Disclaimer: Although I’ve written 7 of these already, I’m still not a blogging expert!
Welcome back to my Blogging Advice series where I share some tips and tricks for all of you lovely readers. As I’ve mentioned many times before, I am not an expert what so ever when it comes to blogging, in fact I’m not much of an expert at anything. Although not an expert, I have been asked a few times for blogging tips and therefore I like to share what I have learned. Hope you find this helpful and if you have any other tips make sure to leave them in the comment section below.
Don’t Delete Photos:
Okay, so if you haven’t already noticed, the free WordPress plan comes with very limited amount of storage for photos and if you are like myself whole LOVES to share photos, this can be quite the Debbie Downer. Although there isn’t much storage for photos, I’ll tell you right now, you shouldn’t delete the photos that you have posted. Why do you ask? Well, on WordPress, once you delete a photo from your media folder, it automatically deletes it from the blog post(s) that you originally had it on. So if you have a post about your latest vacation and you went crazy sharing all of your fun activities and then later decided to delete said photos, if someone goes on now, they will only see your words and see that photos are missing. Yikes!
BeFunky:
Although you may be thinking that I’m telling you to be funky, quirky, and cool, I’m really not. I’m actually telling you to use BeFunky the online photo editor. So, if you have the issue of being short on media storage this website will be a lifesaver! BeFunky allows you to not only edit photos, but you can also create collages with the photos that you want to share. I will say that making colleges does limit you because when people see your posts and click on your photos they can’t look at the photos individually, but this will GREATLY save you space in your media folder. Short on space but love to share photos? BeFunky is the way to go!
Invest:
I totally understand that this one may not be for everyone because not everyone can be out here spending money on a blog, however, if blogging is something you are very passionate about and truly consider it a hobby, I think it is well worth it to spend a bit of money. If you think about it, hobbies in general such as scrapbooking, painting, book clubs and other activities typically spend money regardless so investing in your blog isn’t such a bad idea after all. Short on cash or you have no job because you are a teenager? Perhaps ask your parents for money, ask for a subscription for your birthday or another holiday, save your allowance or slowly save your money until you have enough to buy a year of WordPress.
Great advice- thank you! Especially the tip about not deleting photos- I had absolutely no idea it deleted them from posts too! xx
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You’re very very welcome! Have a wonderful day!
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excellent advice…I will certainly look at Befunky….I have even already clicked on it and learning more.
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I’m glad you found this helpful. I really have been using BeFunky a lot lately to save up on space and make cute colleges! Best of luck 🙂
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I love these! What you can do to work around the storage issue is upload your images to somewhere like google drive or flickr etc (it has to be public though) and embed them via image URL 🙂 x
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Ohhhh!!! Amazing advice! Thank you so much for sharing that!! Have a great day!
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You’re welcome – it’s a lifesaver when you’re reaching that storage limit 🙂
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Great advice, Bea! xx.
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Thank you very much Kali! Have a lovely weekend! x
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Wow… who could ever delete all their pictures… definetly not me…. ups 😅 I love your blogging advice series, xx
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Haha, you live and your learn! Thank you so much for enjoying these posts, I’m glad you like them! Have a lovely day! x
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Wow! Great tip to not delete photos. That’s surprising it would delete from something posted. You just saved us all a lot of panic!
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I’m so glad that I could share that helpful tip especially because it can save many blog posts! Thank you so much for coming by. Have a lovely day! x
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I can only imagine opening up my blog to find it pictureless 😩😱
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It would honestly be such a shame!
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I’ve always wondered what I’ll do when I run out of space for photos!! I wondered whether they could be inserted from another site, I’ll have to look in to it when it comes to it! Or go down the purchasing route 🙈
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Yeahh, as I said, BeFunky is great for making collages if you’re into that kind of thing but also one of these comments in this section has mentioned you can put them onto your Google Drive and then embed a link into your posts! I never personally tried that or even knew about this but that seems like a good option too! Thanks for coming by lovely Hannah! Have a great weekend! x
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Great tips as usual Bea!
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Thank you so much gorgeous! Have a great weekend! x
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Great advice!! I currently have like 70% of photo storage on worpress left, but I fear the time when I will have to pay for my blog 😀
Have a lovely day!
xx, Sophie
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Sophie, been there, done that! Only after I completely ran out of space did I decide to pay for my own blog. Have a lovely day! x
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I didn’t know that about the photos, thankfully I haven’t deleted any. Thanks!
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Lucky one for never deleting them, now you just have to make sure you never do lol! Have a lovely day Sam!
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Thanks, it’s hot here so I am happy 🙂 You too!
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Short, sweet, and simple! Love it ❤️
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Thank you, thank you, thank you! Have a lovely day!! X
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I’ve often wondered what would happen if I deleted photos so thanks for the tip, Bea. It was very timely. Great post x
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Ahhh, definitely do not delete old photos, so not worth the extra space because you’ll lose it on those old blog posts! Thank you so much for coming by, have a great day! x
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Thanks for sharing! I on the verge to delete some of my old photos. Good warning, though. Nice to learn about the photo editing as well. Usually, I’m more accustomed to VSCO on my phone. Lately, I use canva.com for text on photos editing. It works great on my Chromebook (which I invested on for blogging).
