http://www.bestbritishbloggers.co.uk Connecting Bloggers & Brands Thu, 16 May 2013 12:59:03 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.bestbritishbloggers.co.uk/2013/optimise-images-for-search/ http://www.bestbritishbloggers.co.uk/2013/optimise-images-for-search/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 10:30:30 +0000 Martin Carter http://www.bestbritishbloggers.co.uk/?p=289

Blogs and images go hand in hand. Just like Justin Timberlake and Britney Spears when they arrived at the MTV awards in matching denim, the two look great together. If you’re a blogger who invests in creating or sourcing great images for your site, there’s loads you can do to make the most of them. In fact, images can be a great traffic driver for your site, bringing in new readers to pour over those glorious outfit posts or lasted gadget close ups. Luckily, it’s dead easy to give your shots some exposure: 1. File Name It might seem like…]]> http://www.bestbritishbloggers.co.uk/2013/optimise-images-for-search/feed/ 0 http://www.bestbritishbloggers.co.uk/2013/finding-the-time-to-blog/ http://www.bestbritishbloggers.co.uk/2013/finding-the-time-to-blog/#comments Wed, 08 May 2013 16:15:06 +0000 amy.richards http://www.bestbritishbloggers.co.uk/?p=288

You bloggers are a busy bunch, aren’t you? Whether it’s studying, working or looking after a family – it can seem like there’s not enough hours in the day to fit in blogging on top of everything else. Living life to the full means you have plenty to blog about – but if blogging’s not your job, it can be difficult to squeeze it into your schedule. Here at Best British Bloggers, we’re all bloggers, too – so we know how that feels! We’ve come up with our top tips and tricks for finding the time to blog to help…]]> http://www.bestbritishbloggers.co.uk/2013/finding-the-time-to-blog/feed/ 0 http://www.bestbritishbloggers.co.uk/2013/blogger-spotlight-queenie-and-the-dew/ http://www.bestbritishbloggers.co.uk/2013/blogger-spotlight-queenie-and-the-dew/#comments Sun, 28 Apr 2013 09:30:23 +0000 hannah.beswick http://www.bestbritishbloggers.co.uk/?p=259

A month of amazing things has been and gone and we’re now onto the second post of our Blogger Spotlight series. This week we’re getting to know a little bit more about the incredibly busy Sally – the brain behind Queenie and the Dew ‘Hodge-podge’ is probably the right way to describe my little corner of the internet. My blog takes me on so many different adventures. On one day I’ll be styling a 50s floral frock into an outfit post, and the next day I’ll be mastering a sticky, gooey, chocolatey concoction in the kitchen. I might whip up some bunting on…]]> http://www.bestbritishbloggers.co.uk/2013/blogger-spotlight-queenie-and-the-dew/feed/ 0 http://www.bestbritishbloggers.co.uk/2013/passion-for-fashion-winners/ http://www.bestbritishbloggers.co.uk/2013/passion-for-fashion-winners/#comments Thu, 25 Apr 2013 10:36:11 +0000 amy.richards http://www.bestbritishbloggers.co.uk/?p=283

Over the last couple of months we’ve been working with Moneysupermarket.com on the super fun Passion for Fashion 2 competition. We’ve seen some amazing contributions from you stylish lot – you’ve been searching out bargains and tempting us with fashion-forward pieces that are thankfully kind on the bank balance! The competition came to a close on Monday 8th April and we’re pleased to announce the winners: Casual The Casual category was judged by Jen – and she chose this brilliant entry by Lizzie from ‘The Dust on The Ground’. Jen loved the broderie anglaise detailing on the top and skirt,…]]> http://www.bestbritishbloggers.co.uk/2013/passion-for-fashion-winners/feed/ 0 http://www.bestbritishbloggers.co.uk/2013/social-how-to-improve-your-following/ http://www.bestbritishbloggers.co.uk/2013/social-how-to-improve-your-following/#comments Mon, 22 Apr 2013 09:30:54 +0000 hannah.beswick http://www.bestbritishbloggers.co.uk/?p=278

Every blogger dreams of having millions of followers, and possibly one day being able to make a living off something they love to do. To get to that point though you need to reach as many people as you can, and here’s out tips and tricks on how. First things first – you need to get social. Make sure your social bios are filled in correctly and that people know what to search when looking for you – either your name or your blog’s name. Put your social buttons and links on everything. We’re talking – have them on your…]]> http://www.bestbritishbloggers.co.uk/2013/social-how-to-improve-your-following/feed/ 0 http://www.bestbritishbloggers.co.uk/2013/the-pound-coin-at-thirty/ http://www.bestbritishbloggers.co.uk/2013/the-pound-coin-at-thirty/#comments Fri, 19 Apr 2013 15:42:34 +0000 amy.richards http://www.bestbritishbloggers.co.uk/?p=276

