I know lots of people say to choose the ONE NICHE you want to write about and stick to that on your blog. As in, if you want to write about fitness, keep your blog only about fitness. Or if you want to write about healthy meals, keep your blog only about healthy meals. I think most of us aren’t that focused, though. I don’t know about you, but I have LOTS of passions. I am a mom, a volunteer, an athlete, and a CPA. I love spending time with family, gathering friends at cookouts, and learning new things. I am constantly learning and love to share what I learn with everyone I Keep Reading
7 Things You Shouldn’t Forget to Consider When Naming Your Blog
Blogging is my favorite topic to talk about. I just love it when I can help another mom, especially, find her voice and put her ideas out into the world. Something she creates all on her own and turns into something amazing. There's no better feeling than that! We are helping to support our families with our blogs, and that's a wonderful thing. Sometimes I go off the deep end with detailed posts like my 2,000+ word income reports or a 100+ page book on how to get over 100,000 page views to your blog, but I forget that I need to take it back to basics for everyone who's Keep Reading
New Blog Tip >> When Should You Put Ads on Your Blog?
Lots of people ask me when they can start putting ads on their blog for passive income. I wanted to touch on that today because it can be confusing - when to put ads on your blog! Although you can technically monetise a blog without ads, I find it to be the easiest way to see a return on your efforts. Besides, it's highly motivating to know that you created something out of nothing and can make money from it. I don't know about you, but I like consistent positive feedback that I'm on the right track. Ads are the quickest way for blogs to earn money in the early days. As you move Keep Reading
Blog Traffic Bonus Guide: 3 Ways to Get a Lot More Page Views!
Welcome, blogging friend! Today I have something special to share with you. As you may or may not know, I spent a lot of time in the past couple years figuring out how to get traffic to my blog. In 2015, I increased my page views from 17K to over 400K per month in just 10 months and detailed that entire journey in my guide, Traffic Transformation. I still boost my page views using the same strategies. I've sold over 1,200 copies of my guide to date, and I feel like it's time to give it an update. Bonus Blog Traffic Strategies! As I was going through my blog Keep Reading
How to Find Time to Blog (as a busy mom!)
Whether you have a blog or are just considering one, there is one thing I know you're wondering - How do I find time to blog? I get asked this SO MUCH that I thought it would be helpful to give you some ideas of ways I fit in blogging into my busy life. I have three kids, ages 9, 7, and 3, and we are constantly on the go between school, playdates, doctor's appointments, birthday parties, sports, etc. The craziness never ends! If I had waited until this point in my life to start a blog, I don't know that I would have been able to get past the mental part of wrapping my Keep Reading
Pinterest Secrets of a Six Figure Blogger
Lately I've decided to start sharing more of my blogging secrets with you guys. I figure there's no point in keeping them all to myself because A) I think there's plenty of room in the blogosphere for thousands of bloggers even if a lot of us write about the same thing since we all have a unique perspective to share and B) I need some co-workers to talk to! :) I feel like I sit here every day blogging away all by myself with very few people to talk to who can understand what I'm talking about. I'm seriously trying to make my sister into a full time blogger just so I'll Keep Reading
April 2016 Income Report = $7,464 {Lessons & Breakthroughs}
Hey everybody! Welcome to my latest income report! A bit overdue, but I told you eventually I’d publish it! :D This income report is for April 2016. It’s the 7th income report I’ve posted to date. Here are links to the previous blog income reports: June 2015 – $3,391 October 2015 – $7,495 2015 Yearly Recap – $33,500 January 2016 – $9,997 February 2016 – $9,026 March 2016 - $6,026 How to Start a Blog If you landed on this post because you are interested in starting a blog, I wrote these posts to get you started: Keep Reading
Facebook Groups for Bloggers
This is a running list of Facebook groups where bloggers can network and get their questions answered. Please add any group(s) you think other bloggers would love. Do not add any groups that are purely for promotion (i.e. mostly reciprocation threads and little discussion) - there must be a social networking aspect. Add the name of the group admin in the description like this >> Adventures in Blogging | Lena Gott An InLinkz Link-up Keep Reading
3 Reasons You Shouldn’t Take Elite Blog Academy
Today, as we move into the third day (out of five) of the Elite Blog Academy annual enrollment period (the 5 days are Feb 27th thru March 3rd), I want to get serious about something. As a CPA who blogs, I feel like it's my solemnly sworn duty to spread financial knowledge in our community. There is a lack of this out there, and it's hard to know what to do when everybody and their mother is saying "Sign up for this course! No, this one! Wait, look at this one!" How in the heck are you supposed to know what to do? I came up with three Keep Reading
The ONE chance I almost missed that turned my blog into a business (+ increased my average monthly income by $3K!)
I wanted to take this opportunity to tell you a story because today is a special day. If you've been my blogging friend for a while, you'll know that I'm a hardcore supporter of Elite Blog Academy. On Monday, February 27th, the cart opens for annual registration. You may not know this, but I decided to take Elite Blog Academy (or EBA) when I was already making between $6,000 - $9,000 per month on my blog and working approximately 35 hours per week on it. I thought I was doing great This was last spring. I thought I had everything all figured out and that I just needed 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
The key to increasing your blog income (hidden in middle school math!)
This post contains affiliate links. This post is making a special appearance on behalf of Elite Blog Academy, the most amazing comprehensive "grow your blog to the moon" course that only opens for enrollment once a year! Elite Blog Academy completely changed the way I blog. It's thousands of dollars worth of blogging knowledge wrapped up into a neat little package for a fraction of the price. Did I mention it's ONLY AVAILABLE once per year? This year the doors are open for for five days, beginning February 27th. That means that if you are ready to finally take Keep Reading
7 Blog Income Strategies that Work 100% of the Time
You may remember in my March 2016 income report (the last one I published) where I shared my theory that it's way easier to scale certain types of blog income even in periods of downward trending page views. Well, I did a LOT of testing over the past 10 months and have found that YES, this is absolutely true! I've been on quite a ride testing many many theories related to income generation, and I've made some interesting discoveries. You can earn more money with less traffic if you know what to do What I found is that by focusing on selling products (for affiliates and my own Keep Reading
The Income Tracking Spreadsheet I Used to Grow My Blog Income from $400 to $13,000 a Month
In 2014, I started taking my blog seriously. In late spring 2015, I was starting to see a return on my efforts, and at around the point I was making $400 a month, I started using an Excel spreadsheet to track my progress. I have used it every month since then to make financial decisions related to my blog. It helps me figure out what to work on, determine what isn't working, whether or not I can afford to invest in a blogging course or hire help, and more. I couldn't have grown my blog to where it is today without this tool! This spreadsheet was instrumental in helping Keep Reading
Big Announcement! New E-book on Making Money Blogging!
I get so many questions about making money blogging that I wanted to create a super actionable guide to help everyone who wants to build a profitable business online. So I spent time writing all about the 7 PROVEN STRATEGIES YOU CAN USE TO INCREASE YOUR BLOG INCOME whenever you want to. It's meant to be put into action immediately and can really help when you're not sure what's working and what's not. It will help you decide what to do next and give you the reasoning behind each strategy. It's part practical tips and part mindset shift. I want to give you a Keep Reading
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