Every day I get questions from readers asking about starting a blog of their own. I write a lot about making extra money on the side and publish the occasional income report for WhatMommyDoes.com, so it makes sense I would get a lot of questions. If you are interested in starting a blog so you can make income from home, you are in the right place! Let's dive in. I LOVE getting questions and spend quite a bit of time each week going through and answering each question individually. I realized one day that I should probably start putting answers to some of the most common Keep Reading
What to Do When You Have NO Blog Traffic
There are soooo many things that go into having a successful blog. When you’re beginning, it feels like the whole world is against you, conspiring to rob you of all your free time and sleep. I get it. I’ve been there. Writing and creating images into the wee hours of the night hoping to catch a break. Not sure what to do first or next or last because the to-do list seems unbelievably long and confusing. I want to help you figure out how to get traffic without banging your head against your keyboard! I’m going to assume that you don’t want to spend money until you make some Keep Reading
What to do if the Blog Name You Want is Taken
Something I know a lot of people (including me!) agonize over when starting their blog is what to name the darn thing! I thought it would be helpful to cover my naming process with you so you can see that: A) it was very hard for me too and B) that there's a method to choosing a perfect blog name (in hindsight) :) How I Named My Blog Before I started blogging, I agonized over my blog's URL, www.whatmommydoes.com, for weeks before settling on that name! I came up with dozens of potential names and couldn't make a decision one way or another. It wasn't Keep Reading
47+ Black Friday & Cyber Monday Deals for Bloggers {Updated for 2021!}
Updated for Black Friday 2021! I thought Black Friday was just for buying presents. Well, apparently, it's for discounting your blogging courses, too! :D I came across so many Black Friday deals for bloggers than I just had to put them in a post for the SIXTH YEAR IN A ROW! This is your chance to save some big bucks on some excellent ebooks, courses and blogging tools. This year we found over 45 great deals to show you guys. FREEBIES FROM ADVENTURES IN BLOGGING Let's start with free! There are currently 6 amazing freebies available to you on Adventures in Blogging, my Keep Reading
3 Tips for Choosing a Unique & Catchy Blog Name You’ll Absolutely Love
In the post “How to Choose a Blog Name You Won’t Regret” I went over many of the basics related to choosing a great blog name. If you're here, you're likely past the point of figuring out what kind of blog to start and you're ready to name the darn thing!! :) When you start your blog, settling on a so-so name was my biggest worry. I didn't want a bad name...I didn't even want a "good" name....I wanted the BEST NAME I COULD THINK OF! I spent many days agonizing over this one thing, and I bet you are probably here because you're in the same boat. If that's you, I hope this Keep Reading
Easy-To-Follow Guide For How To Start A Craft Blog
I spend quite a bit of time on What Mommy Does talking about ways to make money through making and selling handmade items. In fact, I love helping other moms figure out what they can do from home to bring in extra cash so much that this topic is one of the main focuses of my blog. I think selling handmade items online and/or teaching others how to craft is a great way to make an income. I get questions every day from readers wanting to know how to start a CRAFT blog of their own. I decided to put the answers to the most commonly asked inquiries of the question Keep Reading
How to Start a Blog to Make Money – Very First Steps to Take!
I receive questions quite often about how you make money blogging. Specifically how to start a blog to make money. I usually point people to my Blog Startup Guide but I know it can be a lot to handle all at once (it's a comprehensive tutorial all about starting a blog the right way if making money with it is your goal). I just realized that I never separately listed out the steps you must take to begin a blog in a super simple format so that's what this post is all about. If you were to take a look at my blog startup guide and boil it down to Keep Reading
How to Start a Mom Blog in 3 Quick Steps
Note: Some links in this post are affiliate links, which means I receive a commission if you make a purchase. Affiliate relationships include, but are not limited to, Bluehost, Amazon Associates, and StudioPress. When you first start researching how to start a mom blog, it can get overwhelming. People are throwing terms you can't understand out there in these super-lengthy tutorials that are way over your head. But all you can articulate for the Google search box is "how do you make a website?" I've been writing online for nearly 8 years. Sometimes I forget where I was 8 Keep Reading
How to Start the Blog of your DREAMS
I know these times are scary. With schools closed and businesses laying off employees left and right, work and income are no longer a luxury many people can rely on. I'm very fortunate that I work for myself AND my income doesn't evaporate when people aren't allowed to leave their homes. While my actual product sales are lower, but ad and affiliate income are coming in, and that's enough to pay our mortgage AND my full-time salary AND my employee's part-time salary! Blogging, in my opinion, is and always will be the best side job for moms. This Keep Reading
Free Ebook Template {Microsoft Word}
Hi guys! I have something awesome to share with you today. It's the blank version of the first edition of Traffic Transformation when it was called the Blog Traffic Ebook. This is a free ebook template you can use, complete with: pre-formatted Table of Contents chapter titles bullet points subheadings Because the page layouts are pre-determined, you don't need to do much except save the original file as a new document, add details to the cover page, and start writing! This Word template may include some features you don't need. As you go through the Keep Reading
How Long Does it Take to Make Money Blogging?
A question I get from most people who just started their blog is "when will I start making money from this?" Or, "how much do people make blogging?" I want to answer their question, but oftentimes I don't know where to start because if they are asking about money from day one, then it indicates to me that their expectations are unrealistic. Before you can make money blogging, you must lay a solid foundation. Let's go over a few of the major things you should consider when your goal is to create a money making blog. Before you can make money blogging... In the early Keep Reading
10 Failproof Income Generating Blog Tasks (that take the guessing out of blogging)
I haven't written about blogging in a while, so I thought I'd come out of my blogging about blogging hibernation today and write something that's been weighing on me for a while. I think this is an important topic to talk about. My CPA background affords me a unique perspective on blogging. Sometimes I don't realize that what I do is different than the rest until someone points it out. I realized last year than I apparently have a unique system of determining what things I should be doing to generate income on my blog vs things I shouldn't be doing at Keep Reading
120 Amazing Blog Post Ideas [CHECKLIST UPDATED FOR 2024]
When I had fewer than 100 blog posts, I found it extremely difficult to come up with new content ideas. I would wrack my brain and come up with a bunch of boring ideas! What SHOULD You Blog About on a Lifestyle Blog? Because my blog is about a lot of things related to being a mom, it's technically a "lifestyle" blog. I figured it would be easy to come up with things to say. All I wanted to do was really get my blog off the ground and nothing I wrote seemed to be the "thing" that resonated with my readers. Then one day I realized the issue with finding Keep Reading
How Six Figure Bloggers Get Traffic to Their Blogs {What I Learned!}
Today's guest post is from Sally Miller, mom on a mission and an author of seven best-selling books. She's also a blogger who has built up quite a following...I think you'll love what she has to say! Take it away, Sally! So, you’ve started a blog and now you’re wondering how to reach readers? Maybe you’re new to blogging and this whole idea of getting traffic is a mystery to you. Or perhaps you’ve been blogging for a year or more and are struggling to get more than a handful of visitors each week. I know how you feel. It’s frustrating when you see other bloggers whose Keep Reading
5 Days of Simple Tasks to Increase Your Blog Traffic & Income!
Hey ya'll! I've been rather quiet lately because I've been working on something really important in the background. I'm happy to say it's finally here!! I'd like to introduce to you a brand new {FREE} 5-day mini challenge designed to help you grow your blog traffic and monetization! This challenge is made up of bite-sized tasks and ideas you can implement in about 15 minutes a day that really make a big difference to your bottom line. Whether you are trying to grow your income, qualify for MediaVine, attract more customers to your products, or sell more in Keep Reading
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