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FREEBIE – Free ebook for you! 10 tips to keep your blog on the side.

May 29, 2014 By Becky Mansfield Leave a Comment

Paula and I are so excited to present our first FREE blogging on the side ebook… just for you! We made this book with you in mind! We want you to be encouraged to keep your blog running well, keep your family happy, and keep your mind stress-free. We want to give you some quick tips to help you keep everything balanced and keep your blog on the side. Do you want a copy of our FREE ebook? Just enter here: Here are the chapters of our ...

Success – inch by inch

May 17, 2014 By Becky Mansfield Leave a Comment

This is a short & sweet post to give you advice that my dad gives to me… "Becky, Every day is going to pass, no matter what. You can work on your dreams today or you can let the day go by. Every day is one more day, so what are you going to do? Five years are going to pass either way, so accomplish a dream" He told my brother this same advice, so my brother went ahead and enrolled in school to get his PhD. It has been four years ...

Blogging rules

May 13, 2014 By Paula Leave a Comment

That is a tricky question because it does look different for every one. My rules are -- 1. I won't share something that will be hurtful to some one else. (This is hard because so much of my personal story intersects with others, but I won't share things that will paint some one else in a bad light, even if they are true, and might be helpful to some one who has experienced similar things. Hurting one to help others is not an okay trade for me).2. ...

Part 2: Advice for the husband of the blogging wife.

May 13, 2014 By Becky Mansfield Leave a Comment

This is part two of: Advice for a husband of a blogging wife. There are three parts to this series. TO read the first part of this story, click here. PART 1- ADVICE FOR THE HUSBAND OF THE BLOGGING WIFE I remember for a while, that you (Becky) had to point things out to me. You would say: "Mic, look at this coding. This is what I am doing right now. I have to do all of this just to add a link to my post. The point of adding a link in ...

How to Post More Often

February 17, 2014 By Paula Leave a Comment

I frequently get asked how I find the time to post as much as I do. I post 5-9 times on my blog each week, plus one to two times over here each week. Granted, some of the posts on my personal blog are down done by contributors ( 1 or 2 a week) and I host a link party on saturdays, which takes care of another post, but that still leaves me creating 3-6 posts each week on my own, while also scheduling and editing the others. First of all, I want ...

How Do I Find Time to Write?

January 27, 2014 By Paula Leave a Comment

Finding time to write is a challenge for every writer. We are all given the same amount of time each day, so instead of fretting that some one else must have it easier than you, try to find ways to work with the time that you do have. We all are given the same amount of time in a day, and yet some people seem to get WAY more things done than others. I'm still striving to make better use of my time, but it is an area that I've made a lot of ...

How To Achieve Your Publishing Dreams

January 26, 2014 By Paula Leave a Comment

I am so excited to share this opportunity with you! Angela England has just opened up a course to help you reach your publishing dreams. (disclaimer: this post contains affiliate links) I (Paula) met Angela at a blogging conference last fall, and used her ebook entitled 30 Days to Make and Sell a Fabulous Ebook when writing and publishing my own book. I can honestly say that I would not have my book published yet without her help. I am ...

How to Write Amazing Guest Posts

December 9, 2013 By Paula 3 Comments

Writing guest posts can be a great way to build relationships with other bloggers and get your writing in front of new eyes! Guest posts, when done correctly, can be mutually beneficial for both the host, and the guest! Today, I'm sharing a few ways that can help you create 5-star guest posts! Stellar Content - It can be hard to give your best work away, but you definitely want to make sure that you offer awesome content to your host! This ...

How to Turn Your Average Posts Into the Best!

October 21, 2013 By Paula 29 Comments

How to turn your average posts into the best... 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 ...