Brilliant surprise. I have reached the final three in the National Business Brilliance Awards under the ‘Writing Excellence Award’ category. The National Business Brilliance Awards has been celebrating women in business for 4 years; 2018 being the 5th. Entries are judged on merit, there is no social media voting. I had no idea this business…
How to Stick to a Colour Theme on Instagram
Colour Theme Your Insta Feed Are you envious of those beautiful cohesive colour themed accounts you follow on Instagram? I know I am.. but, it’s not actually that difficult to do. Why should you stick to a colour theme on Instagram? Stick to a colour scheme on Instagram and your feed will appear much more…
International Women’s Day
International Womens Day; March 8, 2018 The following quote is by Charlotte Brontë, the eldest of the three Brontë sisters; famed English poets and novelists. “I am neither a man nor a woman but an author.” – Charlotte Brontë (1816-1855). This might not be a particularly common quote to see shared today, but it resonated…
Nomination for the National Business Brilliance Awards, in the Writing Excellence Award
Wow. I did not see that coming… A nomination for my writing work. What an amazing surprise. I don’t know who nominated me for this award, but if you are reading this … thank you. To complete the survey, I’ve had to put forward one piece of writing to be judged. That’s quite hard to…
11 Fun Not-So-Old English Words You Need To Use
There’s a whole bunch of fun words that we no longer use in the English language. Words such as caboose (a kitchen on a ship’s deck) or tapster (a person who serves at a bar) are age-old so you might not be familiar with them. However, there are less archaic words that are no longer popular…
The Rule of Thirds: Social Media
Social Media: The Rule Of Thirds The ‘rule of thirds’. That’s a just a photography thing, right? Nope. The same can be said for small business social media content. Particularly (I find) with Facebook. How this works: 1/3 of your social media content should focus on your business. 1/3 of your content should share industry…
Instagram Stories Highlights and Story Archives
Tailoring Your Instagram Story Highlights on Instagram to Show Off your Brand or Business I’ve been learning a thing or two about improving one’s Insta profile. In particular, the ‘Highlighted Stories’ section, in which you can show off some of your best Insta Stories on your actual profile. Did you know you could do this?…
Ericas Writing Hub on Insta
Small Business on Social Media After ten years in the writing game and just over two years creating content for other social media accounts, I figure it’s about time I set up an Insta for my own small writing biz. So here it is. Insta handle @ericaswritinghub. Still very much in its infancy, but I’m…
Frankston Arts Centre: The Theatre of Choice for Bayside and Peninsula Residents
An open letter of thanks to the wonderful staff at the Frankston Arts Centre: My work as a freelance writer covers reviews and promotions for family friendly events. Most of this work is published in online publications such as WeekendNotes, KidTown Melbourne and print magazines such as Peninsula Kids. A large chunk of my written work…
Why KidTown Melbourne?
I often get asked why I took over as Editor of KidTown Melbourne, so I thought I’d tell you my story! Three years ago, I took my then baby to the opening of the Jean Paul Gaultier Exhibition at the National Gallery of Victoria. At the time, I was a fashion blogger writing solely for…
Erica’s Published Words
Hi. I’m Erica and I like to write… a lot. I also help small businesses work their way around the crazy online world of social media. This is a list of my ongoing writing projects: KidTown Melbourne Melbourne Mums Group Recycled Fashion WeekendNotes Junkies Magazine Australia
