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4 Ways to Handle Trolls as a Blogger

December 10, 2022 By in Blogging Tips Tags: , , , , , , 6 Comments

As a blogger, I have had my fair share of dealing with trolls over the last ten years. Trolls are simply very unhappy people who think they should share their nasty thoughts and feelings with others online. The best way to handle them is the same way you handle unpleasant people in real life; you ignore them…

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If you are wondering how to go about dealing with trolls, here are some quick tips you may find pretty handy –

No attention

Attention is a currency which is why we say “pay attention”. I pay no attention to trolls and I just keep doing what I truly enjoy doing. Comments from people who are unsatisfied with their personal lives don’t affect me because I understand the psychology behind trolling. The less you pay attention, the faster the trolls disappear into thin air to find the next space to spew more bitterness. When next you come in contact with a troll, look the other way.

Don’t take it personally

Now, this may be a tricky one at first as I know how easy it is to take things personally when we feel slighted. Having said that, one thing you should always try to remember is that it is never personal. When people are mean, they like to look for an outlet to project all that they have inside of them. Once you understand that, you learn grace, and you let people be people and you don’t take it personally. However, that does not mean you should remain passive. Not taking trolling personally would do wonders for your mental health. Being assertive and paying them no attention (which links back to the first tip) would also help massively.

You cannot please everyone

One thing you need to remember is that you cannot please everybody and you should not even attempt to. It is actually crazy to think you have the capacity to please everybody. There are billions of people on this beautiful planet and you only need a few thousand regular readers to earn a living from your blog. In time, you will find your tribe and your unsatisfied readers would also go on to find the right platform for their reading pleasure. So it is really a win-win situation for all parties involved. Focus on your happy readers.

Use the block button regularly

The block button is my friend on social media and I don’t hesitate to use it. My advice is to block anyone who trolls. There should be no second chances when it comes to dealing with trolls online and in real life. If you don’t like a blog or a blogger, you should really not be on it. Use the block button regularly for your peace of mind, and then you will have one less troll to deal with.

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How do you deal with trolls as a blogger? Do you have any fun experiences to share? Please sound off in the comments section below.

5 Reasons Why Your Business Needs a Blog

May 3, 2022 By in Blogging Tips, Freelancing/Self-employed Tags: , , , , , , 3 Comments

If you want to succeed as a business owner, you would most likely need a blog alongside your website and social media platforms. Regardless of what people say, blogs still get read, and SEO helps businesses flourish. Although many things are evolving, every business still needs a blog. Having a website alone is never enough; you need a platform that is 100% yours and that would allow you directly communicate with your audience online.

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5 Reasons Why Your Business Needs a Blog
  • A blog keeps your target market informed

One of the most important reasons for having a business blog is to keep your target market informed. A blog gives business owners opportunities to share regular updates, communicate with their audience, and keep them in the loop of what is happening with the business. Many business owners may choose to share timely content on their social media platforms and may not understand the importance of having a blog, but a social media platform is an extension of your business, it is not yours. A blog on the other hand is your business and it allows you to directly communicate with your audience as often as you desire.

  •  It attracts organic traffic

Having a business blog is a smart way to run a business. An article can easily go viral with a bit of luck and the right SEO tips, which could quickly generate extra income for the business. It could also bring in more customers so there is really no reason not to have a blog as a business owner. The more content you create on your blog, the more visibility, and the more opportunities to come up on search engines, and increase organic traffic.

  • A blog helps you grow your email database

The more content you create on your blog, the more opportunities you have to grow your email database. The email subscribers may be customers already but running a weekly blog for example will keep your business name at the top of their minds. Regular blog posts will also help draw in more email subscribers that could end up being customers, so it is a win-win.

  • It allows businesses to communicate with their customers

A business blog creates the opportunity to communicate with customers. Businesses can easily get feedback from their customers through their blog posts. It easily creates a two-way communication channel with the online audiences, and lots of feedback can be gotten this way.

  • A blog helps you grow your online presence

Running a business blog makes it easier to grow an online presence for your business. It is faster to increase your social media presence when you have regular quality content to share on your business pages. Blogging as a business is one of the fastest ways to grow your business. The more interesting and engaging your blog posts, the faster your social media platforms would grow, and the more online and offline attention your business would get.

 

Do you have a business blog? How do you keep your audience engaged?

 

Designs for Blog Logos

December 11, 2020 By in Blogging Tips Tags: , , , , , , , 2 Comments

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When it comes to setting up a blog, one of the first things you need is a good blog logo. Your blog logo is one of the first things your blog readers will notice when they stumble on your blog. This is why it is very important to pay attention to your blog logo design. It can be tempting to just go with whatever logo design you find, but this is not what you want to be doing. You want a logo that will look good and tell your blog readers more about your blog. When I first started blogging, my blog logo did not look like this below. It took a few logos over the years to finally get this right and I love it.

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A good logo sets your blog apart

Like many other things, first impression matters and you want to position yourself as an authority in your niche. Having a well-designed blog logo will help your blog look more professional, pique the interest of your blog readers, and encourage them to keep visiting your blog. A blog logo will also build your brand recognition and identity.

This is one area you want to leave to the professionals. You can design your blog logo if you are good at digital designing but if you are not you should get professionals to design a great logo for your blog.

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Your blog logo is really important because it also stays on your social media platforms, so it is pretty much part of your blog identity. It is best to spend a little more on designing the perfect logo for your little spaces on the big wide web. Another thing you could do is to buy digital designs and personalise them to make your own. Font Bundles is an online company that specialises in stunning digital designs. They offer exclusive deals on fonts as well as free fonts from independent designers, so there are loads of options on their marketplace. You will definitely get many ideas for a blog logo.

Designs for Blog Logos

Here are some of the designs on Font Bundles that caught my eye –

Balsmori

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This Balsmori design is a beauty to behold. I love the beautiful script typeface. It is great for logos, quotes, headline, mockup, wedding needs, crafting needs, signature, business card, header, tittle, florist needs, and many more. I think it would work great as a blog logo. The script font is so stylish. What do you think?

Flurry – A Simple Clean Script Font

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This Flurry Simple Script Font is simply stunning. It is a great for logos, flyers, businesscards and the likes. I really like gow simple it looks. It would look amazing as a blog logo. Do you agree?

Sophia – Beauty Script Font

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The Sophia – Beauty Script Font would look great as for a blog logo. It strikes me as a fab blog logo for a beauty blog for some reason. It also works great for greeting cards, branding materials, business cards, quotes, posters, and more! I really like this design, it is one of my favourites on this list.

hello honey – a chic script font

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This lovely hello honey – a chic script font is another favourite of mine. I love the simple and chic design. The colours also work great together. This design would be great for logos, wedding invitations and more! I think it looks fab!

Dear Agatha – a single-line hairline pen & quill font duo!

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This Dear Agatha – a single-line hairline pen & quill font duo is a single-line font duo great for logos, engraving, and more! It is a connecting script font, with over 200 alternates, ligatures, and extras for variety! I think it is so attractive.

What do you think of these fonts on Font Bundles? Did any of the designs catch your eye? I think they are all very pretty and would amazing well for blog logos. With logos for your blog, you want them to stand out and be catchy. You don’t want to use boring fonts or dull logos. Those won’t help you create the great first impression you are after. If you are in search of more inspiration for designs for your blog, social media platforms or anything else, you should have a look on Font Bundles website. There are so many ideas on there. You will definitely find many designs you like.

Thanks for reading, liking, commenting and sharing this post. Drop me a comment telling me the design you like the most on this post. Have a fab weekend.

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