EDITOR’S NOTES
Kate McKibbin I have a real love/hate relationship with Social Media. On the one hand I hate how you can lose whole hours, afternoons even weekends to the black hole that is cats-riding-roomba videos and Donald Trump memes. And I’m also not a massive fan of how it seems like just when you figure something out on your favourite social, they pull the old switcheroo and change everything, and you have to start all over again (damn you Zuckerberg… damn you!). But it’s not all bad, obviously. And Social Media is still one of the most powerful weapons in a blogger’s arsenal. Which is what this issue is all about. So whether it’s learning how to grow an epic community via Facebook groups, how to travel the world IRL thanks to Instagram, or how to happily waste an afternoon ROFL-ing over some seriously funny shit. We’ve got you covered (just don’t blame me if you suddenly get a crazy urge to start binge-listening to James Blunt… you’ll see why!)
kate xx
Carly Jacobs Every time I have to write an editor’s letter I’m always shocked about two things. 1. That it’s time to write another editor’s letter. I still haven’t quite grasped the concept that time still passes even though I’m not actively noticing it. 2. That I get to write an editor’s letter. Look at my stupid little face there. It looks so official… and now I’ve ruined it by writing this. Damn. We’re just putting this edition to ‘bed’ (that’s a magazine-editor style thing to say isn’t it?) and it’s full of social media super stars, geek and nerd tech things, a guide for Snapchat (because everyone needs a Snapchat guide!) and some tips and tricks on how to be awesome at social media. There’s also some stuff on how to not be awesome at social media because we believe in balance around these parts. This is the last edition of 2016! It sure has been ace having you here. See you in the New Year - have a champers for me.
carly xx
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CONTENTS
FITNESS EMPIRE
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We chat to the amazing Kim Beach about how she turned her fitness blog into a bonafide business with a shit load of paying (and loyal!) customers.
3 GET YOUR SHIT TOGETHER A few things to think about this November/December.
4 BLOG SNIPPET How to use Facebook Live to grow your Blog (& love it!) - by Kate McKibbin.
CRUSHIN ON Did you know Kate’s favourite colour is blue? Our nerdy and tech shopping page is dedicated to her this month. She better buy me a coffee for doing that. Geez.
MERRY WANDERER Jaharn Giles has totally nailed travel porn on Instagram. Follow her immediately.
8 SURE WHY NOT?
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14 7 SOCIAL MEDIA COMMANDMENTS You must stop breaking these now!
16 JAMES BLUNT’S TWITTER IS THE BEST - FOR REAL That’s why we included him in our 5 of The Funniest Celebrity Twitter Accounts.
18 WHAT A DISASTER 5 Famous social media fuckups…
20 MAKING BANK FROM STYLE We are so lucky to have the insanely smart and savvy Nikki Parkinson from Styling You to tell us how she went from being a fashion journo to online business legend.
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This is our new favourite blog because Kat’s done something totally different with her home page. Read more on 32 to find out.
25 TOOL BOX We put together a comprehensive list of all the props you need to make your social media profiles totally boss. You’re welcome.
35 YOU TELL US! Are you on Snapchat? Who’s your favourite? We took to Facebook to find out.
36 I DON’T KNOW SNAPCHAT! If you’ve ever said this, I wrote this for you - How To Get Started Using Snapchat.
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