Learning how to integrate Google+ into your blogging world is an ongoing challenge — there are always new features and techniques to connect. Here are some great tips from Smart Schoolhouse: Use high-impact large pictures of your post, always put your posts public and use high-impact words in your descriptions. Some of these we may [...]
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Twitter party: What makes a good family holiday
What makes a good family holiday? Come share your tips at our #funnestfamily Twitter party on Tuesday 21 May at 13:00 and you could win shopping vouchers to spend at dozens of high street shops. Join us with your best tips! The party is sponsored by Carnival Cruise Lines (@CarnivalFamily), the alternative to all-inclusive land-based [...]
Hangout: Do I need a literary agent?
You hear a lot about agents in the book publishing process, but what exactly do they do and do you need one? We hung out with Amanda Preston, of LBA Literary Agency, who gave us the run-down on how agents help writers, when in your writing process you should approach one, and what publishers are [...]
Video: Tips for travelling with teens
They’ve got a reputation for being stroppy and irritable. They can also be a lot of fun. In this BritMums hangout we talked to two experts for tips and advice for planning holidays with your teenager. Sarah Tucker is an award-winning travel journalist and author of several books, including Have Teenager, Will Travel, and Chris [...]
Latest must-have: a clip-on smartphone lens
Of all the recent gadgets I’ve bought, my new favourite is my clip-on smartphone lens. I bought this Youvue lens at, ahem, Topshop at the holidays in the impulse purchase section by the registers. It cost around £15 and allows me to take either macro images or wide-angle. As a result it’s vastly expanded how [...]
5 tips for publishing your e-book
Jennifer Oko has won praise for her fiction writing — The New York Times Book Review called her first book Lying Together: My Russian Affair “riveting” and twice named it an Editor’s Choice. Her second book was a Hot Summer Read in USA Today and a Pick of the Month in Marie Claire magazine. She [...]
Thrifty round-up: Jumpers, toast rudolphs & pom pom trees
Hello and welcome to Novembers’ thrifty round up. Well Christmas is clearly on everyone’s mind and sadly Christmas bring money and spending it right to the forefront of our minds. Blimey I’ve even been making decorations out of toast ! Desperate times. Here is a round up of some diverse, fun and useful thrifty [...]
Google+ Masterclass 3: How to post, share and +1
How to post / share There are two ways to post, either by clicking on “Share” in the upper-right corner of any Google+ page or writing in the text box under the word “Stream” on your profile page. Then simply type in your post. You can add a picture, video, link, or location to your [...]
How to Become a Blogger video series Part 9: Reviews and Competitions
If you’d like to start reviewing products and holding competitions then this is the video for you, Erica takes you through both sectors and tells you how it’s done A collection of informative posts to keep bookmarked for future reference Improving Your Blog
How to Become a Blogger video series Part 8: Analysing Stats
Erica focuses on analysing stats this time. Stats are a good way of discovering where your traffic comes form , what words they’re searching to reach you and give the perfect base on how to take the next step forward. Enjoy! Some extra reading on how to improve your blog Improving Your Blog
How to Become a Blogger Video Series part 1: Starting a Blog
I want to start a blog but I don’t know where to start. I have a good idea but I’m frightened I’ll get it wrong? Can I do it? Yes you can! We’ve joined up with Erica and Antonia from BAM: Become a Mumpreneur to bring you a fabulous video series on how to become a [...]
Author and Faber instructor Andrea Stuart to speak
Good writing is central to so many blogs and for many bloggers, it’s the springboard to memoir writing. We’re thrilled that Andrea Stuart, an instructor at Faber Academy and author of a new memoir, will teach a session on writing about your personal life, with tips and advice for budding memoirists, including guidance on research [...]
Become a Mum Blogger Video Series Part 2: Creating posts and pages
BritMums have joined up with Erica and Antonia from BAM: Become a Mumpreneur to bring you a fabulous video series on How To Become A Mum Blogger. Here’s the second video in the series, it’s all about how to create posts and pages. You can check out the first video here, which is all about how to start a [...]
Introducing: Become a mum blogger video series
We've joined up with Erica and Antonia from BAM: Become a Mumpreneur to bring you a fabulous video series on how to become a mum blogger. The first video is posted below, check it out. It's all about how to start a blog. Erica and Antonia are founding BritMums members and have contributed content to [...]
Does blogging cramp your style?
This weekend we attended one of the highlights of our summer: Giffords Circus in the Cotswolds. I made mental notes, jotted down observations and took pictures with my iTouch. I’m kinda in love with everything about Giffords and I wanted to convey that excitement and affection with my blog post. As a result, I was [...]
10 tips for writing your memoir
For many people blogging leads naturally to writing a memoir – it’s all about the Me (and we mean that in the best possible way). Sometimes putting your own life into a story is difficult. You have to showcase the drama and find the beginning, the middle, and the end even though your own life, [...]
Guest post: blogging for beginners
Erica Douglas, aka Littlemummy, has gone from startup blogger to a mover and shaker in the blogging world, helping scores of newbies with her blogging e-workshops. Here, she guest posts at BMB with her best tips for those starting out. Here’s her best advice: So you’ve set up your blog and now you’re wondering what [...]
Guest post: A beginners guide to writing reviews
Helen writes reviews about everything from bathroom toy holders to coffee makers on her blog www.petitmom.co.uk and she also blogs at petiteladies.blogspot.com. Here, she shares her tips for getting in to the reviewing game. Do you think you have a unique viewpoint and knowledge to write reviews, whether for products, services or entertainment? Have you [...]
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