A Simple Tool To Come Up With Blog Ideas (A-Z of Blogging)

How to create an idea tree

I have an early school memory – I must have been 5 or 6 – of the teacher blowing my mind with a simple technique to draw a tree. Overnight, the trees in my pictures went from a blob with Continue reading A Simple Tool To Come Up With Blog Ideas (A-Z of Blogging)

The Best Ways to Monetise Your Blog Right Now

monetise your blog

How Could You Monetise Your Blog? So you started a blog to grow your business? But what if the blog itself could earn you money?   Tips and inspiration from a contributor… (Quick Read, Contributed Content)   Image source   Continue reading The Best Ways to Monetise Your Blog Right Now

How Helpful Is Too Helpful On Your Blog? (A-Z of Blogging)

How helpful is too helpful? Cultivate relationships, grow your business

Can You Ever be Too Helpful? I wrestle with this idea a lot in my business. Which is why H is for Helpful in my A to Z of Blogging. On the one hand, my 3 golden rules of blogging Continue reading How Helpful Is Too Helpful On Your Blog? (A-Z of Blogging)

4 Must Haves For Working Remotely – A Guest Post

Working remotely without being isolated. Must have's to make it work for you and your business.

When I left corporate life and set up on my own, I vowed I would never work for anyone else ever again. It’s a process, a journey. Sometimes it hums along happily, other times – to use a well-worn comparison Continue reading 4 Must Haves For Working Remotely – A Guest Post

How Google Friendly Is Your Blog? (A-Z of Blogging)

Speeding Up Your WordPress website

G is for Google on my A to Z of Blogging The Googlebot is a hungry beast. It scuttles around the internet 3.7 million times a minute – it’s one speedy critter! It voraciously searches for content – the food Continue reading How Google Friendly Is Your Blog? (A-Z of Blogging)

Facts Vs Opinion (A-Z of Blogging)

F is for Facts in the A-Z Blogging   Opinions or Facts? It’s been years since I watched “the news”. The word ‘news’ needs to be in quotation marks because in this age of 24-hour ‘news’ it’s amazing how tenuous Continue reading Facts Vs Opinion (A-Z of Blogging)

Bringing Your Expertise To Your Blogs (A-Z of Blogging)

Share your expertise with confidence on your blog

E is for Expertise in my A to Z of Blogging… Expertise in Action This Summer, I was at a garden party for my sister’s birthday (she’s Artist Chloe Birnie). We sat on makeshift chairs around a blazing firepit in Continue reading Bringing Your Expertise To Your Blogs (A-Z of Blogging)

The importance of planning, goal setting and personal development for your business – A Guest Post

Plan your personal development to grow your business

As we rapidly approach the end of the year (and before silly season starts), November is a great time to be looking ahead to 2019. Have you planned your own personal development? Where do you want your business to be Continue reading The importance of planning, goal setting and personal development for your business – A Guest Post

Add A Little Magic To Your Blog

Improve the quality of your blogs by using a little storyteller's magic

(A 5-minute read or a 25-minute video…) We all have a little creative magic inside of us, if we dig deeply enough. I firmly believe that we are all born creative and reading ‘Out Of Our Minds: Learning To Be Continue reading Add A Little Magic To Your Blog

Get It Done! Don’t Self-Sabotage Your Blog (A-Z of Blogging)

Chequered flag get it done you win

Talking to a business colleague recently, she asked me, “are you getting in your own way in your business?” I had to be honest and say, “yes”. When you work for yourself, you are both the biggest asset and the Continue reading Get It Done! Don’t Self-Sabotage Your Blog (A-Z of Blogging)