Archives for October 2013

Pin it button under images (the best Pinterest plugins)

October 29, 2013 By Becky Mansfield Leave a Comment

I wanted to share a few different Pinterest plugins, because I have had so much trouble finding one for my blog, Your Modern Family. It is a Wordpress site, just like Blogging on the side so there were just so many to choose from, but I have only found two that I love! 1- Pin it button under images: Pinterest Image Pin This is my favorite plugin because it invites your readers to pin images from all over your page. The idea is right in front ...

Blogger Interview – Erica from We Three Crabs

October 25, 2013 By Paula 1 Comment

Today we're interviewing a wonderful bloggy-friend...Erica! My name is Erica. I am a mother of one, “Little Crab” who is three years old. My family lives in Juneau, Alaska. My husband is an Alaskan Fisherman. “We Three Crabs” is a lifestyle blog. Life in Alaska is interesting and the view is to die for. I regularly share stories and pictures of how we live and what we do here in Juneau. What is your blogging inspiration? I started We Three ...

Why I’m a Linky Party Pooper

October 23, 2013 By Paula Leave a Comment

I am a Party Pooper A linky party pooper that is. Now before I go in to why I am not the life of the linky party, I do want to say that I enjoy link parties. I think they are a great way to build traffic and followers. Being a part of many, I have definitely found some great bloggers who I now follow religiously. I have also benefited from increased traffic and being featured. There are many positives from link parties. But I also think that ...

How to Turn Your Average Posts Into the Best!

October 21, 2013 By Paula 29 Comments

How to turn your average posts into the best... Have you ever seen another blogger's post go viral and you think to yourself "I wrote on that exact concept a few months ago and no one cared???" It can be a bit frustrating, but rest assured this has happened to all of us. Sometimes it's just because the other blogger already has a larger platform with more people to share their content. Other times they may have just caught a lucky break ...

Blogger Interview – Melissa Cohen

October 18, 2013 By Paula Leave a Comment

Welcome to another wonderful blogger interview! I'm excited to introduce you to Melissa today!!! My name is Melissa Cohen, and I blog at a couple of different sites. My website is www.melissaannecohen.com, and I usually try to put everything there. I also blog at Massmoms.com, InterfaithFamily.com, and Mothering.com. I'm a happily married SAHM with three children, Jessica is ten, Samuel is seven and Julianna is three. I also have two ...

Blogger Bullying

October 14, 2013 By Becky Mansfield Leave a Comment

Since I have been blogging, I have come across a few "blogger bullying incidents". These can range from other bloggers to readers that have never met you. Today I want to share some things that I try to remember when a blogger bully heads my way. 1- If they leave a mean comment about your post, try to ignore it. I wrote a post about vaccinating my child and I had someone leave horrible comments for me to read, about how terrible that ...

Blogger Interview – Jillian @ Olive Plants & Cornerstones

October 11, 2013 By Paula Leave a Comment

I am so excited to introduce you to Jillian today! She's a fairly new blogger, but she has tons of good ideas and she's doing a great job finding balance!!! I hope you will visit her blog and social media profiles and send her some BOTS love today!!! I'm Jillian and I live in a suburb of NY with my husband and 8 kids. I blog at Olive Plants & Cornerstones, where you'll find me talking about everything from the joys and challenges of ...

Why aren’t my Facebook Fans reading my blog?

October 8, 2013 By Becky Mansfield Leave a Comment

Why aren't my Facebook Fans reading my blog? Are there times where you feel like your Facebook fans aren't necessarily reading your blog? It can be frustrating and make you wonder why they aren't following you? Before I share my tips that I have found to work, I wanted to let you know that even if they aren't coming to your blog, they are listening (or else they wouldn't be a facebook fan). There are times when I post my recipe right on my FB ...

Blogger Interview – Yvonne @ Sunnyside Up-Stairs

October 4, 2013 By Paula Leave a Comment

Can I just say I LOVE doing these interviews? It is so much fun hearing from each of you, and learning more about your blogs!!! Today we're hearing from Yvonne!!! Introduce yourself Aloha! I'm Yvonne of Sunnyside Up-stairs, wife of Angelito, mother of a 3-year-old sweetheart, and teacher to a brood of second-graders. I type from the west coastline of O'ahu, Hawai'i about hand-making the furniture and finishes in our 600 square foot ...