Review – September 2018 Lyrical Host Limited Edition Blogging Bundle

It’s been a big month for me – I moved from WordPress dot com to self-hosted. Non-bloggers will wonder what this means, but among other things, now I own my own domain name (www.viewsfrommygardenbench.com), I have autonomy about what I can do with the blog and where it goes next – It’s a journey a bit like life. I don’t write about the process of blogging very often, but there were many reasons behind this decision, which I’ll come back to another time.  I hope YOU, my readers, will follow this journey – and even if not every post is interesting to you. It’s guaranteed there will be photos of pretty flowers ;-). 

I chose Lyrical Host (www.lyricalhost.com) (affiliate link) to host my blog – they do things differently, including providing:

• free resources to help your business grow – monthly stock photos, advice booklets and checklists.
• Pay as you feel (£5+) blogging bundles
• Community matters – They really want to support the small businesses and bloggers they work with – they’re always on hand to offer advice and support.

It was Lyrical Host’s 1st birthday in September 2018 so they launched a special Blogging Bundle.

Note:  THIS POST IS NOT A SPONSORED POST.  I wanted to write about the Limited Edition Blogging Bundle – I paid a fair price for what I received.
This post contains AFFILIATE links and I receive a commission if you visit a link and buy something on my recommendation. Purchasing via an affiliate link doesn’t cost you any extra, and I only recommend products and services I trust. All opinions are my own.  I shall always give an honest opinion. 

Limited Edition Blogging Bundle 

One of the reasons, I chose Lyrical was because they were different – they give their clients blogging resources including stock photos, advice booklets and checklists. They’ve got a blog full of information too – www.lyricalhost.com/blog/ (affiliate link).

On their 1st birthday in September 2018 the team launched a Limited Edition Blogging bundle.
Read on for my review

Why I bought the bundle:

I don’t have much spare time at the moment, as there’s much going on in different parts of my life – All good but it’s a bit full on.   Although I love photography, I don’t have much time to take stock photos, flat lays or other styles of photography for websites.  Neither did I want to just download some ‘free’ supposedly ‘Copyright free’ photo from Google – and sometimes my blog needs stock photos I can adapt.   I’d much rather be outside taking photos of flowers and gardens 😉

• a digital ‘Pay as you feel’ any price from £5 upwards…
• pay £35 or more and 20% of the sale went to a charity chosen by the Lyrical clients
• for bloggers of all experience levels
• time limited
• More information on Lyrical Host’s website in Bundle FAQ and Licencing (very straightforward).

• 100 Styled Stock Photos (White + Grey Wood Backgrounds) 
• How To Update Older Blog Posts: A Checklist (PDF) 
• 20 Ways To Increase Your Social Media Followers (PDF/Flipbook)
• Three Take Your Blog From Good To Great (Mini Video Series)
• The Practical Blog Stats Tracking Template (Spreadsheet)
• Bumper List Of 170 Free & Paid Stock Photo Websites (PDF/Flipbook)
• 25 Ideas For Your Next Facebook Live (PDF/Flipbook)
• Happy Mandala Printable Coloring Sheets (6 PDFs In 3 Different Designs)

100 stock photos

I think these look fresh, modern and have bronze accents with succulents.  The file sizes are adaptable across many different media. High resolution obviously and multi-use.

Note: I’ve used a couple of the purple/pink hexagonal notebook for the blog header and my Pin (my first time with Canva and pinning my own words/work).

Do you know any bloggers with these logo colours?

These bright colour combination doesn’t suit my blog but I can easily see these used by a parenting/family blogger – especially if they review lots of brightly coloured toys – the yellow hello photos remind me of Lego too.

Advice booklets, Checklists and Videos

My thoughts on the Bundle:

Short Answer – I’m very impressed and happy. This bundle is so useful in so many ways, saving me time, money and help me develop my blog.

Stock photos

• I am very impressed with the quality and styling on the stock photos – very elegant.  They are very well thought out layouts which can be cropped for different media use.
• I think there would be photos that most bloggers could use. There’s something that would here that would SAVE YOU TIME AND EFFORT.
• Clear information on copyright/editing for your blog – basically you can edit the stock photos for your own blog, but can’t upload to a stock photo site or re-sell.

Advice Booklets

• I don’t know any Blogger that doesn’t want to grow their social media following – many useful suggestions and prompts.
• The checklist on ‘How To Update Older Blog Posts‘ has been great for me, as I’m working my way through my three years of posts – it covers much more than broken links.  I think most bloggers would find this VERY useful.
• Bumper list of 170 Stock Photo websites covering Culturally diverse photos, quirky and niche, paid for (and free) Feminine photos, Premium sites (paid).
• three 4 minute videos covering Stickability, Consistency, Promotion, and Authority – sage advice here.
• Facebook Live – this isn’t something I’m going to do anytime soon (I think I’ve got about 25 followers), but there was very useful information, which could be re-purposed for Youtube/InstaTV too.

And finally, Mandala Colouring is relaxing, and it helps me be mindful but that’s a whole other blog post; You could, of course, colour them in and use them as blog post photo props too.

Interested?  What you need to know:

• It was a Pay as you feel bundle (£5 or more) Please move the slider to the right to decide on t
• if you pay £35 or more and 20% of the sale will go to a charity chosen by the Lyrical clients
• The bundle came as an instant digital download in the form of a 517MB zip folder
• YOU DIDN’T need to be hosted Lyrical Host – ANYONE could buy it,

*****

Pin for later 🙂

The Bundle DID disappear at the end of September 2018

Hosting by Lyrical – they’re different in a good way|

They’ve got a friendly, helpful and kind facebook group of fellow bloggers, small business owners, virtual assistants/coaches.  Come and join us as I bet you’ll find the answer to a question that been niggling you. You can find us:

• Lyrical Blog and Business Squad – there’s free blogging resources just for joining the group.
• have a look at my post from January 2019 for the next bundle –

If you are sold on moving to Lyrical Host

I’ve got a 10% off your first order – add BECINMONTON10 at the checkout (affiliate link/code)

*****

• If you move to Lyrical as a host let me know
• please let me know in the comments your tips to save time and money blogging  🙂 

Carpe Diem

Love Bec

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