If you haven't heard the news, tickets for PBEvent 2014 (that's the 5th annual ProBlogger Event) go on sale at 10.30am (AEDT) today. I Must Confess: I have had to think long and hard about whether to buy a ticket this year. Last year, I had no such qualms. It was my first … [Read more...] about PBEvent: too expensive or a sound investment?
Work & Finances
Why I Quit Teaching
It sometimes comes up in conversation or when commenting on blogs, that in a former life I was a primary school teacher. Pinky Poinker (smart girl) just knew there was a story there and encouraged me to write a post about why I quit teaching ... so here it is :-) . As a … [Read more...] about Why I Quit Teaching
Tips for Recovering from Redundancy
It's been just over 12 months now since I was made redundant (if you want to catch up on the full story, I've written about it here and here). I nearly didn't write this post, because to be honest it all feels like ancient history now. But, I know that heaps of people … [Read more...] about Tips for Recovering from Redundancy
5 Reasons why Google is a Woman
It's hard to explain concisely what my day job is, even for a talented wordsmith such as myself ;-) ... but I'll try. I run my own business, based primarily around my writing skills: writing web content that gets found (called SEO, or Search Engine Optimisation); … [Read more...] about 5 Reasons why Google is a Woman
Plotting My Downfall
(Warning: I've got my ranty pants on today!) It was all a set-up. You know how I was made redundant from my position with government? As soon as my new manager arrived, there began (what I now see was) a master plan, to re-direct work away from me. At first I was … [Read more...] about Plotting My Downfall