How to support your mental health as a blogger #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek
As this is Mental Health Awareness Week, I’m going to be publishing a few posts on the theme of mental health this week, starting […]
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Did you know this about me? A meme for everybody
Meme Time A long time ago, in a blogosphere far far away, people used to write posts with actual words in them. Imagine that – […]
Six ways to change the world with your blog
I sometimes miss the days when blogs were an alternative to the mainstream media. These days, they pretty much ARE the mainstream, whilst traditional […]
Blogging update: six months on after the big blog reboot
It’s six months on since I took a leap into the unknown and rebooted my blog with a new design and – crucially – […]
New Pinterest board for bloggers over 40 launches – come join us
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 crimes committed by writers on Twitter
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 […]
Moving blog platforms – from Typepad to WordPress
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 […]
Promoting your book via a Goodreads giveaway
Just wanted to let you know that I’m running a Goodreads giveaway for five copies of my new book, Social Media for Writers, over here. […]
Bloggers, what are your rules for reviews?
Recently an ITV children's programme was censured by media regulator Ofcom for giving too positive a review to a product.
Let's hope Ofcom never start looking too closely at blog reviews, because when did you ever read one of those that was less than glowing?
I understand why that's the case – bloggers spend our own time writing reviews without pay. So why would you want to waste your efforts writing about something that you're not enthusiastic about?
Ever since I started doing more reviews on this blog, I have been thinking about what my review policy is. This is what I've come up with so far. I would love to hear what guidelines you stick to when you do reviews.