10 Post Ideas For Any Niche

Struggling for something to write? Why not try one of my 10 suggestions for posts in any niche. Simply choose a topic relevant to your niche.

1. Review a product/place you loved
2. Share a list of things that make you happy
3. Share some little known facts about yourself
4. Write a post about why you started your blog
5. Write about how your blog has evolved
6. Share your bucket list
7. Talk about your achievements - how many have you ticked off? Which are you still working towards?
8. Share your top five items
9. Talk about a news item
10. Write a "How to" post for something

Any ideas to add for posts that could be done for all niches? Let me know in the comments!

 

 

 

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Book Review: A Cold Season by Alison Littlewood

Time for the review of the third book off August's reading list. You can check it out here if you missed it.

My review of A Cold Season by Alison Littlewood

 

 

Blurb from the back cover

Cass is trying to rebuild her life after the loss of her soldier husband, and a renovated mil in the picture-perfect village of Darnshaw looks to be the idyllic spot to bring up her traumatised son, Ben.

But the locals aren’t as friendly as Cass had hoped, and Ben is beginning to display a hostility she can’t understand. Then the blizzards blow in, and Darnshaw is marooned in a sea of snow.

Now, threatened on all sides, Cass finds herself pitted against forces she can barely comprehend.

My thoughts on the book

This book is a definite page turner. From the start, there is an eerie, dark feeling to this book which builds consistently throughout to keep us guessing and wanting more.

Well written, with characters you will actually care about, I found myself drawn into this book and I couldn't wait to see how it would turn out.



Conclusion and rating

Well written, spooky and with plenty of tension and suspense, this book kept me hooked from the first chapter. I would definitely recommend this book to anyone who likes a good horror. 5/5

 

Have you read this book? What do you think? Let me know in the comments!

 

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How To Blog Successfully With Limited Time

Blogging takes time. There's no getting away from that. I think you can still have a fab blog, even if you don't have a lot of time. It's all about putting your time to good use.
The first thing is to work out how much time you have to use on your blog, and work with it. It's no good attempting to post three times a day if you only have two hours a week spare.

Here's my guide to successfully posting three times a week in only 45 minutes a day! Just amend to cover the time you have and the posts you want to get done.

Saturday
10 Minutes - Read and respond to emails
10 Minutes - Respond to social media messages, mentions etc
25 Minutes - Take and edit photos for the next week's posts.

Sunday
10 Minutes - Read and respond to emails
10 Minutes - Respond to social media messages, mentions etc
25 Minutes - Write Monday's post, add images and be ready to just hit publish

Monday
10 Minutes - Read and respond to emails
10 Minutes - Respond to social media messages, mentions etc
2 Minutes - Publish your post
23 Minutes - Schedule week's tweets, Instagram posts, and Facebook updates

Tuesday
10 Minutes - Read and respond to emails
10 Minutes - Respond to social media messages, mentions etc
5 Minutes - Respond to blog post comments
20 Minutes - Get Wednesday's post ready to publish

Wednesday
10 Minutes - Read and respond to emails
10 Minutes - Respond to social media messages, mentions etc
2 Minutes - Publish your post
23 Minutes - Read and comment on some blogs you follow

Thursday
10 Minutes - Read and respond to emails
10 Minutes - Respond to social media messages, mentions etc
25 Minutes - Get Friday's post ready to publish

Friday
10 Minutes - Read and respond to emails
10 Minutes - Respond to social media messages, mentions etc
25 Minutes - Join weekly linkys

Also, think about spare time you might not have considered. How about reading and commenting on some posts on your work commute? Respond to messages on your coffee break. Use your time wisely and it really is possible!

This is the bare minimum I think you would need to do in a week, but obviously, the more time you put into your blog, the more you will get back.

Do you think this is do-able? Let me know in the comments!

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It's A Blogger's Life with Trista from Domesticated Momster

Welcome to the It's A Blogger's Life interview series.
As you may have seen, I posted a list of some of my favourite blogs at the start of the month, and what it is I love about them. Check it out here, you will definitely find some amazing new blogs to follow if you missed it first time around. I asked some of the amazing bloggers if they would be willing to take part in this series and introduce themselves to you and share a little of their blogging wisdom.
I was so happy at the responses I got to my request - it really does go to show the strength of the blogging community and how bloggers help each other out.
Thank you to everyone who responded, and thanks to each and every one of you on that list for consistently publishing beautiful and inspiring posts that keep me coming back for more.
Anyway, enough from me, over to the interview.

Today we have Trista from Domesticated Momster

1. Tell us a little about yourself
I am a full time stay at home mommy of 5 kids (although one has officially moved out).  The 4 that remain are 15(boy), 5(boy), 4(girl), 3(girl).  We live in a very small town (less than 8,000 people) smack dab in the middle of northern Nevada.
My husband works in the mining industry and I try to maintain the house and “not killing the kids” as well as I can.  Most days are filled with spraying everything with Febreeze (including the kids) and blogging.  Blogging being a true addiction and I am not afraid to admit it.
My husband and I have been together coming up on the “7 year itch” now.  An itch that requires a lot of soothing lately. 

