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How Do I Monetise My Non-Consumer Driven Blog?

Kat

Laura Power

April 1, 2014

Hi Kat, I'm a blogger and I have a conundrum. I hope you can help. Lately I've been finding that when I write about anything life-advice related I get a huge response, and people really enjoy the discussion topics. In comparison if I post about something more trivial, like interiors, fashion or beauty it seems a bit like filler content to me. They get a bit of a response, but nothing compared to the meatier stuff.
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How Often Should I Be Blogging?

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Eliza Claire

November 12, 2013

Well firstly, congratulations. It's going to be a super exciting time for you. If you want to keep blogging you're going to need to have a plan because I imagine you're going to have your hands full! A blog is like a baby in itself. It needs regular love and attention or it won't continue to grow. So, yes, if you want to keep the blog going in some capacity, you need to be posting regularly. The most important thing is to find schedule that works for you.
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I Don’t Care About Blog Comments… and You Shouldn’t Either

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Shell De Mar

October 22, 2013

OK so that's not strictly true. I love to get feedback from my readers and it's awesome to see so many encouraging words after I've published something. However recently there's been a massive shift in how people interact with and read blogs and, for the most part, these factors mean that across the board blog comments are going down. If you think of your comments as some kind of indicator to the success of an article, then this sudden lack of validation can be incredibly discouraging.
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Help! I’ve Fallen Out of Love with my Blog

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Chellise Michael

August 6, 2013

Dear Kat, I have a massive dilemma and I really hope you can help. I've been blogging about a certain topic for the past few years and I've really loved it. I've made some great connections within the industry, built up a decent readership and I'm really proud of what I've achieved. But I have a problem... I feel like I've kinda fallen out of love with it - not of blogging, but with the topic I'm writing about.
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An Official Preview of ‘Rock n Riot’ – A Punk Themed Styled Shoot

Kat

May 20, 2011

This week I was Birmingham for my latest photo shoot. As always, I am so excited to share the results and as ever I've tried, with my trusty team, to go bigger and better with the theming, styling and general execution of the whole thing. The brief I gave was 'punk!' and the team I worked with on Wednesday were incredible (literally words can't describe) and really got into the whole idea. Every single person brought their own adaptation of the theme along, and somehow it actually worked together brilliantly.
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Post-it Notes – Top Tips for your Wedding Planning & Business – 13th May 2011

Kat

May 13, 2011

On your wedding day the teeny tiny details really won't put any bearing on how much you enjoy yourself...or your future happiness. So what if your colours don't exactly match or your flowers wilt a little? What matters is that you're getting married (yeeey!) Planner, Kelly, agrees with me, "Remember the bigger picture. As much as the small details may seem important while planning the wedding, try and take a step back every now and again and remember why you are getting married. You can get so caught up with colour swatches and guest lists that you can often forget the whole reason why you are marring each other. Make sure you create date nights where you don’t talk about the wedding at all."
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Post-it Notes – Top Tips for your Wedding Planning & Business – 6th May 2011

Kat

May 6, 2011

DIY is a great way to get creative, stamp your personality on your day and save some money. Reader Terri writes, "I fell in love with the shoes from the GHD Cinderella advert that were covered in rhinestones! I thought they are perfect for my bridesmaids. I managed to find Benjamin Adams ones for around £275 and Perditas would customise your own for around £150. However I am having 11 bridesmaids so both options were way out my budget!
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Post-it Notes – Top Tips for your Wedding Planning & Business – 8th April 2011

Kat

April 8, 2011

Inspiration boards are your friend. Taking the time to put together a selection of your favourite wedding (and non wedding) images will give you a strong and cohesive idea about what your ideal wedding theme or colour scheme will look like. They will also help you visualise what works together and what doesn't. Above is one I made using BHLDN's new online moodboard tool - looks like my next wedding will be a sea-green and peach theme, who knew?!
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Post-it Notes – Top Tips for your Wedding Planning & Business – 1st April 2011

Kat

April 1, 2011

Happy April Fools Day everyone! Have you spotted any of the obligatory 'April Fools' style news reports or anything yet? Well something that won't make you a fool (omg that was the most terrible pun ever but I kinda wanted to get it out of my system...) is if you check out today's Post-It Notes tips & tricks. I've also been loving the readers who have been sending me actual photos of my tips on real life Post-Its. That's kind awesome! Feel free to link to your own photos in the comments.
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A Sunday Kind of Love – Photo Night Live

Kat

March 27, 2011

This week I was asked to take part in Photo Night Live, a weekly web show all about photography (duh..) and making your business work for you. This week's topic was 'Blogging 101 – Showcasing your life online' and I was interviewed by Ross Dean, alongside emerging photographer Ali Lovegrove, about our experiences. I really hope some of the things I say can help you. Looking back, I do wonder if what I'm saying actually makes any sense (!) but I really do love sharing my knowledge of the medium that I adore so much. You can check out Photo Night Live every Friday from 7pm (GMT). If you would like to be considered for a future show, please drop an email to info@rossdeanphotography.com If you have any further blogging questions then you can always send them my way too, I'm still trying (time depending!) to do regular video blogs myself to answer some of your tricky questions.
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Post-it Notes – Top Tips for your Wedding Planning & Business – 18th March 2011

Kat

March 18, 2011

So Photography Friday is no more. I know some of you are still in mourning (be sure to follow me on twitter and facebook for regular and random personal pictures if you want 'em) but behold - a new feature! First off I've got to say thanks to everyone on twitter and facebook who helped me come up with the name for this post, I was struggling to be creative and couldn't think of anything to call it apart from 'Tip-day Friday' and that was kinda rubbish...
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