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Vanessa Smith: The Simple Truth About Blogging

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Podcast Episode 41 – The Secret to Moving Forward with Blogging

Vanessa Smith Aussie Bloggers PodcastVanessa Smith has been writing online in one form or another since about 2002, though she came to blogging fairly late in 2011.
She runs BloggersAndBacon.com (a blog about blogging) as well as a personal blog www.normalness.com, where anything goes! 
She also has about four other blog projects that she’d love to do, if only she could clone herself.
In 2016, Vanessa began studying social change and development to complement her undergraduate studies in anthropology. She is quietly launching her corporate escape plan with her new business, Virtual Anthropologist.

 

You’re going to love this honest interview as Vanessa discusses:

  • Why she began blogging and how she became an early adopter of blogging
  • Why it’s important to blog to suit you
  • What simple tips work for her
  • Her frank admission about using short posts and how that works for her
  • The truth about why Bloggers and Bacon has gone from posting five times a week to one day a week
  • What people don’t know: How to move forward with blogging

 

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Clare Reilly: Community Minded

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Blogging on a Budget and with an Awesome Community

Podcast Episode 40  – Interview featuring Clare Reilly from “The Life of Clare”

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Clare Reilly lives on the Bellarine Peninsula near Geelong with her super understanding and supportive husband, very effervescent two and a half year old, and five chickens. Almost five years ago Clare and her husband started the journey towards living a more simple, sustainable and local life after realising they only have $100 to their name.
Clare shares their simple living adventures on her blog and YouTube channel, writing about delicious family meals, budgeting and trying to live a more simple life and sourdough bread, while living in suburbia.
She sells sourdough starter kits via her website and teaches sourdough bread workshops in Geelong and is currently working on her first ever course about simple living in Suburbia.

In this endearing interview, Clare reveals:

  • How an adventure began her blog, “The Life of Clare”
  • Meeting people through blogging
  • How Instagram can begin a community of like minded people
  • How to go from Instagram to Snapchat
  • Using Instagram to drive traffic to your website
  • Using your iphone to edit your youtube videos
  • How to stay on budget with blogging and subscribers
  • Learn about Claire’s online products and her Kambucha and Sourdough kits
  • What plugin Claire uses to sell her products
  • What software Claire used to create her ebook

Subscribe and listen to this episode for free in iTunes today.

 

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Zanni Louise – Children’s Author

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Learn the process of book publishing with Zanni Louise

Podcast Episode 39  – Interview featuring Zanni Louise – talking to us all the way from the Netherlands!

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Zanni Louise is an Australian children’s author, currently living in The Netherlands. Her first picture book TOO BUSY SLEEPING is listed as a CBCA Notable Book. Her second book ARCHIE & THE BEAR will be released 2017. Zanni’s blogged at MY LITTLE SUNSHINE HOUSE for seven years. She runs blogging workshops at Byron Bay Writer’s Festival and for various companies. She also writes and edits professionally.

So if you’re wanting to be a superstar writer like Zanni, head over to the Aussie Bloggers Podcast show and listen to our interview with Zanni Louise, the ultimate blogger and writer of our time!

 

In this episode, you learn:

  • How sharing her parenting experiences led to her blogging opportunities
  • The path from blogging to being sought out by a publishing house
  • How an organic online friendship led to publishing opportunities
  • The process of publishing a children’s picture book
  • The editing process of having a shorter post can work
  • Why reading aloud is so important
  • How blogging can lead to becoming a coach or mentor

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Kate Toon: SEO and Copy Queen

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Podcast Episode 38 – Kate Toon Talks Copy and SEO

Kate has experience in all things advertising, digital and writing. Originally from the UK but is now based just outside Sydney.
aussie bloggers podcast kate toonShe has worked with big brands such as eHarmony, Curash and Kmart. And she’s helped countless small businesses produce great content and improve their copywriting and SEO.
Kate is the founder of The Clever Copywriting School and The Recipe for SEO Success eCourse, as well as co-host on the Hot Copy Podcast.
She presents the Write for Business show for the Dale Beaumont’s Business Blueprint channel.

 

Kate has a wealth of knowledge to share on this episode and tells us:

  • Why Kate left the corporate world
  • How search engine’s work
  • What google’s rules for SEO are
  • Why you need structure around your blog
  • Processes to use when starting your keyword planning
  • Why you should solve a problem in your blog
  • Why Kate began her 10 day challenge and ecourses
  • Why use Video with your blog
  • Where to get Kate’s Free blogging template
  • Why Kate wrote a controversial article about Fiverr and the surprising results – Check out the article here: 

 

Follow Kate on Social Media:

FACEBOOK | TWITTER | INSTAGRAM | LINKEDIN | BLOG | GOOGLE+ | YOUTUBE

Kate’s Course: TherecipeforSEosuccess.com.au

Subscribe and listen to this episode for free in iTunes today.

