A blog can present an exciting project, but statistically, only 1 in 4 produce ‘strong results’ — Many of us get excited about starting a blogging project. We invest our hopes and aspirations into it and imagine the possibilities it’ll present. And why not? We should project and fantasise a little about where a new blog will lead us. …

Why your voice must be truly yours — The blogging world is noisy. I reference a survey from Finances Online which estimates there were 600 million blogs as of December 2020. These blogs cover every different topic under the sun: some will have a broad theme, others will be very niche. …

How to write blog comments that get published — I’ve posted here on Medium recently about the comment spam my blog tends to attract and why it irritates me so much. As a kind of follow up, I thought it would make sense to provide my take on how to comment properly. It won’t of course be of any…

How to encourage visitors to read what you write — It’s no secret that your blog content must be high-quality. You’re competing with thousands of other voices, and if yours is off pitch, visitors will put their hands over their ears and possibly never come back to your blog. Search engines too demand quality from your blog posts. …

How changing from a fixed to a growth mindset will improve your blogging efforts — I’d not come across the concept of growth mindset until a couple of years ago when I attended a parent’s evening at my daughter’s school. …

Why an intense dislike of your job must be worse than ever — I feel for all people who presently have a job they hate. Our work life takes up so much of the waking week that to have a job you despise can affect the quality of the available free time you have outside of it. In normal times this would be…

Why comment spam is disrespectful and what you can do to reduce it — I’m someone who loves the concept of blog comments. On paper, they foster engagement and help to develop a sense of community. At best, comments enable knowledge sharing, improve the overall value of the post they belong to and offer the chance to debate. Blog commenting is also a great…

The Law of Attraction and the psychology of luck — Certain people seem to have a Midas touch: no matter where they are or what they do, good fortune appears to follow them around. I know a few people like this myself. They’ve made brass from muck and dodged the most accurate of bullets repeatedly, often through such random sequences…

Why Promoting Your Blog Content is the Smartest Thing You Can Do — Blogging can be a very rewarding activity. You’ll learn some incredibly useful skills, meet lots of great people, and find out an awful lot about yourself in the process. You can also make a good living as a blogger. It’s not easy but it’s totally possible to make money from…