We frequently get asked about how to make money with affiliates. It can seem overwhelming when you are getting started, which is why we've decided to focus on one or two affiliate programs at a time and give you suggestions on how to incorporate them into your posts. Today we are featuring Minted.com. They sponsored our retreat this month and Becky and I have both worked with them multiple times in the past. Definitely one of our favorite ...
How to Pitch Brands You Want to Work With
Pitching brands is a great way to take control of your blog's income. We've all seen the ebb and flow of posts that come through sponsored post networks, and setting up an ambassadorship with a brand yourself is a way that you can get more sponsored post for your site and negotiate a higher rate for the work that you do! To help you know exactly what to say when you email brands we've created a free template for you! In it, you can see exactly ...
Is blogging dying? {Responding to people who say our industry is evaporating}
Is blogging just a fad? Will we all wake up one day and find that the careers we were building are suddenly gone with no warning? Many people try to tell us this is the case. One phrase that I've heard quite a bit from people not in this industry is that "blogging is a bubble that is going to pop". People love asking for my backup plan, and giving us looks that lecture, as if we're too young to understand that this new-fangled internet thing is ...
Writing Style – One Trick That Will Take Your Blog To The Next Level
With hundreds of thousands of bloggers it can be hard to feel like you are standing out. While many of us cover similar topics, there is just one thing that will keep your readers coming back to you, instead of finding another similar blog to love. Your voice. While your topics may have been covered in the past, writing in a way that is unique to you, is what will set you apart. Sharing you and writing in your own unique style and voice is ...
BP Blog Retreat Recap (And a surprise!)
Yesterday we wrapped up our first Blog Retreat. It was an amazing time of collaboration, teaching and implementation! We loved every moment talking with each of you that attended and helping you learn how to take your blogs to the next level. We see so much potential in each of you, and in every one in our Becky and Paula Blogging group. There was gorgeous swag from our amazing sponsors and affiliates... Affiliate Window, istock photos, ...
March Income Report Link Party
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 ...
The thing to remember when reading blogger income reports
I remember a day in blogging when no one shared what they were making or how they were doing it. It was so hard to learn how to blog and many of us were doing it for years before we even realized that money could be made blogging! The tides have turned though and instead of silence about things like income and blogging strategies there is an abundance of information out there. In a way, I LOVE this. It's allowing many people to create careers ...
BP Blog Retreat Agenda
Have you heard the news? We're hosting a blog retreat in March and you do NOT want to miss it! We've already shared all about the location...but I know what you are REALLY waiting to hear is the agenda. We are so excited to have some AMAZING swag sponsors for this retreat, and to be welcoming Affiliate Window as our main retreat sponsor! Saturday Agenda 8-9am Registration 9-9:15am Welcome 9:15-10:15 Blogging fulltime and managing a home 10:15-11 ...
How to use TheseReads to grow your blog
I have found my new favorite traffic source to grow my blog and it’s good. Within two days of joining, TheseReads skyrocketed into my top five referral sources for the month of January. Yes, in two days! Now that I have been using it for over a month, it’s still holding steady as my fifth highest traffic referral and it’s quickly gaining on my Facebook referrals. It won’t be long before it replaces my Facebook traffic as the fourth highest ...
The secret we’ve been keeping…
Becky and I have been talking about this for years... You've been ASKING us for it for years too. It's finally happening! We're hosting our very first blog retreat and we are SO EXCITED!!! We are so excited to have some AMAZING swag sponsors for this retreat, and to be welcoming Affiliate Window as our main retreat sponsor! Laptop and cup of coffee with hand working on old wooden table, Vintage tone We waited until now because we wanted to ...