Category: Blogging Tips
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How to Come Up With Blog Post Ideas In Your Sleep
“How to Come Up With Blog Post Ideas In Your Sleep” is the second in a couple of posts for new bloggers. You can read the first article here. Like I mentioned in my first article, there is SO much information out there about starting a blog. But let me tell you, the most important…
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I’m Writing a Book . . . Want to Join Me?
At the beginning of the year, I began writing a book. Except, instead of writing said book the normal way, I jumped into this project with three blank sketchbooks and began illustrating and hand-writing it. Every day for months, I wrote four pages a day. I wrote until I had those three sketchbooks filled to…
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5 Affiliate Programs That Won’t Make You Feel Weird
These affiliate programs for beginners won’t make you feel weird when you share them with your readers. In fact, at least one will work for any niche! Imagine going to a coffee shop with a friend. You’re both enjoying your fragrant cup of deliciousness and are probably nibbling on a treat. You’re catching up on…
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7 Fast Ways to Earn Income to Invest In Your Blog
It’s not a strategy that’s talked about a lot but if you want to grow your blog, you’ve got to invest in your blog. I’m not talking about pouring money into programs that promise to help you to “make money fast” online. I’m talking about legitimate courses that walk you through a proven strategy that…
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How We Live Off One Income
Want to learn how to live off one income? I never in a million years would have guessed we would be able to do this since we had student loan debt the size of a mortgage and live in a high cost of living area. But we took some steps early on that have allowed…
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Eight Common Product Launch Mistakes
Today is confession day. I’m going to get real here and talk about 8 common product launch mistakes. And since I’m writing about this, I’ll be honest and say the only reason I know about these mistakes is because I have committed every single one of them. So, if you see yourself in this list, don’t…
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How to Use Instagram Stories To Grow Your Creative Biz
Social media. If it’s not changing every week, it’s at least changing every other week, right? As a blogger and small business owner, I usually write about simple crafts and how to bring more creativity into your life via personal retreats, but today I’m stepping away from those topics to chat about the new kid…
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Why Great Content Matters for Your Blog and Biz
Hey there, I typically write about living a more creative life, retreat ideas, and simple crafts here. But today I’d like to share a bit about some of the things I’ve learned when it comes to this blogging business and why great content matters. Have you ever noticed that some businesses seem to soar into…
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Anatomy of an eBook Launch
Have you ever wondered what the steps are for an eBook launch? I definitely did. I thought I’d share an outline of the journey I took this last spring and summer in order to launch The Creative Retreat. (P.S. The Creative Retreat was originally created as an eBook but is now available in paperback as…
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A Guide for Success for the New Blogger
Starting a blog can feel like the If You Give a Mouse a Cookie premise. In that children’s book, the little boy innocently gives a mouse a cookie who then insists on a glass of milk and a napkin, and before long has decided it needs to clean the whole house, take a nap, and…