BLOGGING TIPS

How to take photos at home without a studio
"MY TIPS ON HOW TO TAKE PHOTOS AT HOME WITHOUT A STUDIO, BECAUSE GREAT PHOTOGRAPHY DOESN'T HAVE TO BE EXPENSIVE! One thing I really enjoy, is sharing the behind the scenes of how I get creative at home with photography on my Instagram and Insta stories! It's often a...

DOES BLOGGING AS A CAREER HAVE LONGEVITY?
“IF YOU HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO EARN AN INCOME FROM A HOBBY, WOULDN'T YOU GRAB THAT THING RIGHT BY THE HORNS AND GO FOR IT?” Ahh blogging. Bloggers, influencers, instagrammers, or more recently, penned by some as 'free-loaders'. A slice of the internet have...

10 EASY MISTAKES TO MAKE AS A BLOGGER
“WHETHER YOU'RE IN YOUR 7TH YEAR OR PLOTTING YOUR FIRST POST, IT CAN BE A SCARY PROSPECT PUTTING YOURSELF OUT THERE, FULL KNOWING THERE ARE MISTAKES TO BE MADE AND LESSONS TO BE LEARNT" Blogging is a funny old business; whether you've been doing it for 7...

THINGS WORTH INVESTING IN AS A BLOGGER
“CAMERAS, LAPTOPS, SUBSCRIPTION SERVICES AND THE ENDLESS PRIMARK HAULS; BLOGGING IS AN EXPENSIVE BUSINESS.” It's also been a business I've been gradually investing in for years. I’m often asked on Instagram questions such as what I edit my videos on, my...

WHEN DOES PHOTOSHOPPING BECOME TOO MUCH? AN OPEN DISCUSSION
“WHAT STARTS OUT AS A TOUCH UP AND ENDS UP A FALSE REALITY? AND WHERE SHOULD WE MORALLY STOP AND BEGIN DISCLOSURE?” Another day, another blog post spurred on by the thoughts that stemmed from a momentary Tweet. I feel like ‘photoshopping’ dropped into...

HOW I GET INSPIRED TO WRITE BLOG POSTS AND CREATE CONTENT
“BLOGGERS BLOCK AND LACK OF INSPIRATION HITS ALL OF US AT TIMES, BUT WHY IS LIFTING YOURSELF OUT OF THE SELF COMPARISON PIT SO DIFFICULT?" Writers block and lack of inspiration, is undoubtedly something that happens to the best of us. It pops it's...

HOW TO GROW YOUR BLOG TRAFFIC AND PAGE VIEWS
HAVING ALMOST DOUBLED MY PAGE VIEWS, I THOUGHT I’D SIT DOWN AND SHARE THE THINGS I THINK HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THIS, AND WHAT HELPS ME GETTING READERS COMING BACK Blogging, in general, is still such a new concept for a lot of people and industries (hard to...

INSTAGRAMMERS: WHERE HAS OUR CREATIVITY GONE? ARE WE BECOMING CARBON COPIES?
“WE DO WE RETURN TO THE SAFETY BLANKET DISGUISED AS PASTEL CO-ORDS, SHOT IN FRONT OF A PINK WALL, WITH YOUR RIGHT FOOT, PLACES EVER SO SLIGHTLY FORWARD?" Another blonde girl, snapping up basic outfits in front of London businessmen's workplaces, sporting...

IS BLOGGING & INSTAGRAM BECOMING TOO DISPOSABLE?
WE DEVOUR CONTENT FASTER THAN EVER AND AT WHICH POINT WILL OUR INNER CREATIVITY SUFFER TO MEET OUR HUNGRY APPETITES? Opening my wardrobe to choose outfit options to wear, photograph and snap up for Instagram has, as of late, left me frustrated with the...

ONLINE TROLLS & NEGATIVITY – DOES BECOMING A BLOGGER MEAN PUTTING UP WITH HATE?
“YOU DO ABSOLUTELY NOT HAVE TO 'JUST PUT UP' WITH BODY SHAMING AND HATEFUL REMARKS, JUST BECAUSE YOU BLOG” First things first, let's establish my stance on this (I ain't gonna make you wait for my verdict 😉 ) You do absolutely NOT have to 'just put up'...