My name is Kimm and I blog at Reinvented, about home décor for real people, with real budgets. I describe myself on social media as a home décor/DIY blogger, restless interior designer and lover of all thing junky. I am a Wife, Mom of 4 and Jesus Follower. How do you find balance between family and blogging? I decided to answer this question because I think it’s so difficult an idea. To balance family, faith and blogging, I try to filter each ...
Archives for September 2014
How To Share Amazon Affiliate Links On Social Media
Sharing Amazon Affiliate links on social media can be a great way to earn a bit of extra affiliate money. You don't want to spam your readers, but the occasional sharing of affiliate links that are relevant to your audience can be fun and helpful! (And yes, this post about affiliates, contains affiliate links) Since my personal blog is about family life, I'll periodically share things on this topic, on Facebook. I share things like this, this, ...
5 things that you MUST have on your Business Cards
Paula and I are going to Blog Elevated soon, for an AMAZING blog conference. (What's that? You want to join us? YAY!!) Well, in order to go, we both needed to update our business cards. Here are a few things that you will need to put on YOUR business card... (ps- vistaprint has them really cheap! This is where Paula and I both ordered our business cards.) 1- YOUR PHOTO. This is a given. They want to see you! Let them make that ...
Blogger Interview Chirleen
My name is Chirleen and I blog over at A Harvest Reaped. I have been blogging for nearly 10 years on various blogs but I started this particular one back in 2012 when I was pregnant with my son, Caleb. At the time, I had just been admitted to the high-risk ward at a hospital and I was just 21 weeks pregnant. I started the blog as a journal because I knew that no matter the outcome, it would be an experience I wouldn’t want to forget. ...
6 things you CAN NOT FORGET to take to a blog conference
This post contains affiliate links for products that I have & love. I am sharing my 6 things you CAN NOT FORGET to take to a blog conference Here are 5 things you CAN NOT FORGET to take to a blog conference 1- PHONE charger! You will be gathering phone numbers, taking pictures, tweeting out cute messages from the conference… all things that will eat up your battery. Be sure to take your portable charger. 2- Business ...
3 books for bloggers
This post contains affiliate links for Blogging on the Side. Last week Paula posted about the 5 essential books for bloggers … today I want to share my three favorites: 1- How to Grow Your Blog Paula and I teamed up a lot of other bloggers to write this book, so I may be partial, but I think that it has a lot of great info in there. It really would be like asking 30 bloggers to give you their best blogging advice… and then you just jot it ...
5 Essential Books For Bloggers
There is a lot of information to be found on webpages, but sometimes a good old fashioned book (or ebook) can be the most convenient way to learn something. I've read several books on blogging and social media through the years and wanted to share a few of my favorites with you today. This post does contain affiliate links, so you can easily find the books I'm talking about to add them to your own collection! Platform: Get Noticed in a Noisy ...
Blogger Interview Tina
I am Tina Marie Ernspiker, a mom of four who lives abroad in Mexico. I blog about our life and all the extras at Los Gringos Locos. I am not just a mom blogger, I am a mom blogger who lives in Latin America! I love to write about our experiences and new life as expats and parents. My top 3 blogging goals are as follows: 1 Continually grow my audience and expand my reach. I want my page views to have consistent growth and my followers to ...
How to Track Blogging Income
So you are earning money with your blog, now how do you keep track of it? There are many great ways to do this, it all depends on what works best for you. Since so many people have asked me for tips on how to do it I'm sharing my method today. *disclaimer* I'm not a tax or financial expert, this is what has worked for me so far, but in no way represents professional financial or tax advise for your blogging business. First off, I have a ...
Blogger Interview – Laura
I'm Laura and I'm a mom to two little boys and wife to my best friend. My blog is shortandsweetmoments.com where I share my journey of learning to stress less as a mom, wife, and woman in a busy, pressured world. I share tips and ideas for how to take care of your family without overwhelming yourself. How do you balance blogging and family time? I'm learning the art of balancing my blog with my family. I love blogging and could easily ...