Posts Tagged ‘blogging’

No Win, No Fee

Monday, January 23rd, 2012

This blogging game is hard work, especially if it’s not just your sideline or hobby, but what you actually do. It’s a constant hustle, there is no ‘off’ time, no office hours. We manage our own editorial and if it goes wrong, there is no buck to pass, it’s all on us. We work tirelessly to peep our heads above the sea of more than 180 million or so blogs there are out there to build an audience and become recognised in our field. It ain’t easy. Now that mainstream media is starting to cotton on to the impact of blogs, they all want a slice of the action. But it’s all coming off a little bit like they’re late to the dance, but acting like they sent the invites. We are still being made to jump through hoops to get mainstream recognition. Surely, we can do better.

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Bloggers, PR and Free Stuff

Tuesday, December 20th, 2011

I met with a PR last week who regaled me with stories of how she gets bombarded with requests for free product from bloggers. Oh dear. I always feel a little embarrassed as a blogger when I hear that. I’ve written before about the sense of entitlement newer bloggers seem to have, but perhaps it’s time we examined in more detail how the PR/blogger relationship works specifically in relation to free product.

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Bangs Bloggiversary: 4 Bangin’ Years of Bloggin’!

Thursday, November 24th, 2011

Ahh it seems just like yesterday when I was in a cold bedroom in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada plotting out ideas for what was to become Bangs and a Bun. Four years ago today, this blog was launched to a grand audience of two (my mum and dad) and a few people who stumbled across it by accident. I had no idea then what it would become. I knew it would be a springboard to some sort of career for me but I had no idea how. It’s been a hard slog, but four years on, I’m still here, talking to you awesome people, who for some inexplicable reason, keep coming back to read my crazy. This last year in particular has been one helluva ride.

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Social Media Etiquette

Tuesday, November 22nd, 2011

It’s a murky world, that social media. New things popping up all the time – between the Facebooking, Tweeting, blogging, Tumblring and such like, we often spend more time communicating online that we do in the so called ‘real world’. As it all develops, we’re starting to notice what one might consider, online faux pas that get us momentarily riled to the point we might send an angry tweet and promptly forget about it 23 seconds later. So if you’re struggling to navigate the murky waters that are social media, here are a few hints and tips to help you get it right.

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Be Careful What You Blog About

Monday, October 24th, 2011

The world has gone online fast and there are distinct advantages and disadvantages to the transparency that offers. We can now interact with institutions we didn’t have access to before. Complaint letters after a bad experience are a thing of the past as one tweet can make its way around the internet in a matter of minutes and destroy a company’s reputation. Any way you cut it, the internet has given us a lot of power. But are we, as bloggers or social media savvy consumers letting that power go to our heads?

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Should We Make Money From Blogging?

Wednesday, September 28th, 2011

Is it still taboo for bloggers to actually make some sort of living from their blogs? When blogging started, it was all online diaries, pouring your feelings out and posting pictures for your friends to see. But times have moved on. Blogging is now a veritable beast, covering every corner of the interweb. No longer can these be dismissed as online diaries -we are bigger and better than ever before. So as the medium grows, doesn’t it just stand to reason that it becomes a viable career option?

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Blogger Politics at Fashion Week

Wednesday, September 21st, 2011

It seems each time London Fashion Week rolls around, this same question is asked. Are bloggers being treated fairly? Sure, we’ve come a long way, but there still seems to be some lingering resentment and resistance on the part of the old school. Surely it’s time we all just got along?

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This Blog is for You

Tuesday, August 2nd, 2011

‘Well, seems like running is definitely your thing now. Sort of pleased for you, but sort of not as your blog isn’t half as interesting as it used to be – at least for a non-runner.’ – that’s a comment I had on a video I posted on here about running recently. As negative comments go, it’s tame and reasoned – I’ve had much worse (death threats over dissing Madonna anyone?). In fact, it’s more of a fair critique really, rather than being very negative, but it raises an interesting question: how much should your audience be able to dictate your content?

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Blog Wars

Monday, July 11th, 2011

There have been rumblings of discontent in the blog world recently. There seem to be different factions pitted against each other and what is starting as just the occasional jab, could turn into a full on fight. The issue is Old vs New: more popular bloggers vs the new ones. The newbies seem a little pissed off that the popular ones get attention. Aren’t we all meant to be on the same team here?

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Does The Internet Ruin Relationships?

Wednesday, May 11th, 2011

In my first relationship when I was 17, I’d just gotten my first mobile phone. Back then, you only used it if you were actually out and couldn’t be reached on your home phone. Texting was complicated and took us all a while to figure out. No one was really using email that much. Basically, the only way to know what was up with your significant other was to actually hang out with them. Fast forward to 2011 and managing your relationship has become a complete clusterfuck as we all attempt to navigate our way through the myriad of technology that now plays a part in our love lives. So, does blogging and social media ruin relationships?

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