How do you view your blogging mistakes? Are they a simple excuse to give up? Or your best learning tool? Learn from today's IBA blogger how a change of perspective gave her the courage not to give up, but instead to use her lack of experience as a way to become a better blogger. My blogging career ensued out of the blue, literally out of nowhere. I didn’t know the first thing about blogging or even what a hashtag was! But nevertheless, … [Read more...]
How Free Web Tools Helped Me Become a Better Blogger
Welcome to the World Wide Web, a paradise of free resources and help. Today I'll tell you how free web tools helped me become a better blogger. Some of you may be thinking, impossible! You need money to grow as a blogger. Not really. You can start with a lot of the free resources that the internet provides. These are all at your fingertips. And free! Become a Better Blogger The first free tool I used was Blogspot (a free blogging platform … [Read more...]
What are Hashtags and How to Use Them
Hashtags, hashtags, hashtags!! Everyone is talking about them and using them. I had no idea what they were! What are Hashtags and how could I use them? The only thing I knew when I saw one for the first time is that it looked like a pound sign (#). After a whole year of blogging, I still wasn't sure how they worked but I started to use them anyway. I started out using just two hashtags, at first. What are Hashtags? Hashtags were first … [Read more...]
Greek Donuts Recipe Also Known As Zeppoles or Loukoumades
Have you ever tried the oldest recorded dessert in Greek history? Welcome to the Zeppoles or Loukoumades that poet Callimachus first penned about. They are soft golden fried dough very similar to donuts we are used to the States. Zeppoles with Yogurt a.k.a Loukoumades was originally published on Momzcusine by our very own IBA member Magdalene Makris. Remember my post about my traditional recipe for Zeppoles a.k.a Loukoumades. Well, the … [Read more...]
How to Make Friends Using Facebook Groups
How can you make friends on Facebook? Have you tried Facebook Groups? I know you might be thinking that influencing people on Facebook is a bit harder than it is in real life. When we write it can sometimes be misunderstood or we feel like we haven't explained ourselves as we would have liked to. You miss out on the tone of voice that conversation has. Words that are meant to be kind can sound harsh. The other day I opened my computer, … [Read more...]