You want to keep your blog up to date but you are looking forward to a break from your blog work during the holidays. What can you do? There are a few different choices you can make. What’s right for one blogger will not necessarily be right for another. There is no right or wrong …

Do any of these sound like you? If so you should join the NEXT Biannual Blogathon Bash. It’s a twice annual blogging marathon that happens in January and June. Check if signups are open and if they aren’t, make sure you subscribe to the newsletter to be notified when they are again. 10 Reasons You Should …

  If Santa had a blog, what sort of posts would be be writing about? I asked some bloggers to give me some potential post titles that Santa himself might be planning to post about on his blog. Here’s what they came up with: Fat Free Cookies? Ain’t No Belly Got Time For That! Buck …

One of the hardest things I face on a daily basis is finding the inspiration I need to write. These past few years have been full of ups and downs in my personal life which has made writing difficult and left me feeling very drained. Finding the time to write is one of the hardest …

    Sometimes just knowing what to write about is a struggle – one I am sure all writers are familiar with – finding the words, finding the inspiration isn’t always easy. The Internet is full of opportunity – some paid, some not. How do you decide which opportunities to take and which ones to …

In honour of Take Your Kid to Work Day (Nov 5) I wanted to talk about tips for working on your blog when you have kids at home that can’t take care of themselves. For some of us, every day is take your kid to work day! Routine Get in a routine so your child …

For the fifth year in a row, Blog Energizer is offering a free blogging calendar and planner for anyone that wants it. It’s not JUST a calendar. It has spots to include posts, guest posts, emails (what you will include in newsletters for example) and offers (if relevant to your blog). There are little icons …

Looking for stock photography for bloggers or anyone else? It can be hard to find just what you want. Sometimes you just can’t take it yourself or you just want a good looking photo for a piece you wrote. However some stock photography sites have outrageous fees and many require you to pay a lump …

To be successful in blogging you should give up your shoulds. Today is Give Up Your Shoulds Day so I wanted to talk about shoulds. Common Shoulds Regarding Blogging How many times have you heard some of these shoulds either from the mouths of other bloggers or in blog posts or websites or even at …

I often wonder if other writers feel like they are alone in their profession. The writing life can be lonely, at least for me. Would hiring an assistant help? It would be nice to have someone to bounce ideas off of. The problem is if they were also a writer would they steal the ideas …