If you’ve been blogging for any amount of time, you’ve likely heard of bundle sales. Maybe you’ve even purchased or contributed to a bundle. Recently, I’ve been coaching many of my clients on developing a strategy to effectively promote a bundle sale. Given the demand for this topic is so high, I thought it would […]
3 Priorities Bloggers Must Not Neglect
As a blogger, I would have to say that one of the hardest things for me has been finding balance and keeping my priorities in place. It is so easy to get consumed with all that comes with running a blog! I realized one day that I was putting my blog before things that were […]
5 Things to Expect as a New Blogger
So you’ve decided to take the leap and become a blogger? I’ve been right where you are. I have stood on that cliff, ready to take the plunge into the blogosphere. It wasn’t that long ago, not even a year to be exact, that I dove in head first. I was just a girl with a […]
How to Grow Your Email List Fast
You have 23 email subscribers and you don’t know what you’re doing wrong. The only people who are reading your blog are your family members and friends and they’re not even your target audience. You want to grow your blog income and traffic but you’re struggling with creating content and keeping up with Facebook, Pinterest, […]
Why You Need a Blogging Group
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 […]
3 Debilitating Blogging Fears and How to Overcome Them
Blogging is a platform that allows you to deliver a message, serve people solutions to their problems and at the same time, create multiple streams of income. Those may take the form of affiliate commissions, your own product sales, offering services, and many more. When it comes to marketing and selling your products and services, […]
5 Tips for Connecting with Your Facebook Audience
Admit it. You get a little excited when you post something that gets hundreds or thousands of likes, shares, and comments on Facebook. Is there a way to do this on a regular basis? The short answer is yes. There are specific things that you can do to increase your engagement on Facebook. Keep in […]
8 Important Things To Know Before Hiring A Blog Designer
You have been blogging for a while using a free theme and have earned some money. You are now ready to make your website stand out from the crowd. It is time to hire a website designer! Here are the top 8 things to know before you hire a blog designer: 1) What is the […]
How to Create a Media Kit
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 […]
Meet the Homeschool Blogging Connection Team
The Homeschool Blogging Connection Team is the face of HomeschoolBlogging.com. The current team is comprised of a highly-selective group of 24 professional homeschooling bloggers! The Homeschool Blogging Connection Team is dedicated to serving the homeschooling community in a variety of ways including: providing resources and encouragement through various collaborative projects {giveaways, series, blog hops, etc} connecting […]
Top 10 Ways to Lose Blog Readers
After reading Platform by Michael Hyatt, I found myself wondering if I’m doing some of the things he lists as ways to lose blog readers. Top 10 Ways to Lose Blog Readers #1: Post Too Often // #2: Post Too Seldom These really go together. Find out how often your readers want to hear from […]
5 Tips to Build Relationships With Potential Sponsors
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 […]
4 Tips for Becoming a Successful Blogger
Blogging is so easy. All you need to do is find a blog platform, sign up and start writing, right? Right. To be a successful blogger, however, is a different thing. Blogging is one of the best ways to make money on the internet, but it must be approached with focus, passion and dedication. There […]
How to Pitch to Businesses for Sponsorship on Your Blog
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 […]
4 Weeks to More Traffic Blogging Challenge
Do you write amazing posts, but can’t figure out how to get people to actually read them? Has your blog traffic hit a plateau? Have recent Facebook and Pinterest algorithm caused a decrease in your monthly pageviews? Are you ready to kick your blog traffic up a few notches? Perhaps, all you need is some […]
Blogging for Money or Product: The Win-Win Situation Method
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 […]
15 Hashtags to Reach Homeschoolers
If you’re active on Twitter or Instagram the use of popular, related hashtags is key! Hashtags help you find, and get noticed by, a specific demographic. Use the 15 hashtags below to connect and converse with Twitter and Instagram’s homeschool community. 15 Hashtags to Reach Homeschoolers #Homeschool – you’ll find curriculum reviews, advice and even weekly […]
How to Overcome Blogging Burnout
Recently I experienced a serious case of burnout. Life as a busy homeschooling mom who is also running a full-time blogging business while still working hard to be a great wife, daughter, and friend often consists of juggling many plates at once. I have the tendency to run myself into the ground. I’m sure if […]
Using Blogging to Better Your Homeschool
There are a lot of bloggers out there in that vast expanse of cyber space, but blogging can be all about your own personal benefit. You see, some people blog for the benefit of others, some blog for money, and others blog for themselves. As a homeschool mother of six, I blog for several reasons… […]
