Writing

Writing Style – One Trick That Will Take Your Blog To The Next Level

March 18, 2016 By Paula 7 Comments

With hundreds of thousands of bloggers it can be hard to feel like you are standing out. While many of us cover similar topics, there is just one thing that will keep your readers coming back to you, instead of finding another similar blog to love. Your voice. While your topics may have been covered in the past, writing in a way that is unique to you, is what will set you apart. Sharing you and writing in your own unique style and voice is ...

Blogs Can Change The World

September 28, 2015 By Paula Leave a Comment

I wanted to give you a bit of encouragement today. So often we talk about the monetization part of blogging. How we can grow our site to the end of making more money. There's nothing wrong with that. Most of us are in this and running our sites as businesses. We are providing a living for our families, paying off houses, saving for college and doing so many other things with the money we make blogging. These are all important things and Becky, ...

SCHEDULE SERIES: Blog posting schedule

July 17, 2015 By Becky Mansfield

A Blog posting schedule ... ahh, yes... I love schedules. I mean I LOVE schedules. I need to be organized, to an extent. I love it because I like to know what I am doing next. I don't need to do the same thing at the same time on the same day, but I do need to write down due dates and have some sort of consistency. It makes life easier. It keeps me organized. It keeps me focused. It helps me to know what I have to do and when I have ...

A Blogger’s Privacy – How Much Should I Share?

December 14, 2014 By Paula Leave a Comment

Privacy is something bloggers talk about a lot. It is definitely a concern, and something that should be considered carefully as you enter the online world with your blog. Deciding how much you share online is a very personal decision, you have the final say on everything that is published to your site, which can be liberating, but also intimidating! It took me awhile to nail down my "privacy rules" for my blog and I've finally settled on what ...

Do Christian Bloggers have to be Faith Bloggers?

August 11, 2014 By Paula 3 Comments

Years ago, I used to be more of a faith blogger. I've since moved away from faith blogging in the traditional sense. It was a hard decision to make, but when I decided to make a business out of my blog, I also chose to broaden the types of posts I wrote. I realized a few things that helped me make the decision. I love faith bloggers, they are wonderful and encouraging to read, I just realized it was not the right choice for me and my blog. If ...

How to be a confident blogger without sound like a know-it-all

July 7, 2014 By Paula Leave a Comment

It's one obstacle that many bloggers face: How to blog confidently without coming off like a know-it-all. If you have friends and family members reading your blog this worry can really hold you back as a blogger, because none of us want to lose friends because of our blogs. There are several things you can do to blog with confidence while still remaining humble and relatable. Be Inclusive - This one is quite simple, but make room in your ...

7 reasons you don’t have to move to wordpress

June 21, 2014 By Becky Mansfield 21 Comments

Do you feel pressure to move to WordPress? Are you feeling left behind thinking everyone is over there? I used to feel that way, but the longer I have been on blogger the more I realize it can be a great platform to blog on. I love blogger and have been blogging for over 5 years on the blogger platform. I am not an expert when it comes to blog design or html and coding, but I have figured out quite a few things over the ...

Motivating yourself to keep writing when you wonder: WHO ACTUALLY READS THIS?

June 11, 2014 By Becky Mansfield Leave a Comment

Sometimes, as a blogger, we feel like we aren't reaching anyone. Our Facebook posts aren't being liked, our Tweets are being retweeted and comments aren't being left. It is hard to continue motivating yourself to keep writing when you wonder: Who is actually reading this? I want to tell you something that you may or may not know: Some of the "BIG" bloggers have been blogging for 7 or more years. (remember that you don't have to be a HUGE ...

Write like no one is Judging you… Dance like no one is watching…

May 31, 2014 By Becky Mansfield Leave a Comment

Write like no one is going to read it, except the one person that you are really writing to (almost all of my posts come from somewhere… either my husband reminding me of something or my kids, etc… write to them). Write like you want to pour your heart out. Write when you are inspired! I find that I write the best when I write at night. I am a little exhausted (to say the least… raising our 4 blessings that are ages 7, 6, 3 & 1) and I ...