There’s been a whole load of posts popping up from some pretty popular bloggers debating this very question. They point out their blog numbers are plummeting while over on instagram they’re getting plenty of engagement. So is it worth carrying on blogging, or even starting a blog when the world seems happier on another platform….
I had so much fun writing the first 10 Newbie Blogger Mistakes post that I couldn’t resist writing another one. So, drumroll please! 10 more mistakes you might be making as a newbie blogger! And yes, there are for sure more on this list that I am guilty of making, hopefully not as often these days. 1….
We were all newbies once and most of us are probably guilty of more than a few of these mistakes. I know I was when I started out! So here’s some tips on things you might want to avoid when you’re starting out. 1. Not having a niche You might have a tonne of different…
Guest blogging is when someone writes a guest post on someone else’s blog. A lot of bloggers think of their blogs as their home online, so when someone else writes for your blog it’s like having a guest in your house. If you’re looking to expand your audience then writing guest posts on other peoples…
You’ve probably all heard the old “if your blog doesn’t load in 3 seconds the readers gone”. Well, the fact is that’s fairly true nowadays with the prevalence of mobile browsing. We want our blog posts and we want them right now or we’ll just hit back and choose that other search results. Especially if your…
I’ve been seeing a lot of posts and books about making money blogging that tout the idea that your blog can become some kind of money making machine in the first month of it’s life. Or that you can take your failing blog from 0 to hero in a month. Well, I’m going to tell…
You might have heard of 301 redirects being bandied about and wondered what they are and why you need them. What is a 301 Redirect? Basically a 301 redirect is a way to permanently redirect one url to another. If I had a page at http://teaisforteagan.com/original-page and I wanted to move it to http://teaisforteagan.com/new-original-page then…
There’s a sneaky little bloggers trap that I like to call “generic content”. Basically it’s content that can be found a million times over on a million different blogs. If anyones ever tried to look up how to grow a following on social media then you’ve probably found a tonne of sites that all offer…
Writing the about me section of your blog can be a little tricky. It can feel a bit like trying to write a dating profile to try and entice people into wanting to read your blog. But, here’s the thing, while a dating profile should almost definitely be all about you, your about page should…
If you’re a blogger it can be kind of disheartening when you see that the stats for your blog aren’t moving. You’re getting a handful of views everyday but not many folks sticking around. This could be down to the type of content you’re posting or certain things about your blog that are turning visitors off. Let’s talk…
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