Remember my post about the Blogging Blues? It was chosen as the Best of the Best in the Turn It Up Tuesday blog hop. I must say, winning an award is a great way to chase those blogging blues away. Also, it's good to know I'm not the only who is often amazed by the...
Do you know that feeling? That feeling of pouring your heart and soul into a post? You've dóne the research, and you've wrítten your article. Then, with your heart pounding in your throat, you push 'publish'. And you think: 'This is it! Now it's going to happen for me. This post is going to go viral....
I have about 7 blogs. I know that's a lot. But they're all about different topics and meant for different kinds of people. Are niche blogs going extinct? However, lately I've heard several times niche blogs are not the way to go. And that it's smarter to have one big blog with lots of categories....
Do you ever visit a blog and go: 'Wow! What a great look! I wonder what theme she's using? I do! If you find yourself admiring a blog's look and you want to know what theme or template that blogger is using there are 3 ways of finding out! Determining a WordPress theme Scroll down...
Imagine yourself on a sunny Tuesday morning. You've got some time on your hands and you decide: 'I'll go and visit with my friend Mary!' So you head on over there and knock on Mary's door. Turns out, Mary isn't there! But Alice is. You don't know Alice, but she's nice enough. She offers you...
I made the move from Blogger to WordPress about 18 months ago. I had read so much about the superiority of WordPress I decided to take the leap. And it was a big leap! The first few months I was quite homesick for good old Blogger. But once I got used to the WordPress interface...
I've been steadily earning an income from my blogs. Partly by being a member of ad networks. But now one of them wants me to sign a contract, promising exclusivity. But I like being my own blogger! I like being the one calling the shots. I like it, that it's up to me, and only...
I recently ditched All In One Seo and took up with the WordPress SEO plugin by Yoast. I can't even be bothered to tell the All In SEO plugin: 'It's not you, it's me. I'ld like us to stay friends.' Because it ís that plugin, and I don't want to stay friends because I like the...
I'm trying to get my head around the importance of social media, but to be frank: I'm struggling. I just don't find it interesting to read tweets like: 'Just had my cup of coffee. It was gooood.' And although I realize Facebook is very important, I'm having difficulty understanding how to use it. Because I...
I moved all my blogs, of which there are many, to WordPress some time last October. What can I say? I was driven to do it! I'd been reading about how WordPress is way more professional than Blogger and how all the popular bloggers were doing it. Then my husband decided to stay home for...
