On May 24th, Life Your Way will be hosting the Ultimate Blog Swap! We all know that one of the best ways to network and draw new readers to your site is to guest post on other blogs or invite guest bloggers to yours. The hard part, though, is writing a guest post usually means…
The following post is from Angela of Homegrown Mom: Organization for Multi-Site Posting + Free Printable Over the last year, I have written regularly for 6 sites besides my own. Remembering the writer’s guidelines and posting guidelines for each site can be confusing. I often found myself asking: Is this the site that doesn’t use…
If you blog professionally -- even if you're not yet earning money from your blog -- then it's important to treat your blog as a business. One way you can do that is by creating a blogging business plan. Your business plan doesn't need to be a formal document since you're probably not working with…
Have you ever used a mind map to brainstorm or outline an idea? If you are not using a mind map, you're missing out on a great tool (and if you have, you can skip the next four paragraphs and head straight to the free printable at the end!). A mind map allows you to…
Although not all bloggers aspire to be published authors, I know many do. As I work on a book project with Tara from Deal Seeking Mom, I thought you might appreciate an inside look at the book writing process, or at least the process from my perspective. The Back Story A couple of years ago,…
Almost all bloggers have to learn the basics of HTML at some point. Although you can do a lot in the visual view of your dashboard, you have much more flexibility and control if you also understand the HTML side. If the text on a page isn't working the way you expect it to, you…