The butcher, the baker, the candlestick maker – two of these are skills/hobbies almost anyone can take up and make a living of. I have three crafts I'd love to learn and live off. Don't get me wrong; I love doing social media, but keeping my hands busy and creating...
Keen on a corporate sponsorship? Here are some free tips!
It drives me to tears, finding a message in my Facebook inbox that reads a little something like this: “Ho peeps im a young man 20 years of age am just looking 4 a sponsor can u please me. Cz am tryng 2 do some business?” Where do I start? The platform, I guess, is as...
Girl’s night out – geek style!
If you are interested in meeting and networking with other women keen on tech and gadgets, read more about Girl Geek Dinners and make sure you sign up for the next event. The April dinner was held at The Oak Leaf in Sandton. The venue is versatile and offer both...
What your Twitter Bio really means
I still haven't met @PopcornCandi (despite being in the same venue at least twice this year!), and I've just started following her blog. I LOVE Twitter, and this post made me snort coffee all over my laptop. After reading this I looked at my bio again, and yes, it is...
How to have coffee with an influencer (or me)
Although I've been following (and chatting with) Debby Edelstein on Twitter for a while, I still haven't met her in person. She shares some great tips on building a strong network and the law of meeting karma. Thanks for allowing me to share this, Debby! Related...
Build an audience that’s hungry for more
I started an internship this year, that turned into the best job I've had all my life 🙂 Part of what I do is write the occasional blog post, like this one about creating content that bring your readers back. I'm not sure if I'm practicing this particular sermon, but...
Disclaimers, integrity, and transparency
There's been a lot of talk recently about the regulation of the blogging community, with bloggers being encouraged to take a pledge to always be honest to their readers. It's great and definitely a step in the right direction, but at the same time I'm amazed that it...
The last thing to be said about 2012
I was going to do a post about all of my favourite things and places I've discovered during 2012, but seeing as how I only write about really fabulous buys, eats, and visits, I thought it might be a bit pointless, and my readers might find it repetitive. So instead,...