#blogging lessons

Getting Fired on Friday Yay Friday! I’ve received a few new assignments at work. I love creating decks and working with information. Organizing, simplifying, and turning it into something that makes sense on the first read. (that last part needs work). I usually dump everything that’s in my head then I need lots of time to organize/simplify it. Do I love working with data more than I love…

This post contains affiliate links and I will be compensated if you make a purchase after clicking on the links. There will be no additional cost to you. Every once in a while I post an update about blogging. It seems that the most views occur when I post about this topic, as WordPress people like blogging of course! I post about blogging though – to ask for advice as to what I can improve…

Five Lessons from Five Years Blogging

What You Don’t Know image: MJ 4 ICT Blogging is easy, they say. Every author, even aspiring authors needs a platform, they say. Your blog is your recommendation letter to prospective agents and editors, they say. What they don’t say is that it is not easy, it is time-consuming, it cost a lot of money (to do it right), and your blogging audience will probably have very little similarity with your…

5 Easy Ways to Edit a Blog Post That Stands Out

5 Easy Ways to Edit A Blog Post that Stands Out

What, in your view, is a great online article?

Is it the one with a super-useful content? Maybe it’s the one that speaks to the reader as if they were listening to the voice of the writer standing right in front of them!

Wow. That must be a really interesting post. Call it a living post if you like.

A great blog post could as well be…

3 Super Simple Ways to Attract More Traffic to Your Blog in 2020

3 Super Simple Ways to Attract More Traffic to Your Blog in 2020

I love to read what others are saying and to learn as much as I can from people who obviously know more than I do, especially when it comes to online publishing.

Well, in this post I present to you 3 important ideas I’ve come across in my quest to hone my online writing skills as I prepare to monetize my blog.

I’ve learnt…

How Your Own Mindset is Preventing You From Becoming a Blogger

Tell me exactly what is stopping your becoming a blogger. I am more than convinced that the greatest culprit is your mindset.

So let’s talk about how your own mindset is preventing you from becoming a blogger.

Here are the thoughts in the mind which make it difficult for many self-publishing wannabes to take the bold step to write and publish their awesome ideas online.

I will not just…

How to Safely Install WordPress on A Self-Hosted Website

  One lesson I learnt the hard way when I finally got my self-hosted website is the best way to install WordPress on a brand new site.

Here is my story of how I sweated before I learnt how to safely and easily install WordPress on my self-hosted WordPress.org blog.

True to my nature, I decided to learn by doing.

You know, I’m not the kind of person you will easily describe as tech-savvy. Not even…