Ever get the urge to do something “blog related” but at the same time, you are going through a blogging slump? No matter how hard you stare at the screen no words seem to materialize. Don’t worry because this happens to everybody once in a while. I went through a similar phase recently and felt really unproductive during those days. To help me get out of my slump, I came up with four useful things that I could do which did not involve writing. Work On Your Pinterest I never used Pinterest specifically for my blog before. It was a place where I would save pins from other blogs but…
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6 Tools That Help Me Organize My Blog
It has been seven years since I started blogging. Yes, you read that right. I have been doing this for SEVEN years! And while I may not be using the same blog that I started all the way back then (though I wish I was) blogging has remained a strong passion of mine. Someone recently asked me what tools do I use to help me with my blog. While I have tried several over the course of the past few years, a few have remained a constant favourite. While I’m not sure if these can be classified as “tools” or not, the below websites and applications really help me organize…
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How To Write An Eye-Catching Blog Post In Three Simple Steps
So you started your blog and are all set to pen down your very first blog post. But what do you do? How do you write something that will catch the eye of your intended reader? What will make your article better than the next? When I first started blogging, I’d write down my articles however I felt like. I had no set format to guide me. I was clueless. And I wondered why I never got the views I had hoped for. Looking back, I now realise maybe it was due to the way I presented my blog posts to the world. I never paid much attention to detail…
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5 Tip For New Bloggers
So you have decided to start your own blog? You’ve seen it all over the internet, maybe a friend of yours has one and you can’t wait to jump right into it. Maybe you love writing about things, about your day or about the latest book you read over the weekend. The reasons for wanting or starting a blog are numerous but what so many new bloggers don’t know is the time and work that goes into making one. When I first started out I had no idea about blogging. With years of practice (I first started out in 2011) and doing and undoing blogs, with trial and a lot…
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My Blogging Story
Seven years ago I started my very first blog. I had a lot of time on my hands before the new school year started. A friend of mine discovered Blogger and showed it to me one afternoon. Back then, I had no idea what a “Blog” was or how big the blogging community is worldwide. The idea of creating my own website for free intrigued me. I came home that evening and using my google account I created my own blog. I used to read a lot and decided I would use my blog to write book reviews. It didn’t last long and with school work, I never had the amount of…
