"I’ve been paralyzed with fear. Fear of rejection. Fear of sucking. Fear of not resonating with anyone. Fear of friends judging me. Fear of it not being perfect in every way. So much fear leading to paralysis." -Marlene, aspiring blogger Have you ever felt those fears? Are they holding you back from starting your blog? They have for Brandi, While I have researched blogging for months, and even written several posts, I have not actually STARTED the blog. Ha! I know that I have nothing to …
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8 time wasters most bloggers are guilty of – are you?
I recently asked my readers what some of the biggest blogging time wasters were when they first started blogging. You see, there are a lot of things you could do blogging related. But that doesn’t necessarily mean they benefit your blog or help you grow. I was blown away by their responses. After reading through all of the time wasters, I noticed that most time wasting activities could fit into eight categories. I also realized that these time sucks weren't only limited to new bloggers. …
Write Pinterest descriptions and still be BFF’s with Google
Writing separate alt text descriptions and Pin descriptions will help you win on all search and discovery platforms. There's something that's bugged me for a long time now. Pinterest and the ALT text. We know that Pinterest will pull the ALT text for the default Pinterest description. So that's where most of us have been putting our Pin descriptions. Here's the thing though: Pin descriptions are different than what the ALT text should be. What are alt attributes, according to Google: The …
Which types of blogs are the most popular?
There are so many different types of blogs online these days, with different goals and purposes. This post is going to give an overview of the different types of blogs that exist. If you're already blogging hopefully it will help you focus your content. If you're wanting to start a blog, but struggling to identify what type of blog you want to write, hopefully, it gives you some good ideas! At the very base, there are three main types of blogs: Journal blogs used by people to record and …
What does it mean to be a blogger?
Bloggers are misunderstood. I’m on a quest to better define the term blogger - to give bloggers a credible place in the world. The current definition of blogger, according to Google, is: a person who regularly writes material for a blog Which is true, but there is so much more to bloggers than that. Bloggers get a bad rap, which just isn’t fair. “You know everyone thinks we’re fools, right? To most of the world, blogging is a joke.” – Jon Morrow Don’t even bother reading the definitions of …
26 things you need to do before launching your blog (free checklist)
Updated April 25, 2018 Starting a new blog is so exciting! You're on a new adventure. You've got tons of ideas. But there are a lot of things to think about when you start a blog. It's a tad bit more than pushing publish. That's where the Start a Blog Checklist comes in. The checklist will cover everything you never knew, you never knew. If you check everything off the list, your new blog will be set up for success from the beginning. Your blog is going to be as sweet as pie when we're …