Three Years And Still Blogging For me, this blogging lark all started on March 1st, 2014. To be honest I had dabbled on Blogger for about a week and a half, before deciding I didn't like it and wanted to self-host my blog. I got a bee in my bonnet and started learning everything I could about ... [ Read More ]
I Am Trying So Hard To Follow A Schedule
I Am Trying So Hard To Follow A Schedule That may sound easy to some, or even most people, but for me following a schedule never seems easy. I think my problem is that I think life is too short to get stressed about things not done and if things don't get done today, there is always tomorrow (or ... [ Read More ]
Automated Twitter Messages: What’s That All About?
Automated Twitter Messages. Really? I'm a bit of a late comer to the world of social media, but twelve months ago I decided I had to grab the bull by the horns and start learning how the different social media platforms work. Last year my focus was on Twitter.This year it's Instagram and maybe even ... [ Read More ]
Social Media Profiles: When Did You Last Update Yours?
My Social Media Profiles Were In Desperate Need Of An Update I've wanted to update my social media profiles for sometime now, but have been dragging my feet somewhat in the hope that a decent photo of myself may actually be taken. I've now resigned myself to the fact that I'm just not very ... [ Read More ]
Two Years And Still Blogging
Two Years And Still Blogging Two years ago last week I first started blogging properly; I purchased my blogs' URL, theme and signed up with a self hosting company. I had dabbled with Blogger for a short time before that, but wanted more control and liked the thought of self hosting my blog. The ... [ Read More ]
Thanking All Blog Hop Hosts
My Intentions Were Good... I had planned to share this post with the world last week, but as you might have guessed that never happened. Getting back into any routine after Christmas has been a nightmare, and blogging is no different, so lasts week planned post is now this weeks. Many of us ... [ Read More ]
How To Create Simple HTML Coding To Display Blog Badges Neatly In A Sidebar
And It's Not As Hard As You May Think... I found coming up with a descriptive post title almost as difficult as working out how to do the coding, and neither task was quick! Taking Part In Blog Hops... Is part of what makes blogging sociable and fun, but hosting a blog hop takes time and ... [ Read More ]
Headache
Headache... This week my Word Of The Week just had to be headache! A couple of weeks ago I wrote a post on how I had decided to take Action by starting a second blog, which is to be a photo blog...Nothing too exciting, just somewhere I can share my very non award winning photos. Twelve months ... [ Read More ]
Action…
This Week I Took Action... For some time now I've been looking for a way to share my photographs on my blog. It's not that my photographs are amazing or even have much of a 'WOW' factor, it's just that taking photographs is something I enjoy doing. I have only discovered a love for taking ... [ Read More ]
Debs New Year Bloggers Honours List…
Why A New Years Bloggers Honours... When I started blogging back in February I was more than a little nervous about venturing into the world of blogging. I was racked with self doubt, doubting very much that anyone would actually click on my blog, let alone hang around long enough to read a post, ... [ Read More ]
Pleased…
This week there were several words that I would like to have used for my Word Of The Week post, but I settled on the word Pleased as that is how I've been feeling for the most part of it. Why I Have Been feeling Rather Pleased... Back in September my blog theme was updated, for anyone who ... [ Read More ]
Why I Blog…
I was recently asked by someone I know if I make any money from blogging and when I said I didn't they thought it was wasting my time. Their reaction did catch me off guard and I was stuck for words, mainly because I didn't get their logic, but also partly because this I sort of took it personally. ... [ Read More ]
My Favourite Blog Hops…
What Are Blog Hops? When I first started blogging I had no idea what Blog Hops or Linky Parties were. I know that just the words Blog Hop and Linky party sound pretty self explanatory, but they still left me feeling more than a little confused. I suppose that when a person is new to something even ... [ Read More ]
Welcome To The Virtual Blog Tour
What Is A Virtual Blog Tour? A virtual blog tour is just what it says it is. It's a tour around blogs. On this tour bloggers get invited to answer four simple blogging questions and then get to invite and introduce other bloggers to take part in the tour. It's a great way of sharing some ... [ Read More ]
Self-Hosting A Blog – What I Learned As A New Blogger
Self-Hosting A Blog Like many bloggers, I first started blogging on Blogger, but soon found myself getting a little frustrated. Not being able to get my blog to look just as I imagined in my head was frustrating. I couldn't set up a menu bar like I wanted to, sometimes the text in a post was not ... [ Read More ]
I Feel A Blogging Headache Coming On.
I am new to the world of blogging and I certainly have a lot to learn! As with anything we do in life we must startat the bottom of the learning curve and that includes blogging. People who have never blogged before will probably not understand the headaches that learning to blog brings ... [ Read More ]