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 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
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
Passive Income Blogging: How My Blog Earned Over $1,000 While I Was Sick
I just spent the last week battling the flu. I knew something was up when all I wanted to do was lay down all day on Monday. For the better part of seven days, I was practically in bed around the clock. Not. Fun. At. All...... It's a good thing my blog earns income without me As I could throughout the week, I checked on my business here and there. I was pleased to find that everything was humming along without me. People were visiting my blog, taking my courses, and in general operating as if I was there (even though I wasn't). I was so thankful that I had this business 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
Thinking About Starting a Blog? Here’s a Simple Way to Make Money with It!
I've been getting so many questions about earning money from a blog that lately. Today I thought it would be a good idea to go over an actual example of how I make money blogging. I don't know about you, but I really appreciate examples. Hopefully this will help you visualize exactly how you build a profitable blog piece by piece. Lots of little actions like incorporating the coupon below is how I grew my blog from $100 per month to over $13,000 per month. In the beginning, it's a $10 here, $20 there kind of thing. Only after you get good at this kind Keep Reading
What to Name Your Blog {5 Tips for Choosing a Name You Won’t Regret!}
One question that every single person who starts a blog must face is “What should I name my blog?” It’s easy to get caught up in the excitement of getting your blog going, but spending some time carefully considering your blog name in the beginning will pay off in the long run. I feel like I agonized for days over deciding on the name WhatMommyDoes….I dug deep into my creativity to find it, and overall it has been a great name! I've learned a lot about what makes a great blog name by watching other bloggers, and I'd like to offer a few pointers in this post. I started out with a list Keep Reading
4 Reasons You Need to Start a Blog by the end of this year!
There are so many indicators pointing to this being the year to start a blog. There are thousands of blogs out there. Many of them started by people just like you – students, parents, young and old, people with full time jobs and part time contracting work, aspiring artists, people into cooking/crafts/business/sports – the list goes on and on! Everyone has their own reasons for starting a blog. There was some catalyst (usually financial, sometimes creative) that drove them to get into blogging. Why should you start a blog now? There has never been a better time to be a blogger. So Keep Reading
5 Things You Should Know Before You Start a Blog
Hi there! If you've never been to my blog before, I'm Lena and this is my blog about everything under the sun related to being a mom and managing a household (well, except for decorating, because I'm not good at that) :) I write quite often about starting a blog, and I get lots of questions from women who are just about ready to take the leap and start a blog of their own, but aren't quite sure how it will all work. They usually ask me very specific questions like "How do you get ads on your site?" and "How do you get people to look at your blog posts?" They are concerned about earning Keep Reading
