Now before I start this post, I just want to reiterate that I am not a professional photographer. I do make my living from blogging, though, which involves plenty of photography. Clients want their products or events photographed well, so I have to make them look as good as possible. The majority of the time
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The Blogger Tag | VlogStars
I am joining in the with the VlogStars linky again this month. For those of you that don’t know about it, it is a linky where you link up your videos, answering questions or talking about a theme given to you each month. It starts on the second Thursday of every month and runs until
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The Ups and Downs of Working Freelance
I feel quite lucky to be able to make money from home. I can work around the children, meaning working pretty much every evening, and bring in extra income for our family. It is nice to be earning my ‘own’ money again and having a bit more financial freedom. There are lots of great things
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How to Market Your Blog When it’s in a Unique Niche
There’s nothing harder than trying to get your blog off the ground. You have to compete with so many similar blogs. On the other hand, you may be in a situation where you have to market a blog that’s in a unique niche. Getting people to visit this page or that page can be difficult
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7 Apps That Make my Blogging Life Easier
There are some things in your life that you just don’t need. Like who ever invented spray cheese – what is that about? There are some things that you certainly do need in your life. As someone that is self-employed and works from home blogging and copywriting, anything that makes my life easier is a win for
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My Tips for New Bloggers
I have been blogging for a little over two years now and when I first started I was such goober when it came to all things blog related. I didn’t know all the jargon and the Google rules for example. If someone said DA I thought they meant dinner appointment! I honestly read some of
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What I Have Learnt From Using Instagram
Instagram is fast becoming my favourite social media platform by far. I have been using it for around two years and I am constantly learning about it and the best ways to use it. Now, I am not an expert but I have changed a few things about how I post, to get the optimum
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My First Blogging Conference | Blogfest15
I had a really exciting day on Saturday. If you were on social media over the weekend you probably saw about #Blogfest15 – my first blogging conference. I had wanted to attend but for one reason and another (kids, work etc) I just hadn’t got a ticket. My work shift changed on Saturday and the
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How Blogging Can Change Your Life
I have been blogging, on and off, for nearly three years now. To start with, I started the blog as a way to have an online diary of sorts and to document life with a new baby. I honestly had no idea that there was another ‘side’ to blogging until I joined Twitter and noticed