Update: 10/20/16 Since writing this post I have launched an Ecourse for Bloggers – Mastering The Art of Working with Brands where I teach the strategies that have helped me make thousands of dollars every month from sponsored posts. Check out the course here. I mingle and meet a lot of new moms all the…
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Snapchat || The New Way Bloggers Can Monetize Their Blogs
As a blogger I feel like I need to keep up with all the latest social media sites. It seems like there are new ones coming out all the time and it can be so overwhelming! I’ve had the Snapchat app on my phone for literally years and on a whim the other day I decided…
New Blog Name + Design = Our Story
you might have noticed a few changes around here. I have been, for some time now, thinking about changing the name of my blog to fit more of what i have been writing about…or what i want to write more about – my family, our home life, the photographs that capture the way we live. not only have i fallen…
Google+ vs. Facebook – The Top Reasons Why Bloggers Should Be on G+
It’s been a little over 3 weeks since I declared my official move from Facebook to G+ as a blogger. Here are my findings 1. Google+ IS NOT like Facebook – There is a learning curve, a certain etiquette that people follow on G+ that is not anything like it is on Facebook. Communicating…
How To Add Clickable Social Media Icons to your Blog Banner
I get asked about my blog header a lot. And I love sharing knowledge and helping out other bloggers,so I decided to put together a tutorial on how I customized it and added clickable social media icons to it. You don’t need a lot of geeky knowledge to do it either. Here’s how… First, create…
Making the Leap from Facebook to Google+
As a blogger, being able to reach people is so important. We write, we share and we want to interact. It’s what we do, that’s why we blog. And if you can’t see what I write and share, then you can’t interact and my life as a blogger becomes harder. Facebook has been making our…
My Media Kit – What to Include: A Must Have for a Blogger
Update 10/2106: I no longer use this media kit as my blog name has changed and my strategy for pitching companies. For my updated media kit info, see this article. I finally did it! I finished my Media Kit! That is one less thing on my blog to-do list. Ever since I started blogging I…
10 Quick Tips to take your New Blog to the Next Level
Starting a blog was something I had been thinking about for a long time before I jumped in and finally did it. If you’ve taken the jump recently as well, congrats! You’ve made it this far! And now that you’ve got a site up and running, what next? Here are my top 10 Tips on getting your new…