How to Write and Pitch the Perfect Guest Post
“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 […]
5 Tips for Coming up with Blog Post Ideas
Struggling with writer’s block? Coming up with blog post ideas day in and day out can be challenging at times. Here are five tips for coming up with blog post ideas when the ideas aren’t flowing: 1. Do Something Strenuous or Something Relaxing Take a jog. Work out. Go for a swim. Hit a punching […]
Five Ways to Refresh and Reuse Old Blog Posts
While creating new, relevant content for your blog is always good, sometimes bloggers get stuck in a rut or they don’t have the time to dedicate that they want. Sometimes what we need is staring us right in the face – in the form of our old blog posts. By looking back we can get […]
6 Design Essentials for Above the Fold
Have you heard the term “put first things first”? It’s a call to make the most important things priority. Whether you have a blog, a brand website, or both, there are 6 design essentials that should always come first. And by first, I mean above the fold. Above the fold refers to the area of […]
How to Rock a Guest Post
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 […]
5 Reasons You Should Be Guest Posting
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 […]
6 Simple Ways to Build Your Blog Community
Have you been trying to build your blog following, but seem to be hitting a brick wall? The most important thing you can remember about building your blog community is that it takes time. There’s a big blog world out there. Be patient and give your blog a chance to grow! Check out these 6 […]
6 Common Mistakes New Bloggers Make
Being a new blogger is full of challenges. It seems like the blogging world speaks a language all of its own. Aside from the technical aspects of blogging that challenges most newbies, these are a few common mistakes that many new bloggers make: Blog designs that aren’t visually appealing When you have white on black […]
A Beginner’s Guide to Growing a Blog {and not neglecting your family}
Growing a blog takes time, and it takes work. As a beginner blogger, I think my biggest frustration is hearing from veteran bloggers that they are going to take a break, or how important it is to not invest so much time on my blog and spend time with my family. However, wanting my blog […]
Whose Race Are You Blogging? How to Focus on Your Own Blogging Journey
Don’t believe the “have to” ! I have a secret to share that I’ve learned the hard way! {if you know me you know I learn everything the hard way} Blogging friend, you do not have to try to keep up with every other blog and feel overwhelmed. Run your own race. It’s easy to […]
How to Find Your Blog Voice
Your blog needs to have a voice. In order to have a successful blog, you need a tribe. You need that community of people interested in what you have to say and with whom you can relate. How do you do that? By finding your blog’s voice. A Voice Gives Your Blog a Personality I […]
7 Tips to Beat Bloggers’ Block and Distraction
I don’t know about you, but when I grab a bit of time to blog, it sometimes happens during our hour of quiet rest time in the afternoon, but most often after the kids go to bed at night. By then, I’m pretty much fried. I blog because I feel called to minister to other […]
Tips for the Overwhelmed Homeschool Blogger
Please tell me that I’m not the only one who has felt overwhelmed while attempting to balance the homeschool blogger life? If you have never felt overwhelmed, then I desperately need to know your secret! If you’re like me in your struggle to keep things “balanced,” here are a few tips… Don’t try to do […]
Affiliate Links: what are they and how do they work?
Do you know what an affiliate link is? Do you know how they work? In the blogging world an affiliate link is a link that has been encoded with a tracking cookie. The tracking cookie keeps track of money spent and applies it to the unique code that was clicked on. Then the company linked […]
How Do You Do It All?? {AKA- My Weekly Homeschool/Blog/Life Schedule}
How Do You Do It All?? That’s a question I am often asked when I share “what I do” with a new friend or acquaintance. They just can’t figure out how I have time for “all” that I do. My answer is always the same. “I don’t do it all!” Truth be told, I’ve found […]
How to Write Great Blog Posts
I have news for you. No one is reading your blog posts. Studies have shown that only 16% of readers read word-for-word. Source A good 80% of readers just scan for words and phrases. So how do you write for these scanning “readers”? Want To Be A Great Blog Writer? Cut It Out! Content writing […]
So, You Want To Write Reviews
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), […]
Why Companies Should Pay for Reviews
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 […]
How to Use Affiliate Links in Blog Posts
Let’s face it, earning affiliate commissions helps support your blog and your family. But, most readers do not want to read blogs with a lot of hype about buying products. They want to know more about you and read stories about your life or your niche. So, how can you include affiliate links without […]
Confessions of The Introverted Homeschool Blogger
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 […]