For the very first time, a virtual summit gathering both South African and international experts will take place later this month to help you become a better content creator in different digital spaces: a blogging as well as an influencing summit. It’s the Simple Steps Blogging Summit! This is a first for South Africa! A virtual summit assembling various experts aimed at those who have been working at this for a while, along with total newbies. My goal for this summit for you is that you get tech savvy (DAY ONE) grow your social media (DAY TWO) think beyond your blog or social media and try ..read more

So, you want to be a blogger or a content creator? But you want to do it as a side hustle and you don’t want to give up your job quite yet? Welcome to what many of us are dealing with: how do you manage your time, while keeping your full time job on the go and building your passion? StyledStock image I think it’s a common problem because in the survey that I did at the beginning of the year, here are some of the feedbacks I received: Consistency Finding time to blog and create while working a full time job and balancing family. Deciding what to prioritize. Time to write Juggling content creati ..read more

It’s time to add some grape-tastic pain and fever relief to your medicine cabinet with Panado®‘s newest flavour addition to the paediatric range – Grape! Panado®‘s new Grape flavour is colourant-free, tartrazine-free, alcohol-free, and sugar-free, ensuring your child gets the pain and fever care they need without any harmful additives.1 As parents, we are often on high alert when it comes to the wellbeing of our little ones and making sure they are cared for. Even the slightest indication of discomfort can trigger a sense of unease. Caring young biracial mother hold lean to chest cute li ..read more

As moms, we always want our children to pursue healthy habits. But how do we get them into the mindset that fruit and vegetables are better for their body than sweets and fast food? One ingenious way is to get them to play fun educational online food games. These games are also great for English Second Language learners, as well as any kid to learn the benefits of healthy eating. Fruit educational online games Start with Fruit Fit as it introduces the fruit vocabulary and has a very simple quiz afterwards where you have to select the correct fruit. Then you can move on to a drag and drop gam ..read more

Diastasis Recti is the separation of the muscles along the midline of the abdomen, typically as seen in women during and after pregnancy. Yes, it’s not only dealing with a newborn baby and all that entails, but literally putting yourself back together after birth is a huge priority if you have this problem.  That’s because, if left untreated, all your other muscles have to work harder to compensate. You could land up with back pain, an overactive pelvic floor as well as tight hips and glutes. In this post we’ll give you some understanding of the problem and some exercises t ..read more

Panado® has expanded their paediatric range with a new Grape flavour syrup,1 designed to help relieve pain and fever in children.1 As a trusted2 name in South Africa, Panado® knows that parents want convenient and great tasting products for their children. That’s why our new Grape flavour is colourant-free, tartrazine-free, alcohol-free, and sugar-free1, ensuring that your child gets the pain and fever relief they need. Providing comfort to little ones who are feeling unwell can be a daunting task for parents, particularly when children are not able to effectively communicate their disco ..read more

It’s a new year and we are heading into it with the best of intentions to do better with our money than we did last year. If your bank account is looking empty but your heart is determined, read on, as we look at some simple ways to save money for moms. Image by Nattanan Kanchanaprat from Pixabay1. Budget and plan Great things happen with a plan! It all starts with writing things down. Write down what you are spending. Write down the debit orders. Add things up and keep track. Image by Michal Jarmoluk from Pixabay Here are some tools: –Calculator.me has some awesome calculators ..read more

Recently, I conducted a survey among bloggers about what their top struggles were and one of the big issues seems to be this thorny problem of “domain authority.” (You can still add your voice and what you need help with here!) “My website DA is so low I am doing myself a disserve.” “I just changed my theme and my domain authority dropped.” So, how can we tackle this problem? And what even is this mysterious domain authority? What is Domain Authority? Image by 377053 from Pixabay “Domain Authority (DA) is a search engine ranking score developed by Moz that predicts how likely a ..read more

So.. you’d like to share your story, your passion and your words with everyone? Welcome to the wonderful world of blogging! It may seem overwhelming, but it can be done, with perseverance, consistency, and a lot of learning. I’ve been blogging for more than ten years and I still take the opportunity to learn new things. But, if you’re starting from scratch, you’ve come to the right place to get an outline of how to start a blog in South Africa. The steps for setting up a blog in South Africa are similar to the rest of the world, but I’ve included a few local service providers where possible a ..read more

This guest post was written by Joan Villanueva. Parents tend to think that their kids will like most everything that they do. They think the kids will be excited to go new places and see new things, but it doesn’t always work like that. Sometimes, the kids are moody, even if the parents are excited about the trip they are going to take. There will be times when the kids just want to stay home rather than go on an adventure. When they travel, kids may be tired and moody rather than thrilled to get up early and do stuff. Image by Shlomaster from Pixabay So, how do you get your kid ..read more