A Comprehensive Guide To Blogging - By Other Bloggers.
Blogging, whether you do it for fun or as a business or a bit of both, sometimes throws up it's own challenges.
There's no escaping the fact you have to delve into the realms of the Bloggersphere a little bit just to get by. From learning to code what widget you want or how to get that scrolly Instagram bar on the bottom of your site to photography tips and SEO and how to make the most of your social media, we all need a little extra help sometimes to get what we want.
I for one certainly don't know how to be a blogging queen. I am forever Googling how to do something, visiting the Squarespace help and advice pages, saving tips and tricks from other bloggers. I even have a sticky note on my Mac with no follow code because damn I forget every time.
With that in mind I thought I'd create the ultimate guide to blogging, organised into handy little sections for you to refer back to when you need a quick answer. Sadly I'm no pro* so instead I've linked to allllll the blogging queens I admire who's posts I have saved, bookmarked, pinned and used time and time again. They really are bossing it.
*I did chuck a few of mine in there because I do some alright advice once in a while!
Platforms/SEO/Coding.
5 Things You Need To Know About SEO In 2017 - Pretty Not Included
Thinking Of Using Squarespace For Your Blog? - Twenty Something Meltdown
Coding For Bloggers 101 - The HTML & CSS Basics - Hannah Emily Lane
Moving A Blog From Wordpress.com To Self Hosted Wordpress.org - Tea Is For Tina
How I Got My DA To 45 - Skinned Cartree
Thinking Of Moving From Blogger To Squarespace? - Pretty Not Included
The 'business' side of blogging.
13 Things You Probably Didn't Know About The Business Side Of Blogging - Hannah Gale
Blogging, Twitter & Sponsorship - What Should You Be Declaring - Tea Party Beauty
How To Create A Media Kit For Your Blog - Twenty Something Meltdown
Blogging Tips Straight From The Experts - Robowecop
6 Tips For Working With Brands - Tea Party Beauty
A Bloggers Guide To Disclosing Sponsored Posts & Product Reviews - Skinned Cartree
How To Make A Blogger Media Kit Or Rate Card - Hannah Gale
Sponsored Posts; What Do You Charge? - Tea Party Beauty
Things To Consider When You Start Making Money With Your Blog - Skinned Cartree
Social Media.
How I Gained Over 200 Twitter Followers In A Fortnight - Twenty Something Meltdown
How I Edit My Instagram Photos - Hannah Gale
A Guide To Instagram Business Accounts - Pretty Not Included
How To Create Pinterest Graphics - Hannah Emily Lane
Making Pinterest Work For Your Blog - Twenty Something Meltdown
How To Use Pinterest As A Blogger - Through The Mirror
How I Edit My Instagram Photos - Little Miss Katy
9 Tips For Growing Your Instagram - Robowecop
Mastering The Instagram Flatlay - Tea Party Beauty
A Bloggers Guide To Pinterest - Hannah Emily Lane
3 Brilliant Instagram Resources To Organically Grow Engagement - Pretty Not Included
5 Tips To A Brighter Whiter Instagram Theme - Through The Mirror
Photography.
25 Blog Photo Prop Ideas - Dizzy Brunette
A Guide For Improving Blog Photos - Hannah Emily Lane
How To Take Better Indoor Photos With Custom White Balance - Little Miss Katy
How To Take Bright Blog Photos In Winter - Dizzy Brunette
12 Props That'll Help You Up Your Blog Photography Game - Hannah Gale
3 Tricks For Achieving Bright, White & Clean Photos Using Snapseed - Little Miss Katy
How To Master The Flat Lay - Dizzy Brunette
Other.
How To Generate Blog Traffic - Twenty Something Meltdown
25 Tips On Growing Your Blog - Milk Bubble Tea
Blogging Terminology 101 - Hannah Emily Lane
How To Host Guest Bloggers - Twenty Something Meltdown
Free Blogging Tools & Resources - Milk Bubble Tea
How To Plan A Bloggers Event - Twenty Something Meltdown
The Ultimate Blogging Organisation Spreadsheet - Hannah Emily Lane
Top Ten Tips On Starting A Blog - Milk Bubble Tea
How To Get Ahead With Content - Through The Mirror
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