I know, you’ve seen those Facebook ads, too: A young couple, deeply tanned, sunglasses on, with a tropical background—living the dream. The headline reads: “3 years ago, we started blogging, now we earn six figures.” Or something similar. Your heart longs for it to be true, but your head tells you: It’s too good to […]
I’m a full-time blogger at SemiSweetTooth.com. I began blogging around 10 years ago and I’m still very active in the blogging community. While my blog originally began as a focused exploration on food and fitness, I now discuss subjects related to becoming our best selves in mind, body, and spirit, while also highlighting related personal […]
What would you have said 20 years ago, if someone told you we would all have tiny, magic keyboards in our pockets at all times that connect us to the rest of the entire world? That you could simply type in anything you want to know, anything you want to say, find details on where […]
Yesterday, I said that I’m paid by brands to blog about them, and I gave you some tips for making those relationships work. But before that… before any brand finds you, you have to create an audience of people willing to listen to you. It’s about gaining the right readers, reaching the right audience, and […]
The blogging industry comes with a lot of mystery and mystique. A reader might see “sponsored post” or “#partner” on one of their favorite blogger’s pictures or blog posts… but what does that really mean? Let’s dive in and discover all the behind-the-scenes details… Why do brands pay bloggers to represent them? According to a […]
It was fearful firing our corporate life for a life of travel. Family and friends said we had lost our minds. All those “what if” thoughts plagued us as we were planning our escape: • What if we ran out of money? • What if one of us became ill? • What if we […]
I’ve received a lot of questions lately about how to set up a blog and why writers and photographers should have one. So, this week let’s switch gears to what you need to know about blogs and how you can get paid to have one… The truth is, lots of people have blogs. But a […]
“Every secret of a writer’s soul, every experience of his life, every quality of his mind, is written large in his works.”— Virginia Woolf Host, Jody Maberry and Director, Lori Allen bring Connie Pearson to the show. Lori introduces us to Connie… “Connie is this sweet Alabama Christian grandmother that has not only had several […]
One of the most common pieces of advice within the blogging industry is to ask your audience what they’d like you to write about… and then write it. But I couldn’t disagree more. Here’s why: Let’s assume you’re a travel blogger who focuses on European destinations. You ask your audience if they’d prefer that you […]
It has been almost 10 years since I started my first blog. Early on, it was a day-to-day account of my activities, focusing on my favorite recipes and daily workouts. I even recall including tiny pictures on my very clunky website of delicious meals that tasted great, but looked much more like I was taking […]
