I am not a blog headline expert. I really wish I was. I wish that every title I created exuded a sense of urgency to be read, but that’s just not the case. But, as I continue to blog professionally, I realize more and more that having a killer blog headline is often the key to growth, […]
How to Grow a Successful Blog
I love blogging. Absolutely love it. It’s so much fun to write about things that resonate with people, help them better manage their homes, educate them about great new products, and speak to their souls. I love all the comments and shares I receive and am grateful, and humbled, for every single one. And I […]
The Keys to Successfully use Round-up Posts to Drive Traffic to Your Blog
I don’t know anyone who hasn’t seen a round-up post from Buzzfeed titled something like “28 Ways to Fix Stuff Your Kids Ruined” or “27 Household Cleaning Tricks Every Parent Should Know.” Buzzfeed is well known for their epic lists for all sorts of random things from entertainment and celebrities to parenting and homemaking to […]
BoardBooster: The Easy Way to Drive Traffic Indefinitely to Your Blog
Everyone wants to figure out a way to drive traffic to their blogs, and with the least amount of work possible. That’s why I have to tell you about BoardBooster, the Pinterest scheduling tool. Pinterest is my and many bloggers’ favorite social media tool because it drives a ridiculous amount of traffic to our sites […]
How to Monetize Your Blog for Mobile with PadSquad and Why You Should
Do you know how much of your blog traffic comes from mobile devices? If you don’t, stop right now and take a look at your Google Analytics. Because what you see may surprise you, and then have you realizing how you are missing out on major money by not monetizing better for mobile devices, and […]
All Work and No Play – 8 Tips for Overcoming Your Inner Work-a-holic
Work, work, work all the time! When your “work” is your passion, your hobby, and something you want to do all the time, something you think about constantly, it is really hard to step back and make sure things really are balanced correctly in your life. This is especially true for work at home moms, […]
Link Party 101 – What they are and if they’re worth your time
As a new blogger, you will find lots of blogging tips recommending you share your blog posts with others through things called Link up parties (or link-ups, or Linky parties). The major reason of doing this, especially as a new blogger with practically no readers or followers, is to get more eyeballs outside of your immediate family […]
How do you make money blogging?
How do you make money blogging? I get asked this question a lot in real life. While it seems most people are familiar with the terms “blog” and “blogger,” most people reference them in connection with family update blogs, ones that don’t make money, but contain lots of pictures of happy kids and happy families […]