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What is Cryptocurrency and how does it work?
So, what exactly is Cryptocurrency and how does it work? Cryptocurrency is digital money that you...
6 Ways to Get Traffic to Your Website
In this article we will look at 6 Ways to Get Traffic to your Website. In fact there are many ways...
How to Create Habits That Stick
How to Form New Habits and Stick with Them In this artcle we look at How to Create Habits that Stick which can be very difficult. A habit is a behaviour pattern acquired through repetition. It can be as simple as brushing your teeth twice a day or as complex as...
What is Stoicism and How can it Help You in Life
What is Stoicism? Stoicism is a school of Hellenistic philosophy founded in Athens by Zeno of Citium around 300 BC. The Stoics taught that the world is rational and that people can attain happiness by understanding and living in accordance with nature. Stoics were...
I’ve been a Minimalist for over 5 years. What have I learnt?
Firstly, what is a minimalist? So, I've now been a minimalist for over 5 years and to me, it just means only using the things that serve a purpose. It doesn’t mean you have to get rid of all your possessions it's all about “LESS IS MORE” in terms of embracing the most...
How do I stay productive, what methods I use and what are my top productivity tools?
Firstly...How do I stay productive and what does productivity mean to you? To me being productive means planning my time effectively to get things done. This could mean a multitude of things covering both my home and work life. Over the years many people have asked...
What are the benefits of using Social Media Platforms to promote my business?
When you want to grow your business, it’s important to use any medium and tools at your disposal. Since social media platforms have billions of users, they are by far one of the best places where you should start promoting your company and connecting with your...
What is SEO and why should I be using it for my WordPress website?
If you’re looking for the best Content Management System (CMS) for your website, then WordPress definitely does the trick. This is a very simple, seamless CMS that helps you customize everything and push your website to the next level in no time. The main advantage...
What is Minimalism and how can I embrace its benefits?
What is Minimalism and what does being a Minimalist mean? As we live our lives, we tend to accumulate a lot of things. There’s always the idea to own more and obtain all the things we want. But if we spend some time to think about all those items, we soon realize that...
Kita the Japanese Akita – The new family arrival
I’ve adopted a dog… I've just adopted Kita the Japanese Akita. Over the past few months I’ve been thinking of adopting a dog and it’s not a decision I’ve taken lightly. Luckily, I work from home and have done for many years. I would also consider myself as a fairly...
Solo Wild Camping in Brecon Beacons
I finally got out for a bit of Solo Wild Camping in Brecon Beacons the other weekend. Unfortunately due to covid 19 and the lockdown I had to delay. Having purchased a range of new kit, which is listed at the end of this article. I was desperate to get out and try it...
Creating a great website page or blog article for your website
Creating a great looking website page or blog article is the first step in getting content on your website. Before even thinking about structure it's important to have really good high-quality content aimed at your intended audience. The old strategy was to get as...
How do I choose the right content and search keywords for my webpage or blog article?
How to choose the right search keywords for both your website pages and blog articles is vital to get found on Google. It's a question I get asked a lot when helping people with basic website optimisation. The first thing I would say is that it doesn't make a...
Arthurs Stone Gower, Swansea
Arthurs Stone can be found just north of the ridge summit of Cefn Bryn in Gower, Swansea. Cefn Bryn is an old 5-mile ancient ridge made out of red Sandstone situated in the heart of the Gower Peninsula, Swansea. It's referred to locally as the "backbone of Gower", as...
Gorge Walking and Gorge Scrambling in the Brecon Beacons, South Wales
I've been lucky enough to have been gorge walking in the Brecon Beacons or gorge scrambling, as some people call it, many times over the years. This has been carried out at Pontneddfechan part of the Brecon Beacons National Park. This is area is also known locally as...
What is WordPress? Is it a good platform to create a website?
So, is WordPress a good platform for you to use to create your own website? My opinion would be yes especially having used it since its infancy. It was released to the world on May 27th, 2003, by its founders, Matt Mullenweg, and Mike Little and is built on PHP...
Cutting out sugar in hot drinks like coffee and tea?
Cutting out sugar in coffee and tea was one of the monthly challenges I set myself in April of this year. I was having around 12 cups of coffee and tea combined each day. Although I can't say that I’ve ever overindulged in sugar and I wouldn't really say I've got a...
Personal Monthly Challenges Using the Rule of Three
I've always set myself some personal monthly challenges over the years but never really written them down. At the end of each year or sometimes at the start of a new one, I would create a list of some yearly goals. This would end up being a long unobtainable list with...
What is Bullet Journaling or BuJo?
Bullet Journaling is a way to keep your thoughts and plans organised. It uses bullet points and symbols to make things easier for you to write down. This saves you time because it allows you to write things down quickly. Who created it... It was originally developed...
Is meditation for you?
A lot of people still don't know what meditation is together with its benefits. They think it's just something monks do and weird people copy. They think it means sitting upright, making a funny humming noise whilst starting to float and this included me. Well, I've...