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Startup of the Week - Scriggler
by: Startacus Admin ~ 19th November 2014If writing’s your thing then you’ll know only too well how much of a challenge it can be to get your work out there into the public domain - it’s the same whether you write poetry or political opinion pieces. Whilst the increase in self publishing and blogging platforms have of course helped, growing an audience for your work can still be a major issue for many aspiring writers. ...
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A self interview with Emma Coles of Adlet
by: Startacus Admin ~ 15th May 2014Back in 2008, Emma Coles aunched Ji Ji Kiki, a then-small website selling vintage and handmade jewellery. Fast forward to 2013 and after many, many hours each month of searching around the internet to find bloggers to work with and new places to advertise, Emma just thought there had to be an easier way for both the bloggers and the businesses wanting to work with the publishers to be connect...
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Blogging - Basic Tips on how to start blogging successfully...
by: ~ 4th September 2012Some handy beginners tips on how you can start blogging, and blogging successfully....I knew people ‘blogged’, but I did not realise the power that blog sites like Wordpress have in spreading the word of the....word. To illustrate just how much blogging is going on, at last count (May 2014) there were 14,512,740,573 blog posts on Word press alone (think of it as two for every sin...
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A brief guide to blogging platforms & providers
by: Startacus Admin ~ 21st August 2012In the second of her features on Blogging, Freelance Writer and Illustrator, Bridgeen Gillespie gives us the lowdown on blogging platforms - which to choose and why...
Text: TypePad / LiveJournalThese blog providers are traditionally great for lengthy text blogging, and they can host images too.
Words& Pictures: Wordpress / BloggerGreat all round blog platforms, ideal for images with text, a...
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The Benefits of Blogging
by: Startacus Admin ~ 15th August 2012Bridgeen Gillespie is a freelance writer and illustrator with a passion for fabric and embroidery designs. In short she is someone who has 'been there, done that and bought the t-shirt'. Now she takes a few moments to share some of her blogging expeirence with us! As an independent publisher, I’ve long been an advocate of blogging. For over 10 years I’ve maintained various ...
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Blogging - Basic Tips on how to start blogging successfully...
by: Startacus Admin ~ 12th July 2012Blogging - Basic Tips on how to start blogging successfully...I knew people ‘blogged’, but I did not realise the power that blog sites like Wordpress have in spreading the word of the....word. Just today** 434,558 bloggers, added 1,224,027 new posts, with 316,989,987 words....Wow! Now don't get me wrong, not everyone who 'blogs' cares too much about who reads their posts, blogging to s...
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