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It can be exciting to look back over the past year and see how much has changed or how much you've grown. Many bloggers are taking some time to choose a "one word" focus for the coming year and/or sharing their goals for the upcoming 12 months. We thought it would be fun to do something similar, but with blogging goals instead! Wednesday we'll post a linky that will be open for two weeks. This will be a space where you can link up your own ...
Today we have a really fun interview for all of you! Meet Pamela!!! Hi. I am Pam from Pam's Party and Practical Tips. I am an extremely busy mom of two teenagers, and an almost teenager. As they were growing up, I loved to plan themed birthday parties for them each year. Now that they are older, at least two of them don't really want to have parties anymore. I started my blog as a creative outlet where I could still plan parties, and share ...
Today we're excited to bring you a wonderful interview from SuzyHomemaker.net Thanks so much to Blogging On The Side for this opportunity. My name is Suzy. I have been married to my wonderful hubby for 4 years whom I affectionately refer to as #1 on my blog. I also have an adorable (I am sure I am not biased) 2 year old little girl. I am a stay-at-home-mom and I love it! My blog is suzyhomemaker.net. My background is nutrition, so a lot of ...
I often wonder what makes a great blog. Is it the time that the blog has been around? Is it the person behind the blog? Is it the content? Is it the readers? I fall back on this last one…. it is the readers. It is the readers that make a blog successful. It is the readers that encourage the blogger. It is the readers that make the writer feel like they are helping someone. It is YOU. Today I just wanted to take a minute, from all of us, ...
The last few weeks have been filled with blogger-rage as facebook admitted that the organic reach of pages is really not cutting it anymore. They are encouraging page owners to purchase promotion packages just to reach more of the fans that already like their page. Most of us cannot afford to pay for our reach, and it's rather confusing why we would need to pay to reach people who have already asked to see our posts (by liking our page)...but I ...
Another great blogger here today, Michelle! Introduce yourself - in 3-5 sentences share: Your name, about your family, where you blog, your niche/favorite topics to write about etc. I'm Michelle, I'm the mom of 2 sweet girls & one tall husband. Yes. That's a lot of estrogen in our house! I enjoy blogging at Trust Me, I'm a Mom where I write about ways to include your kids in service, at home speech therapy tips, crafts & ...
Today I was driving in the car and I heard the song "Lead Me" come on the radio. I heard the part that said "I'm working hard. I tell myself I'll be fine. They're independent. But on the inside… I can hear them saying Lead Me, with strong hands. Stand up, when I can't. Don't leave me hungry for love… chasing dreams. But what about us?" I try not to blog much when my four kids are awake. I actually try not to blog at all when they are ...
Writing guest posts can be a great way to build relationships with other bloggers and get your writing in front of new eyes! Guest posts, when done correctly, can be mutually beneficial for both the host, and the guest! Today, I'm sharing a few ways that can help you create 5-star guest posts! Stellar Content - It can be hard to give your best work away, but you definitely want to make sure that you offer awesome content to your host! This ...
Another great blogger to interview today, Becky! I’m Becky from Love to be in the Kitchen. I am a stay-at-home mom with two adorable little boys and am married to the best recipe tester a girl could ask for! I love to bake and create in the kitchen and to make simple and quick recipes. Cookies are my absolute favorite thing to bake (and eat!) How do you balance blogging and family time? When I started my blog, my goal was to always keep my ...
Last week, I wrote about how to make money on your blog without ads. You saw that I do a lot of sponsored posts. Many times, I will get a sponsored post from Social Spark or Sverve that I debate taking. They don't exactly "fit" my niche, but I know that it would be foolish of me to pass up the extra income (raising a family of six, on one full-time income, is no easy task). So, I normally try to figure out a way that I can work-it into my ...
