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six ways to change the world with your blog

Six ways to change the world with your blog

February 15, 2017 Joanne Mallon 5

  I sometimes miss the days when blogs were an alternative to the mainstream media. These days, they pretty much ARE the mainstream, whilst traditional […]

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Blogging update: six months on after the big blog reboot

November 11, 2016 Joanne Mallon 10

  It’s six months on since I took a leap into the unknown and rebooted my blog with a new design and – crucially – […]

Seven short books to read this winter

November 2, 2016 Joanne Mallon 4

  Every year I keep a list of the books I’ve read, and every year I aim to read one more than the year before. […]

New Pinterest board for bloggers over 40 launches – come join us

July 20, 2016 Joanne Mallon 18

If you’ve read my book Social Media for Writers, you’ll know that I am very much Team Instagram rather than Team Pinterest. Personally, I find […]

10 tips for writing beauty reviews

July 13, 2016 Joanne Mallon 15

  The more I do it, the more there is to learn. Hope these ten tips are helpful for anyone starting to write beauty reviews: […]

10 crimes committed by writers on Twitter

June 27, 2016 Joanne Mallon 4

When I was working on my new Twitter for writers book I was also taking my Social Media for Writers Twitter account from 0 to 10,000 followers in […]

99p ebook – Twitter for Journalists, Authors and Bloggers

June 22, 2016 Joanne Mallon 37

I have a new book out! Well, I say book but it’s more of a mini book-ette since it’s only about 65 pages long. Twitter […]

Moving blog platforms – from Typepad to WordPress

June 6, 2016 Joanne Mallon 6

When I started blogging in 2007, Typepad was the shizz. Blogger was for hobbyists, Typepad was for professionals and the jury was still out on […]

New stationery alert! Kaweco fountain pen by Pen Heaven

February 23, 2016 Joanne Mallon 8

  Exam season is coming up, and even if you’re not doing  any exams yourself, just the fact that it EXISTS is traumatic enough, so […]

7 Gift Book Ideas for Christmas

December 17, 2015 Joanne Mallon 1

As Slade would say It’s Christmaaassssss!!! (well, nearly) and what better time to foist your idea of a good book on to someone who intends […]

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