10 great tips for new bloggers | advice 101

HELLO EVERYONE!

Ever wondered how to get started with your blog or just wanted a little inspiration? I've listed 10 tips for new bloggers ranging from help about content to organisation ^_^

1 // Write about what you know!
Don't try to be someone you admire or make up stuff, be truthful and be yourself!

Feel free to follow us on Bloglovin!

2 // Choose a good title and headline image
This is very important as people are drawn to catchy titles and appreciate good photos. A good title and headline image will catch peoples eyes and draw them to your post.

Photos...

3 // Photos, photos, photos!
The more photos, the better. Take multiple photos of the same thing, as this allows you to choose from a selection for the best one.

Add a Pinterest share button!

4 // Make shareable content
Making relatable content increases the chances of people sharing your stuff, which is great as your post is being shared and discovered without any extra effort from you.

Post about your discoveries! (VIVID 2015)

5 // Experiment
Don't worry about the minuscule details of your blog for now, experiment with different topics or themes and have fun with it!

Fun and bubbly is our theme!

6 // Pick a theme
If your blog is consistent and pretty, more viewers will stay to read it. Yes, aesthetics are very important.

:)

7 // Organise your time
This will be very helpful so you don't run out of time to post on your blog. You may find it useful to use a planner to organise future posts, so experiment with it.

I guess we're pretty consistent? ^_^

8 // Post consistently
This is very important to attract more viewers to your blog. If you leave your blog unattended, it is highly unlikely that people will discover your content.

Inspired by Pinterest!

9 // Have variety!
Variety is the spice of life! Write about different stuff  and keep your blog interesting.

No stats for now!

10 // Be very patient
Don't worry about statistics right now, just keep posting and have fun. Slowly, your audience will grow and learn to love your blog!

~ ♡ ~

This is an exciting post in collaboration with Anisha from empowered internet women, so be sure to check out her wonderful post!

Have fun!

~ Judy x

newtown - street art, cute shops and cronuts

Aloha!

Here are a few snaps from when I visited the lovely suburb of Newtown with my friend Eezu back when the weather was warmer.

This place is known for its amazing streetart and cute, hipstery vintagey shops.

Cutest tote bags ever :D

Here are the Blind Dates With a Book, as mentioned in this previous post.

I got told off for taking this photo hehe :P The amount of times I've been told off for taking photos randomly in the wrong places is an embarrassing amount ._.

A neat little place called Brewtown Newtown, which we stumbled upon kind of on accident- it's kind of hidden in a really small alleyway, and while we were looking for it on Google Maps, we realised we were standing about 10 metres away from it xD

MY FIRST TIME TRYING A CRONUT!

For those unaware:

Cronut (n) - a mix between croissant and donut.

This was just a glazed one, and the texture of it was very cool! Lots of flakey layers and that classic croissant taste, but in a donut shape.

mmmm food :D

Deep quote/poem on a random pole.

It's amazing how down random streets you find the most incredible artworks.

Hmmm this would make a pretty cool DIY actually- stick some branches in a jar and hang off necklaces and jewellery.

I have a friend who's a superhero fanatic, and I had her in mind when looking at this ^_^

This gelato was from Cow and Moon, in the neighbouring suburb Enmore (it's a bit of a trek to get to), and apparently it's the best in the world! :O I got raspberry white chocolate / cookies and cream. Not the most exciting flavours whoops.

I can't wait til the weather perks up a bit like on this day. Still struggling through the last week of winter here, but weirdly enough, yesterday was a blooming 28 degrees celcius! In winter!!!

Yesterday in the sweltering heat I also played perhaps the last ever netball game I'll ever play... (It's an Australian sport that vaguely resembles basketball, in case you didn't know). I'm not sure how I feel about never having to worry about trimming my nails down so I won't scratch someone's eye out, or having to get up before the sun to go morning training, or being in such a close-knit and team that simply worked together really well, ever again.

Urgh.

Growing up sucks! xD

So what's been up with you lately? Any news? :)

Ciao, stay fabulous!

Lena xx

PS. Do you like the sparkley new blog features that we've added? I spent hours yesterday drawing up the new category tab thingies, and we're working on more cool stuff! Judy's also added a little 'Pin-It' thingy for computer users, when you hover over pictures, for Pinterest lovers. Pretty neat, huh? :D Any questions, queries, concerns, feedback for us in terms of blog layout (or just about anything?)  Let us know in the comments below ^_^

recent reads || july

Hello readers!

So I have been quite busy (and lazy) lately, so I haven't read as much as I have wanted to... but nevertheless I shall share my book adventures with you ^_^

Falling into Place - Amy Zhang
Let me just say, the cover is AMAZING. Ok- so yes, you've guessed it, it is another book from the teenage/young adult fiction genre. It's a bit confusing because of its tendency to skip from present to the past, but so far, so good! Again, I am in the process of reading this book, so my opinion about it may change ^_^

Animal Farm - George Orwell
I have been meaning to read this book for a very long time but it has gone to the back of my mind until now! Yep, it's a classic and you'll feel literate when reading it (... well I do) but another bonus is that it is quite short compared to other novels with only about 100 and a bit pages. So far, so good!

Don't be lazy like me!

~ Judy x