• Blogging,  Favourites

    NEW URL: Self-hosting & update

    Hello all,

    This is my first post since this week I have changed to self-hosting. You don’t need to know the one & outs of the technical side of it, as even I get confused trying to explain it but basically what it has allowed me to do is drop the “.wordpress” out of my blog address URL. Hope this switch over doesn’t confuse you.

    Say hello to: http://welshiebooksandthoughts.com.

    Funny fact?
    I tried to change to just “books and thoughts” but found out someone else already had that URL so It’s a good job I’m welsh born so I have an excuse to carry over the “Welshie” part in my blog!

    I hope you will carry on with me on my journey through books and blogging. I started blogging many years ago and failed on different sites such as Tumblr and Google+ in an attempt to create my own website.

    This site has finally given me the confidence to say “This is Mine, and I am happy with it”. I have seen a few blogs on the internet since joining the “Bookish Community”, and exploring other topics, some blogs are over 5 years old, while mine is a mere 8 months old (at time of writing).

    I hope to carry on for a long time – As long as you keep reading WB&T I will keep producing new content. I am hoping with time and experience my blog will grow and become better and better.

    Danielle
  • Blogging

    Social Media anyone?

    I think Social Media is important for keeping in touch with friends and family but this generation would be lost & confused if the internet broke or 4G didn’t on our phones. Social Media is also used a lot in the blogging community to promote posts and connect with like minded people

    Social media is used for a lot of different things…

    To contact people, you can use Facebook. For your Job-searching, you can use LinkedIn to find employers, or they find you.We also use search engines such as Google and our emails daily without even batting an eye. You can create a brand with professionally made blogs, on sites such as WordPress.Com and Blogspot.

    Although sometimes I think people can share too much with others. We are all now at so much suc

    h risk of being victims of cyber-crime. With so much going on, we just need to be vigilant in keeping safe online – don’t give out personal data (such as addresses), use different passwords, etc. Don’t be caught out – keep safe!

    Here is a My Social Media: Twitter | Bookstagram | Goodreads | Facebook

    (DISCLAIMER: This is not a sponsored post. There are many different types of Social Media.

    Share your thoughts with me:

    Do you utilise social media well? Are you scared of Social Media? Do you only use social media for your blog? Is it a tool to keep in touch with friends & family?