17. 6 Tips for a killer blog post
1. Find a topic
2. Research
3. Decide on angle, tone & purpose
4. Write a first draft
5. Add the extras
(headline, images, hashtags! etc)
6. Proof read & post!
Courtesy of Social Media Monitors
20. My tips for awesome images
Top 5 Photo Tips:
1. Always edit and enhance!
2. Stand with light in front of you.
3. Practice selfies
4. Take the time on your content
placement
5. Have a consistent style for your
images.
Top 5 Photo Apps:
1. Instagram
2. Lipix
3. Canva
4. Pic Monkey
5. Photoshop Express
check out – Colour Splash ($0.99)
21. Video
Live blogging through
major news websites,
Instagram, Twitter,
Periscope, YouTube,
Snapchat, Google+
makes it stimulating.
Laurel B Video
22. Publish
• Link through to Facebook – make it easy to
read and find
• Add your site to your social media pages
• Join follower sites, eg Bloglovin, Networked
Blogs, Google +
• Network and publish with other bloggers, eg
Digital Mums, Blog Chicks, Aussie Bloggers
Laurel-B
25. What else for your blog?
Monetising
Publishing
Media
26. Monetising
THE NUMBERS
over 1.9 million page views on the blog in one month
466,000+ followers on facebook
3,700+ twitter followers
27,000+ pinterest followers
14,600+ instagram followers
over 56,000 + newsletter subscribers
Product reviews,
giveaway or advertising.
With The Remarkables Group
28. Media
Fashion Bloggers – FOX
Nadia Fairfax, the rising style icon behind Fairfax Journal, joins familiar blogging
glitterati Amanda Shadforth (Oracle Fox), Sara Donaldson (Harper & Harley), Zanita
Whittington (Zanita) and Kate Waterhouse (Kate Waterhouse) – and they’re on a
mission to fill Instagram feeds everywhere with ideas, inspiration and a whole heap of
wardrobe envy.
29. #FMSphotoaday
Over 20 million photos have been shared to date, and even
celebs like Pink, Dannii Minogue, Holly Madison and more
have played along.
30. What else?
Product reviews mummyheartsmoney
Networking nuffnang
blogchicks
foodbloggersaustralia
bloggerconnect
digitalparents
Conferences problogger
Jobs jobs.problogger
Writing keepingupwiththeholsbys
Representation theremarkablesgroup
31. Some of my favourites …
Health Blog – runwithkate
Food Blog – food matters
Parenting and Lifestyle –
a life less frantic
33. Wrap up
1. Identify your USP –
what you love
2. Work on your brand
3. Start a blog page
4. Write! and take lots of
photos
5. Publish – share it
6. Network, keep learning
7. Just keep writing
By writing and sharing your experiences, you can
Influence
Motivate
Start conversations
Look and feel -
Limitations? And how will brands use your work. Whats the risk?
Topic ideas - To make sure you always have compelling topic ideas:
– Keep a notebook of ideas as you get them.
– Search through news websites for inspiration.
Tone: How do you want to engage your audience? With humour? Facts? Image or text based? Make sure you keep your target audience in mind when deciding on an appropriate tone, as you want to use whichever tone will reach the majority of them.
Bloggers versus floggers - The bloggers whose main aim is accept lots of free stuff; take a snap; filter away; upload it and wait for the likes to come in.