We are interviewing another wonderful blogger today...Mary! My name is Mary Leigh from Thrift for Today! I'm thankful to be married to my very best friend as of June 30, 2012. I blog about a little of this and a little of that over at Thrift for Today. I've been blogging since early in 2012, but did not really start working on the blog until February of 2013. Thrift for Today is a collection of things that we enjoy, learn, and create as we ...
Blogger Interview – Kathy from Cornerstone Confessions
Another great blogger interview here today! I LOVE getting to know each of you more through these interviews! Here's Kathy!!! Hi all! My name is Kathy Gossen and I write about my adventures as a developing domestic diva drawing on the divine on Cornerstone Confessions. I am a wife, homeschool mom of two, undercover organizer, musician, and aspiring techie who is seeking each day to grow into the kind of person God wants me to be and ...
7 Ways to Improve Your Facebook Page
We've discussed why it is important to have a Facebook page for your blog, so today, I thought it would be helpful to share a few tips for improving your Facebook page! Know Your Purpose - Do you want your page to be inspiring? Funny? A way for your fans to get to know you in a more personal way? Every fan page has it's own flavor and strengths, it is important to sit down and think about what you want your fans to expect when they come to ...
Blogger Interview – Sarah
Another awesome blogger interview for you today!!! Meet Sarah! I am Sarah, mom to three boys (16, 3 and 1), wife to Kirk. We live in the foothills of Mt. Rainier in Washington State. I started blogging around 2005, for my website, Trail Cooking (and which I still actively blog at http://blog.trailcooking.com/) My blog http://www.gazingin.com/ came out of a burnout period in late 2008. Blogging in a male-dominated industry isn't easy, I was ...
Pinterest Tips for Your Blogging Group
We've talked about the importance of pinterest for bloggers, but how does is apply to blogging groups? Pinterest can be a fantastic tool for blogging groups, and there are many ways to help one another out using Pinterest. Start a "re-pin" thread (In your closed facebook group) - This is one of the simplest ways to get started promoting each other on Pinterest, and it can be really fun too! You can do daily threads, weekly or monthly, ...
How to Find a Blogging Group
Last week Becky wrote a great post about the importance of a close group of bloggers. Many of you responded to this post asking how to find such a group, and what you should do once you have one, so we decided to do a series this week answering those very questions. Today we're discussing how to find a blogging group, what to look for, and how to get it started! Be sure to stay tuned this week, as every day we will cover a different aspect of ...
Blogger Interview – Peggy J. Spencer
Another FABULOUS blogger is being interviewed here today! Meet Peggy!!! Hi y'all! I'm Peggy, and I'm married to my beloved hubby Wayne, for almost 5 years now! We have 3 children, two boys and a girl, Michael, Jeremiah and Molly. Michael passed away at 5 months of age, Jeremiah is going to be 2 and Molly 1!!! (She was not in OUR immediate plans, BUT in Gods, and we wouldn't have it any other way! ;-) ). I blog over ...
I Blog on the Side – Commitment
We started this site as an inspiration for ourselves, and bloggers everywhere, to keep blogging on the side. If you are here, you probably find yourself passionate about blogging, so you probably know how difficult it can be to figure out the right balance between blogging and the priorities of everyday life. Becky, and I love blogging. We love to inspire our readers and help people through our writing, but we also have to make a conscious ...
Blogger Interview – Emily at Love, Pasta and a Toolbelt
Super excited to introduce you to Emily from Love, Pasta and a Toolbelt today! (How cool is that blog-name???) Hi BOTS Readers! My name is Emily and I am excited to be interviewed here today. My husband and I recently moved back south with our 4 year old puppy dog, Dolly. I’ve worked as a nanny for the past 3 years before moving. I blog about recipes, DIY crafts, home decor and improvement. I love to try out new recipes and share them and also ...
Blogger Interview – Erica from We Three Crabs
Today we're interviewing a wonderful bloggy-friend...Erica! My name is Erica. I am a mother of one, “Little Crab” who is three years old. My family lives in Juneau, Alaska. My husband is an Alaskan Fisherman. “We Three Crabs” is a lifestyle blog. Life in Alaska is interesting and the view is to die for. I regularly share stories and pictures of how we live and what we do here in Juneau. What is your blogging inspiration? I started We Three ...