Can you make money blogging? I get asked this question a lot. Plus I know this subject has been written about over and over, but I thought today I'd give you my 5 cents worth... Do I make money from blogging? Sometimes, but not a lot. Well why blog then? Because blogging is a vehicle …
You know I am a bit of a nerd right? Well of course a new piece of technology will get me excited (and most of my boys!). Yesterday afternoon we had a funny few hours. The kids got home from school and I said "iOS7". 2 of them went in to overdrive and were hunting …
There's so many awesome blogs out there! If you love blogging as much as I do, then here's some more eye-candy for you... I love it when someone gives me a link to a blog I haven't read before... so I thought I would share with you some of my favs at the moment. Adore …
Hi! Today I vlogged. Woah, that felt weird, but it was too hard to write what I wanted to say, so it was easier to talk... and everyone knows I LOVE to talk!! And, I don't always have decent hair - I work from home every day so I usually have a greasy bun, it's …
Morning friends! How's your week going so far? I've been busy on the computer all week with lots of blog makeovers. It's been head down, bum up around here this week. The Media Maid is like another job of mine. Yes I seem to have a few! Writing this blog and designing blogs is my …
Thanks to those who let me know which commenting system you preferred. The original post was here. The results are in... 78% prefer the Wordpress/Blogspot standard commenting form 12% prefer Disqus 3rd party commenting system 10% prefer the Facebook commenting box inside blog So there you go! Did that surprise you?
Today I am sharing part of the material we talk about if you join my online blogging course - The Media Maid's Blog Academy. In WEEK 1 we chat about some basic blogging rules and tips and one of those is motivation. Below are my 8 tips to keep you motivated as a blogger... If …
Hi there! It has me wondering... if you read blogs and you think you might comment on one, which system do you prefer to use? Do any turn you off? Below are the 3 main systems bloggers use. I was wondering if you'd vote on the one you prefer? Blog commenting Which would you prefer? …
I sometimes have this fear... what happens if I wake up one morning and all of my Instagram photos are gone and my account has been deleted? I know, it's not really a serious problem, but for me (who makes money from social media!) this would give me heart failure. The same would happen if …
Hi there! We all know Google Reader died and went to heaven :( But never fear, this doesn't mean we've lost the Blogroll that we have been creating over the years... Well I know I have been adding to that blogroll for about 6 years! In this video below I show you how, in a …
Hi there! Today I thought I would quickly show you how to add the PINTEREST hover button to your images on your blog. Normally I am giving you pretty pictures and fun stuff, so click off here today if you're not into my geeky stuff. I needed a geek fix haha! I have been very …
Hi! How are you all today? You know how I am teaching people to blog over here? Well the 1st round of students have completed their online course and we are now in the midst of the 2nd round... Today I wanted to share with you some of those blogs. I love finding new bloggers, …
