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Blogging my way into business

  My name is Luci and you might know me through my blog mother.wife.me I’ve just launched a new business, a website called Ma Puce. It’s a French language-learning hub for parents of young children that brings together the best information and resources for teaching a child French as a second language. My aim in setting up [...]

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How to make money from your blog

Do you want to build your income from your blog?  This can seem a real challenge, especially when faced with recent Google changes, but it is possible. Over the last few months we’ve earnt several thousand pounds every month from our blogs. There are several ways to earn money from your blog Link your blog [...]

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Make money from blogging? Think outside the box

I’ve followed with interest the development and desire for some mum bloggers to make money from their blogging efforts. It is probably most of our dreams to be able to make a living just from blogging, especially for us mums who need or want the flexibility it could bring into our lives. I’d like to suggest you all think [...]

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Reviews Round-up: Should you post a negative review?

Many of us have been reviewing products for quite some time now and I see on the forums at the moment that some people are worried about the future of sponsored posts and reviews. All this talk of follow and no-follow links is scaring some people but I won’t be going into that as I think [...]

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Accounting for Bloggers: Payment in kind

In the final part of our Accounting for Bloggers series, Georgi Rollings of Starfish Accounting explains how to deal with payment in kind instead of money in the bank… Sometimes you could receive payment in kind for writing a blog or in exchange for advertising.  Payment in kind is where you receive something other than [...]

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Accounting for Bloggers: What income do I need to declare?

In the fourth installment of the Blogging for Accounting series on BritMums, Georgi Rollings of Starfish Accounting explains what income you need to declare… These are some of the most likely types of income that you could receive from your blog: Selling advertising space – often over a period of several months; Google AdWords; Cash [...]

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Accounting for Bloggers: Working from home

Last week Georgi Rollings of Starfish Accounting offered tips on expenses and continuing the BritMums Accounting fro Bloggers series this week Georgi offers more tax advice on working from home… If you write your blog at home, which most of us do, you can also calculate a tax deduction for working from home. The easiest [...]

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Accounting for Bloggers: What expenses are tax deductible?

Last week in the BritMums Accounting for Bloggers series, Georgi Rollings of Starfish Accounting introduced the series with Blogging: Trade or Hobby? and today she shares tips on expenses… So you’ve decided that your blog is a trade, and you’ve registered with HM Revenue & Customs as self-employed.  You will have to pay tax on [...]

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