Raising Standards in Blogging in Ireland | Irish Blogger Agency

Joanne Sweeney-Burke speaking at the launch of Irish Blogger Agency

I consider myself a writer. I write books, blogs, digital marketing strategies, social media content, training courses and online press releases. If it involves words, I’m your girl. Writing is one of my big passions in life. It’s my hobby, a form of catharsis during tough times and luckily it pays the bills. I began my career as a broadcast journalist and while the words were important the delivery of those words were equally critical. It was this job that gave me my voice, a story I tell in my TEDx Talk. So finding my voice and being able to write every

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INTERVIEW: How a hairdresser walked away with ‘Best Fashion & Lifestyle Blog’ Award

Mrs Dillon's Diary interview with Joanne Sweeney-Burke

This week I met Maria Dillon aka Mrs. Dillon’s Diary at the Into The West Blogger Network 2nd birthday bash. I first met Maria last year when I was speaking at the ITWBN blogging for business seminar. I’ve followed Maria’s business blog with interest and earlier this month she scooped the Best Fashion & Lifestyle Blog award at the Irish Blogger Association Awards. So with a national blogging award in hand, I decided to interview Maria about how she went from colouring hair to becoming an award-winning blogger. Be sure to follow Maria on social media (I love her hair

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