Category: Creative Business
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A New Chapter: Restructuring Our Business
This post includes a video announcement of how my husband and I are restructuring our business starting July 2019. We appreciate your support so much! We’re not going to be completely gone, but this is definitely going to be a change. Over the past year, I have increasingly realized we needed to change some…
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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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How to Be Mentored by Anyone
Wouldn’t it be amazing to be mentored by your hero? It might not be as difficult as you think. Here’s how to be mentored from the best in your industry. Years ago, I began noticing how leaders across niches and work spaces were talking more and more about mentoring. I wanted to be mentored too,…
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Summer Reading List for Your Business
If you’re an entrepreneur, you’ve probably heard this before but it bears repeating: “Leaders are readers.” In this digital age, this pithy statement could be amended to “Leaders are listeners to podcasts and audiobooks” as well, but you get the point. In order to lead, you need to know where other people are coming from.…
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The Best Affiliate Programs for DIY Bloggers
Hey blogging friends! My Best Affiliate Programs for DIY Bloggers PDF is no longer available, but here are some resources you’ll enjoy: Related Resources: Affiliate Programs for BeginnersAnd for fun, The Truth About Craft Blogging Here’s my original post, because it still rings true: I’ve probably Googled, “best affiliate programs for DIY bloggers” one hundred…
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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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How I Earn Money Online (Buying Stuff We Need & Want)
When I decided to stay home with our daughter after she was born, I knew I needed to figure out some ways to earn money online that would help our bottom line. I read a lot of books and online articles about how we could continue paying off our debt aggressively with me home. And…
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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…