Grow Your Website
Once your site is up and running, you may want to gently build on it.
This area isn’t a step-by-step course — it’s a friendly toolbox. You can dip in and explore whatever feels useful, in any order.
Here you’ll find calm guides on:
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writing simple, helpful content
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understanding SEO in plain English
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sharing your work on social media
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learning the basics of online business
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building confidence as you go
There’s no rush and no “perfect path.” Just choose the topic you need today.
What Should I Blog About?
One of the most common questions I hear from new bloggers is: “What should I blog about?”It’s a fair question — and one that deserves a thoughtful answer, not a flurry of pressure or strange vocabulary. If you’re someone who didn’t grow up with digital tools, blogging...
5 Blogging Tips For Beginners
When you’re just starting out, the internet is bursting with blogging tips for beginners—checklists, must-dos, expert hacks, and golden rules. I followed a lot of them. Some helped, some didn’t, and a few… well, I’d gently ignore them if I were starting again. Not...
Am I Doing This All Wrong?
Some days, my website feels like a quiet little space I’m tending with care. Other days? It feels like a 400-room house with the windows open, half the furniture missing, spiders in every crevice and an unexpected goat in the kitchen. This week I found myself...
What On Earth Is SEO?
If you’ve ever thought “What on earth is SEO, and do I really need to know about it?”—you’re not alone. Search Engine Optimisation might sound like a mouthful, but it’s simply about helping people find your website when they search online. It’s not about tricking...
Stop Polishing And Publish The Post
Here’s this week’s focus:Stop polishing—publish the post. Every Friday, I'm sharing one simple thing you can do to move your online journey forward—no fluff, no overwhelm, just honest, helpful action. Think of it as your end-of-week nudge to stop faffing and start...
Quiet Wins In Blogging
Welcome to Midweek Musings. Every Wednesday, I learning to pause, reflect, and share what’s been going on behind the scenes—what I've been learning, loving, or quietly figuring out. Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about quiet wins in blogging—those small, unseen...
The Benefits Of Pen And Paper
Calm, Focus, And A Creative SparkThere’s something comforting about sitting down with a cup of coffee and a blank page. The benefits of pen and paper go far beyond nostalgia — they bring focus, calm, and creativity in a world full of digital noise. It might sound a...
Scrolling Down Is Not Research
...But it feels so productive!Have you ever finished a long scrolling session and thought, "Well, at least I was doing something useful"? You’re not alone. Scrolling down is one of those tricky things that feels productive — until you realise you haven’t actually...
7 Questions About Starting an Online Business
Let’s be honest—starting an online business for beginners can feel like walking into a room where everyone already seems to know what they’re doing. And that can be intimidating, especially if you're stepping into the digital world later in life. If you’ve ever...
How to Get Your Website Indexed on Google
Getting your website indexed on Google means that Google has discovered your site and added it to its database. This allows your site to show up in Google search results, making it easier for people to find you online. If you’re new to this or have absolutely no idea...