Back when I started blogging (ahem…2009…feels like forever ago!) content was king. It was the only thing that drew people to your blog. Even though blogging was not as popular as it is today, the market was still there and quite saturated with similar voices and similar experiences. So, as is reasonable, your blog content mattered more than anything. I… Read More
RECIPE: Whipped Shortbreads
It’s Foodie Friday, and my sister Lizzy is here with my FAVOURITE holiday cookie recipe! These are MUST HAVES at our house (for eating, for entertaining & as gifts!) If you make them, let us know how they turn out:) ************ Around this time of year there are so many holiday parties. Really, who wants to be stuck in the… Read More
Blogging Is The New Black: Where Can Blogging Take You?
aka: is blogging really worth it Before I even start, let me say that if you begin blogging because you are interested in making money or gaining notoriety, STOP. The chances of you becoming a ‘mega blogger’ who is raking in the dough are slim. The chances of you becoming an expert on tv, a go-to for newspapers, or writing… Read More
Blogging is the New Black (or something like that)
In the past few months I’ve been asked by at three different friends how to blog effectively. I’m not a fancy-pants blogger. There are people out there with quadruple my hits on a daily basis. But my blog does well- it’s a nice space with awesome readers and it has been growing in the past few months more than I… Read More