Amanda Hoffmann: Part 3

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Podcast Episode 37 – Part 3 of Pinterest Series for Bloggers featuring Amanda Hoffmann

Pinterest Analytics is a great topic for business owners and bloggers alike. As a small business owner, I relate first hand how stressful using social media and blogging can be. I hope that by sharing my own personal journey and knowledge with you in this 3 part series, Pinterest will no longer be quite as scary as it seems.

aussie bloggers podcastDesigned for the blogger who has a Pinterest account with analytics attached to it, Amanda will walk you through the process of analysing a Pinterest account and teaching you how to make the most of what you

Social media is a strength and passion of mine and I love sharing my knowledge with others.

Join me on my journey of building followers and learn how you can do the same.

Let me just share with you, that there is no fast quick fix solution when it comes to social media, connecting with potential clients or even gaining a large reader base for your blog. It is a lot of hard, focused and consistent work to achieve. As a small business owner, you owe it to yourself and your family to at least give social media a good six months.

In the meantime, part three of this series will teach you how to:

  • Verify your site if you get API error key messages
  • Analyse your repins and what it means for you
  • Export data and improve on this data
  • Find what your audiences are interested in
  • Get free information from your analytics
  • Find your followers’ interests to engage with them
  • Find the businesses and brands your followers engage with and why it’s important for you
  • Find time for analysing your Pinterest account
  • Work out how a social media strategy can help you become more productive

 

Subscribe and listen to this episode for free in iTunes today.

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Http://amandahoffmann.com

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Amanda Hoffmann: Pinterest Part 2

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Podcast Episode 36 – Part 2 of Pinterest Series for Bloggers featuring Amanda Hoffmann

Don’t Get Fancy – Just Get Found!

As a small business owner, I relate first hand how stressful using social media and blogging can be. I hope that by sharing my own personal journey and knowledge with you in this 3 part series, these Pinterest will no longer be quite as scary as it seems.

aussie bloggers podcastAs a blogger, are you wondering …. Can Pinterest help me? …. Where to start?

In this episode, which is part 2 of our Pinterest series, we will dive deeper into Pinterest.  We will look more at engaging with other bloggers on Pinterest and will focus on your own perceived Pinterest page.

Let me just share with you again, that there is no fast quick fix solution when it comes to social media, connecting with potential clients or even gaining a large reader base for your blog. It is a lot of hard, focused and consistent work to achieve. As a small business owner, you owe it to yourself and your family to give social media a good six months at least.

In the meantime, part two of this series will help you to understand:

  • How to get Pinterest followers
  • How to make a good first impression on Pinterest and why you should
  • How to be found as an authority on Pinterest
  • How to find people on Pinterest
  • How to create you Pinterest cover
  • How to make a Pinterest board
  • Why you may use a secret board
  • Why you need a branded board and how to create one
  • How to curate other awesome content
  • How many pins each board should have when you begin pinning
  • How often you should like a board and why
  • How to get people to follow you on Pinterest
  • How to have FUN with Pinterest!

 

Subscribe and listen to this episode for free in iTunes today.

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Http://amandahoffmann.com

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Amanda Hoffmann: Pinterest Part 1

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Podcast Episode 35 – Part 1 of Pinterest Series for Bloggers featuring Amanda Hoffmann

Amanda Hoffman: “As a small business owner, I relate first hand how stressful using social media and blogging can be. I hope that by sharing my own personal journey and knowledge with you in this 3 part series, these Pinterest will no longer be quite as scary as it seems.

aussie bloggers podcastAs a blogger, are you wondering …. Can Pinterest help me? …. Where to start?

In this episode, am going to share with you what has helped me to gain 11,000 pinterest followers and how you can grow this too!

Let me just share with you, that there is no fast quick fix solution when it comes to social media, connecting with potential clients or even gaining a large reader base for your blog. It is a lot of hard, focused and consistent work to achieve. As a small business owner, you owe it to yourself and your family to at least give social media a good six months.”

