Getting drawn in to social media ads
Are you like me? Getting drawn into social media ads? I say I hate the ads, and I do, because there’s too many of them, mostly repetitive or not that relevant. But I still find myself being drawn into buying…
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I want a blog – how to set up a kids blog
As a parenting or family lifestyle blogger there’s one big decision to make. Whether or how to feature your children, especially if both parents don’t have the same opinion. Plus further decisions once the child is old enough to decide…
How to make Tailwind tribes and tricks work for your Pinterest
I love Pinterest. I’ve been using it since it was invite only way back and I have to admit, I still pin mainly for me. Not just for my blog. But as my blog audience is basically mums like me,…
How to increase your Pinterest success with 6 simple tips
Note: I very rarely use pinterest nowadays. Old pins continue to perform, new pins take a long time to get picked up if at all. A lot of users have found similar. I’ve seen very little success with idea pins…
Making instagram my happy place again – new hashtag communities
If you’re on Instagram how do you feel about it at the moment? I used to really enjoy it. I joined before it was somewhere influencers were, before it was included in blog ranking calculations. When it was just about…
Blog stats – do you need them and which do you need?
A couple of weeks ago I shared a post about blog stats and whether you really needed to understand and follow them to be a successful blogger. While I love numbers and stats, generally I think bloggers worry about them…
How to start a blog to be proud of
So many people decide to start a blog at this time of year when people are making resolutions and setting goals. Blogs are also becoming more recognisable even to people who aren’t usually spending al their time online. There’s so…
My rules for Instagram – how I do it
As far as I’m concerned social media is all about what you make of it. Yes, there’s etiquette, and yes, there are things that people do that are really annoying. But we have to live with that – if they’re…
What makes one baby group work and another not?
Over the past year and a half N & I have been to lots of different baby & toddler groups. We were lucky at the beginning having had a group of good NCT friends where we could all agree to…