytics can be really overwhelming and confusing, so in this post I’m going to cover what each section/report is about and what data it will show. GETTING STARTED WITH GOOGLE ANALYTICS First thing you need to do is set up an account and instal the tracking code. Head over to…
50+ tools and resources for online businesses
Domains + Hosting Please read my Hosting 101 and Domains 101 posts for more information on these topics. SitegroundGreat for domains + hosting with excellent support. For bloggers who are ready to invest a bit more I recommend the Startup package or GrowBig package. Both have awesome features and built specifically for WordPress. BlacknightHosting +…
How to make your own social media icons
Today’s post is about how to create high quality social media icons for your blog. I’ve been asked numerous times how I make the social media icons in my shop so this is more or less how I do it. I know there’s quite a few tutorials online about this, but I’ve never seen anyone…
18 free online tools for creating blog and social media graphics (alternatives to Photoshop)
Looking for a tool to edit your blog photos or create graphics for your blog? This post details a list of online editors, incase you don’t want to download a program or need to quickly edit an image. These alternatives are free for basic edits, while some offer premium services with more features. Related: Alternatives…
Image editing programs for Mac and Windows – Alternatives to Photoshop Part 1
Today’s post is about alternatives to Photoshop that can be downloaded for both Mac and Windows to use for image editing for your blog. Photoshop is an expensive, well sought after photo editing program with many options to create beautiful images but it’s not always necessary. There are some great free and less expensive alternatives…
How to use image masks to combine multiple images or “float” effect
Todays tutorial will show you how to use image masks to combine multiple images, this was requested by the lovely Jessica over at Look What I Got and is great for fashion bloggers who want to show different angles of their outfits. I also show you how to use this technique to create a cool…
Beginners guide to using Google Analytics for bloggers
Although I advice not to get bogged down with numbers and followers, it is important to keep an eye on the progress of your blog. Following your sites analytics can be time consuming, confusing and inaccurate if you don’t know what you’re doing. Here is my beginners guide to Google Analytics. I will probably do…
How to create a blog header (no Photoshop)
Another tutorial that has been on my to-do list for a very long time is how to create a header or banner for your blog without the use of Photoshop. I’m going to show you how I created the header that I use on my personal blog and in doing so hopefully you’ll understand the…
9 steps to make your Mac run faster and free up memory
Being a digital media student, a freelancer and a blogger means that my computer fills up very quickly. Deleting things and clearing it out is great, but you won’t notice any difference because the files are still recoverable from the hard drive. I’m going to show you how I went from having 73GB free memory to 380GB free memory…
