I want to tell you how to work with brands as a blogger... Look like a business if you want to work with a business. I started my blog and loved the way that it looked. Green header, a cute, blonde cartoon lady with a baby and a bottle. Cute. Not me. It didn't look like me and didn't represent my blog. The green is a far cry from my favorite colors of ocean blue and pink. Yet I kept it for a year. I was afraid of change, afraid to ...
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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, ...
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 ...
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 ...
How to make money as a Virtual Assistant (VA)
I love this guest post today & I hope that it helps you!! Take it away.... Having been a blogger since 2007, I realize just how much work goes into a blog before ever seeing a return on your investment. I know that blogging can be profitable, but I also know that it takes some time to see that profit come to fruition. Over the years that I have blogged, I have also had the privilege of working from home either part-time or full-time as ...
Facebook Authorship ~ What It Means For Bloggers
Recently, Facebook has released a new feature, this time one that has the potential to be a huge benefit for bloggers and page owners! It's called Facebook authorship. It is a clickable link to a Facebook page, shown in the bottom of link shares. When set up properly, this means a link to YOUR Facebook page from other bloggers and friends as they share your content on their own pages. Here's what it looks like, when I shared a link from ...
Can you afford to quit your job to blog full time?
Blogging can be truly amazing! You can actually quit your job to blog full time. I had no idea that this was even a possibility when I decided to start a blog, let alone the thought that my husband would quit his job to blog with me! Seriously? Working from home with four kids and actually having the time to spend with them? Yep- it was as surprising to me then as it still is today. Just this week I said to my mom "I still can't believe ...
Getting on a blog schedule
Lets be honest here... we need to have a blog schedule because blogging can take up a LOT of time if we let it. It can take up all of our time, if we would let it. The reason? Blogging is one of those jobs that just never has an "ending". It is always open-ended. There is always more to do. Write another post. Edit another image. Share another post. Pin another pin. Start another book. Create another course. The to-do list goes ...
How to get rid of ads in sponsored posts with Adthrive
So I had to share this little tip with you. When I was working with a sponsor last month, they sent me a message to please remove all ads from my sponsored post. I had no idea how to do this, so I e-mailed Adthrive (my ads manager). They gave me the best tip ever! They said that when you want to remove ads on your own, you can simply go into your TAG area on your post and insert the word NOADS to clear it of ads. I was pretty skeptical ...
GET ON A SCHEDULE: YouTube
I have researched YouTube TO NO END. I even went to the YouTube lab in NYC, went on the (amazing) tour, heard the YouTube staff speak, talked to FAMOUS YouTube bloggers and heard amazing YouTube advice. Here are some of my favorite YouTube tips, when it comes to being on a schedule: 1). BE CONSISTENT!!!! Let me bold that, underline it, highlight it, make it huge... for you to see that. Be consistent. Your readers want to come to you to ...