Yes, you read that right- I quit my full time job as a paralegal to dive head first into the world of blogging! After toying with the idea of starting a blog and devoting a handful of hours to it here & there, I decided after a crazy work week and long conversation with my … [Read more...] about How I Quit My Full Time Job to Start a Blog – And Made Full Time Money By the End of Its First Year
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Create the Perfect Pinterest Profile in 10 Simple Steps!
Some bloggers find it difficult to get the hang of Pinterest, but I assure you once you are done setting up your profile you'll practically be a pro. Like anything, the more you use it (ie practice) the easier it will be. After spending a few hours setting up your account you'll … [Read more...] about Create the Perfect Pinterest Profile in 10 Simple Steps!
35 Facebook Groups for Bloggers That Will Skyrocket Your Reach
If you're new to blogging, like I am, you may be struggling with growing your followers across social media platforms. When I started blogging I knew Pinterest engagement was critical. So many bloggers are focused on Pinterest and have made Pinterest their full-time job that I … [Read more...] about 35 Facebook Groups for Bloggers That Will Skyrocket Your Reach
Blogging: Week 9 Update
We are continuing to see growth on the site in Week 9! Our Pinterest following and reach is improving every day and we are now at 5.7M monthly Pinterest viewers! This is great, as it translates into traffic to the site. The graphic below shows an increase in our growth … [Read more...] about Blogging: Week 9 Update
Blogging: Two Month Re-Cap, Income Report and 5.6M Monthly Pinterest Viewers!
Hello! It's been 2 months since launching our blog on April 1, 2018 and it has been very fun, very exciting and a lot of work! We have learned a TON and I feel like I have read every.single.blog.post on how to be a successful blogger. My Hubby has been awesome, as usual, and is … [Read more...] about Blogging: Two Month Re-Cap, Income Report and 5.6M Monthly Pinterest Viewers!
Blogging: Week 7 – Continued Growth and What We’ve Been Up To!
Week 7 was kind of a weird week- I've been super busy with other life issues, so week 7 I didn't do much on the blog. I'm trying to get caught up on some yard work at our cottage. After 40+ years of hodgepodge plantings, it's quite a mess! So that means I didn't work on the blog … [Read more...] about Blogging: Week 7 – Continued Growth and What We’ve Been Up To!
Blogging: Weeks Five and Six – 2M Monthly Viewers on Pinterest and 11,000 Page Views in Month 1!
The first full month of blogging went really well! We weren't quite sure what to expect, but we are thrilled with the results so far! So far we have joined Tailwinds (the Plus plan) and and about 20 Pinterest group boards. We've upgraded our Tailwind account to add the ability … [Read more...] about Blogging: Weeks Five and Six – 2M Monthly Viewers on Pinterest and 11,000 Page Views in Month 1!
Blogging: Weeks Three and Four – AKA “WE MADE MONEY!!!”
Weeks three and four continue to show growth! In Week 3 we added Google Adsense to the site and we can officially say we MADE MONEY!!! Look at that pretty penny! I will take it, because it symbolizes a step in the process. I was hesitant to apply for Adsense because the blog … [Read more...] about Blogging: Weeks Three and Four – AKA “WE MADE MONEY!!!”
Blogging : Week 1 – Here we go!
I'm calling this "Week 1" even though technically we have been working on this for months. But those were months unlike this week, because this week we are busting our butts. I have decided to loosely chronicle our adventures in blogging for other aspiring bloggers. Since we are … [Read more...] about Blogging : Week 1 – Here we go!