 

In the meantime, part one of this series with Amanda Hoffman will help you to understand:

  • Why bloggers should use Pinterest
  • How Amanda went from a thousand followers to 8000 followers in a week
  • Who you should be following in Pinterest
  • What setting your ‘search privacy’ should be set on
  • The step by step to use for bloggers to get started with Pinterest
  • Why your photo matters
  • How to create a Pinterest Board
  • How many Pinterest Boards you need
  • Why you need to align your categories with your boards
  • What is a collaborator and why use them
  • Why set your foundations in Pinterest
  • How to update your Pinterest Profile

Amanda’s Favourite Pinterest Peeps to Follow:

Cynthia Sanchez – Oh So Pinteresting http://www.ohsopinteresting.com

Peg Fitzpatrick http://pegfitzpatrick.com

 

Subscribe and listen to this episode for free in iTunes today.

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Http://amandahoffmann.com

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Annette Hill: ProBeginner, not ProBlogger

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Tell Your Story – Just Like It Is…

Podcast Episode 34 – Interview featuring Annette Hill from “I Give You the Verbs”

aussie bloggers podcastAnnette Hill is a blogger and a dedicated creative explorer.
She is Melbourne based, sky obsessed, and happiest pottering about at home. Annette will tell you how she is passionate about encouraging people, the power of words, and noticing beauty in every day things.
She blogs about these things and more at I Give You The Verbs.

Annette Hill is a big believer that blogging is to be used as a means to connect and tell (our) stories.

She has fired up her creativity – both in blogging, and recently the discovery of drawing.
Her ultimate mission and passion is to be a one woman cheer squad, on and offline.  Listen to this episode and you decide if she has fulfilled her mission!

In this episode, you learn:

  • How ‘I Give You the Verbs’ was born
  • Why a niche doesn’t have to be the be all and end all for your blog
  • Why you don’t need to be a “how to” girl in your blog
  • How and where to begin
  • Why you can blog about anything you love
  • That you can be a hobby blogger
  • How to be an authentic blogger
  • How to do your own thing
  • Why she is posting videos of herself singing
  • That she is a person, not a brand
  • How to be a one woman cheer squad
  • That we should be each other’s cheer leaders.

Subscribe and listen to this episode for free in iTunes today.

Angie Wilson: Paying Attention to Detail to Blog and Grow

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Learn Why Consistency can Grow Your Blog

Podcast Episode 33 – Interview featuring Angie Wilson from Gnome Angel.

aussie bloggers podcast gnome angelAngie lives in the capital of Australia, Canberra, with her very understanding husband and her curious son.  Angie is a passionate creative who loves fabric the way that Carrie Bradshaw loves shoes. She’s got a weakness for trashy television, processed sugar and hugs from her boys. Angie’s got a strong aversion to deadlines and works best under the pressure of looming failure.

Angie has been blogging since 2002 and can’t imagine life without some form of writing in it.  Her blog name, “GnomeAngel” arose from a weird obsession with collecting gnomes, her first tattoo and a friend who thought she was (g)no(me) angel. Angie strongly believes that everyone should make time and space for being creative. You can join her on her creative journey at www.gnomeangel.com

In this episode, you learn:

  • Her weird obsessions
  • When she went to WordPress and why
  • How a beginners quilt class found her passion
  • How a $600 investment helped her to grow her blog
  • Why you should grow your own style with blogging
  • Why it’s so important to pay attention to your style card
  • Tools Angie uses to show her photos in the best light
  • Why consistency is so important
  • Why your logo colour should match your fonts and images

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Bec Wyld – Blog Your Way Around the World

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Learn What it’s Like to Be a Travel Blogger

Podcast Episode 32 – Interview featuring Bec Wyld from Wyld Family Travel

bec wyld aussie bloggers podcastWe are a family from a small country town in East Gippsland Victoria, Australia. Mark got the travel bug way back in 1999 and passed it onto me in 2003. Since then we have infected our two daughters Willow and Marley with discovering all the different wonders of the world. With our travels, we are hoping to inspire as many people as we can to get out there and travel!

So many people think it is too hard, too expensive and too restricting to travel with small children, but we are here to show everyone that it can be done and most of all that a wonderful experience can be had by the whole family!  We juggle full time jobs, school, a mortgage and a life, while fitting as much travel and day trips in as possible. In a world with increasingly less family time available, we believe traveling with our kids can only make us a closer knit family and make our kids more balanced and accepting of other children by exposing them to different cultures and nationalities along the way.

In this episode, you learn:

  • How the travel blog began
  • Secrets to managing a blog, travel, jobs, and a school routine with the girls
  • The sacrifices the family make to lead the ideal lifestyle
  • How to organise your blog while you travel
  • The process every blogger should go through to blog while overseas
  • What to do if you can’t get internet while overseas
  • How to work together with your spouse while blogging
  • The importance of goal setting
  • The best way to travel with kids on a budget

Subscribe and listen to this episode for free in iTunes today.