2014 blog review
2014 was a good blogging year. My main highlight was going to my first blogging conference and meeting other bloggers; in fact once I realised how much I enjoyed them I went to another three (my …
Blog stats – October 2014
It is strange to look back on my stats for October when I’m at the end of November which has been a tough blogging month for me. I’ve had lots of ideas about posts, but my time has been …
Blog stats – September 2014
Is this blog moving in the right direction? I think it is staying stationary or maybe even moving backwards especially if you look at the subscriber number (although that could be an issue with …
Goodreads #37 – Blogging
Here are some of the stories I’ve enjoyed reading recently about blogging, including commenting, planning posts and scrapping posts. 12 Most Freeing Reasons to Scrap a Blog Post Can a lone …
Blog stats revew – August 2014
I’ve delayed writing about my August stats because I’ve been wondering if there is any point to them (again). I like having the record of where I am, but are they interesting to anyone …
A plan to improve my blog
Over the last two years I’ve increased the time I’ve spent on my blog, particularly writing posts. By spending more time here and looking at other people’s I’ve noticed there …
Blogwise: How to do more with less ebook review
Whether blogging is a hobby or a job there is usually the desire to get quicker at completing tasks to achieve as much as possible around the other demands on your time. The Blogwise ebook aims to …
Blog stats review – July 2014
July was a strange month for me in terms of writing and communication, I basically didn’t want to do much of either. I’ve written my diary daily for two years, but last month it was a real …
Goodreads #34 – blogging
The internet is about browsing and discovery and I’d hoped to help by sharing posts I’d enjoyed reading through my Goodread posts. However, I felt they were taking over my site as I wrote …
Blog stats review – what is the point of them?
Comments, followers, visits, likes, retweets; there are many numbers bloggers can use to track progress, but is it actually worth the time to collect and review blog stats? Being a blogger these …
Insights in to UK bloggers
You may not have realised but blogging is a thing. There are thousands of UK bloggers influencing millions of people, but what do you picture when you think of a blogger – the nerd writing about …
Stats: May 2014
May was a quiet blogging month as I concentrated on getting tasks done and many of these were offline tasks like tidying and filing. After many years of looking, I think I’ve finally found a …
My BritMums Live plan and questions
In a week I’ll be at BritMums Live the biggest blogging and social media event in the UK with 500 bloggers over two days. It is also the first blogging event I heard about (yes I lived …
Goodreads #33
Lots of environment related links this week and a couple discussing the importance of blog comments and whether we like them too much, what do you think? Environment Earthbound Farm’s founder …
Goodreads #32
I find it interesting that in a week when I haven’t written any blog posts I’ve been reading and sharing lots about blogging during the last week. I shared some posts on LinkedIn for the …
Goodreads #31
Lots of goodreads from the last week, from Eurovision to Android photography! I hope you find something enjoyable to read over the weekend. Blogging On return from #BlogOnMOSI 5 ways to create …
Stats: April 2014
I attended my first blogging conference in April and really enjoyed it. It was great to meet people I’ve spoken to online and to hear tips and discuss ideas. It was fascinating how some people …
Goodreads #30
Here are my Goodreads for the last two weeks, as I was distracted about going to BlogCamp last week; and I was obviously motivated because I have lots of blogging links. I hope you find something …
What I learnt at Blogcamp [including video]
Blogcamp is a day for bloggers to get together, develop their skills and share creative ideas. This year’s was also my first blogging event, and to be honest I think I was more excited about …
Goodreads #29
I’ve been having fun over the bank holiday weekend so I’m a little late with my goodreads from last week. As it is still the weekend on Monday I hope you find the time to read some of …
Goodreads #28
In the last week I’ve been mostly reading about parenting, blogging and work an as always there is a wide range of topics ranging from whether you should stop children climbing up slides to a …
Stats: March 2014
I won a competition in March with my post I’m scared of the cloud and I’m currently waiting for the arrival of my new tablet. When it arrives there is likely to be long …
Goodreads #27
I’ve enjoyed posts on the environment, blogging, a quote about your home and a recipe using Nutella (yum yum) during the last week. I hope you find something enjoyable to read over the weekend. …
Goodreads #26
Just a few goodreads as it has been another quiet week for me and my unread posts in Feedly is very large. I’ve also listed the discussions I’ve started on Google+; come and spend a …