Blogging tips: 6 Simple tips to REALLY grow your social media following
Like all things in life, there isn’t a quick and easy way to grow your social media following. I know, I know; it’s the 21st century and we want quick and instant results. We’re used to seeing blog posts with flashy, jazzy titles like, ‘How to
How to be a 6-figure blogger – Part 2
Sign up here to receive updates about my 12-week blogger e-course In case you missed it, last week I posted the first half of my Blogstock talk about how to be a figure blogger. Here's the second half of my talk with more about my really basic SEO
How to be a 6-figure blogger – Part 1
Sign up here to receive updates about my 12-week blogger e-course Last weekend I had the honour of speaking at Blogstock, the world’s only blogging festival. It’s a mixture between a blogging conference, with talks and workshops to help improve your blogging skills, and an actual festival
How to find your travel blogging niche
Sign up here to receive updates about my 12-week blogger e-course ‘Niche’. Urgh, it’s a horrible word. But it’s a word I’ve been saying A LOT recently. I’ve been speaking at a few blogger events and conferences and the word ‘niche’ keeps coming up. Why? Because having
How to keep up with your travel blog while you’re travelling
Sign up here to receive updates about my 12-week blogger e-course One of the hardest things about travel blogging is that you’re so busy travelling you don’t have time to blog. You may notice a lot of the full time travel bloggers travel very slowly and will
Blogging at the Beach with Icelolly #BlogAtTheBeach
Yesterday I had the pleasure of popping up to Leeds for a day of blogging and networking. Icelolly, the holiday price comparison site, invited a fabulous group of bloggers to their offices for a beach themed day. There were cocktails, palm trees, more cocktails, sun loungers
I’m speaking at icelolly.com’s #BlogAtTheBeach Blogger Event
I’m really excited to announce that I’ll be speaking at a travel blogger event in Leeds next month. The event will be hosted by icelolly.com, the UK’s leading holiday price comparison site. They’re holding #BlogAtTheBeach so they can get to know bloggers who they think could potentially be ambassadors for
How and why I started travel blogging
One of the most frequently asked questions I receive is along the lines of how and why I began blogging. Everyone has a different story as to why they started blogging and we’re all nosy by nature! So without further a do, here goes… I began blogging
What my journalism course taught me about blogging
It’s been a couple of years now since I completed my NCTJ journalism course and I still get lots of emails from readers who ask me if I think it was worth it. One question I’m regularly asked is if it’s worth doing for someone who
5 tips for starting a blog from scratch
Starting a blog from scratch can be a daunting process. Where do you even begin? There’s so much to do, so much to learn and so many people offering conflicting advice. When I first began blogging there weren’t as many bloggers on the block so I didn’t
20 truths about being a full time blogger
Sign up here to receive updates about my 12-week blogger e-course It wasn’t long ago that I was calling myself a ‘freelancer’ and I’d correct anyone who referred to me as a ‘full time blogger’. When I first quit my job to work for myself the majority of
Blogging e-courses, books and workshops for a better blog
Is one of your New Year's resolutions to improve your blog? Or maybe start a blog from scratch? If it is, you're definitely not alone! Many of us want to revamp and re-energise our blogs in the new year so I've put together a list of blogging workshops
Using Google Analytics to improve your blog
Today I'm sharing my tips and advice about how you can use Google Analytics for your blog. Google Analytics is such a powerful tool for bloggers and it can really help you understand your audience and identify ways to grow and improve your blog. But it
That time I spoke at Google + why brands should work with travel bloggers
A few weeks ago I was incredibly honoured and excited to be invited to Google HQ in London. I was asked to speak on a panel focusing on the opportunities and challenges for travel brands. When on Earth did this happen? When did I become the kind
Nuffnang Blogger’s Workshop: Useful + Beautiful
On Saturday I attended Nuffnang’s blogger’s workshop at CitizenM hotel in London. I’ve written about a few different blogging conferences and workshops such as Cybher, Traverse, Blogstock and Food Blogger Connect. I love going to blogging workshops mainly because I love being able to meet new bloggers, no
