With all of the paid resources out there, it’s nice to know there are still lots of free blogging resources available too.
Do you Qualify for an Amazon Prime Student Membership?
Before you say “I’m no longer a student,” keep reading. You might actually find you are eligible for an Amazon Prime Student membership.
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Stitch Fix Review
I had been wanting to try Stitch Fix for several months now. I finally took the plunge and can give you my honest Stitch Fix review based on my experience from completing my customer profile to receiving my first order.
How to Back Up your WordPress Site to Google Drive
Why should you worry about backing up your site? If you are self-hosted, you may be thinking your host server is backed up, and that may be true. Thankfully, backing up your site is simple and free with one WordPress plugin and Google Drive.
While it may seem unlikely that your hosting company would go under or their servers with your data would get hacked, the truth is that by not backing up your site, you are putting all of your content at risk. I feel better having more control over my own data. After all, I have put a lot of work into my websites.
Work at Home Moms: It’s Ok to Put Child in Daycare
This post was originally published on RevealNaturalHealth.com on February 17, 2014.
A Mom’s Guilt
I often feel embarrassed telling someone I take my two year-old daughter to daycare while I stay at home. I feel guilty that I don’t want to be with my daughter all the time. I feel guilty that I pay money to have my daughter away from me 8-9 hours a day, 5 days a week. Do I have a desire to change that? Not at all! But the social stigma makes me feel guilty.
Most of the mommy bloggers I follow got their start in blogging because it was something they could do from home, while their kids were home too. Some even homeschool their kids at the same time. Since I am working from home, I could have my daughter home with me, but I choose not to. I take my daughter to daycare so I can work at home, in peace. [Read more…]
The Ultimate Guide to Finding Sponsored Blog Posts
There are four primary ways to make money from your blog:
- Ad networks
- Affiliate marketing
- Private advertising
- Selling your own product or service
One option for private advertising on your blog is to write and publish sponsored posts. A sponsored post is a post you publish on your own blog (or on social media) that a brand pays you for. Many bloggers love sponsored posts because they can use them to make a large amount of money in a short amount of time.
Your sponsored post could be a product review where you receive the product for free in return for your honest review. It could be an informational post about the company and what they have to offer that would benefit your readers. It could also be a normal post where the brand is mentioned in the post with a link to the brand’s site because it is related to the content your are writing.
Working with bloggers is a great way for brands to spread their message. Bloggers are great at sharing information with their readers in a natural and authentic way. They have to be in order to build and keep the trust of their readers. [Read more…]
