Category: blogging
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5 Ways To Increase Engagement On Instagram
One of my modules at university last semester focused on communication, part of this module specifically focused on communicating via social networks. As part of this, I had to create and run a social media account. Something I’m already kinda familiar with. This account was specifically focused on finding ways to engage viewers of the…
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My Tips For Staying Organised When Blogging
Today I want to share some advice on a topic which is important to me. How to stay organised when blogging. I’ve been blogging for nearly seven years now and over that time I’ve figured out some ways to help me manage that process and stay organised. I’ve seen people say that blogging is hard,…
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How I Got 100k Pinterest Views
I have been using Pinterest for literally years. I signed up when it was so new that you needed to be invited to join. At the time I didn’t quite get what Pinterest was for. I then went to college and was encouraged to use Pinterest to do visual research. I’ve done that ever since…
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7 Things I Wish I Did Differently As A New Blogger
January has come which means its that time again where many people set a new years resolution to start a blog. Most of these blogs will fail, but some don’t. I started my blog at new year and here I am 7 years later still blogging. I’ve learned a lot over that time, so I…
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My Top 10 Essential Blogging Tools
I’ve been blogging for quite a while now. It has been almost 8 years since I made my first post on this blog. Over that time my process and blogging tools have changed quite a bit. I started by writing something straight into WordPress then hitting publish. I’ve moved on since then and as such…
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How To Post Consistently On Your Blog
I have been blogging for over five years now. And for a good part of that time, I have been posting consistently multiple times per week. Today I thought I would share a few tips so you can figure out a posting schedule that works for you and how it can help you to post…
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The Cost of Self-Hosting WordPress
When I decided to self-host a blog one of the things which convinced me to move over was the idea that I would be paying less. At the time I was paying for a domain, paying to connect the domain to my blog and paying for all sorts of extra features through WordPress. As you…
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Ghost Shell | Pipdig WordPress Theme Review
Recently I had a little revamp of my blog and as part of it bought a new WordPress theme. I’ve seen so many people on Twitter talk about the Pipdig WordPress themes so that was one of the places I looked at and eventually bought from. I’ve heard so much hype about Pipdig that I’ve…
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4 Advantages Of A Self-Hosted Blog
While I was blogging at WordPress.com I saw a self-hosted blog as the end goal. Like that was the point which proved that I had a really good blog because I had total control over it. I know from certain circles having a self-hosted blog is the thing to do if you want to be…
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How I Edit and Schedule Instagram Photos
As a designer, Instagram is a great way to promote my work. I have a second Instagram account just for my art and design work. Since the new API update, Instagram has allowed business accounts to directly schedule photos rather than manually post them. Today I thought I would share how I edit and schedule…
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