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03Aug 2021 by Luke Harkness No Comments

The Five Books I Finished in July

Throughout the month of July, I finished five books (I've worded it like this because I started a couple of these in June). There have been a few that are later books in the series that I will eventually review but haven't done so yet due to not having reviewed the previous books in the series. I would rather get every book in a series reviewed first. (more…)

02Aug 2021 by Luke Harkness No Comments

My 5 most successful blog posts from July

Features, Monthly Round Ups

Writing a blog is hugely rewarding. I love writing and I love reading and as I learn more about blogging, I'm enjoying teaching people about how to blog. I thought it might be interesting to share the most successful posts on my blog throughout July with you. This isn't a gloat, it's hopefully just some inspiration for others to better understand what people want to see. Therefore, below I've listed the five most successful posts from this month. [caption id="attachment_915" align="aligncenter" width="400"] Pin me to Pinterest![/caption] Please note that this article contains affiliate links. This means if you choose to purchase a product via the links, I'll receive a small commission at no extra cost to you to support the blog. These affiliate links do not affect my final opinion…

29Jul 2021 by Luke Harkness No Comments

18 Digital Products you can Sell on your Blog and How to Make Them

Features, How to, Tips and Tricks

Selling digital products on your blog is a great (and usually fairly cheap, if not totally free) way to make some easy, passive money on your blog. I have some very basic digital products on my shop at the moment but I hope to grow this list to give people plenty of choice as to what they want to purchase. (more…)

20Jul 2021 by Luke Harkness 2 Comments

Comparison: Physical books vs eBooks

Comparisons, Features

So an ongoing debate amongst book lovers is which format is better? eBooks or physical books? The answer is inevitably going to be whichever you prefer. HOWEVER, they both have their advantages and disadvantages and I feel like understand both of their advantages and disadvantages can help someone not only read faster but also enjoy reading a lot more. (more…)

13Jul 2021 by Luke Harkness No Comments

Comparison: Goodreads vs StoryGraph

Comparisons, Features

For around a year now, I've been using StoryGraph alongside Goodreads as my two book-tracking apps. I found StoryGraph randomly on Twitter one day when someone I follow posted a link to an article of the best alternatives to Goodreads. Since then, I've used StoryGraph as it offers a lot of benefits over Goodreads, but Goodreads does still offer some advantages too. Below I've compared the two platforms which will hopefully give you some guidance as to which book-tracking/recommendation platform you'd prefer to use. Something to note: when you first set up a StoryGraph account it is relatively easy to transfer ALL of your Goodreads content over including reviews, reading dates and bookshelves which makes the transition even better. So let's begin... User interface One of the most important things…

12Jul 2021 by Luke Harkness No Comments

Luke’s Book Quiz Round 2

Features, Quizzes

So the first book quiz went down quite well. It's one of my most popular posts so I've decided to do another. It's actually trickier than you might think sourcing questions and answers that you feel are right for your audience. A usual, the quiz questions hopefully get a little harder as they go on and the rules on how to play are below. (more…)

04Jul 2021 by Luke Harkness 4 Comments

The eight books I read in June (with reviews of each)

Features, Monthly Round Ups

Throughout the month of June, I finished eight books (I've worded it like this because I started a couple of these in May). There have been some absolute corkers this month including a few classics after I started a "list of books to read before I die" (I might do a post on this at a later date.) (more…)

27Jun 2021 by Luke Harkness

The Dos and Don’ts of a Blog – Optimise your articles

Features, Tips and Tricks

So you've just started a blog and are looking for advice on what to do and what not to do. Well, I can't sit here and say I have years of experience, but I can sit here and tell you exactly what I do and this might give you some tips. (more…)

22Jun 2021 by Luke Harkness No Comments

50 things to know when starting (and running) a blog

Features, Tips and Tricks

I started my blog not long ago. I thought it would be quite an easy process. Pick a domain, choose your blog host and start posting your articles. But as you delve deeper into the complexities of making it something where hopefully you'll see a profit and gain a lot of traction out of it, you realise there's a lot more to starting and running a blog than you may realise. (more…)

18Jun 2021 by Luke Harkness No Comments

Guide to Setting Up a Shop on Your Blog

Features, How to

There are a few reasons you might want to start up a shop on your blog. Firstly, it may be that you want to start making some money from the viewership you're finding is growing on your blog or you may simply have creative talent and want to show this off and may as well charge people for it. Or you may simply already be selling products elsewhere and want to move those ideas/products over to your own blog. (more…)

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