First off, I just want to take this moment to say thank you so very much for everyone still following along and reading Land of Marvels! This community has opened so many doors for me and I’m so grateful for it, along with my loyal and active readers day in… Read more
#BloggingDesk : How Even Small Blogs Can Work with Brands
I started working with travel brands years ago here on Land of Marvels when I barely had a following and even now that I have a larger following, I’m still not a “big blog” in the industry. The truth is, I work with a lot of travel brands based on… Read more
#BloggingDesk : My Best Advice for New Bloggers
I’ve seen a lot of posts lately from bloggers I’ve followed for a long time talking about how much blogging has changed in the last 5 years. And it’s completely true. When I first started blogging it was an entirely different world. It was more personal. It was more sharing…. Read more
#BloggingDesk : Real Life vs the Highlight Reel
As a travel blogger, I realize that we do somewhat of an injustice to real life in this forum on the internet, we share gorgeous photos of incredible destinations around the world, the most beautiful corners of our homes, or unique views of our home cities. And while it may… Read more
#BloggingDesk : Dealing with Blogging Bullsh*t
First off, excuse the language but I felt it appropriate for the topic we’re discussing today in my #BloggingDesk series. In this series, I like to talk openly and honestly about the forum of blogging, the good and the bad, both necessary for the evolution of this type of writing… Read more
#BloggingDesk : How to Find Blogging Inspiration
People often ask me how I find the inspiration for enough content to post 5 times a week here in Land of Marvels. In truth, there are plenty of times when I run out of inspiration but I’ve found a way to work around that by keeping a running list… Read more
#BloggingDesk : When Your Blog Doesn’t Go Viral
As a long time blogger, I think it’s important to touch base on the topic of blogging every now and then and to communicate in our community about where this internet forum is headed. Blogging has changed a lot in the past years, and as someone who started blogging on… Read more
A Little Welcome from Land of Marvels
In the past few months I’ve been busy working behind the scenes on a really fun project for Land of Marvels and deciding where I want to take this travel blog as we move forward. In that time period there have also been a lot of new faces around LOM these… Read more
#BloggingDesk : How to Make your Travel Blog Work for You
Welcome to another installment of #BloggingDesk, where we discuss everything blogging! One of the things that I have found over the years of blogging, is that a lot of bloggers still don’t fully utilize their blogs or see the potential for what they can actually do for you. And yes,… Read more
One Year of Land of Marvels
A year ago today, I morphed my previous blog title True Colours into Land of Marvels, a creation I came up with in the Summer of 2014, an idea that transformed into this little space on the internet. A year ago, I launched the new site and the new name,… Read more
How to Make Blogging Easier
I hear a lot “how do you still post 5 times a week even with other jobs and when life is crazy all around?” The truth is, though it might seem this way on here, my life is pretty crazy as of late. With running my business, my day job… Read more
I Still Blog for Love
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about my blog, about my place in the blogging world and how much it’s changed since I started. I actually have had a blog since I was a teenager, back then it was private and full of angst, but then it morphed into True… Read more
Let’s Talk Blogging : Do Your Own Thing
All week this week, we’ll be talking blogging! I know it’s a break from regular travel posts but with a lot of questions swirling around the internet about blogging and after having been asked some of these questions regularly, I thought it worth while to commit a week to… Read more
Let’s Talk Blogging : Where to Find Inspiration
All week this week, we’ll be talking blogging! I know it’s a break from regular travel posts but with a lot of questions swirling around the internet about blogging and after having been asked some of these questions regularly, I thought it worth while to commit a week to… Read more
Let’s Talk Blogging : How to Introduce Yourself to Brands
All week this week, we’ll be talking blogging! I know it’s a break from regular travel posts but with a lot of questions swirling around the internet about blogging and after having been asked some of these questions regularly, I thought it worth while to commit a week to discuss… Read more