Being A Problem Solver (A to Z of Blogging)

Problem solving with your blog

What’s the first thing we all do these days if we have a problem with something? We’ll Google it! …Or take to our Social Media channels and ask the hive mind what they think.   The Purpose Of Business Strip Continue reading Being A Problem Solver (A to Z of Blogging)

Should I Oppose Others In My Blogs? (A – Z of Blogging Series)

How to oppose an opinion on your blog

Very few of us go around deliberately upsetting others. It’s natural to not want to oppose someone. I was at an event recently and got chatting to a fellow small business owner. He said something that could have been taken Continue reading Should I Oppose Others In My Blogs? (A – Z of Blogging Series)

What Do My Blog Readers Need From Me? (A-Z of Blogging: Need)

There’s a mantra in fiction writing, ‘Show don’t tell’.   Reader’s Need Context Don’t tell us the character is crying, show us their heartbreak, describe the anguish in their expression. It’s much more powerful and compelling. The same goes for Continue reading What Do My Blog Readers Need From Me? (A-Z of Blogging: Need)

Making Connections With Your Blog: Meet Others (A-Z of Blogging)

Making connections with your blog

(Quick Read Blogs – a 5-minute read) My first blog was a vanity project. Something I did to hold myself accountable on my journey towards becoming a published author. But it did more than that, it allowed me to make Continue reading Making Connections With Your Blog: Meet Others (A-Z of Blogging)

Fall In Love With Your Blog (A-Z of Blogging)

love to write

My love affair with blogging started in 2013 when I was in process of publishing my first book – The Bronze Box. Every day I did one thing towards publishing and marketing my first book, then every week I would Continue reading Fall In Love With Your Blog (A-Z of Blogging)

Be Known For Your Knowledge (A-Z of Blogging)

Share your knowledge - PI

“Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad”   I do enjoy a pub quiz. It was a regular event when we had a lodger living with us. Pitting our knowledge Continue reading Be Known For Your Knowledge (A-Z of Blogging)

How Jargon Is Killing Your Blog (A-Z of Blogging)

I hate jargon! How Jargon ruins your blogs

A letter drifted through my letterbox from Bristol City Council. Now, I’d consider myself to be a reasonably literate and educated person. I’m no brain of Britain, but as a word weaver, it takes a lot for me to struggle Continue reading How Jargon Is Killing Your Blog (A-Z of Blogging)

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)

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)

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)