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Happy Saturday, everyone! Today is my last post in this series! Thank you all so much for your support throughout the series. If there was anything I didn't cover that you wanted me to, please let me know down below and I'll either address it there, add it to this post, or maybe make a … Continue reading How to: pretend that you know what you’re doing + useful resources from around the community!
Happy Saturday, everyone! Today we're talking about how to write a readable book review! Reviews are great and most bloggers post them at least sometimes. But as a reader of a lot of reviews, I know what types of reviews I'm likely to read and which I'm likely to skip over (or not read as … Continue reading How to: write a *readable* book review
Happy Saturday, everyone! Today we're talking about getting ideas for blog posts! Finding ideas for posts can be hard. It’s something that I think all bloggers struggle with and is definitely one of the hardest parts of blogging. I’m (obviously) by no means an expert, but these are some of the things I do to get … Continue reading How to: get ideas for blog posts (+ blog post ideas!)
Happy Saturday, everyone! Today, we're talking about how to manage your time! Time management is hard, let’s be honest. I get it. BUT I managed to do my honours thesis and graduate with first class honours, work ten hours a week, horseback ride for ten hours a week, and still run and grow my blog. … Continue reading How to: manage your time (better)
Happy Saturday, everyone! Today on my how to series, I'm talking about how to make your blog look nice! Quick disclaimer: I'm not trying to say that I'm an expert or the best at this, by any means. These are honestly just things I've found work for me, and that I wanted to know when … Continue reading How to: get that ~*~aesthetic~*~
Happy Saturday, everyone! Today on my how to series, we're talking about how to increase your blog traffic! Of course, statistics and traffic are not the end all, be all of blogging. But, it is a lot more fun to blog when you have people to talk to. Having discussions on posts is my favourite part … Continue reading How to: increase your blog traffic
Happy Saturday, everyone! Today on my how to series, we're talking about how to use Goodreads like a pro. If you happen to not know what Goodreads is, it's like Facebook but for books. You can keep track of your TBR and what books you've read, and can make shelves for nearly anything you want. … Continue reading How to: use Goodreads like a pro
Welcome to my how to blogging advice series! Today, I'm answering the age-old question of how to make an exclusive DNF shelf on Goodreads! Goodreads automatically gives you three shelves that are mutually exclusive: Read, Currently Reading, and Want to Read. Being mutually exclusive means that a book can only be on one of the shelves. … Continue reading How to: make a DNF shelf on Goodreads!
Happy Saturday, everyone! The end of this month will mark three years since I started this blog! I started it summer, 2016, but didn't do a whole lot until summer, 2017. Since then, I've been fairly active and involved in the community, and it has been the best. To commemorate, I thought I'd do a … Continue reading How to: introduction
Happy Saturday, everyone! Yesterday, I hit 1,000 followers on this blog. And I just wanted to hop on here to say thank you all so so much. When I started this blog almost three years ago, I never knew how much fun it would be. But I've found a wonderful and supportive community, and I … Continue reading Thank you!
Thank you very very much to Rachel for nominating me! Her blog is great, so make sure you go read her post! Rules: Thank the blogger who nominated you and provide a link to their blog. Give a brief story of how your blog started. Give two pieces of advice to new bloggers. Select 10 … Continue reading The Blogger Recognition Award
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