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...
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...
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,...
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?...
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...
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)....
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: 25 Best WordPress Themes for Bloggers (No Code Required) in 2019, Ryan Robinson, RyRob.com Choosing a theme can be one of...
Seven Great Sources of New Ideas for Your Blog Do you ever struggle to come up with new blog post ideas? I think all bloggers do, at some point. Sadly, this is one common reason why blogs get abandoned: the blogger couldn’t think what to write about, and days went by,...
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: Gamify Your Productivity: The Ultimate Geek Guide to Getting Stuff Done, Ryan McRae, Productive Flourishing This fun post...
When I wrote about why you should link to other people’s content from your posts, I mentioned that: Some blogs try to avoid losing readers by having all external links (links to sites other than their own) open up in a new tab. I’m not keen on this: it can be...
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