When I first started blogging, I literally had NOOOOOOOOOOOOO idea I was doing. I mean, I knew how to write an upload a blog post and all that jazz, but I didn’t really know much else about this world called blogging. At the beginning ...
So often I hear people say things like “why can’t my blog be as successful as theirs?” or “I can’t make money from my blog because my blog doesn’t look like X, Y and Z”, and even worse “I wish my blog did as well as A, B or C”. Listen ...
You spend hours, and sometimes even days coming up with the best content for your blog, taking a thousand pictures at different angles so that you can get the perfect shot for Pinterest. Your fingers are numb from typing and your eyes ...
Over the last few weeks, I have thought about social media and social sharing often. Social media is all the rage and a simple retweet, repin, share and regram seems to be one of the fastest way to grow your blog or business. Here's how.
Today, I want to introduce guest blogger and blogging-fundi, Verushka Ramasami to you. For those of you that don’t know her, Verushka blogs over at Spice Goddess and is a total boss at blogging. She’s worked with major ...
5 Things All Expert Bloggers Do to Write the Perfect Blog Post We’ve all wondered about this at some point during our blogging careers and I bet we’ve all googled “the anatomy of the perfect blog post” (I ...
I’ve seen the question on social media a lot: “How can I build / grow my blog when I have a full time job?” In the South African blogging industry, there are very few bloggers generating a full time income from their ...
Nothing excites me more than pretty pictures when I am reading a blog. Beautiful and colourful photography really captures my attention and I will click subscribe quicker than you can say “hello” when your blog is filled ...
The festive season is upon us and I am sure we are all ready for a break! If you find yourself sitting around, with nothing to do this festive season, try these few things to grow your blog when things are slow this festive season! Use ...
A few years ago, I decided to start a blog. On a whim. With no guidance or help from anyone. At first, I kept it a secret. No one knew that I blogged. I’d take pictures behind closed doors, edit and write at night, when everyone ...
A few weeks ago, I mentioned that I am in the process of writing my second ebook (you can download the first one – How to Transform Your Blog – for free here). Long before I decided on the content of the ebook, I had ...
Probably one of the most important parts of a successful blog post is the URL. Although some people might argue that URLs don’t count much for SEO, a well-structured and beautiful looking URL will definitely help readers find ...
Over the last few months, I have been paying a ton of attention to Pinterest and using it to grow my blog and gain more blog traffic. For many bloggers, Pinterest is the biggest driver of traffic and I decided to give it a go to see ...
Last week we chatted about things to do before you publish a blog post and although I had every intention to upload this post a few hours after, I just didn’t get to it. Anyway, for today’s topic, let’s chat about ...
Blogging is hard work, yo! It’s fun work, but it ain’t easy! You spend hours and hours writing your awesome blog post, so why don’t you spend that extra 5 – 10 minutes, making it the perfect blog post! It ...
When you are getting serious about your blog, you will want to get your hands on every little piece of information you can get to help you make your blog better! I’ve read just about 1000 ebooks about blogging (paid for and free) ...
As a blogger, we all sometimes get this feeling where we have noooo idea what to blog about! There is zero motivation and you feel like there is nothing you can or want to write about. Trust me when I say that every blogger goes ...
When growing your blog, you cannot always get away with the free stuff. There comes a time when you will have to make blog investments to improve the quality of your blog. Some of these investments will also help improve your ...
using Google and Google AdWords. Yup, you read that right. Today, I have another SEO post for you! SEO is all the rage right now. It’s on everyone’s lips and everyone is in a battle trying to find the best ways to improve ...
It’s been a quiet Sunday around the Webb household. After the crazy week we had, it’s bliss just getting to sit down and relax. I’m currently stretched out on the couch whilst the hubby is cheering on USA in the RWC. ...
