You rarely get it right the first time. If you find someone who can, let me know. I’d like to have a few words with them. Bloggers read their works up to five times to get it right, sometimes even more. For those who write books, they have their publishing house editors to help them […]
View Post blogging tips, Editing, Editing Techniques, grammatical errors, myth of the siren, spelling mistakesThe aim of content creation is to bring your thoughts to reality. That piece of art, that photograph that has captured the moment perfectly or that story that you hope one day to turn into a book. We all want to earn from it. What all content creators want to see is the fruits of their […]
View Post content creation, copyright infringement in Kenya, Kenya Copyright Board (KECOBO), Kenya Copyright Laws, Section 3 of the Copyright Act Cap 130 of the Kenya Copyright LawsHey, am just checking in. Have you had time to go through what we talked about? How many times have you sent such an email with the hopes that someone on the other side would reply, but they never do? Nothing makes professionals roll their eyes like a ‘just checking in email’, especially one that […]
View Post contact, email marketing, email responses, emailing, inbox, Marketers, NetworkingA sure you have come across the term evergreen during one of your geography classes. Evergreen trees usually are green throughout the year. When it comes to content, evergreen content is one that transcends the test of time. These types of content are usually relevant, no matter how much time has passed. They have no […]
View Post Authors' Authority, beginners, blogging, Evergreen Content, Social Media, StatisticsBy Radding Nyamwaya The wedding was short, beautiful and straight to the point. The bride and the groom had desired no audience at their nuptials. Just a priest, one relative each and a photographer, me. What more would you expect of a secret wedding held in the basement of a minefield? You’re interested in the […]
View Post characters, descriptive language, Editing, humor, hyperbole, Story telling, suspenseImage credit During your blogging journey, you have encountered people who hate on your work either because they don’t agree with your opinion or they just woke up one morning and decided to take out their anger on you because something is not going on well in their life. Some may just be genuinely correcting […]
View Post Abraham Lincoln, critics, haters, protecting yourself online, Rihhana, TrollsImage credit By Rading Nyamwaya One of the best ways to capture someone’s attention on social media is to have attractive pictures. Pictures that lure the viewer into seeking more information about your blog, page, handle etc. Having attractive pictures that are well-edited means you generate a following and it also gives your page aesthetic essence. […]
View Post adobe Photoshop Lightroom, Editing tools, Snapseed, vscoThe Bloggers Association of Kenya (BAKE) is a community organization of Kenyan bloggers and content creators that promotes online content creation & free expression in Kenya. As part of our mandate, we hold and facilitate workshops and skills training sessions for bloggers, online content creators and university students. We hold skills training and presentation workshops […]
View Post Digital Skills Training, MEWA Information Centre, Mombasa Training, Nairobi Chapter, Nakuru Chapter, US Embassy, Women's rightsThe suspension of 26 contentious sections of the Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes Act has been extended to 1st October 2018. In an application filed by the Attorney General seeking to have the suspension of the 26 sections of the Cybercrimes Law lifted hearing and determination of the case, Justice Wilfrida Okwany extended the orders to October […]
View Post 2018, Attorney General, Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes Act, Demas Kiprono, High Court, Justice Chacha Mwita, Justice Wilfrida Okwany, Kenya Union of Journalists (KUJ), Kenyan rights, Mercy Mutemi, Okiya Omtatah Vs the Communication Authority of Kenya., The ConstitutionMombasa Training Bloggers Association of Kenya (BAKE) in conjunction with the Embassy of the United States of America to Kenya conducted a training in Mombasa on digital skills. BAKE seeks to improve the Kenyan economy by reaching out to the youth. The aim of the training was to educate the youth from Mombasa on matters […]
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