01Apr 2022 by Luke Harkness
My March 2022 Reading Round-up

My March 2022 Reading Round-up

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March was a great month for books - I read a diverse selection which saw me pick up only my second five-star read of the year which was good as I feel like this year has been slightly weak for great reads for me so far. Please note that this article contains affiliate links. This means that if you choose to purchase any products via the links below to support the blog, I will receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. These affiliate links do not affect my opinion of the products themselves. March saw me pick up my first Colleen Hoover, an author I've heard a lot of great things about. She appears to write brilliant stories that cover real-life problems in a way that show…
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28Feb 2022 by Luke Harkness No Comments
My February 2022 Reading Round-up

My February 2022 Reading Round-up

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A couple of factors added into the fewer amount of books I managed to finish this month: mostly a combination of different forms of isolation from Covid. This meant that I didn't have as much time to plug in to my audiobooks which is generally how I get through as many books as I do. [caption id="attachment_1772" align="aligncenter" width="400"] Pin me to Pinterest![/caption] Please note that this article contains affiliate links. This means that if you choose to purchase any products via the links below to support the blog, I will receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. These affiliate links do not affect my opinion of the products themselves. Therefore throughout Feburary, I read three books. One of them was particularly long and the other two…
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22Jun 2021 by Luke Harkness No Comments
50 things to know when starting (and running) a blog

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

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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…)
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18Jun 2021 by Luke Harkness No Comments
Guide to Setting Up a Shop on Your Blog

Guide to Setting Up a Shop on Your Blog

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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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29May 2021 by Luke Harkness
50 things to know when starting (and running) a blog

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

Features
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…)
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23May 2021 by Luke Harkness 1 Comment
8 ways to get out of your reading slump

8 ways to get out of your reading slump

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We've all gotten to that point where the last we book wasn't particularly great or we have nothing in our Kindle library or on our bookshelves that we're that bothered about picking up. A reading slump can be a real downer as you know how much you love to get engrossed in books and there are definitely books you'd like to read - just not right now. Therefore, below are eight tips to help you get out of that reading slump. (more…)
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15May 2021 by Luke Harkness 1 Comment
This is how to read over 50 books in a year

This is how to read over 50 books in a year

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In 2020 I read 57 books. A massive part of this will have been that we were all in a pandemic so had far more time on our hands. However, I work for a hospital and so work never stopped, we simply worked from home where we could - so that excuse may not be as valid for me as others. So how did I manage to read that many books in a year? Below are some tips on how to do it. (more…)
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