I am one super-lucky girl because I get to meet and work with some truly inspiring and fascinating people. And one subset of these is artists.I am not artistic. (If you want some proof, see some of my childhood samples on my travel blog - this was the *peak* of my drawing ability!) But I am in …
Using Pinterest for my office revamp inspiration
One of the things I want to organise early in 2013 is a tidy, organised office. I already have an office at home; it's the tidy and organised bit that's quite lacking. Part of this arises from the fact that when I set up my office it wasn't an office, but just a study, a place to house my large …
Custom domains and why you really, really need one
When I teach blogging, I make it nice and simple to get started there and then, in the lab, by having my students use Blogger.com. It's totally free and it's really straightforward to use so we spend eight hours talking every aspect of blogging I can cram in as well as putting it into practice …
New year’s resolutions and your social media goals
First up, Happy New Year! And second up: new years are all about goals for me. I love the whole idea of a fresh start. And if you've attended pretty much any one of my courses (and particularly my Kitchen Table workshops) you've probably heard me ramble on about setting goals for your blogging and …
Farewell 2012 and let’s bring on 2013 for some blogging and social media fun!
It's not quite the end of 2012, but as far as my business is concerned, I've been nearly on holidays since last week. "Nearly on holidays" is as good as it's going to get because this holiday season is actually a great time to fit in some preparation for 2013, having an extra babysitter at home for …
Kitchen Table Social Media workshops: Facebook, LinkedIn, Pinterest and chocolate cake?
It all started with a sudden urge to bake more chocolate cake.Okay, that's not quite true. My Kitchen Table Social Media Workshops started when some of my previous blogging and social media students and clients started asking me if I did workshops on topic X or subject Y; and in particular when …