Posts tagged Blogging
Taking a break
Jan 22nd
It’s been a little quiet on here over the past week or so… I am not entirely sure whether it’s writer’s block, lack of time (perhaps inspiration), or maybe all of the above. I can’t even be asked to Tweet!
I’ll be back for sure when I have something good to share… And oh, tips to beat writer’s block greatly appreciated!
Should bloggers get paid to write blog posts?
Nov 15th
3-4 PR pitches land in my inbox each week; I don’t mind being pitched and will happily write about brands and products provided the content is relevant to my blog.
An agency recently offered me €70 to write about their latest social media campaign; this made feel somewhat uncomfortable as I don’t think that bloggers should be paid to write about brands/products and I think this is a worrying trend…
I am very much pro-incentivising bloggers for their time but favour product-based incentives, thus giving bloggers the opportunity to experience the brand/product in question first-hand.
What do you guys think? Should bloggers get More >
Adventures in Twitterland… (bring back the link love)
Oct 15th
Funny things often happen in Twitterland… Today’s randomness definitely got me LOLing away behind my screen…
Back in the old days, bloggers used to link back to one another other as a sign of appreciation, and an effective way of sharing content. Linking back also helped increase our Page Rank and Technorati authority; we (bloggers) call this the Link Love. With conversations now moving to Twitter, linking back to other bloggers is sadly a behaviour in decline…
In an attempt to help my friends with their Page Rank, I’d like to introduce you to my blogging buddies Nicolas the Frenchie (who’s going to More >
Blogs are stronger, better and faster than ever!
Oct 27th
A powerful global conversation has begun. Through the Internet, people are discovering and inventing new ways to share relevant knowledge with blinding speed. As a direct result, markets are getting smarter—and getting smarter faster than most companies.These markets are conversations.
The Cluetrain Manifesto
According to a recent Wired article by Paul Boutin, blogging is dead. Interestingly, I read a similar article in French financial paper ‘Echos’ a couple of years ago that also predicted the end of blogs… and guess what? I read around 120 active blogs on a daily basis! The blogosphere is healthier than ever, and to quote Paul, More >
Blog Action Day – poverty must end!
Oct 15th
Today is Blog Action Day. 10,369 (at time of writing) bloggers, podcasters and videocasters around the world have decided to address today the same topic, poverty, to raise awareness and trigger a discussion.
I live London, one of the coolest cities in the world, but cool has a hefty price-tag… We’ve all complained about Tube fares, our extortionate rent, but we nevertheless still shop till we drop!
We seem to have forgotten the millions of children and pensioners who live in poverty. And as the credit crunch is starting to bite, things will get worse…
So instead of buying that extra gin & tonic More >
Blogging used to be so easy…
Sep 23rd
… and I am ready for new challenges! In other words, there will be a lot of changes on this site over the coming month weeks.
It amazing to see how things have changed over the last couple of years… blogging was something I did in my spare time and I never really cared about rankings or traffic. And then someone introduced me to a tool that has made me realise that this very blog needs a lot of work!
Website Grader is a free SEO tool that measures the marketing effectiveness of a website. It provides a score that incorporates things like website More >
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