Blogging & Personal Development

Blogging 101: Best WordPress Plugins

One of the best things about WordPress is the sheer amount of Plugins available to customise your website to look and function how you want it to. Whether a plugin is visible to the reader or it’s purely a back end help for you, they’re so useful and honestly I don’t think I could live…
Blogging 101: Best WordPress Shortcuts

So I’ve now been blogging for a while, and I’ve used WordPress for most of that time. Since they introduced Blocks, I know it’s been a controversial subject as to whether you use them or you use the classic editor. I personally use Blocks and I actually really like them, I find it super easy…
Blogging 101: Setting up a Free WordPress Blog

So, you want to start a blog? But you have no idea where to start or how to even create one. No worries I’ve written this guide for how to set up a blog on WordPress for free so you can start straight away! I’ve written about both WordPress Com (Free!) and WordPress Org (Paid!)…
Blogging 101: Finding your Tone of Voice

One thing that can really differentiate a blogger is their Tone of Voice on their blog but also across social media. Many brands use Tone of Voice documents to ensure they have a unified voice across all platforms, and blogging is similar. In the same way that your imagery and logos “match” across all platforms,…
Blogging 101: How to Set Up a Self-Hosted Blog

So, if you’re here you want to either start a blog or move your current blog to a paid self-hosted plan! Going self-hosted can be great for new or old bloggers as it gives you so much more freedom than a hosted plan. You customise to your hearts content and make your website exactly what…
Blogging 101: Creating a Brand Story

Humans respond well to a crafted narrative, and an emotional story often helps people connect with one another by capturing their attention. This is why having a ‘Blog Brand Story’ in your about me page can be vital for connecting to readers but also brands and sponsors who want to work with you. What is…
Blogging 101: Organising Blog Categories

As you read through your favourite blogger, you’ve probably noticed that most have broad categories at the top of their site. This is the same for mainstream news outlets as well as for starting out hobby blogs. The reason for this is that categorising content often helps the user experience, as people can find the…
Blogging 101: Find Your Blog Niche

As you go into blogging and read other blogs you’ll start to see a pattern of bloggers writing about specific subjects and topic over and over again. This is because they’ve chosen a niche in which to write in – which helps develop their editorial calendar. What is a Blog Niche? I’m sure you’re now…
Blogging 101: Benefits of Blogging

Whether you’re new to blogging or you’ve been blogging for years, every so often you may question what you actually get out of blogging. It takes a lot of time and effort to consistently blog, and a lot of people pay out their own money too. So it’s always good to remind yourself on how…