Hi there beautiful people! Happy last day of the month!! Nope I won't be wishing you a
Happy Halloween - sorry about that - but it's not something we do around these parts :)
Happy Halloween - sorry about that - but it's not something we do around these parts :)
I have been busy, busy, BUSY!!! this week - working on some magazine submissions
that are due to be posted off very shortly! It's always fun & as you can see from
the sneak below things got a liiiiiiiiitle messy in my studio the other night - LOVE!!!
that are due to be posted off very shortly! It's always fun & as you can see from
the sneak below things got a liiiiiiiiitle messy in my studio the other night - LOVE!!!
I have FOUR giveaways going on at the moment -
and they ALL close in 2 hours!!
So hurry over to the relevant posts for a chance to win!
I have a chipboard one going on HERE & I have one
full of stamps & mists going on HERE!!
and they ALL close in 2 hours!!
So hurry over to the relevant posts for a chance to win!
I have a chipboard one going on HERE & I have one
full of stamps & mists going on HERE!!
I got asked LOADS of QUESTIONS in my Anniversary giveaway post -
so I thought I'd answer THREE AT A TIME as there are too many
to be covered in just one post :)
2. Janis - What would you do differently if you started a blog today?
I'm sure everyone would do almost everything in their life differently if they had the benefit of hindsight, however, I don't believe that anything is ever wasted & do believe that everything happens for a reason & is a necessary part of our journey.
Nonetheless, if I were to start a blog today I would definitely spend less time on my actual blog initially & more time on getting my name known out & about, through challenges, etc, to draw people to my blog & build my audience FIRST.
I sat on a figure of 23 followers for my first couple of years of blogging & it took me a long time to realise that no matter how interesting, funny or thoughtful my blog posts were or how much the content I posted improved - it was highly unlikely that people were going to just stumble across my blog & start following me!
For that to happen you have to get to know people from joining Ning communities & forums & playing along with as many online challenges as possible.
3. Helen Wallace - Which one of your blog posts is your favourite?
I don't have a favourite Helen, sorry!
Blogging is just one of those things I do a lot &
I just get on with it & post what I need to post :)
I do love blogging though!
so I thought I'd answer THREE AT A TIME as there are too many
to be covered in just one post :)
1. Lizzy Hill - How much time do you spend creating a blog post - on average - now?
Blog posts seem to take me about an hour to complete on average!
I just don't seem to be able to do anything quickly!!
My internet connection is terribly slow so I usually have to work on a couple of things at the same time. Often I am on my mobile phone & my computer simultaneously (as my mobile phone works through a different network & is, ironically, often faster!) so I'll be checking e mails & answering them on my phone while I'm working on a blog post.
I just don't seem to be able to do anything quickly!!
My internet connection is terribly slow so I usually have to work on a couple of things at the same time. Often I am on my mobile phone & my computer simultaneously (as my mobile phone works through a different network & is, ironically, often faster!) so I'll be checking e mails & answering them on my phone while I'm working on a blog post.
To speed things up I email my photos straight to my blog as soon as I've edited them so that when I open up my dashboard they are already there in my drafts & I can find the post easily as I title my posts according to the names of my projects. This saves on upload time & ensures that if my internet connection times out, which it often does here, I don't have the frustration of re-uploading images countless times until they go through 100%.
2. Janis - What would you do differently if you started a blog today?
I'm sure everyone would do almost everything in their life differently if they had the benefit of hindsight, however, I don't believe that anything is ever wasted & do believe that everything happens for a reason & is a necessary part of our journey.
Nonetheless, if I were to start a blog today I would definitely spend less time on my actual blog initially & more time on getting my name known out & about, through challenges, etc, to draw people to my blog & build my audience FIRST.
I sat on a figure of 23 followers for my first couple of years of blogging & it took me a long time to realise that no matter how interesting, funny or thoughtful my blog posts were or how much the content I posted improved - it was highly unlikely that people were going to just stumble across my blog & start following me!
For that to happen you have to get to know people from joining Ning communities & forums & playing along with as many online challenges as possible.
3. Helen Wallace - Which one of your blog posts is your favourite?
I don't have a favourite Helen, sorry!
Blogging is just one of those things I do a lot &
I just get on with it & post what I need to post :)
I do love blogging though!
6 comments:
interesting read, i am envious of that colorful soon to be pub'd sneak peek..........hummmmm
That sneak peak looks inviting . How long do we have to wait to see it ?x
Interesting answers Helen!....Great sneaks!!! Can't wait to see the revealed.! hugs...x
I love that you are getting to the answers...great sneak.
wowzers looks AMAZING!!!
Oohh, that sneak looks AMAZING! Great to read your answers to the questions too.
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