Tips & Tricks relating to Blogging
How do YouTubers actually make their money? The immediate assumption is that Google throws dollar bills at them. No. However, they do get a percentage of the ad revenue their channel brings in (which I'll explain later). That isn't their only form of income. The video sharing platform has opened up a host of doors for young content creators looking to amplify their content. We've all…
It has been awhile since I've written a blogging post. Mainly because I find this space to be a dirty place at the moment. There is a lot of conflict and head bashing going on. I wanted to stay out of the mix. I'm talking specifically about South Africa as this is where I'm based. But now I'm dipping my toes back into the pool and…
I'm a bit late to the party with this because I've been swamped with work but I really wanted to share this great new nonprofit organisation I found recently. Django Girls is a South African organisation that has started in Johannesburg. It has a pretty simple objective: To introduce South African girls to programming and equip them with basic skills to start building websites and blogs.…
I did a YouTube video about this software I've been using to resize and watermark my images. It is called PhotoMarks and you can see what it does and how it works here: Anyway, one of things I found a little bit annoying about PhotoMarks was that I was constantly having to enter the sizing and add the watermark to every batch of photos I wanted…
I've been trying to up my photography game for awhile now. I am really lucky because I get the chance to review some super smartphones. However, snapping off my phone is still something I've been trying to improve on for some time. I'm still nowhere near where I need to be skill wise but I have picked up some tips and tricks along the way. Here…
Ah, the topic of wooden spoons the internet over. Let's get stirring shall we? The discussion around brands collaborating with bloggers isn't even grey, it is a murky dark green usually likened to the colour of pond scum (and some think bloggers collaborating with brands are just that). We've seen the most horrific brand collabs that are so fake it makes my eyes hurt. We've watched…
My name is Sam, though I'm also known as Tech Girl and this is my little space on the internet. My friends and I share our love for all things gaming, geek and gadgets here. I'm a South African Esports host and content creator. Links to all my various platforms are here on the blog. I'm a giant nerd, own far too many pairs of Converse and secretly wish I could be one of the X-Men!
