How NOT to compromise your creativity when blogging

Blogging is a creative way of sharing your knowledge and ideas online. Readers are bound to return and read your blog because of the unique way it is presented, delivered, and addressed. Yes, your creativity is what makes you unique and different from the rest. If it works for your readers, keep doing what you …

Know the danger signs of a failing blog

During the course of this blog, I have discussed the several ways you can keep and maintain a blog. I even shared some tips on how to make it grow, the possible ways you can keep it going without exerting too much effort, tips on creating an honest and credible blog, as well as some …

Check this one thing that will boost and keep your blog alive

A stable blog is a working blog but stability is also bound by other several entities in order to make it work. You would think that a successful blogger can sleep at night and wait for her money to arrive the next pay cut. No, that's not how blogs work. You have to work hard …

Starting a blog?: How to choose the best blog for you

If you are interested in creating a blog, chances are you already know what kind of blog to create. But this is not always the case. For some, the idea of creating a blog is there but of what to blog  is a thing for discussion. Some think of creating a blog hoping to make …

Branding a blog: Simplified steps to get you started

What is branding a blog? Branding a blog refers to the creation of a specific identity for your blog. This identity will serve as the selling factor of your blog. A well-branded blog is popular with readers sans the presence of extensive market advertisement online. Branding itself is not a complex topic. The details that …

Unsettle the dust in your draft (A guide to get your writing done)

You woke up and realized your draft for that interesting novel is still sitting on your desktop. Yesterday, you opened it ten times without adding a single sentence to it. Your mind had a thousand ideas but it's just not working; still, you didn't write. Weeks went by and it became a routine; you, opening …

Writer’s block and how to deal with it?

Writer's block is real but first, you must understand the reason for your failure to be creative. Writer's block is like a disease that comes creeping when you least expected it. The good thing is that there is a solution and it doesn't have to be a long process. There are different levels of writer's block, …

Why I put off reading flashy ‘Make Money Blogging’ blogs online?

One of the things that inspire me as a blogger is reading some of the most successful blogs online, and I have to tell you they can be downright brutal about their figures. Nevertheless, they're there for some reasons and one of them is to inspire others. I'm not saying DON'T READ them but it …

Responsible blogging: Is there such thing as ‘Blogger’s code of conduct?’

A touch of liberation, a sense of ownership. That's what blogging feels like. Liberation in such a way that we are free to express our opinions without reprimand. But this liberation is also the cause of mediocrity in the world of blogging. Do not forget, a single post can reach millions, which can make or break …

Creating a blog trademark and giving it a voice

  I recently came across an article about "Finding your writing voice" and things couldn't be more intriguing. Just when you thought you have seen most of the blogging world, you face another "information" that challenges your blogging prowess.  Moreover, I thought that signifies the contributions of some of the best bloggers out there. Afraid …