Yay, so you bought a domain name. Good job! Then they try to sell you all these upgrades that seem like they aren't really essential and just a way of them getting that price higher on you. For most of the upgrades, I agree. Skip them!!! But there is one that you absolutely should not skip, and that's the privacy add on. If you don't set up a proxy for yourself, any one on the internet can know your name, home address and phone number. Not ...
Blogging books to read this year
There are so many blogging tools and books on the market these days it's hard to know which are the ones worth reading! Becky and I frequently get asked what our favorite blogging books are, so we decided to share the ones we love most here. edited to add: We are starting a blogging book club to go through some of these together! You can join it here. Some of these are affiliate links. Tasty food photography was ...
Why I deleted 1500 Facebook fans
I deleted 1,500 fans from my Facebook page. It was scary. It took forever. But it was so worth it! Before we get into the why I deleted people, let me show you how I did it. You can see the profile of everyone who likes your blog page from Facebook page settings. When you are logged in to your page go to settings in the top right corner. It will take you to a new page and there’s a toolbar on your left. From there click “people and ...
How to be an Etsy Affiliate
I recently got back from Affiliate Summit in Las Vegas. It was really neat getting to meet and interact with so many different brand reps and learn about their various affiliate programs. This post contains referral links to brands we're really excited about! I know that affiliate marketing is a difficult one to jump into. We see the immediate dollar signs associated with sponsored posts, it's guaranteed income, where affiliate marketing can ...
Changing the Way Blogging Is Perceived
This weekend I spoke at Type A bootcamp in Las Vegas and attended Affiliate Summit the following days. It's been an amazing experience, but an extremely challenging one as well. And I'm not just talking about the challenge of being an introvert in a room with 4,000 other people (for real). The key difference between Affiliate Summit and the other conferences I've been to is it's not just bloggers. Now on the one hand, that's AMAZING. I've ...
Tax Tips For Bloggers
Tax time. It can seem super overwhelming can't it? If you are like me, taxes used to be so simple. I would always pick up the form from my place of employment, hand it off to my husband and he would take care of the rest. With both of us being traditionally employed it really wasn't all that difficult. Then I decided to own create my own business and things just got more complicated. We had a lot of questions starting out and the tax side of it ...
November Youtube Challenge
Join us everyday in November for the #BPYoutubeChallenge! One video, every day of the month, using the prompts we've given below. We've intentionally left these pretty open ended. That way you can personalize them to fit your brand and your blog niche! Have fun with these, get creative and let's all conquer the youtube giant together! Also, throughout the month, Becky and I will be giving out prizes to random participants, so be sure ...
Just One Thing
Sometimes it just takes on person, just one thing to be a catalyst for change. Three years ago I got my first ever sponsored post. It was through social spark (now izea) and for a whopping $30. It's a simple thing, but it truly change my life. (this post has referral links) A simple 30 bucks showed me that I could do this. That my crazy dreams of making a living blogging, might not be all that crazy after all. It showed me I could achieve ...
IzeaFest Live Stream
I'm at Izeafest this weekend... If you've been around awhile you know that Izea is one of mine and becky's favorite companies to work with for campaigns. I know you all have a lot of quesitons about Izea, and we have some fun things coming in addition to our tutorial on how to use the Izea platform, and I've interviewed some of the campaign leaders about how you can start getting more jobs there too! That post is coming soon... Until then, ...
Blog Post Loading…
You know that feeling... that even when you aren't working, you totally are? There is never a time when we don't have a "blog post loading". Sure, you might be at the park with your kids, but then another mom does something irritating and you just KNOW an "open letter to the anonymous mom at the playground" will be featured on your blog tomorrow. Or maybe you are shopping for groceries and discover an epic deal prompting "8 ways to save big ...