Maximise Your Images Share Potential
We all want to drive traffic to our blog posts, we also want the reader to tell everyone how great our posts are. Right!? With more activity being recorded on platforms such as Instagram and Pinterest...
View Article5 things to check before you hit publish
Do you have a mini blogging checklist to work through before you hit publish (or schedule)? Do you take time to check the preview? Here are 5 top things to check for. Is the post “neat and tidy” –...
View Article2 easy ways to make your own blog badges
Blog badges used to be a popular way to increase bloggers and websites backlinks, but its protocol now to make them nofollow links. They are losing popularity as sidebar accessories, but they are...
View Article#SWBlogSocial What Did I Learn?
On Saturday 7th June I went to Exeter for the South West Blog Social. I went down with Emma (The PR Mummy) and Jeni (PooleMamma) from the Lemur Link Up Networking Group I attend. The venue was really...
View ArticleBlogging Events Checklist
I’ve been to many events as a blogger now with varying degrees of success. Brands ask bloggers to work with them in a variety of forms from picking up products to review or watching a show (we reviewed...
View ArticleWhy Content is King
Since I started Charlie Moo’s back in 2008 a general shift has occurred in how e- commerce small businesses online operate. Back then it was all about SEO and get the top of google. If you weren’t on...
View ArticleBusiness blogging for beginners
This article originally appeared on Yahoo Lifestyle in 2011. I am asked a lot “What value will a blog give my business?” and that really depends on you. I would be lying if I said a blog didn’t take...
View Article3 ways to brand your YouTube Videos in less than 30 minutes
I’m trying to get better at using YouTube. The long and the short of it is that the more videos you post the larger your views, your subscribers will increase etc. etc. the same with any other social...
View ArticleUsing social media to drive traffic to your blog
Writing a blog post is just the start of the journey and most of the time the easiest! I’ve looked before at ways to drive traffic to your blog which included gravatar and comment luv, but the hard...
View ArticleBlogging for Business Tips for Bloggers
I’m no pro blogger, but blogging does make up a large part of my business now. People start blogging for many number of reasons including mummies on maternity leave looking for an outlet. For most...
View ArticleTop Tips to developing SEO for Bloggers
If you have any sort of online presence whether that be a website or blog you need to understand SEO. So what is SEO? Search engine optimisation (SEO) looks at increasing the visibility of a...
View ArticleIncrease Bloglovin followers in one month
On the 4th August I decided to join the Bloglovin Challenge the aim to increase your Bloglovin followers and the prize some awesome promo via Bloglovin. Charlie Moo’s blog had 33 followers so I...
View ArticleUK Blog Awards 2016
The voting has now ended. For advice on entering awards “Entering Business Awards“ It’s one of those super awkward things about blog awards they always appear to need you to ask your followers to...
View ArticleWhy I’ve said Goodbye to Shareaholic
In case you hadn’t notice I’ve had a major overhaul of this blog. Something I have been putting off for ages and tying myself in knots about. But once I started I began to question some aspects of my...
View ArticleSEO Tips : Panda, Penguin and Beyond
Do you know your Panda from your Hummingbird? No I’m not talking about animals (although I got to use some super cute photos!) I’m talking about SEO. Confused? Well there is no need to be! Here is a...
View ArticleHow to be a Blog Ninja!
There is so much information out there now on blogging and so many people doing it that it can be a bit overwhelming. If you don’t take anything useful away from this post other than BE YOURSELF then...
View ArticleHow to choose the right web hosting?
It’s a massive step for many bloggers going from a free platform to hosted but without a doubt the best decision you will ever make. But how do you know which hosting site to use? Remember cheaper...
View ArticleBML16 | My Blogging Conference Experience
I’ve never been to Britmums Live or many blogging conferences and to be honest I didn’t really know what to expect. I’m not new to blogging having blogged on Charlie Moo’s since the sites conception...
View ArticleAre you a BLOG STAR? The Ultimate Bloggers Gift Guide
Hey there people! With literally weeks left to let your other half know what gifts you want for Christmas I thought I’d share my top 10 gifts that every Blogger wants or in my case NEEDS! Drumroll...
View ArticleWhat to do when your blog gets hacked!
I’ll never forget that utter feeling of despair right in the pit of my stomach when I looked at my website only to discover it had been hacked. In it’s place stood a holding page playing scary pirate...
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