Archives for March 2014

North Carolina residents permitted on Amazon Associates (affiliates)

March 29, 2014 By Becky Mansfield 5 Comments

This is just a very quick post to let you know that North Carolina residents are now permitted to be an Amazon Associate. I wrote a post about how to make money without sponsored posts and I mentioned that I was not on Amazon Associates, because I lived in NC. Anyways, we try to always read our comments (sometimes they don't show up in our comments bar and we aren't aware that you've left one), so LeAnn from The Mosaic Life left me a comment to ...

Blogger Interview Linda

March 28, 2014 By Paula Leave a Comment

My name is Linda Kardamis, and I am teacher who’s taking time away from the classroom to raise my son (soon to be 2 kiddos!) I blog at Teach 4 the Heart, where I strive to help teachers and parents impact the next generation by reaching their hearts. This ranges from tips on classroom management to encouragement to advice on how to truly disciple kids and teens and help them be more like Christ. I’m a fairly new blogger (I started in May ...

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March 27, 2014 By Becky Mansfield Leave a Comment

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March 26, 2014 By Becky Mansfield Leave a Comment

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How to make money without doing a sponsored post (some specific ideas)

March 26, 2014 By Becky Mansfield Leave a Comment

There are a lot of ways to make money on your blog, even if you aren't doing sponsored posts. Some of the biggest bloggers don't do many sponsored posts, because they are making so much through affiliate links. 1- Sign up through companies like Share-a-sale. You may have seen on Saturday how I showed you to make $10 just through referring someone! That's a huge (& quick) money maker! Gymboree is a great company, among many, on ...

How To Watermark Images On Your Blog – Blogging 101

March 24, 2014 By Paula 16 Comments

After last week's post where I share some photo safety tips for bloggers, we had a lot of questions about how to watermark images. I decided to share a tutorial about that with you today! I do the bulk of my photo editing in picmonkey, since it's a fun and free site for editing. Step One: Open pic monkey in your browser and click the "edit" button. From there it will give you the option to choose a photo from your computer, dropbox, Facebook ...

BLOGGERS! Earn $10 RIGHT NOW! (Or more!) 1 week only!! Gymboree affiliate program

March 22, 2014 By Becky Mansfield 3 Comments

This post contains our affiliate links. This means that we make a percentage, at no extra cost to you! Yesterday, I received an e-mail that said that we can make $10 (or $10 + $10 + $10 + $10…) easily! (When I say "WE", I mean you, too!) It is through the Gymboree affiliate program and its worth it! I am an affiliate of Gymboree on the website Share-a-sale. This means that Gymboree goes through Share-a-sale to hold their affiliate ...

Blogger Interview – Gabby

March 21, 2014 By Paula Leave a Comment

I'm Gabby and I blog at MamaGab.net. I used to teach high school English but now I stay at home with my three children who are 5, 3, and 1. Being a full-time homemaker, mommy, and homeschooler is both a challenge and a joy, so I love to encourage other moms who are in the trenches of motherhood with me. I coordinate my local MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers) ministry and I believe that my blog should be an extension of my real life ministry of ...

A company I’ve never heard of wants me to write a sponsored post for them

March 20, 2014 By Paula Leave a Comment

Sometime in your blogging journey you will probably start to get emails from companies asking you to post about them on your blog. Some ask that you do this for free, while others offer a good compensation. The problem arises when you are messaged by a company that you are not familiar with. What's a blogger to do? *disclaimer* this post contains affiliate links. I never want to sell my readers out by posting about any old site for a ...

Color 101: Best colors on a blog

March 18, 2014 By Becky Mansfield Leave a Comment

I love bright colors! I also love black & white. Alas, a blog is different than picking out what to wear, so I wanted to share with you what I have learned about color choices and design for your blog. Welcome to Color 101: Best colors for a blog You probably read the post last week about designing your blog to make it easier to read. This week we are diving into color choice. You already saw that you should have a white background ...