Naming your blog is a really personal decision that probably shouldn’t be done quickly or without a lot of thought. There are some fun and practical ways to know if your blog name ideas have staying power or not. Here's how to name your blog, and stick with it! Coming Up With Blog Name Ideas When I first started my blog (on a domain that was my name because it had previously been a more static website), I called it something totally boring like “Sarah’s Crafty Life.” I spent a lot more ...
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6 Blogging Skills You Can Put On Your Resume
I still recall when I was first entering the workforce years ago and writing my first resume. Even though it seems like a lifetime ago, I learned pretty quickly through my then college class what should and shouldn’t be on a resume to obtain a future job. These days, playing up what skills that you are proficient in is still essential to include. I have been blogging for over six years now. During this time, I have amassed many blogging skills! Quite a few of these could most definitely be put ...
5 Tasks Top Bloggers Do at the Beginning of Every Month
It is the start of a new month and so it is a beginning of sorts to all things - and that includes your blog. Fresh month and fresh new ideas! With each new calendar month also comes the chance to close the previous month. Find out 5 tasks that top bloggers do at the beginning of every month! So with the close of the previous month comes the need to do some light housekeeping. And also with the beginning of a new month, one needs to plan ahead as well. This cycle applies to life in ...
Blogging Tools, Apps, and Plugins To Help Save Time
We love the art of blogging, but let's be honest - it can be very time consuming! Whether you use your blog to document your family's latest adventures or you have honed in on a subject that you are working to monetize, finding the time to commit to your project can be difficult to do. We know your time is precious, so today we're sharing 10 of our favorite blogging tools, apps and plugins. They will help you stay as productive as possible when you are blogging: 10 Blogging Tools, Apps, and ...
Blogger Inspiration: 5 Reasons to NOT Quit Blogging
I have been a blogger for more than 10 years, and while my blog has never been big, it was big enough at times to merit doing sponsored posts. And it still brings in a tiny amount of ad revenue every month - even when I’m not publishing new content. Blogger Inspiration: 5 Reasons to NOT Quit Blogging And that’s often. This year I’ve published a whopping eight posts (though I have two more in draft; that counts for something, right?) in eight months, despite a goal stated only to myself ...
How Letting Go Of Perfection Can Help Your Blog
We've all seen them as we've scrolled through Pinterest and Instagram: those perfect shots of a perfect looking life. They're meant to inspire, and they're what we're often told to produce as bloggers if we want to get traffic and new subscribers. Carefully composing your images, deliberately curating a certain look. If you have a certain type of blog, if you are very visually-centered, you do want to follow this advice. You probably don't want to show the Top 7 Spring Wardrobe ...