“This is turning rough – and forewarned is forearmed, I suppose” Jon’s Twitter | Insta | Site | Books | Podcast One of my favourite things about this podcast is that it gives me the excuse to have really interesting conversations with people whose work I adore. This week is the perfect example, and something of
“My blog gives me a salary – this is where I make my full time income.” Julia from Stylonylon is a journalist-turned-fashion blogger. I called her up to find out about how she sees blogging fitting into the world of journalism, and what skills she’s brought over for communicating directly with her audience. We also
This week it’s the Q&A I promised, and I’m diving into the questions you all sent my way. I cover blogging, Instagram, social media and getting everything done, plus lots of extra things in between. Sidetone – apologies for the glitches in audio quality this week. I didn’t realise my settings were off until after
If you’re regularly posting a mixture of phone and DLSR shots to your Instagram, you might find that it can be difficult to get the two to match up. Side by side in your gallery they can tend to look very different – both in quality and resolution, but also in the editing. However much
Comment pods sprung up around a year ago via one of the company’s advocating (and usually also selling) botting growth techniques. The premise is fairly simple: a group of Instagram users join together in DMs and agree to like and comment on one another’s posts. The idea is generally to do this quite promptly – ideally
A little giveaway… Need some help with your Insta-game? Working on your blog or creative business and need some help moving to the next level? I know there’s lots of you out there who are struggling with these things and don’t have the budget right now to get extra help. & I’ll always keep the
“It pushes me to create in a different way. It pushes me to create just for me.” Xanthe Berkeley is a photographer and videographer with a penchant for stop-frame photography and cheerful colour. A a self-confessed ‘project fountain’, she’s able to chart her own creative and professional development by the projects and assignments she has
Been shadowbanned and not sure why, or what to do? I’ve written a more recent and thorough post on this issue here. The Instagram changes keep on rolling in, and the latest round has ruffled a few feathers online. I try to hang back on commenting too soon on these things because there’s always a
Hannah Argyle has over 200k followers on Instagram, as well as a successful lifestyle blog and partnerships with a heap of big name brands. I called her up for this episode to get the scoop on how she balances motherhood, the expectations of her Instagram audience and her own creative desires.