Brighter Blogging Roundup: Friday 30th April

Looking for some extra blogging inspiration? Each week, I pick a bunch of my favourite blog posts to share with you. Here’s this week’s: TOP READ: What Every Blogger Needs to Know About Email, Darren Rowse, ProBlogger If you’re fairly new to email marketing (or...

Two Crucial Reasons Your Blog Posts Need Clear Titles

As a blogger, the title (also called the headline) might be the last thing you think about when you write a blog post. Maybe you’ve finally finished your post, you just want to publish it, and you write the first title you think of. Alternatively, perhaps you do put a...

Brighter Blogging Roundup: Friday 23rd April

Looking for some extra blogging inspiration? Each week, I pick a bunch of my favourite blog posts to share with you. Here’s this week’s: TOP READ: Affiliate Marketing in 2021: FREE Guide for Beginners, Leanne Regalla, Smart Blogger This in-depth article from Smart...

Seven Tips on Finding Work as a Freelance Blogger

Do you want to get paid for your blog posts? Freelance bloggers have been around for years – I’ve been getting paid to write for blogs since the start of 2008, and there were plenty of people doing likewise before me! Freelance blogging is still going strong, with a...

Brighter Blogging is Back! (And I’ve Got Lots to Share With You)

A year and a half ago, Brighter Blogging went on hiatus while I was working full-time for Awesome Motive, writing for WPBeginner. Working with AM was a great experience: I had so many lovely colleagues and it was fantastic to get a behind-the-scenes look at how a huge...

Brighter Blogging is On Hiatus

Due to a major new project (I’ll update this post in a few days when I can tell you more about it), I’ve shut down Brighter Blogging for at least the next few months. Once I’m back again, I’ll send out an email: make sure you’re on the...

Brighter Blogging Weekly Roundup: Friday 11th October

Looking for some extra blogging inspiration? Each week, I pick a bunch of my favourite blog posts to share with you. Here’s this week’s: TOP READ: 21+ Best Affiliate Programs for Bloggers in 2019 (to Earn Affiliate Income from Blogging), Ryan Robinson,...

How to Pitch Your Guest Post – Successfully

This is an updated version of a post that originally appeared on my site Aliventures.com. Maybe you’ve crafted a great guest post … and now you’re stuck. What exactly should you write in your email to the blog owner, when you send them your post?...

Brighter Blogging Roundup: Friday 27th September

Looking for some extra blogging inspiration? Each week, I pick a bunch of my favourite blog posts to share with you. Here’s this week’s: TOP READ: 3 Truths to Help You Age Well, Michael Hyatt, MichaelHyatt.com This might seem like a slightly unusual post...

How to Craft a Guest Post That’s (Almost) Certain to Be Accepted

Guest posting is a fantastic way to grow your blog. It gets your work in front of a large audience, it brings you direct traffic (from your guest post bio), and it gives your SEO a handy boost (as your bio will, in almost all cases, include a link back to your blog)....