What to do if I don't like the product that I was asked to review? Have you ever asked this question? I have been there, with several sponsored posts offers, so I wanted to share what I do on my personal page when this happens. I was thinking about this more, because earlier this week, in our private Facebook group (you should join if you aren’t there), someone asked the question “What do I do if I don’t like the product that I reviewed?” I ...
How to use your blog to barter for a free vacation
Hi again! My family and I just took an awesome mini vacation… and it was FREE! Thank you, YourModernFamily.com for that! No, seriously, I used my blog to barter for a free vacation. We have gone to the beach, stayed in free hotels, gone to Disney, Universal Studios, Dollywood, Six Flags, aquariums, museums, Myrtle Beach, Hilton Head, etc... all for free, using my blog as my bartering tool. So I am writing this on here b/c a lot of you have ...
Getting real: If you want to start a blog to make money
I feel compelled to write this post because of the amount of my real-life acquaintances that want to start blogging. While I never discourage anyone from starting one, because it is amazing, I do want to be real about it. I blog at yourmodernfamily.com and I love it, but it wasn't easy to start. Its a job where you get out what you put in. Put love, time and dedication into it… get readers, shares and income out of it. (& yes, I do 90% ...
Time Management tips for the full-time working & blogging mom
It can be hard to be a working, blogging mom. Maybe you work outside of the house or you work from home. You run a blog. You run a household. You are the glue for your family. Today we are sharing 8 Time Management Tips from a Full-Time Working, Part-Time Blogging Mama from Sarah Brooks of the FrugalMillionareBlog. Time management for a blogger is so important! Are you a mom wanting to start your own business but have no idea where ...
How to make money blogging
Here is how to make a full-time income blogging, with a break-down: ******* CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER & NEVER MISS A POST LIKE THIS ******** I have 2 million- 3 million page views a month on yourmodernfamily.com I have been blogging for about four years. This income does not include what I make on my other websites or from teaching other people how to blog, it's strictly from my parenting site! I work from ...
How Google sees your blog – Get noticed by Google with these 5 tips!
Are you wondering how Google sees your blog? Why SEO is so important for Google? Well, no one likes to blog to an empty room. Beyond your social media platforms and our amazing e-mail newsletters, your biggest source of readers will come from search engines, specifically Google. While, search engine optimization (SEO) is a huge topic one of the quickest things you can do to help Google offer your pages in search is to understand how ...
Make $30,000 in a year blogging {blog income report}
Today's blog income report comes from Kathryn at SingingThroughTheRain. We have known Kathryn for many years, in the blogosphere, and we are excited to have her sharing this with us today! How I Made Almost $30,000 on my Blog in 2015 I've been asked so many times, "How do you make money with your blog? I didn't even know that was possible!" But when I set a goal for my blog in 2015, I never in a million years expected to make almost triple ...
how to make a 3d book cover image free (Series: Best Blog Tools)
Today we are talking about how to make a 3d book cover image free online as Day 1 of our series: Best Blog Tools. I wanted to show you what I consider to be my favorite find of all time, in the blogging world. Most of you know that I love to write books. I have written (or co-written) six books so far and I have several more in the works. I have also designed all of my book covers, because it is fun and very easy! I just buy my favorite ...
YouTube 101: how to stop related posts at the end of youtube videos
So yesterday I posted a video on my blog about packing tips and I noticed that I had related videos showing up in my video... they weren't mine. I needed to know how to stop related posts that end of my youtube videos. Here is what it looked like before (note the videos at the end): Here is the code that I used: <iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/EMIxjz7OyKU" frameborder="0" ...
How to hit 1,000,000 visitors in a year of blogging
Today I want to tell you How to hit 1,000,000 visitors in a year of blogging. I did this and so can you. Now, at year three, I am at over 3 million a month. It is amazing what you can do when you put your mind to it. You are here because you are ready to do it, too... so let's go for it! Lets start at the beginning… I'm Becky Mansfield, the blogger behind Your Modern Family. Your Modern Family is a blog about family life (my husband ...