Hi everyone,
One of my readers has asked for a little 'behind the scenes' post all about me and my blog, and how it all started! This will be a great read, especially for my readers who want to start their own blog.
I started blogging back in 2009 while I was living in Germany (my husband had a three-year secondment located in Munich), but with a newborn and a slow laptop it was difficult to upload posts as often as I would have liked, and when we returned to the UK in 2011, the blog was almost forgotten.
Tristan
Then, in mid-2012, after the birth of Scarlett, I decided to re-start my blog. I re-named it to Jelly Rose which is inspired after my children: Tristan was nicknamed Jellybean in the womb, and Scarlett's middle name is Rose. (If you want to know what the blog was called previously, comment below and I might share......it's kind of embarrassing
, lol)
Daddy Howe and Scarlett
My blog focuses on various family adventures, whether it's a day trip or an errand like buying shoes, but also a little bit of thrifting (I love rummaging through charity shops for bargains), and a few shopping hauls too.
I've been very lucky to be asked to participate in product reviews too! I still remember my very first product review was a crochet panda hat for Scarlett from Minnies Macaroon. Since then, our family have been privileged to review lots of products including a reward chart, a drinks bottle, headbands, sunscreen, even Ribena!
Me!
I've expanded the blog to utilise Facebook and Twitter, so you can find me on your choice of social media applications.
Facebook.com/JellyRoseYate
@JellyRoseYate (Twitter)
I also have a dedicated blog email address via Google Mail, to keep blog emails seperate from my personal emails. JellyRoseYate@gmail.com
As you can see, I like all my various blog elements having the same title 'JellyRoseYate' so everything is universal and united (and hopefully viewed as 'professional').
Facebook.com/JellyRoseYate
@JellyRoseYate (Twitter)
I also have a dedicated blog email address via Google Mail, to keep blog emails seperate from my personal emails. JellyRoseYate@gmail.com
As you can see, I like all my various blog elements having the same title 'JellyRoseYate' so everything is universal and united (and hopefully viewed as 'professional').
I use blogger.com as my blog hosting website. It's free and easy to use! I even have the app for my Tab so I can write & upload blog posts when I can't get on our home PC. Having both a Tab and a PC means I'm flexible with when and where I can draft, write and upload my blogs. When it comes to photos (and I love taking photos and having a very visual blog), I have three options: my Tab has a camera for quickie blog posts, when I'm on the go I use my digital camera, and for product reviews I 'steal' my Dad's digital SLR camera.
To help monitor my blog's success, I'm registered with Tots 100. And I've joined several Facebook groups dedicated to helping bloggers. Being a blogger is like being in a community, or even a family! We all chat together and help each other. I've made friends with some great people thanks to blogging. My dearest blogging friend (and blogging guru!) is Sarah from My Wonderful Madhouse blog. She found me randomly on Twitter (as you do, heehee), and we're now always chatting on Facebook or Twitter!
Family Howe
Being a blogger has kept me nice & busy (and sane!) as I'm a stay at home mum, and I treat my blog like a mini-job - with passion & loyalty. Fingers crossed that in the near future, I can start offering sponsored/paid posts and adverts to earn a little pocket money!
Last week I decided to create a little logo for my blog....what do you think?
