Hi there! Thanks for stopping by today. A few weeks ago I was swamped and decided I needed to take that next step and “employ” someone to help me. I wanted to grow my blog a little bit more but there is only one of me and not enough hours…
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Fonts, backgrounds, product shots & so many creative things!
Are you always looking for an image, or a font, or just something of great quality you can use on your blog, or Facebook or newsletter? Well, here’s a TREMENDOUS site you might love. It’s called Creative Market and it has thousands upon thousands of fonts, images and background. This…
Win a sidebar ad on my blog
I feel like sharing the love around and hope to give one of my readers a cool opportunity to have a spot in my sidebar for the next 5 weeks or so. All you have to do is leave me a comment below and link to your shop/service/blog… whatever you…
Blogging: Tips which helped me earn $6k+ last month
Brought to you by Office 365 #workwonders. I ummmed and ahhhed about writing this post because firstly I didn’t want anyone to think I was bragging and I guess ‘money-talk’ is private, BUT when I sat and thought about WHY I should share this post I think you’ll see that…
How to fix incorrect links when posting to Facebook
How frustrating is it when you’ve written a blog post and you want to share the post on Facebook but the link doesn’t work correctly? Maybe the photo is wrong, or it won’t show the correct heading, or a snippet of text? Well Facebook does provide a service where you…
View all of your fonts at the one time
I am a font freak. I’ve talked about it so many times and I’ve done lots of blog posts on my favourite fonts and how to download them. If you are like me, then sometimes all of those fonts makes your head spin! How do you pick one to use…
Why do I need a website?
Over the last few weeks I have been helping some friends/clients get their websites up and running. They’ve been relatively easy jobs with basic content. This good. Why? Because I think every business needs a website no matter how small you might be. Here are the reasons why… You’re never…
15% off at The Media Maid
Would you like your blog to start the New Year with a fresh and up-to-date look? Get ready for 2015 then! For the next 2 weeks I am offering 15% off some of my services at The Media Maid. That’s 15% off my Blog Academy classes and 15% off WordPress.org…
Free online photo editing tools
Is your blog photo ready? I think it’s important to put effort in to how your photos look on your blog. For me, I always think about how I will use my photos across all of my social media channels when I write a blog post. Sometimes I use my…
Facebook, you’re so strange
I am still trying to work Facebook out. It drives me crazy some days. I use it a lot and it is useful for promoting my blog, but sometimes I can’t work out why some Facebook updates get a lot of attention and other days it does nothing for me.…
What do you think: Should we be able to sell our Instagram photos?
A lovely blogger wrote to me yesterday who has an awesome Instagram account to ask what I thought about companies asking to use her Instagram photos on their website/catalogues/magazine… So, for example, what if you were sent an item from a company, were happy to style it up in your…
Why I like to read a sponsored post
I’ve been thinking about this post for a while… but I wasn’t sure how it would come out, but here goes… I like to read a sponsored post. I really do. There is a good reason why I like to read a sponsored post written by another blogger. I know…
Why I changed back to an iPhone
Those of you who follow me lots will know I recently changed back to an iPhone 6 from the Samsung S4… I know I am eating my words here because I was singing the praises of the Samsung at the time, but as it turned out, it just wasn’t cutting…
New blog/website designs by The Media Maid
Hi! I haven’t been my usual blogging self lately because to tell you the truth, I have been having more fun designing and creating blogs for other people! Here’s a few of the latest creations. I am also finding so many new blogs to drool over. People are so clever……
Following my passion for blogging and design
A few weeks ago I was asked if I’d be an ambassador (with Kieren Perkins and Gabby Millgate) for SEEK Learning. I was asked about my passions and what lead me to a full-time career in blogging… Here’s what I said, how I do it and why I love it!…