A Blogger’s Guide to Using Social Media

This is a sponsored post  When I started blogging, almost four years ago now, I’ll admit, I had absolutely no idea what I was doing! I mean one. Not a clue. I didn’t even follow any bloggers. I honestly thought I could type my words onto the internet and the world would read them. How …

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VOTE FOR ME! I’m a MAD Influencer Awards Finalist

MAD AWARDS

Yes, you heard it right. I am a finalist in the MADS This year is the tenth anniversary of the MAD Blog Awards and it’s back after a bit of a break. I found out I was a finalist in the Influencer of the Year category a couple of weeks ago and I STILL haven’t …

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A beginners guide to SEO for bloggers – how to get seen

I started blogging just over 2 years ago and have been “self hosted” for two in January. I started blogging because friends suggested it. I used to ramble on on Facebook and they thought my amusing anecdotes deserved a wider audience than just friends. So I set up a blog. That went well… I knew …

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Why I’m not an inspiration

I am not an inspiration – there, I said it I’ve just come home from a wonderful weekend away with my blogging buddies. I was on a total high. Everything was going so well. Then I got a message. One measly message has put me from cloud 9 to rock bottom in T -9 seconds. …

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The 10 commandments of blogging

The ten commandments of blogging As told by a mediocre blogger, me. โ€œI am the Lord, Google. Thou shalt bear no false idol aside from me .โ€ Google is GOD. Google is a vengeful God and will smite thee should you be found to be selling follow links. Especially follow links less than 4 times …

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Bullying – what can we learn from our children?

This week is Anti Bullying Week How do I know this? Because Little L (aged 6 and a half) has come home with dreams of joining the “Anti-Bullying Alliance” (it might not actually be called that but you get the gist). He is so determined to stand up to bullies and stand up for those …

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Regaining my identity – the Blog On way

A couple of weeks ago I abandoned left my children in the capable hands of my partner in sunny Kent and caught the train to Manchester for the weekend to attend my first ever blogging conference – Blog On Xmas.  I travelled up with the (sort of) lovely Fran from Whinge Whinge Whine and the …

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