Blogging 101

Blogging 101 is a brand new series here on It’s A Reader’s Life where I give you an insight into everything I have learnt from my blogging experience. This is your guide to creating a blog, publishing posts and getting some general blogging ideas!

Why I created It’s A Reader’s Life: Learn about my journey to setting up a book blog, from the books I loved as a child to all the bookstagram accounts I found that inspired me to create my own!

Things I Wish I Knew Before Blogging: Blogging is not always easy and I think my life would have been a little easier if I had known these things about the blogging sphere before I started.

Content Inspiration: Don’t know what to post? Seen that idea too many times? Sometimes we bloggers get a case of writer’s block, but here is some content inspiration to get you started.

The Pros and Cons of Book Blogging: The majority of the time I love having a book blog, other times it can be a lot of hard work. Here are some of the pros and cons of being a book blogger.

Creating A Theme: The most important part of having a blog is being consistent with your theme so your posts are easily recognisable to your readers! Here are the platforms I used to build a theme.

7 Reasons To Join Goodreads: Goodreads is a necessity when it comes to having a blog! Here are seven reasons why you should sign up right away

How to Write a Book Review: Book reviews are the staple of my blog, and it has taken me a while to perfect them. Here’s my format for writing a good review