Fika's blog
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How to Start a Sports Blog in 7 Steps
Starting a sports blog in 2026 is a great way to celebrate your love of sports, share your opinions with a global audience, and even build a potential source of income. Whether you are a fan of a certain team, have been a lifelong follower of a sporting event, or love all sports in general, blogging about sports can give you the perfect platform to connect with others who are just as passionate as…
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Is Your Writing Monotonous? Sentence Length Could Be the Culprit
Have you ever read something that was correct and made sense, but still felt boring? The problem might not be your ideas, it could be your sentence length. When all your sentences are about the same length, your writing can feel flat and repetitive. Even if your grammar is perfect, it can be hard for to keep your reader interested. Think of writing like music. Notes that are all the same length so…
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January 2026 updates on Fika
Over the past weeks, we’ve shipped a few improvements focused on making Fika easier to use, easier to read, and easier to grow with. Here’s what’s new ⬇️ Import & export contacts You can now import and export your contacts on Fika. This makes it easier to bring your audience from other platforms, manage your subscriber list, and keep full control over your data. Audience view We’ve introduced an A…
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How to Make Money Writing
Many people love writing but do not see it as a real way to earn income. The truth is, writing can be a flexible and rewarding way to make money if you approach it the right way. Today, there are more opportunities than ever to get paid for writing, both online and offline. Whether you dream of building a full-time writing career or just want to earn extra income on the side, learning how to make …
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Blog Topics: A List of the Best Topics to Use in Blogging
Starting a blog begins with one important decision: choosing what you want to write about. Your blog topic shapes everything from the audience you attract to the type of content you create over time. While there are countless directions you can take when choosing a blog topic to write about, the most successful blogs usually start with a clear focus and a genuine interest in the subject. In this g…
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Fika Audience Growth Challenge Results: Runners-Up and What We Learned
⎯ 🔥1After one month of writing, sharing, experimenting, and paying close attention to our community of writers and readers, the Audience Growth Challenge has officially come to an end. This challenge ran from December 10, 2025, to January 9, 2026, and asked writers to focus on something many of us struggle with: not just publishing, but growing an audience. Unlike the previous challenge, this one was…
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How to Stop Overthinking as a Writer
Overthinking is the hidden enemy of creativity. It locks up imagination, stops spontaneity, and turns the fun of exploring ideas into a cycle of doubt and self-criticism. In this article, we’ll take a look at how you can stop overthinking and free yourself from negative thoughts in order to write better and write more. Be kind to yourself To begin with, we must be kinder to ourselves as writers. W…
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Growth Challenge Update: Writers, Momentum, and New Ways to Share
The growth challenge is moving forward, and something is clear already. People are not just writing, they are showing up consistently, experimenting with ideas, and sharing pieces that feel personal and honest. Over the last days, new posts have been published across very different topics and styles. Some are deeply introspective, others playful or analytical, but all of them reflect the same thin…
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Why Writing by Hand Is Good for You: Key Brain Benefits Backed by Research
Today we are going to dive into one of the most discussed topics when it comes to writing and the brain; the profound and almost invisible benefits of writing by hand. Although handwriting may sometimes seem like a habit of the past, the truth is that its neurological impact remains remarkable. Unlike typing, writing by hand activates processes that involve emotional, cognitive, and motor areas i…
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The Audience Growth Challenge: Write, Share, Learn, Grow
The previous Fika Challenge was about consistency. Write four blog posts in thirty days and rediscover the habit of publishing. This new challenge focuses on something different. It is about learning how to reach readers, how to make your work travel, and how to grow a real audience around what you write. Starting today and running for one month From December 10, 2025, to January 9, 2026, , we l…
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And the Winner of the Fika Writing Challenge Is…
After 30 days of writing, sharing and showing up, the first Fika Writing Challenge has officially come to an end. We had 90 writers participate and together they created 126 new publications. The energy throughout the month was incredible. Today we are excited to announce the winner of the 6 book pack. 🏆 Winner: Diary of a silli-mazing human by aybee The winner is the participant who generated th…
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An advent of updates
We know, we know. We just sent an update a couple weeks ago, but we're a bunch of passionate individuals on a mission: to help you write more! Here's what we've been cooking: The Proofreaders Writing is hard, but it’s like going to the gym: it gets easier every day. You know what else a gym has? A coach! So we built not one, not two, but three super-cute coaches that will help you become a better…
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Fika Challenge: Highlights from Weeks 2 and 3
If you still don’t know what the Fika Challenge is, you can check it out here. You still have time, hurry up. It’s been two weeks filled with really interesting articles created in Fika, shared with others, and generating plenty of noise and genuinely satisfying reading moments. Here you’ll find the most original and interesting blog posts published over the last two weeks: (published between 15–2…
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Fika November Update
In Fika, we’re determined in our mission to help you write more and connect with other humans. Here’s what we’ve been carefully packing for you these last few weeks! Fika went multilingual! An image showcasing the different language choices in Fika's interfaceYou can now customize the language of Fika’s interface to your liking. We’ve started with just a few (we’re a small team!) but please let us…
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The Fika Writing Challenge: “A Publication a Week”
The Challenge: 4 posts in 30 days Just like exercising strengthens your body, writing strengthens your mind. Let’s build a habit that stays! We challenge you to publish 4 blog posts in 30, from Friday, November 7th, 2025 to Sunday, December 7th, 2025, with at least 300 words. You can write about anything: your week, something interesting that happened, a tutorial on how to use a tool, or even a p…
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Writing challenge Week 2 - Best blog posts included
Hi there, It’s been a week since we started the challenge, and we’ve already seen so many great posts appear on Fika. Some funny, some deep, some just honest. That’s what writing is about, showing up, one thought at a time. If you wrote last week, take a moment to feel proud. You’ve already done what most people never start. And if you haven’t published yet, this is your gentle reminder: open your…
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Hello fika!
“Fika” is a Swedish tradition where you take time out of your day to socialize with friends, family, or colleagues over a cup of coffee or tea. It's a time to relax and enjoy the company of others. But why "fika" for this product? Well, coining new names is important. It sheds light on the invisible and lays the building blocks to create narratives upon. Let's talk how I got there. The dark forest…