Tag: Blog

  • Solitaire: Rediscovering the Ultimate Destresser.

    How the card game Solitaire is, and always has been, the ultimate destresser. Although the origins of Solitaire go way back to the 18th Century, mine, and I guess many others’ first experience of Solitaire was at lunchtime on our PC at work. But before I get into its many virtues, what exactly is it?…

    Solitaire: Rediscovering the Ultimate Destresser.
  • Brian May: Back to the Light?

    Brian May has always been my guitar hero. He’s the reason I first picked up the guitar and I admire his work greatly. Any devout Brian May fans, look away NOW! This is an article I’ve really struggled with. This is, after all, Brian May, one of the most talented, influential, and innovative guitarists that…

    Brian May: Back to the Light?
  • 5 reasons to Republish old Blog Posts

    You may have noticed I’ve started to republish old blog posts for a number of reasons which could be invaluable to other bloggers. So, my 5 reasons to republish old blog posts are: 1. My writing has improved I’ve started blogging 6 years ago and I’ve learned a lot in that time, which. sadly, isn’t…

    5 reasons to Republish old Blog Posts
  • Contributor Spotlight: Jennifer Hahn Masterson

    Jennifer Hahn Masterson is a lifestyle blogger and senior content strategist at Spread the Word Solutions, having a keen interest in a wide array of topics related design, fashion and travels. In her leisure time, she likes to immerse herself in a good book and try to satisfy her perpetual wanderlust.

    Contributor Spotlight: Jennifer Hahn Masterson
  • COVID Diary: Rip-off Britain 2.0?

    As indoor hospitality re-opens on the 17th of May along with the official return of hugging no less, are we one step closer to normality? As you can see from the image above, the dream of a new dawn of alfresco drinking and dining in dreary old Blighty fell a long way short of reality.…

    COVID Diary: Rip-off Britain 2.0?
  • Bloglovin’

    Follow my blog with Bloglovin Sorry if this appears a little more spammy than usual, but bear with me. The Blogging Musician has now joined Bloglovin’, and to do that I need to publish a post with the above link. So what is Bloglovin’ I hear you cry? All your favorite blogs in one place.…

    Bloglovin’
  • Our Google Web Story

    The grand unveiling of The Blogging Musician’s Google Web Story, which provides an audio-visual introduction to what the blog is all about. What’s a Google Web Story? Google Web stories are Google’s brand new method of providing content with more of an audio-visual focus, similar to, for example, Instagram and Facebook stories. The content has…

    Our Google Web Story
  • Blogging Tips

    Introducing my new category: Blogging Tips, which brings together everything I’ve learned from over five years of WordPress blogging. I’ve learned a lot in the last five years and have written a few blogs on the subject of Blogging in that time. As the number of these blogs increased I thought now was a good…

    Blogging Tips
  • 5 Lessons Learned from 400 WordPress Blog Posts

    As The Blogging Musician reaches its 400th blog post, here are 5 lessons I learned since the 200th and 100th milestones. Lesson 1: Don’t mess about with WordPress themes (too much) I should listen to my own advice on this, but I just can’t help tinkering with WordPress themes, particularly when a new, lightning-fast, all-singing-all-dancing…

    5 Lessons Learned from 400 WordPress Blog Posts