Ninety-five percent of blogs fail, and the main reason isn’t because of lack of content. The reason so many blogs fail before they even get started is that they don’t get enough readership! If you are looking for more exposure on your site, it may be time to do a little promotion. Here are five
Blogging is hard work! You are working to grow your blog, spending precious hours to write posts, create images, and promote your content. Yet, you are finding that it is really difficult to market your blog alone. You might not have a budget to hire someone to help you. You might have questions about technical
Have you ever wondered, “How do I create a media kit?” Media kits are useful in the blogging world as you seek to grow your blog, work with brands, and network with other bloggers, but creating a media can seem a bit overwhelming. In this post, I hope to cover the basics of creating a
Today I want to share with you five tips that have helped me build relationships with several of my favorite homeschool companies and achieve sponsorship on various levels. I remember the day that I obeyed God’s call to become a blogger. I really didn’t want to do it, however I knew that God was leading
Brands are finally beginning to notice that brand recognition and product promotion is best done with the help of a blogger. Selling to homesteaders who live in large cities? There’s a blog for that. Need an audience of women over 50 who travel? There’s a blog for that. How about moms who cook from scratch
There is much talk of whether or not bloggers should work with companies for money or for product. Many are of the mindset that bloggers spend a lot of time writing posts and promoting product and deserve to be paid in lieu of or in addition to any product the company they are working with
“Dear Blogger, Please let me guest post on your blog.” If you have been blogging very long, you’ve gotten an email similar to the one above from someone who has obviously never read your blog. They say things like, “I’m trying to build my resume’.” or “I think my content would fit nicely with your
Writing a guest post can be such a great way to grow your own blog’s following {just one of the many perks of guest posting}. But there are some “rules” that you want to follow to really rock your guest post. 1. Know the audience and niche of the blogger for which you’re writing To
If you’re a reader of blogs, you’ve seen guest posts. We all have. But did you know guest posting is a key element to blogging success? Whatever place or level of blogging you’re at, guest posting offers big benefits to you. 5 Reasons You Should Be Guest Posting 1. You’ll be seen by a larger
Curriculum vendors sending you hundreds of dollars worth of stuff for free and all you’ve got to do is post about it on your blog? Sounds like a good gig, but there’s much more to writing reviews than that. Writing quality reviews requires an investment of time on your part (and often your children’s part),
This isn’t going to be a very popular post with the business crowd, but it has to be said and explained because I have heard and seen so much confusion over the topic of paying for reviews on blogs. It is a blogger’s prerogative whether or not they charge for reviewing a product. Many bloggers
Introverts can be successful in carving out a place for themselves, even in the non-stop conversation of social media, by blogging with their unique social style in mind. Most of us are naturally interested in what makes people tick, and when we can use that information to understand ourselves and others, it’s a very good
Dear XYZ Company, I am so glad you asked me to review your product; however, I must tell you a few things about how product reviews work and why your review will not be up on my blog next week or maybe even next month. First of all, if your product is as fantastic as
For the past few years, homeschool conventions and bloggers have joined forces to bring awareness for the various conventions that are hosted across the US. This venture goes beyond sponsors and guest posts. It now stretches beyond the screen bringing bloggers and social media influencers into the heart of the convention with: blogger meet-ups conversations
Our world is changing. The way we send and receive information is changing right along with it. In this day and age, homeschool companies cannot afford to ignore the internet and social media. They also can’t afford to ignore bloggers as one of their greatest online resources. Bloggers have reach. Bloggers know the social
