Hello again! It’s Friday; congratulations, we all made it another week! I’ve completed 3 weeks on the west coast and I’m loving it. The people here are great, the work I’m doing is great[challenging, but great}, and the views are…
Friday Chit Chat #2
This post contains a few affiliate links. This won’t change the price of the products; we’ll just make a few dollars from your purchase! Thanks for supporting The Swirl Blog. Friday Chit Chat #2 coming your way! I am really…
Friday Chit Chat #1
I’ve felt pressured to take high quality photos with all my blog posts recently because that’s what you’re supposed to do, right? You need the graphics to keep people scrolling? Well, I think it’s a little more than that. People…
5 Proven Ways to Increase Blog Engagement
Hey hey friends! So now that Gabby and I are out of school and back on the blogging grind, we’ve been engaging with our followers like crazy on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. All of this engagement has done wonders for…
Why You Should Start A Hashtag For Your Blog!
In case you didn’t know, I take my Instagram account very seriously. Okay, so not that seriously, but I do love having a theme and curating my very own little exhibit of art. Yes, that’s right, art. One of my…
Blogger Basics: How to Start a Blog.
There are affiliate links throughout this post! All opinions are 100% my own. Thanks for supporting The Swirl Blog. I’ve talked a lot about how blogging has been an important part of my life for the past couple of years. OMG,…
6 Things to Know Before Your First Semester of College!
First: I am so jealous of you. Oh my goodness, how in the world am I already a senior.. in COLLEGE. Yeah, I have no idea. Nope, none, zilch. If you are new, my name is Gabby and I’m a…
Blogger Basics: How I Edit My Images With Lightroom!
One of the most stressful things about preparing a blog post to go live is not even the writing. That is so simple, I can write 1,000 words in about 30 minutes easily. I don’t know if that’s a skill…
Life Update: Summer Plans, Blogging, and Resolutions
It’s been a long time since I’ve sat down to do a recap with y’all and I am excited to share all the news! Also, I tried to play a pun game the other night with some friends, and I…
Blogger Basics: BoardBooster
When Gabby and I started blogging, we didn’t really concern ourselves with Pinterest. Sure, we threw some featured images for our blog posts on our brand-new Pinterest board, but we really didn’t see the advantage of using Pinterest to increase…
My 7-Step Blogging Process: From Brainstorming to Social Media
Recently, I’ve been really into planning and scheduling. It’s probably a good thing because it’s hard to survive in college if you don’t have a plan or course of action. It’s been almost a year since I’ve started blogging and…