Feb
16

What Have Snowdrops Got To Do With Blogging?

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It all started with the snowdrops. My first year of blogging! Here are some of the strategies that helped me enjoy it.

Feb
09

Why You Must Never Write A Killer Post

Writing a Killer Post seems to be the ‘in’ phrase for bloggers. But is it what you should be doing? Find out here.

Nov
24

Are We Nearly There Yet?

Blogging is for the long-haul. There are no short cuts, but so much amazing help and advice out there. With plenty of fuel, Sat Nav and patience you’ll soon be well on your way.

Nov
17

How Our Woodburner Showed Me How To Blog Better

Our wood-burner transforms our English winter for me. Your blog can bring warmth and pleasure to your readers if you bring it to life.

Nov
10

What I Learnt About Blogging from a Hairy, Scary Thing

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Building your blog is like waiting for those hairy, scary, things to bloom. We need patience, help, skills and individuality to succeed. Which tips have you followed to help your blog to ‘bloom’? Let’s start a list…

Feb
06

Five Dimensions for the Growth of Your Blog (Part 5)

All week I’ve been discussing the five dimensions of growth your blog should reflect. We started with growing warmer, then talked about growing deeper, moved on to growing stronger, and yesterday covered growing broader. I want to close the series by sharing the aspect of growth we focus on most of all – how to…
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Feb
04

Five Dimensions for the Growth of Your Blog (Part 3)

So we’ve talked in this series about how to grow warmer and how to grow deeper with your blog. Today, we’re going to touch on how to grow stronger in your blogging.

Feb
02

Five Dimensions for the Growth of Your Blog (Part 1)

I’m going to focus in the upcoming week on five dimensions in which your blog should be growing over time. We tend to think of a blog’s growth in terms of readership or pageviews, but there is much more to growth, long term, than statistical increases. Your blog needs to grow in other ways too.

Dec
26

Defining What a Mature Blog Looks Like

No, I’m not talking about a blog for “mature audiences.” I’m struggling with the question of how to know when your blog is mature. I’d like for you to struggle with me for a minute.