2. Why did you start blogging?
Being a stay at home mom is hard on the social life as it is.  Add that to moving across an entire state and leaving behind everyone you had built friendships with and then now living in a small town of introverted people and it becomes extremely lonely.  My husband suggested to me to find a hobby.  Something that I enjoy that I could do while being at home with the kids.  Someone had suggested to me one time that I should blog, apparently they thought my sense of humor should be read by others.  I had never thought of it before.  I sat down one day.  Thought of a clever name.  And boom…Domesticated Momster was born.
 3. What is your blog about?
I like to blog about most anything.  But mostly it’s about the sarcastic side of motherhood.  Motherhood is the biggest challenge I have ever encountered in my life.  It comes with struggles and joys all rolled into one sticky little package sealed with spit.  My kids are my everything.  Including all my new gray hair.

4. What are the long term goals for your blog?
I believe I will never truly give up blogging.  I just love it too much.  Of course I would like to make money doing it.  Those who say they wouldn’t are full of it.  I mean who wouldn’t like to make a financial income while being in the comforts of home?  I have two years to make this happen or it’s back into the beauty industry I go.  My youngest will be start school in two years and I always said I would go back to work then.
 5. Any tips for bloggers?
I can’t stress enough to always love your fellow blogger.  If they ask for help…help them.  We were all in a beginners stage at one time.  If someone’s blog seems more successful than yours it’s no reason to be spiteful or rude.  Maybe if you are nice they might just throw you a bone.  Blogging is a whole world of interesting people.  Find a group that you like talking to and build a relationship.

6. Describe yourself in 3 words
Loyal, Honest, Mommy

7. What are your top 3 blogging essentials?
I use the text edit program on my Mac.  It makes little post it type notes and I keep everything on those notes.  Blogs I like to link up to.  Shortcuts to blog posts that I use a lot, lists of contacts, etc.  I also love my photoshop program.  I love doing graphic design and photography.  I try to make most of the media in my blog posts. My phone.  It goes everywhere with me and I use it whenever I am not able to be on the computer.

8. What would be your dream blogging assignment and why?
To write for a company that my work would actually be seen by a lot of people.

9. If you could live anywhere in the world, where would you choose and why?
In the mountains and right next to a lake.  I love the outdoors and I love water. 

10. Where can we find you?
Domesticated Momster blog, Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Pinterest, and Instagram. Or email her.

Show Trista some love - visit her blog, follow her on social media and of course, leave her some comments below :)

Thank you so much Trista for taking part!

Stay tuned for more It's A Blogger's Life - next up is Angela from Days in Bed on 28th August.

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10 Reasons You Should Start A Blog

As you all know, I love blogging! I thought I would write a post detailing 10 reasons you should start a blog. You won't regret it! To read the post, pop on over to Rambles, Rants and Writings - here. Check out some of the other great posts too!

Let me know what you all think!

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My Weekly Schedule

I talk a lot about the importance of scheduling and about my schedule being my life line. It's true - I would be horribly lost without it! I thought then, I would share my crazy weekly schedule with you all.

This is a general week in my life, some weeks shifts change and then my schedule changes. For all I swear by my schedule, if things change, I live with it easy enough.

The Schedule

9-11 - Link posts up with that day's linkys, comment on the other posts, and schedule a few tweets about them

11-12 - Check email, and respond to them. Read and respond to blog comments

12-4 - Write some posts, take and edit pictures, work on next month's schedule of what is being posted when

4-6 - Check email again, do some non-blog related writing

6-12 - Make a conscious effort to step away from the laptop!

12-1 - Publish the day's post(s) and schedule tweets for them. Instagram update.

1-3 - Read and comment on blogs I follow

 

Work days, I do pretty much the same except I'm usually up a lot later to fit it all in. Good job I'm more of a night person! I do get to skip the writing posts part, because I pre-write posts for work days. I like to have an idea of what is being posted when for about a month in advance, even if it's just a title, although this often gets tweaked as the time gets closer.

 

Sunday's I also spend a couple of hours scheduling tweets for the coming week.

 

When I see it all written down like this, it looks kind of crazy, but it actually works, although I think a bit of flexibility is key.

 

What does your schedule look like?

 

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Three Top Tips For Beating Blogger's Block

Feeling uninspired? Read on for my top three tips for beating blogger's block.

1. Pre-plan.

At some point when you are feeling motivated, work out roughly which content you want to post when - you can always tweak it later to allow for anything topical that comes up.

Make a list of topics you want to write about at some point to refer to when you are feeling uninspired.

Write down some potential headings, or even a couple of short posts to hold in reserve for a bad day, so you still have content going out.

 

2. Walk away

Not forever, obviously. Take five minutes - make a coffee, go for a walk, read a chapter of a book, do some laundry - anything that isn't blog related. Concentrate on the task at hand and don't think about the post, it's amazing how many times you will come back and know exactly what you wanted to say all along.

 

3. Just write

Start writing, even if it's utter rubbish (you can always delete it). Usually starting writing is enough to get your creative side going. If you really can't think of what to say, type exactly what is in your head. I once started a post with a line somewhere in the region of "Why am I sat looking at my screen at 1am with no post written". It went from there and was soon written!

 

Do you have any tips to add on how you beat blogger's block? Let me know in the comments!

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