Blogging Basics

If you are a beginner blogger, you are probably looking to sign up for an email service so you can collect and email your subscribers. You are also probably on a tight budget since your blog is so new. Today I will review a few different services to help you make the decision as to …

The 2020 Genius Bloggers Toolkit Flash Sale is happening this week!!! And what an amazing bundle of blogging tools this is. Read on to learn more or click the button below to grab yours. When Is the Flash Sale? The Genius Bloggers Toolkit Flash Sale runs Wednesday January 20, 2021 12:01am to Thursday January 21, …

I spent the better part of Saturday creating a printable for my blog. It took me a while because I was learning some great tips via the Printables by Number course by Suzi Whitford. I am embarrassed to say that I have had this course for quite some time but just recently started to dive …

At the end of year, I splurge a little bit on my business and purchase a few things that have been on my blogging wishlist for quite some time. This year, I treated my blog very well 😉 and picked up quite a few things to help take it to the next level in 2021. …

I am so excited to let you know that the ShortPixel Lifetime Deal is back on AppSumo for a limited time. As a blogger, you know that site speed is very important for your SEO. One of the things that slows sites down is images. What is ShortPixel? ShortPixel is a service that will compress …

I have been blogging for a long time – and over the years I have tried a ton of blogging tools. I think I was looking for the secret weapon that would make my traffic explode overnight. Well, I have come to realize that the secret weapon is ME. The amount of work that I …

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Don’t miss the DepositPhotos AppSumo Black Friday deal! Starting today for 8 days only you get 100 credits at DepositPhotos for only $39. If you are a blogger, this one is for you! I use a lot of stock photos to illustrate my posts and for social media. The two services that I use most …

Sometimes the simplest things can drive you crazy – like trying to figure out how to make a thin rectangle in the new Canva interface. It is actually really easy to do – but they don’t make it easy for you to figure out. Crazy, I know. Watch the Video Tutorial It is easier for …

This one is for my blogging friends. The 2020 BC Stack is available this week only! CLICK HERE to get your copy. What is the BC Stack? If you haven’t heard of the BC Stack, you are in for a treat. It is a collection of 68 blogging courses, eBooks and resources that are all …

One of the best blogging courses that I have taken is Email on Autopilot by Matt Molen. You always hear that “the money is in the list” – and most blogging gurus recommend starting with email from day one. However, as a blogger, one of my biggest struggles is communicating with my email list. I’m …

Stupid Simple SEO is a comprehensive SEO course that is very useful for bloggers. The doors to this awesome blogging course only open four times per year. So, today I have good news! The doors to the Stupid Simple SEO course are now OPEN!!! Here Are The Details of the Sale The cart for Stupid …

I recently decided to start using Adobe Creative Cloud for my blog. Although this suite is made up of many tools, I was primarily interested in trying: Adobe Lightroom Classic for photos and Adobe Premiere Rush for video I won’t go into details about Premiere Rush here – since this post is about setting up …

When it comes to Adobe Creative Cloud – there are a ton of different plans that you can choose from. It is a bit confusing. As a blogger I chose the Photography plan and this is why I chose it. Adobe Creative Cloud is the gold standard when it comes to photo editing software for …

Is Tailwind worth the cost? I think so. Today I will explain why I stopped using Tailwind and why I went back. With all the costs of starting a blog, you are probably wondering if the Tailwind App for Pinterest is worth investing in. I don’t blame you. You have limited dollars, so you want …

It is really easy to convert a post written in the classic editor to Gutenberg in WordPress. This is how. If you have written many of your blog posts in the Classic Editor for WordPress but are now thinking of moving those over to Gutenberg – the good news is that it is really easy …

Sometimes as a blogger, you kind of get lost in your journey. There is so much to do and so much blogging advice coming at you from every direction. It can be so overwhelming that you freeze. This is how to get unstuck. For me, it’s a bit of a roller coaster – there are …

The Magazine Pro WordPress theme is a great choice for beginner bloggers – this is why. Yesterday I told you about 6 WordPress themes that are specifically optimized for Gutenberg (aka the new block builder WordPress editor). One of those themes is the Magazine Pro theme from StudioPress. I have always liked the Magazine Pro …

Creating great blog post images to share on social media is time-consuming. But if you know how to use PicMonkey the process will be a lot easier. These days – every blog post that you write needs to have images in lots of different sizes for sharing on sites like Pinterest, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. This …