There are Four Phases to a Solid Business Plan for your Blog and today Marnie is sharing those with us... Critical Thinking & Reflection Ask yourself these questions: Do you know the source of your revenue? Do you know how much you spend each month? Do you make real time decisions? Do you feel overwhelmed and know why? Can you identify the specific gaps in your business that would make all the difference if ...
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When to start posting holiday content
Even though we're MONTHS out from Christmas and other big holidays, for bloggers, we all know holidays start EARLY. In fact, yesterday and today I have a Christmas-theme post going viral on Pinterest. I'm not the one who pinned it. Some one else did and it's more than doubled my normal daily traffic from Pinterest. Holidays start on Pinterest EARLY. You don't want to miss out. But also, let's be real. It's August. People are looking to ...
How to Figure Out Your Blogging Goals
Lately, I have so many ideas going that it is hard to figure out which one to focus on. The kids are still home for the summer (yay!) so I have to really choose to use my time while they are asleep wisely... When I thought about my plans & ideas... I felt like this: So I needed a goal. I wrote everything out that I wanted to do (Like a HUGE list). Then I went back and made a chart (think of what you did in elementary school ...
How to blog with kids at home
Today I am sharing 15 ideas about how to blog with kids at home. It is hard to work in the summer and honestly work is the last thing that I want to do when our kids are home, but it pays the bills. I don’t mind working for a few hours in the evening when everyone is asleep, but sometimes things come up in the middle of the day that cannot be ignored. I have found a few ways to keep the kids busy in the day in case I need to make a ...
The Question You Should Be Asking Instead of “What’s Your Blog Niche?”
If you've been around the blogging community now, I'm sure you've heard many a blogger talk about the importance of defining your niche as a blogger. And it is important. Sort of. But there's a much more important question to be asking. Something that will give you a clearer picture of where your blog is heading and why. It also gives you the freedom to cover more than one topic on your blog without it becoming confusing. This question is: Who ...
Planners & Time Management {Series: Best Blogging Tools}
Planning and time management are two of the most important pieces to the blogging puzzle. You can have all of the best ideas for content and be a spectacular image creator, while also knowing exactly how to work social media...but if you don't divide your time up efficiently you will soon find yourself overwhelmed. There are a lot of fabulous planners on the market, it comes down to what exactly you will be using yours for, to help you decide ...
Free Blog Topics Organizer Printables (2)
Every time that I have an idea for a blog posts, I hurry and put it in my editorial calendar and I save it as a draft. That works out great, most of the time... when I have my computer in front of me. When I don't have my computer in front of me, I put it on a note, slip it in my purse and hope that I remember it later. That wasn't working out so well, so we created these little Blog Topics for when I am out. I just print out one sheet of ...
Free Blogging to-do printable
I can't tell you how many sticky notes I have around my house. I have lists upon lists. I have notebooks filled with TO DO lists. (Oh, and yes... it does drive Mickey COMPLETELY CRAZY!) Instead, I started making myself printable to-do sheets and I print off about 10 at a time. I keep them in a binder and I fill them up. When I fill up one, I don't go to a new one until I have finished what was on that list. The reason is that I would ...
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