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    Grow Your Blog

    How to Write an Awesome Blog Post in 24 Hours

    Using these tips will help you to write an awesome blog post in 24 hours. The “24 hour” timescale I’m putting on this is going from a blank page, to that post going live! As a beginner or someone who’s looking to fine tune their skills to be able to get more quality content out in a shorter space of time, this simple framework will help you get those posts out quicker than you thought you could.    Plan In Advance In an ideal world, having some time planned into your day where you can sit down, turn your phone off, no distractions, nothing to disturb you, your time is 100% your…

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    Mindset and Productivity

    Struggling to Focus at Home? Try These Hacks

    Whether you work from home for yourself or an employer – staying productive and sane while working from home can be tricky! Here are some realistic ways how to keep yourself motivated when working from home and help keep your mind active and focused.   Get Ready For The Day Having a good morning routine is so important in how to keep yourself motivated when working from home. It will make such a big impact on the rest of the day! But… Not everyone can fit a full morning routine into their day. By “can” I don’t mean won’t. I know that in theory everyone could get up earlier but some people…

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    Free vs Premium WordPress Themes: Which Is Best for You?

    Free vs Premium WordPress themes. There are many many free WordPress themes which are lovely and can definitely suit your needs, but that of course depends on what your needs are. I’ve had both on various blogs and hands down I prefer the flexibility of the paid/premium themes, but I had many years of joy out of free themes also. So which is right for you? So… Free vs Premium WordPress Themes On the surface it may not look like there is a huge amount of difference between a site with a free theme as opposed to a paid theme, and for some websites this is true!  Your budget it…

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    Mindset and Productivity

    How to Find Your Why In Life and Business

    Truthfully, working out how to find your why is a concept that used to scare me a little, but it is honestly the best thing you can do to keep yourself moving in the right direction and not letting yourself quit – in your business or on yourself. Your “Why” is your reason for doing things – anything. It’s literally the reason you choose to follow a certain path or follow a certain journey. Knowing what your Why is can take a little bit of figuring out – don’t worry if you don’t know what yours is yet! It will come to you, but in the meantime I can help…

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    How to Fix Blog Error Messages Fast

    Is your Blog Showing an Error Message? Learn How to get Back Up and Running! Updated 02/23 There aren’t many things scarier as a new blogger than having your entire website crash! You load your blog and it’s not there… and if you can’t get on to it, neither can any of your readers! Whether it be a completely blank screen or an error message, as a new blogger, the panic sets in. We’ve all been there! I’m going to explain what to do if you see your website or blog showing an error message (or a blank screen), and how to get back up and running asap. As a…

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    Where to Find Free Royalty-Free Stock Photos for Your Blog

    Here I will be explaining where to find free royalty free stock photos for your blog. (Basically where to get all those cute/professional looking photos but without the hefty price-tag or worries around whether you are actually allowed to use them on your blog!) A few years ago when I first started blogging (this isn’t my first blog), it was back when not-overly-great self taken pictures weren’t just accepted but they were the norm. Any self-taken photo would do – as long as you could see what the image was of, it was all good! Over the years though a lot of people have started making their blogs look and…

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    Welcome to my website!

    Welcome To My Website! If you would like more information/background on the website and process to get here – please check out my ABOUT ME page. I launched this blog at the end of 2020 but aside from a sprinkling of posts I did very little with it until October 2022 when I decided to take blogging seriously! I’ve been updating those few old posts to match the new posts across the blog. This means I have revamped this post as the initial welcome post wasn’t great lol. That post sat on here for years though, and there’s nothing wrong with that. If you are a new blogger, please don’t…

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