This Sunday marks the 30th Birthday of the humble pound coin, and we’ve been working with MoneySupermarket to look back on the history of the coin, comparing the buying power of £1 now compared to 1983. The Story of the Pound tells us that whilst in 1983 you could buy almost six Mars Bars for a pound, now you’ll be lucky to get two. And for the football fans amongst you, £1 in 1983 would let you watch 34 minutes of a Manchester United match, while you wouldn’t even manage to watch injury time at Old Trafford nowadays, with £1…]]> http://www.bestbritishbloggers.co.uk/2013/the-pound-coin-at-thirty/feed/ 0 http://www.bestbritishbloggers.co.uk/2013/pinterest-for-bloggers/ http://www.bestbritishbloggers.co.uk/2013/pinterest-for-bloggers/#comments Tue, 02 Apr 2013 09:00:47 +0000 amy.richards http://www.bestbritishbloggers.co.uk/?p=257

  Images from: http://tblc.org/news/how-to-create-a-secret-board-on-pinterest and: http://www.therockatbc.com/2012/10/10/pinterest-keeping-gender-roles-alive/ Pinterest, we must all know that word by now? I most definitely have the bug and it doesn’t seem to be shifting quickly. How can we label it? A time-zapper? Thought provoker?  All round good social media egg? It’s much more compelling to stare at pretty images. As social media swiftly moves into a much preferred visual tool, we’re here to share our guide on how best to utilise it for your blog. So, maybe you’ve found the whole idea a little hard to get your head around? You’ve set up Pinterest and you…]]> http://www.bestbritishbloggers.co.uk/2013/pinterest-for-bloggers/feed/ 0 http://www.bestbritishbloggers.co.uk/2013/introducing-blogger-spotlight/ http://www.bestbritishbloggers.co.uk/2013/introducing-blogger-spotlight/#comments Thu, 28 Mar 2013 11:30:23 +0000 hannah.beswick http://www.bestbritishbloggers.co.uk/?p=247

To celebrate blogs of all sizes, ages and subjects we’ve launched a Blogger Spotlight series, whereby you get to know a little bit more about some of the blogs on our books and the people behind them. First up we hear from the effortlessly cool GadgetsBoy GadgetsBoy is a Technology and Gadgets blog covering reviews, news, and tips.  We also cover the occasional technology events from around the world. It was started as a result of passion for sharing views, helping others with their tech products and showing off some of the amazing gadgets out there. Writing reviews is a…]]> http://www.bestbritishbloggers.co.uk/2013/introducing-blogger-spotlight/feed/ 0 http://www.bestbritishbloggers.co.uk/2013/do-you-want-to-winanhourback/ http://www.bestbritishbloggers.co.uk/2013/do-you-want-to-winanhourback/#comments Wed, 27 Mar 2013 09:59:59 +0000 amy.richards http://www.bestbritishbloggers.co.uk/?p=254

Photo Credit: Sleeping Lion by wwarby We’re pleased to announce Best British Bloggers’ partnership with Britain’s best bed retailer Dreams for a series of competitions and giveaways on the Dreams Twitter page! With the clocks going forward on Easter Sunday we’re all set to Spring forward to more daylight hours and hopefully some sunnier days – but the big drawback to this is when we have to set the clocks forward an hour, losing that precious hour that’s much better spent in our comfy beds. What we want to know is – what would you do with that magic hour…]]> http://www.bestbritishbloggers.co.uk/2013/do-you-want-to-winanhourback/feed/ 0 http://www.bestbritishbloggers.co.uk/2013/family-turkey-holidays-from-travelsupermarket/ http://www.bestbritishbloggers.co.uk/2013/family-turkey-holidays-from-travelsupermarket/#comments Mon, 18 Mar 2013 10:00:35 +0000 Jessica Wilkinson http://www.bestbritishbloggers.co.uk/?p=237

We’ve been working with TravelSupermarket and family bloggers to produce a handy guide to holidaying in Turkey. Thanks to Cheryl Pasquier www.madhousefamilyreviews.blogspot.co.uk and Meg Nesterov www.knockedupabroadtravels.com for their contributions. Click the graphic to be taken to the page where you can grab the code to display it on your blog. We’d love to hear your thoughts! Image source: TravelSupermarket]]> http://www.bestbritishbloggers.co.uk/2013/family-turkey-holidays-from-travelsupermarket/feed/ 0