New to Blogging

Knock knock! Who’s there? Fantastic… Fantastic Who? Fantastic new bloggers just for you! Welcome blogging buddies to this week’s Newbie Tuesday, a little slice of weekly newer-blogger love where I …

Brr! It’s a bit chilly outside isn’t it? Time to pull up your woolly socks, pop on your baggiest jumper and boil the kettle as its Newbie Tuesday and it …

The autumn leaves are falling, the nights are getting darker and the layering of clothes is in full swing. While we’re feeling a bit chilly and getting stuck into our …

Welcome to my favourite day of the week, it’s the one that comes after tortuous Monday and before boring old Wednesday. Yep you guessed it… Newbie Tuesday! So sit back and …

Howdy! I’m Annie aka Mammasaurus and every week I’m going to be highlighting great posts by newer bloggers and dishing out some tips and advice. I only have limited space so …

Well, we am pleased to report that our little BritMums Blogging Prompt of the Week seems to be gaining in popularity! This makes us very happy at BritMums HQ. So …

At BritMums, we like to help new bloggers and “old” to find each other, learn from each other and grow the community. Inspired by Erica at Littlemummy, we are launching …

Erica from Littlemummy.com recently guest-posted with tips for new bloggers. For those ready to move on to the next level, here are suggestions that help you think strategically about your blog, getting more readers coming to it and comments.
Once you’ve mastered the basics of blogging if you’re anything like me you’ll become preoccupied with two things; traffic and comments. Don’t worry this phase will pass too so just embrace it! So let’s tackle traffic first as without traffic there can be no comments. Traffic generally comes in three types; direct, search engine and referral.

When you start blogging one of the biggest challenges can be getting the “party started” with regards to comments. It can be difficult to get people to comment until you’ve established more of a following which can be very discouraging to new bloggers (and old).
At BMB, we like to encourage the community spirit as much as possible. We’re starting a Comment Group for the month of April. What, I hear you ask, is a comment group?