Plan Your Content

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If you’re considering adding a blog to your site, you’ll want to have a plan beforehand. Planning your blog will help your subject matter remain consistent over time. It’ll also help you determine whether or not there’s enough material to maintain a steady stream of posts.

One pitfall many new bloggers run into is starting a blog that isn’t posted to frequently enough. A shortage of recent posts can give your visitors a bad impression of your business. One may think “I wonder if they’re still in business” or “they may want to hire a writer.”

A blog, like any other customer facing aspect of your business, communicates your brand. If it isn’t maintained and given proper attention, people will notice. Post regularly and keep your content fresh. Give your audience a reason to visit often.

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Categories and Tags

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If you write about a variety of subjects, categories can help your readers find the posts that are most relevant to them. For instance, if you run a consulting business, you may want some of your posts to reflect work you’ve done with previous clients, while having other posts act as informational resources. In this particular case, you can set up 2 categories: one labeled Projects and another labeled Resources. You’d then place your posts in their respective categories.

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Lockdown Life Drawing

For the first time since 1992 I took up life drawing

Again I’m not particularly good at it… and seem to be better when I don’t really try. My practice drawings to loosen up are so much better than my longer poses. But I do love it, and plan to work on some of these basic graphics shapes.

I love how my dodgy embroidery makes these council flats look like riverside dwellings.

Textile work

I’ve always loved textile work but I can’t actually sew to save my life.

While in Cornwall however I started to embroider my council estate.

Back in London during my MA I interviewed Jimena Pardo about her Bordando Por La Memoria project and was hooked again…..