How To Get Me To Read Your Blog

I’m not an expert but a couple of people have asked me recently about how they might improve their blogs. From the top of my head, here are 9 things that will make me more likely to read your blog regularly.

Overcoming the Curse of the Generalist: Categories, Tags and Niche Blogging

I had an interesting conversation yesterday afternoon with Robyn from Floral Footsteps. Robyn works for The Ethical Superstore and is also quietly exploring how to turn a profit from her hobbies, floristry, photography and illustration. For those of us who are tantalised by the possiblity of making a living from the things we love doing [...]

A Bluffer’s Guide To My New Writing Job

Writing surfaces like the many humps of the Loch Ness monster in every part of my life. I would encourage anyone to think of starting a journal if only to help them to identify the repeated footfalls of the greater themes in their life. At some point you have to fall in step with them or forever be running away.

Thanks, Facebook … it was fun while it lasted …

People sign up to facebook for a number of reasons, but the one I most often hear is a variation on a theme of,  “my friends told me it would be a good way of staying in touch”. This is true. The social networking site, Facebook, is a phenomenal tool for getting and staying in [...]

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