Blogging through the holidays - and how to keep going without becoming overwhelmed. The holiday season can naturally be more than a little overwhelming. Keeping up with a blogging schedule, can just make things more difficult, but this is such a great time to get more views, and more opportunities for growth, that you don't want to stop now, unless you really need to! Here are a few ways to keep blogging this month, without sacrificing the ...
Time Management
How to write without being distracted
I am moving this post back to the top (it was originally posted last year), because I find that being distracted is a time-grabber and it seems to be one that are causing all of us to fall behind on our blogs. It will take all of your extra energy and just pull it away. If you saw my challenge earlier this week, reading this post is a must... If you are wondering how to write without being distracted - first let me run a scenario past you ...
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 ...
Tips For Blogging While Traveling
Tips for blogging while traveling. Are you headed on vacation this year or off to visit family? We've compiled a list of tips for blogging while traveling to help keep you safe, your content fresh and your readers engaged, even while you are gone! {this post has affiliate links} I'm personally just coming back from a week-long trip to San Antonio, with my kids, my aunt and uncle and my grandmother! This was by far the easiest trip blog-wise ...
Finding Time to Write a Book While Blogging
Writing a book while also managing your blog can seem like a daunting task. Especially if you feel like every spare moment is taken up with your blog, you might wonder how you'll ever find time to finish that book you've been wanting to write. So far, I have published eight books, all while working on my blog, and sometimes multiple blogs, full time. It can definitely be done, but it will take a good bit of planning. Today, we're going to give ...
How to grow your blog in an hour a day!
Paula and I both blog full time, and blogging is t he primary source of income for our families! This means a lot of time is put into growing our sites. However, there were days, when we didn't have as much time to give, and there are still times that we find ourselves with only an hour for the blog because other things came up that day. Some days we just don't have time to spend hours on our blog, but we don't want it to fall behind, ...
Time Management tips for the full-time working & blogging mom
It can be hard to be a working, blogging mom. Maybe you work outside of the house or you work from home. You run a blog. You run a household. You are the glue for your family. Today we are sharing 8 Time Management Tips from a Full-Time Working, Part-Time Blogging Mama from Sarah Brooks of the FrugalMillionareBlog. Time management for a blogger is so important! Are you a mom wanting to start your own business but have no idea where ...
How to hit 1,000,000 visitors in a year of blogging
Today I want to tell you How to hit 1,000,000 visitors in a year of blogging. I did this and so can you. Now, at year three, I am at over 3 million a month. It is amazing what you can do when you put your mind to it. You are here because you are ready to do it, too... so let's go for it! Lets start at the beginning… I'm Becky Mansfield, the blogger behind Your Modern Family. Your Modern Family is a blog about family life (my husband ...
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 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 ...