Books, stationery, and wellbeing
When the opportunity came up to do a two-day digital marketing workshop before I go on maternity leave I jumped at the chance. Nine months is a long time to be out of the game and I'm always eager to stay up-to-date - or even get ahead of the game. Plus any marketing training I… Continue reading Marketing in a Digital Age
This is the perfect gift for all the social media addicts out there. I want one for both offices - home and the day job! It's £3.99 from New Look.
I've been thinking about investing in some books that will help me build my blog - photography skills, HTML, WordPress development, etc. Throughout my studies in journalism/media and the beginnings of my career in marketing, I've already accumulated some helpful material, however, everything develops so quickly that I think I'm due an upgrade. Here's an… Continue reading Blogging Books
Why does the word 'nice' suddenly have negative connotations? Every now and then you come across a film amongst all the blockbusters, Oscars-bait and buddy comedies and uncover a little gem which is, quite simply, nice. And there ain't nothing wrong with that! Writer-director-producer Jon Favreau stars as Carl, the titular chef. After following his… Continue reading Film review: Chef
The good folk at Wordery love a good competition. I won a copy of Soulmates a few months ago and now I've won a signed copy of The Social Media MBA Guide to ROI too. It rather conveniently arrived during my marketing course so I've got plenty of extra tips on social media. Chapter breakdown… Continue reading Book review: The Social Media MBA Guide to ROI by Christer Holloman
Last week's #lbloggers chat was hosted by one of my favourite bloggers: Becky, from Becky Bedbug. And it was on a topic that has been on my mind recently: social media. It's something that we all use and therefore think we know a lot about it but we're not using it to its full potential.… Continue reading The #lbloggers chat: Making the most of social media with @BeckyBedbug
Following last week's more conversational, getting-to-know-you chat, this week's chat gave bloggers the chance to share tips on growing your blog. There were, of course, the usual 'I'm not in this for the views', 'bloggers shouldn't want to make money' and 'blog about what you love and the rest will fall into place' but 99%… Continue reading The #lbloggers chat: Growing your blog with @allisonleighann
I've just received my second Liebster Award nomination, thanks to Amila from Many Little Obsessions. I have previously nominated others, listed facts about myself and posed my own questions (blog post here) but I am more than happy to take part and answer Amila's questions! So here goes: 1. What is your life credo? I actually… Continue reading The Liebster Award (part 2!)
I recently received a copy of Rachael Oku's e-book Become a Freelance Writer: Your complete guide to the business of writing. For those of you not in the know, Rachel founded the fantastic Creative Bloc, a social enterprise for freelance writers. Outside of her work on Creative Bloc, Rachel is a freelance editorial consultant, editor… Continue reading Book review: Become a Freelance Writer