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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 ...
So - you are thinking of writing an ebook and not sure where to start or what to do? I want to help you! We have collectively written over ten books and we have the tips that can help you. Let me give you a short & sweet post about why I am saying yes to writing a book. (#3 is my favorite!) 1- They are easy because you already love to write (if not, you can always just talk and have it made into a book by someone else!) 2- They ...
Boring. It's arguably the most offensive word you can use to describe some one's writing. I don't mind if people disagree with me, but don't call me boring! Unfortunately all too often that's what blog posts are, and no one wants to read boring. Here are some tips to make sure you aren't losing readers to boredom! ah-ha! Make sure that some where in your post you have an ah-ha moment. You need something unexpected in your post or ...
Have you ever seen another blogger's post go viral and you think to yourself "I wrote on that exact concept a few months ago and no one cared???" It can be a bit frustrating, but rest assured this has happened to all of us. Sometimes it's just because the other blogger already has a larger platform with more people to share their content. Other times they may have just caught a lucky break or posted at the exact right time. But there are some ...
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 ...
We recently posted about how to hit 1 million visitors on your blog and I hope that it gave you some really great tips to grow your blog. Today I wanted to share some topics to get you started. These topics to make a post go viral will assist you if you want to achieve this goal. Here are some topics to make a post go viral and to help inspire you each month: You can download a GO VIRAL CALENDAR for free here. JANUARY- organizing. ...
Ok, so a LOT of you ask me this question: How did you get a post to go viral? I have been grateful each time that I write on a viral topic and it takes off. It really boils down to just 3 things: 1. A good title. A simple title. A FUN title that engages them. Let's look at a few examples: Say we are talking about a parenting lesson about kids leaving toys out. The post is about how they leave their toys out, so you have decided to keep ...
"Beck? Are you almost done?" Mickey calls me for the second time, ready to watch our show. "I'm writing" I call back. Writing? In the shower? Yep. I do my best "thinking up ideas" & writing them down when I am in the shower or when I am lying in bed at night, or or when I am taking a jog around the neighborhood. I do my best writing when I am waiting in the carpool line for twenty minutes because I arrived too early and school ...
There are so many ways to get your readers back to your site- Facebook, pinterest... but how do you get them back to you when those things aren't working? I feel so frustrated with Facebook sometimes. I'll have a week where everything is 30-50% reach and then I'll have a week where it is back to 10% or less. I don't get it. So, I've found a way that works. Newsletters. I've been bringing them back to my page with newsletters. Let me ...
I wanted to talk about when someone steals your post because it happens a lot. All the time. I want to give you a way to think about it... When you find that someone has taken your idea... remind yourself of these things: 1). Are they new? I know that when I was new, I had no idea about using someone else's pictures, etc... In the first two weeks of starting a blog, I copied someone's pictures! I did a whole post about how we cut our ...
