It is nearly the end of December. It is nearly the end of December. One more time for the people up the back: IT IS NEARLY THE END OF DECEMBER. Holy cow. What a year, huh? The world went nuts. NUTS. Satirists and comedians had a great ...
Seven things I learnt from the ProBlogger conference
I spent last weekend at the Gold Coast. Before you all roll your eyes at this #humblebrag, I'd like to point out that the rest of my family spent the weekend at the snow. I missed my children's first trip to the snow. I was a little sad ...
Blogging for blogging’s sake
It's weird, that post title. Blogging for blogging's sake. It's completely open to interpretation. You can read it negatively: it could mean that you're just showing up because that's what's expected. Punching in, publishing a new post, punching ...
Oh, the Blogs You’ll Blog!
Congratulations! You've started a blog. You're ready to web-schmooze and work like a dog! You have brains in your head, and a bum on your chair. You can steer your blog any direction you care. You're at your computer, and you know the ...
Reflecting on 2015
Warning: self-indulgence ahead. Still here? Fabulous! But don't say I didn't warn you. This time last year, I reflected on the year that was. My 'greatest hits' of the year, by month, in reverse order. And it was a lovely way to round out the ...
Seven things I learnt from the 2015 ProBlogger conference
I spent last weekend with 700+ bloggers, sponsors, presenters and online creatives at the 2015 ProBlogger conference. And it was wonderful! I learnt a lot from the sessions when I attended my first one last year. This year, I ...
Seven things I learnt from the #Voicesof2015 Masterclass
On Saturday, I had the absolute pleasure of attending the Kidspot Voices of 2015 Breakfast and Masterclass. What a day! So much learning. So much interaction. The two-dimensional faces I've followed across blogland suddenly sprang to ...
Seven things I learnt from the Melbourne #PBevent
On Tuesday, I had the pleasure of attending a blogging event hosted by ProBlogger. To be honest, I wasn't really sure what it was going to be about. I knew it would be about blogging, and I knew I'd see some bloggy buddies. And I knew that ...
Some things you should know about me
I've been blogging for so long, doing my thing day in day out, week in week out, that I only recently realised that many of you probably don't know me that well. I also realised that my About me page was way out of date. WAY out of date. WAAAY out ...
Digging my new digs, and reflecting on 2014
Well hello! You made it! Welcome to my new home. I've only just moved in, but it already feels like home. Welcome to emhawkerblog. It's been a big journey over three years, and as you can see, it started in an (aesthetically) ugly place. I'm very ...