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I am at a conference and tonight we were talking about tax tips for bloggers and auditing. Keeping track of income for taxes can be a hard subject, I know. Tonight I heard great advice and it is the same advice that Mickey gives me, so I was reminded that I really wanted to share it with you. (For those that don't know, Mickey is my husband and he now stays home and does our finances). Tip for today: If you have recipes or crafts, etc... ...
Hi! So as I shared in our closed Blogging group on FB, this conference was AMAZING. It is invite only. You fill out an application and they go through them and choose bloggers that they think would be a good fit. (Here is the landing page, but applications are not out yet) While I was there, not only did I get the chance to take a photography class (the pictures would have turned out beautifully there, no matter how well I did!), but it was ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
We wanted to share three blogger events in september 2015 happening in the blog world... conferences, webinars and jobs... oh my! A few of us will be speaking at the Blog Elevated Conference on September 18-20. and we want you to come. You can take 10% off using our affiliate link! ...
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 ...
We share our blogging income reports here as inspiration for you. Many bloggers, like myself, when I started, thought making money on a blog was "dreaming big". I just wanted to make enough to pay for preschool, but I have been able to make far more than that... and you can, too. I hope that you find this report helpful. My income this month, as with every month, is calculated BEFORE expenses (expenses are several thousands of dollars!) ...
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 ...
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 ...
