The following post is from Michelle of Mommy Misadventures: Taming Your Gmail Inbox That's a recent screenshot of my Gmail inbox. Shameful, I know. I've confessed before to being a digital packrat. And while I work hard to keep my file-collecting habit under control, my email inbox tends to be a digital clutter hotspot for…
The following post is from Michelle of Mommy Misadventures - The Dangers of Oversharing on Social Media Raise your hand if you love your social networking. Yeah, I am right there with you. My typical updates look something like this: Leaving for work now — urgh, so not awake yet. Need coffee. [ check-in ]…
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…
I'm a huge fan of hotkeys, text expanders, and other shortcuts that help you get more done in less time! Windows Hotkeys saves so much time by pressing a few keys than moving the mouse to the menu at the top of the screen and trying to remember where the function that you want to do…
I like to think of myself as a person who keeps a clean house, but a few of my possessions would likely tell a very different story. My phone screen is currently covered with smudges and grime, my computer keyboard has unidentified splotches of funk on it, and the TV screen is even punctuated with…
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,…
The following post is from Stephanie of BizzieMommy.com: 5 Business Card Readers for your iPhone or iPad Last week I came back from Blogalicious Weekend 2010 with a stack of business cards. I decided I would reply to everyone at work (during my lunch break, of course), only to discover I had left my business…
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…