With a new blogging year upon us, many bloggers are trying to find the best places to get sponsored work, and figure out which blogging networks are still relevant for sponsored posts this ...
Blogging Tips
Blog growth tracker – a printable calendar
With a new year upon us, I knew that I wanted to be better about tracking my blog's income and growth all in one place. Right now, I have income tracking spreadsheets and notebooks, but other than my ...
How to get more likes on Facebook by inviting new followers to like your page
If you are working on how to grow your Facebook page, there is one way to get more likes organically, from people who are already interested in your content. This is to INVITE people to like your ...
Things I used to pin #hallofshame from a professional blogger
Welcome to the hall of shame - things I used to pin and images I thought were perfectly fine ways to represent my blog and brand on social media. Sure, it's embarrassing, but it's also a little bit ...
How to increase your blog’s ad income
Ad income is a great place to start if you are looking to make money blogging. It's easy to set up, and once you have the ads on your blog you'll naturally make money as you do everything you're ...
What makes a good PR/Advertise page on a blog
Today we are going to talk about 4 things you NEED to make sure that you have on your blog's PR/advertise page. If you are a blogger reading this and wondering, okay but WHAT is a PR page anyway, ...
Spark your Q4 earnings potential
I'm going to let you in on a little secret. For the first few years of my blogging career I pretty much ignored affiliate marketing. Nobody was really talking about it in those days, and while I ...
why we need to redefine success
We need to redefine what success means. It's not a competition. There's not a limited amount of success that we are all splitting. There's room for all of us, and all of our voices on the ...
My session at IZEAFest
A couple months ago, I told you that I was headed off to Orlando to speak on a panel at IZEAFest. For my bloggers and working moms in the group, this is my absolute favorite conference, and it was ...
Internet security tips for parents
I've grown up with the internet, so internet safety and security is something that's been ingrained in me for as long as I can remember. I was raised to have a healthy fear of the internet, and for a ...