10 Proven Strategies to Increase Traffic

For the business person, we put content online to lure you into our web of products and information.   For the mom blogger, we put a lot of love and sweat into our writing.  And we love, love, love it when people read and comment!  But for every popular blog on the web, hundreds more are read by Loyal Mom, and on some days, Loving Grandma.  Writing a blog is usually a labor of love.   And … [Read more...]

Whats the difference between emails and newsletters?

This is a very common question that I receive. There are usually several 'subscribe' buttons on websites.Some of them include:  These are the icons that are commonly misunderstood:     #1 Email @ Sign This can mean 2 different things. It can EITHER be a link to a contact (and I mean email) form OR it can be a link to the feed providing the option of email … [Read more...]

Sunday Section – June 6

Blog of the Week - I'm An Organizing JunkieLove this post: A Great List of Free Printables - includes gifts for the teachers, and organizing tools & lists.For Members Only - New Downloads to Help you Write that BOOK you've been thinking about. View all new downloads for members here.E-Book -o- Matic - tools to write and publish an e-book Book Builder 3 - tools to write and edit a … [Read more...]

Sunday Section

Blog of the WeekOne of my favorite bloggers, Jaime Chase, of Domesticating in High Heels, previously ChaseNKids has started a new blog - it is in its beginning stages and promises to be great!  She's one of those people that publishes often and consistently (absolutely amazing to me).  She's a published author, beauty pageant queen, Alaska-livin, mental-illness ambassador, and all-around … [Read more...]

Revenue Streams IV – 6 Books for Bloggers to Sell

Darren Rowse (a very successful full-time blogger) recommends that you diversify your income streams[1].  In this part IV of our Revenue Streams series[2], we're going to look at how to create and/or sell a product that would benefit your readers.  That is the key - Your Readers = Buyers. They deserve the best!  And if anybody knows what they need or want - its you! Also, lets not forget that … [Read more...]

Revenue Streams III – Can you Freelance?

When I started out with Heather, it seemed that there were just too many blog designers.  Everbody thought they could design a blog.  In some ways, they were right - we all have unique tastes and preferences, and a variety of designers is a good thing for the clients.  So I jumped in the ring with Healing Designs (the predecessor to DSWP).  The more I learn about coding a WordPress theme, the … [Read more...]