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You’re very very welcome ! I’ve never heard of canva.com but I will definitely have to check it out, thank you so much for sharing that with me! Have a great day!
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So I did go ahead and delete all of my photos right at the beginning when I started blogging. I sat for days uploading all of them painstakingly after that till I went cross-eyed.
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Ahhh, I’m so sorry that happened to you and you had to learn the hard way! It’s really such a shame and so annoying that you aren’t allowed to just delete images. Hope that never has to happen again! Have a great day!
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Yeah goofy stuff such as these do at least send a lesson your way. One you will not forget in a hurry 😉 You too Bea xx
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Great advice! I had no idea aboubthe photo deleting! Thanks for liking my post as well
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You’re very very welcome! I’m so glad that you have found this post helpful. Have a great day!
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I didn’t know that about photo deleting. Thank you for sharing. some great advice here
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I’m so glad you found this helpful and have learned something new! Best of luck on your blogging journey and have a great day!
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Thanks for such a great advice! I’ve just started blogging and I’ve found this super helpful!
It would mean the world to me if you checked out my blog!
Keep up with the good work,
xx Kris
https://dreamingofpink.wordpress.com
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I’m glad you found this helpful! I want to wish you the best of luck on your blogging journey! Of course, I’ll check out your blog! x
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Thanks so much! xx
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That surely is worth reading..giving tips isn’t that easy but you probably managed it!
Great work! 💜💜
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Thank you so so so very much gorgeous! Have a lovely day! x
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Hi Bea, could you share a collage or two that you’ve made with BeFunky so we can get an idea of its capabilities? Thanks!
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Yes, I have some collages on the following posts:
https://beafreee.com/2017/06/09/lake-placid-002/
and
https://beafreee.com/2017/06/03/may-photos/
I have a few more on my blog too but just to give you a taste I’ve shared those two with you! Have a great day! x
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Thanks for these, the collages look great. Professional, contemporary. I just wish I could click the individual images to get a larger size. You have some beautiful shots but some are so tiny! Can BF do a clickable collage too?
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That is the one thing it cannot do. Unfortunately when you design the collage you simply then save it from their website to your computer and then you can add it onto your blog. I totally wish it was clickable! Thank you so much for coming by! x
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I love this advice! Thank you so much for sharing! 🙂 Do you know if it’s possible to add pictures to a post without saving it on WordPress? I will also definitely check out BeFunky! 🙂
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If you look in this comment thread, someone has mentioned that you can actually upload photos to your Google Drive and then embed them into blog posts, I have never tried it but perhaps give that a go! Thank you so much for coming by and leaving a comment. Have a lovely day! x
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I love this! Thanks so much for sharing.. I had no idea about the whole pictures thing so now I’m trying to remember if I’ve ever deleted old media. Regardless, super helpful!
Georgia X
https://itsgeorgiaxoxo.wordpress.com
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Thank you so much Georgia! I’m so glad that you enjoyed this post and have learned something new! Best of luck with everything! x
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Thanks for the advice r.e the photos! Useful to know 🌞🌞🌞
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So glad you found it helpful! Thanks for coming by gorgeous !
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Thank you! Big help for a new blogger like me.. 😘
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Good !! I’m so happy you found this helpful! Best of luck on your blogging journey ! X
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I’ve done the deleting photos mistake haha thankfully I realized what was happening after 2 or 3 or it would have been a disaster! 😀
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It would definitely have been a disaster! I’m so glad you caught on quickly!
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I made the mistake a few weeks ago and it took me forever to upload and find all over again all the photos I had used in the posts…. a nightmare!
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Ahh, I could only imagine! I’m so sorry you had to go through that 😦
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Thanks, it’s ok we have got to learn from our mistakes! At least now I’ll know!
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This was great! Thank you so much! I just started and this really helped! x
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I’m so very glad that you found this helpful, I actually have several more of these if you ever feel like you need any help! I want to wish you the best of luck on your blogging journey! Have a wonderful day! x
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Thank you so much! I’ll definitely check them out soon! Much Love!
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Thank you on the tip of not deleting photos and befunky👍
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You’re most welcome, hope you found this post helpful! Thanks for dropping by 🙂
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Thank you for the tips, I’m new to this and appreciate any help
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I had no idea of the pictures thing. I hope wordpress changes this?
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I’ve had a WordPress for over a year and it hasn’t changed but one can hope!
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yes just enjoy yourself and have fun!
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I just found this. I’ll have to go back and read the others, but great advice!
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Thank you so very much, I hope you like the others as well! Have a great day!
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I really wish I had seen this yesterday. I decided to delete my photos yesterday without realizing what would happen. It sucks. Just glad I only did it for a few posts!
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Oh nooo!!! I guess at least now you know, that really does stink though, so sorry that happened to you!
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Oh, found out that there 7 more posts of this series and i absolutely loved it!
I have a question about the investing part, maybe it can be answered in your next post about Blogging Advice: What do you suggest for us to invest on in order for our blog to evolve?
Thank u.
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Yes, I have plenty of these posts! As for the investment, once you have a slightly bigger audience and you’re SURE you want to continue blogging whether as a fun past time or a hobby, purchase your own domain for more space for photos and possibly for more opportunities to grow. I will try to go into more detail in another post!
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