How bloggers get free products
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Freelancing update: How I’m doing after one-year full time travel blogging and freelancing
This time last year I was terrified. I wasn’t even admitting it to myself how scared I was. I’d just quit my secure, fairly well paid, interesting and enjoyable job and decided to go it alone. Yep, I’d just plunged into the big bad world of freelancing! I
How to keep up with your favourite travel blogs {+ how it can help grow your social media following}
I don’t know about you but I’m often overwhelmed by the amount of travel blogs floating around the blogosphere. There are loads of blogs I love to read but they get lost in the epic mass of boring updates and pointless posts. My Twitter feed is a
Blog Hop: Behind the Scenes with The Travel Hack
The lovely Char Taylor from Taylor Hearts Travel has nominated me to take part in the Blog Hop. It’s a chance for bloggers to show what’s going on behind the scenes of their blogospheres. I don’t know about you but I’m super nosy when it comes
#Blogstock Blogging Festival and how bloggers can work with travel brands and PRs
“A blogging…festival?” I can hear the cogs whirring already. “A blogging festival? What on earth is a blogging festival?” Well my friends, this weekend I was speaking at Blogstock, the world’s first blogging festival, and I can tell you that it was flipping marvelous. There are lots of conferences set
Tips to leave your job and become a full time freelancer
Sign up here to receive updates about my 12-week blogger e-course In this series of blogging posts I’m attempting to answer some of the questions I’m asked as a full-time blogger and freelancer. I’m often approached by people who have begun to earn a small side income through
Highlights from Food Blogger Connect conference
If you were following any of my social media updates this weekend you will have seen that I was speaking at Food Blogger Connect. Food Blogger Connect, or FBC, is the world’s leading international food blogging conference and brings together bloggers and people from the foodie industry. I'm
A week in the life of a travel blogger
Whenever I tell people I’m a full-time travel blogger I’m inevitably met by a quizzical frown and the question, ‘So…errrr…what do you actually do?’ I don’t mind the questions because it is such a new profession and sometimes I feel like I don’t quite understand it myself.
Vlogging Tips from Top Travel Vloggers
Last week I shared with you some of my favourite travel vloggers. Since then I've been chatting to them to find out what if they have any vlogging tips to share with us. They've come back with some brilliant advice with practical tips and insider secrets that
My favourite travel vloggers
Vlogging, or video blogging, has become my latest obsession. I’ve always loved being able to read about other people’s travel adventures but being able to watch their adventures is even better. The only problem with travel vlogging is that it’s hard, really hard, so there aren’t
Blogging Tips #4: How to set up a travel blog
Over the past two weeks I’ve been sharing tips on travel blogging and explaining why I think everyone should have a travel blog. I’ve now received a few emails asking how you actually set up a blog so I’ve decided to go back to basics and share
Blogging Tips #1: Why you should write a travel blog
I genuinely believe that everyone should write a travel blog to document your trips. One of my favourite things about blogging is reading about my past adventures and each old post brings back so many amazing memories. You don’t need to write lengthy essays everyday or be
Travel bloggers to look out for in 2014
Two years ago I wrote a blog post about 10 of my favourite travel bloggers for 2012. Back then it felt like there was an impossible number of travel bloggers who were creating inspiring content that made me want to travel the world. Two years later and
I’m going freelance!
Yes, that's right. As of next month I will be a full time blogger and social media consultant. *Cue excitement and uncontrollable jumping up and down. *Closely followed by wide eyed fear and a little voice at the back of my head that is asking what the
Review: Cybher blogging conference
On Saturday I attended my first blogging conference that wasn’t directly related to travel blogging. I’ve been to my fair share of travel blogging conferences and even worked for TBU but I’ve been eager to start networking with non-travel bloggers for a while now. Cybher is a