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Blogger Burnout. At sometime or another it happens to all of us. You don't feel like writing, or engaging followers on social media and the mere thought of creating eye catching images or optimizing your site for SEO, just makes you want to hurl. I have been there more times than I can remember but I keep working through it. I have my reasons that keep me going and even enjoying it on hard days/weeks/months. To be honest, this week has ...
"Beck? Are you almost done?" Mickey calls me for the second time, ready to watch our show. "I'm writing" I call back. Writing? In the shower? Yep. I do my best "thinking up ideas" & writing them down when I am in the shower or when I am lying in bed at night, or or when I am taking a jog around the neighborhood. I do my best writing when I am waiting in the carpool line for twenty minutes because I arrived too early and school ...
So you’re officially a blogger. Your topics are interesting, and you regularly engage your audience. Everything is going well—for now. But there are some things you need to know if you want to protect that successful blog. How you handle your habits and daily activities can be the difference between running a secure blog and opening yourself up to hackers and data thieves. Because security is no laughing matter, you’ll need a mixture of ...
We love sharing your income reports on our blog. This is why we have our monthly link-up, where we can share income reports. This month, we rolled out our Time Management Course: Blogger Vs. Time because we know that YOU want to be making money on your blog and you just might not have the time. We are sharing the secrets to doing just that. We love to celebrate your successes with you, whether it be time, posts or income. Today, we are ...
Have you ever been in one of those share groups based on Facebook. You know the ones, you have a post you want to do well so you message the link to a couple of your friends. Then they share it and it tanks. Even if it was doing great on your page already, they share it and it goes nowhere? We've been seeing this over time, but it's something that is hard to confirm for certain! A lot of people have said it's imagined, that Facebook really ...
Writing a book while also managing your blog can seem like a daunting task. Especially if you feel like every spare moment is taken up with your blog, you might wonder how you'll ever find time to finish that book you've been wanting to write. So far, I have published eight books, all while working on my blog, and sometimes multiple blogs, full time. It can definitely be done, but it will take a good bit of planning. Today, we're going to give ...
We, as bloggers and business owners, have two kinds of goals: the “now” goal, like raising pageviews or getting more sponsored posts, and the “ultimate” goal, like owning a blog that earns enough money every month to let you blog full time. Whatever you ultimate goal is, we are going to works towards it. What is your ULTIMATE blogging goal? Looking past your immediate goals... Ex: Higher Pageviews is immediate, but earning enough to quit your ...
There are so many ways to get your readers back to your site- Facebook, pinterest... but how do you get them back to you when those things aren't working? I feel so frustrated with Facebook sometimes. I'll have a week where everything is 30-50% reach and then I'll have a week where it is back to 10% or less. I don't get it. So, I've found a way that works. Newsletters. I've been bringing them back to my page with newsletters. Let me ...
Blog income reports are so helpful to read and study. We always love getting tips from bloggers of all sizes and niches and seeing how different people make this industry work for them! It can be a challenge to scour the internet every month to find your favorite income reports to see how things are growing and changing in the blogosphere. Now you don't have to... You can find all your favorite income reports all in one place at our new ...
