When you’re new to blogging it tends to take some time before settling on a theme. It’s been a problem for me every time I’ve started a new blog.
So how often should you change your theme?
My answer is never… well, very, very rarely. Read more…
I have committed a sin! Probably more than one over the years, but that’s not for public consumption via the blog.
In this instance the sin is I haven’t defined for you what the blogging buzz words, jargon, call it what you will are all about.
If you are an experienced blogger feel free to yawn. However, if you’re new to the blogging game please read on and take a look at this glossary. Read more…
One major advantage of using Wordpress as your blogging platform is the huge choice of themes available. There are literally thousands.
In contrast, Google’s Blogger platform has always had a very limited choice of templates. I mentioned on previous posts that my blogging career 
started by using Blogger, and the lack of templates really frustrated me. That was one of the main reasons I moved over to wordpress.com (the ‘lite’ version of the platform) before settling on the full fat version of Wordpress, complete with all the whistles and bells. Read more…
Twitter is increasingly being used as a marketing tool and I recently came across a brilliant application for any business wishing to target fellow Twitter users within a specific geographical area.
By entering details such as location, keyword and search radius (measured in miles), Nearby Tweets will present the 50 most recent tweets within the area.
Although still at the Beta stage I would recommend giving the application a try. 
Being a successful blogger is not always easy, and there are many traps to fall into (as I know from experience).
Take a look at these five classic examples and take great care to avoid them. Read more…
Unless you have been living on another planet you will certainly be aware of Twitter, even if you don’t know a great deal about what it is or does.
Twitter means different things to different people, but in essence it is a “micro blogging” platform which has exploded in the UK over the last few months. To some degree this is due to several high-profile celebrities, including Jonathan Ross, Chris Moyles and Stephen Fry waxing lyrical about Twitter at every given opportunity. Read more…
This post is short, but not so sweet!
I spent time yesterday writing an article about Twitter. I also drafted another post which I subsequently decided to ditch, largely due to my editorial not flowing as it should have done.
I had another last-gasp look at the draft to make sure it wasn’t worth tidying up and publishing. Nope, no good, so I pressed the delete button. Guess which article I actually deleted?!! 
The moral of this story is… before deleting any content from your blog make absolutely sure it’s the right item you want to dump!
Many bloggers start blogging with one primary objective in mind… to make money!
I’ve mentioned in previous posts that there is no shame in making money from your blog. However, please don’t expect to rake in a stack of cash in a short period of time. It really isn’t going to happen without a lot of hard work! Having said that, it certainly is possible to make a steady income from blogging (even in the early days) and there are several methods available. In this post I’m going to concentrate on one of them – affliate marketing. Read more…
In a previous post I stressed the importance of getting the right theme for your blog. It really can take ages! I know… I’ve been there!
One of the major benefits of using WordPress is the HUGE choice of themes available from a wide variety of sources. However, it can also be a big hindrance. Can’t see the wood for the trees, too much choice, etc.
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So you’ve started your blog, the content is great and you’re even getting subscribers to your feed. Excellent!
Now everything is going well it is VITAL you don’t lose the entire content of your blog.
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