Blogging Guide for Moms (and Dads)

When you hear ‘Instagram,’ you might think it’s just an app you can use to share pictures and videos with your friends. But as an entrepreneur, it’s a powerful platform…

The question we get asked a lot when chatting to other bloggers and users is ‘how do you gain more followers on Instagram? This social media platform is quickly becoming…

How To Start A Travel Blog: A Step-By-Step Guide. In this blog post, you’ll learn everything you need to know about easily creating and how to start a travel blog…

Best WordPress Blogging Plugins If you’re new to the world of blogging, it can seem like an endless spiral of information that you need to process before you can get…

Fill Your Content Calendar with these Monthly Ideas One of the most common reasons mom bloggers struggle with their blogs is a lack of content. It’s critical to remember the…

Pinterest is a great way to drive traffic to your blog, whether you are a mom blogger, or another kind of blogger. People love looking at pictures and when they…

Product reviews are found on lots of blogs. Honest, authentic reviews can be beneficial to both the brand and the blogger. But how do you go about getting product reviews?…

Could your blog use a boost in its search engine rankings? Are you unsure of how to make that happen? Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered. Keep reading to learn some…

Recently, I’ve received a few questions about the process I use to add text to photos, so I thought I’d share a little tutorial with you today.. I have, on…

If you already have a family blog, I’ll bet you have a Facebook account as well, right? In fact, many family bloggers first started sharing photos and stories with their…

Have you ever stumbled upon a blog with bright colors, beautiful photos, and writing that makes you want to read? Sounds inspiring, doesn’t it? No matter what kind of blogger you are…

Secrets Behind Being a Successful Freelancer “I could never be a writer!” That’s the sort of response I get whenever I’m asked that classic cocktail question of what I do…

For the past five or six months, I’ve spent nearly every waking moment working. I’ve fallen into bed exhausted every night, feverish with stress and the dread of doing it…

I made a concentrated effort to get better calling people when I had to interview a Broadway star appearing in The Color Purple. I stammered so much explaining why I was calling…

I’ve been making money with the Amazon Affiliate program for about 18 months. My first few product postings were abysmal. I’ve since gone back and cleaned up the posts and…

Make People Want to Read Your Blog I’ve been there. It was seven years ago. I’d had a blog for about six months and people just weren’t coming. I’d heard…

Using YouTube To Succeed Online Creating videos and sharing them with the world is not only fun, but potentially profitable. By doing videos and being on YouTube, you can explode…

The majority of blog owners follow a simple formula that is based on how the periodical or media industries, (magazines, newspapers, television, radio, etc), traditionally operate; they try to get…

“The money is in the list” – is a common expression passed on within the internet marketing industry. True enough, an email list is the most fundamental asset for any…

How to Use Google Trends to Find Popular Searches Google Trends, an often under-rated product developed by Google, is finally receiving the attention it duly deserves. Since its inception in…

Now that you have identified a subject you are passionate about it’s time to identify your target audience. This is an exercise familiar to any traditional author or marketing executive….

I used to play volleyball in high school, and I’ll never forget how my coach taught me to strengthen my overhead serve. It was a simple tactic: Follow through. He…

Is Google Blogger the Best Platform for You? Although we prefer and promote the use of self-hosted WordPress, Blogger is an excellent platform if you are a beginner blogger. Google…

As I write this post I am working under the assumption that you diligently want  to create the best blog you can and that you want to improve every day…

I was recently interviewed by my local magazine about the work I do with Special Moms Network and how I have transitioned from blogging to speaking at tech and mom…

I am a huge proponent of writing down my goals and working towards them. Sometimes I scribble them in a notebook or on a piece of paper that I stuff…

Planning your social media scheduling in advance can help free up your blogging time to do more important tasks. Scheduling social media is super important. Using your time wisely, is…

Finding analytics for a specific blog post through google analytics is not as difficult as you might think. You might be asked to find analytics for a specific blog post…

They say that time is money, right? Using your time wisely as a blogger should be one of your top priorities. It is true, time is money. As a blogger…

I have been asked many times, “So, how would I go about setting up my own food blog?” That’s not a short answer but it definitely isn’t a difficult one….

As a blogger or business owner, sending out thousands or even millions of emails a day to all the people on your emailing list seems like a daunting task. Outside…

You know that running a blog is more than just writing posts and hoping that people read them.  As you’ve built your blog, you’ve probably found out that other tasks,…

As many of you know, I’ve been a stay at home mom since being laid off due a reduction in force a few years back. While I had the opportunity…