Tag: Blogging

Blog Wish List

Blog Wish List

By : Lyndsey OHalloran

Last week I wrote about my 5 blog must haves but I thought today, I’d write about my blog wish list.   Pipdig theme At the moment I’m using a free WordPress theme for the blog. It’s okay but it isn’t pretty and beautiful and everything else I want this site to be. Pipdig have some really stunning themes which make everything look a lot more professional. I have recently changed themes on WordPress and while my site does look better, it’s still not what I want. I want something I can customise more and

5 Things I Learned at Blog On

By : Lyndsey OHalloran

Last week I wrote about my experience as a first timer at Blog On and how to survive if you’re thinking of going yourself. However, I didn’t really go into too much detail of what the sessions were about and what I learned. I won’t be talking about everything in this post but I do want to talk about 5 things that I found super helpful.   1. Comments aren’t everything For months I have been trying to get as many comments as possible on my posts. Turns out, it isn’t on the top of PRs

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How to survive your first Blog On!

By : Lyndsey OHalloran

For the past couple of days John, Erin and myself have been in Manchester so I could attend Blog On, my very first blogging conference. I’ve been blogging since 2010 but only in the past year have I been taking it seriously and trying to make a career out of it. I’m not even close to that yet but that’s exactly why I went to Blog On! I wish I’d read a post beforehand about what to expect so I’d been more prepared so here it is; How to Survive Your First Blog On!  How

Social Network Solutions Blogger Event

By : Lyndsey OHalloran

AD: We received items mentioned in this post as gifts. Living in The Middle of Nowhere, Norfolk means not really knowing many local bloggers and especially not other parent bloggers. When Amy from Social Network Solutions (SNS) invited me to a cosy local event I was so excited. I actually nearly didn’t go though because I don’t drive and I had no idea where the event was. I’m glad I put on my big girl pants and figured it out though! The event was held at Dotty Pottery which is in Hellesdon, Norwich. It’s a

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2017 Blog Goals

By : Lyndsey OHalloran

Last year, one of my biggest goals for the blog was to get a domain and I did that! Me, him, the dog and a baby! is a serious part of my life now and I have lots of things I want to achieve this year. So, here goes: Schedule in advance – this is something I used to do all the time. I don’t know what happened. Maybe it was Erin getting more mobile. Just recently though I have been writing the day before a post is due and never actually ahead. I need