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I cannot wait to share with you all about the Achieve Conference! This conference is a fun-filled, 3-day business event for bloggers to be held in Waco, TX on October 5-7, 2022. Corey Hudson with Hudson Farmhouse and Kelly Ballard with City Girl Meets Farm Boy have put together this amazing opportunity for you to meet other creative business owners in the blogging space, learn new strategies for y...

This week, it is my pleasure to introduce to you, Jennifer Ferguson. No relation, but still, same last name, different business, different story, different day. But Jennifer Ferguson of Artistic Painting Studio , where she shares amazing DIY's using a fun technique called foiling. And she has got a family of six kiddos, three of which work for her out of her place in Huntington Beach. And I cannot...

This week I'm chatting about social media and how it affects us. I dive into how spending hours of our precious time online can lead to so many disappoints besides our loss of time. Specifically, how comparison leads to lack of confidence and lack of confidence leads to a negative outlook and sometimes early burnout. Towards the end of our time together, I share a challenge with you. A social medi...

This week I'm sharing with you my top tips for making your blog post work harder for you! It's my opinion that each post should be a sort of "mini-business" within your blog. You spend all that time on creating content, shouldn't it work just as hard for you? Don't forget to grab your copy of my FREE Blog Post Checklist! Thanks for listening! I'd love to continue this conversation over on the  Fac...

This week, it's my pleasure to introduce to you all Katie Tennis, business owner and mastermind behind Junque 2 Jewels , where she's been sharing her talents online for about ten years out of her home in Northwest Arkansas. While growing a following through LIVE video, Katie quickly pivoted into the now popular "short-form video" and her business exploded! Thanks for listening! I'd love to continu...

This week, it's my pleasure to introduce to you all Brendt Blanks, business owner and author of the blog She Gave It a Go, where she's been blogging for about five years out of her home in Birmingham, AL that she shares with four kiddos and her hubby. With a background in family and marriage therapy, blogging wasn't even on her radar until one church service where she heard the inspiring words "Go...

This week, it's my pleasure to introduce to you all Kelly Radcliff of the blog The Tattered Pew, where she's been blogging for about five years out of her home in Colorado that she shares with four kiddos and her hubby. And this is not her first rodeo. She has been a kindergarten teacher for over 20 years and most recently took the leap from teaching over to full-time blogger with the help of 3 un...

This week, I want to tackle the word courage. So a lot of you might be under the impression that the word courage is a noun. In fact, in the dictionary, it is described as the ability to do something that frightens us or strength in the face of pain or grief. I want to challenge us to say that courage is actually an adverb. It's not something that you're born with. It's not something that just com...

This week we are going to tackle the big "P" which is what I'm calling Impossible Perfectionism . I don't know about you, but I struggle with perfectionism each and every single day. And I want to share with you some facts about perfectionism that maybe you did not know yet, as well as some tips to try to overcome it in your life. Thanks for listening! I'd love to continue this conversation over o...

My guest today,  Wendy Conklin , is showing up with wisdom sharing all of the creative and business courses she has created to successfully build and maintain a thriving full-time business called Chair Whimsy. Wendy, mom of two daughters, lives in Round Rock, TX , started her business in 2014, and continues today using her passion for creating amazing furniture pieces of upholstered artwork in ord...

Have you ever found yourself wishing you weren't the only one responsible for your blog and everything on your to-do list? Have you ever wished you were in it with someone else who could brainstorm ideas and work with you on content creation? Meet Anne and AnnMarie! These North Carolina moms have been friends for fourteen years, have three kids each, and have been blogging full-time for four years...

Today I want to share with you some amazing tech tools that have made a huge difference in my business. The tools I'll be sharing are all tools that I personally use every single day and they've saved me countless hours of frustration. It was honestly difficult for me to choose just ten! I want you to be aware of these tools because sometimes the challenge is just discovering them in the first pla...

In 2022, more than ever, brands are looking for content creators to partner with them and share their products. 75% of US brands are using 60% of their ad revenue on social media platforms such as Instagram. Brands really need content creators! My guest today, Kelly Ballard, is here with all of the hot tips for successfully building relationships with brands, collaborating with brands, and maintai...

Today I talked with Tracey Bellion, who has been in the blogging business for over ten years. Tracey used to work as an RN and had no plans to start a business, but the story of how she did start is just wild! Her daughter-in-law literally started her business for her without even telling her! From there, things took off and after going through a health crisis in 2017, Tracey also started sharing...

Today we're going to be talking about how to become Facebook famous using the power of LIVE video on social media. I grew my Facebook following to almost 200,000 people just by utilizing live videos and being consistent with them. How exactly did I do this? With my "Facebook Famous Formula"! This formula consists of the 5 "Cs" (capture, connect, content, call to action, and consistency) I consider...

Today we're going to talk about a simple method I use to keep my daily work productive. It is easy to feel completely overwhelmed by everything there is to do - creating content for alllll the social media platforms, responding to messages, writing blog posts - that I end up doing nothing! I'm sure you know what I'm talking about. If you've ever felt like this, then I hope you'll find this episode...

In this episode, I talk to Jenny Melrose, who made the switch from school teacher to blogging teacher! After her blogging income outdid her teaching income, Jenny retired from teaching at the age of 35 and made the shift to teaching other people how to grow their blogs and their brand. Jenny eventually sold her original lifestyle blog and in our conversation, she shared lots of good tips for anyon...

Today we're talking about creative burnout. If you're an entrepreneur or creative of any kind, you probably know exactly what I'm talking about, and if you don't, there's a good chance you'll experience this at some point on your journey. Creative burnout occurs when we start to feel a loss of purpose or control in our businesses and fail to enjoy the journey. Creative burnout can happen to anyone...

Today I got to chat with Jenn Dempsey from the blog Mother Thyme. Jenn shared tons of amazing advice and tips and I think even the most seasoned bloggers will learn something from her! Jenn started blogging in 2011 and blogged exclusively about food. After experiencing blogger burnout a few years later, she completely pivoted and made the switch to lifestyle blogging. You'll want to listen to hear...

Today I had the pleasure of chatting with Hilary Prall. Hilary is an interior designer and blogger who loves to thrift and upcycle. Hilary worked retail for years but eventually needed a change. She turned to design and blogging and when that took off, she just kept going! Hilary keeps her content authentic and personable and is full of creative ideas. I loved hearing the ways Hilary is reaching n...

Today you'll get to hear from Ann Kittredge from Dabbling and Decorating! Ann is different from most of my guests because she sees blogging entirely as a (full-time) hobby and not as a job! I love Ann's perspective on this because if you don't love what you do, blogging can so easily become draining. When Ann and her husband retired about 10 years ago, Ann started a blog as a way to share her home...

Okay, my friends, today's episode is all about email marketing, and I need to start by saying, "Don't overthink this!". Email is an incredible way to make money online. It's simple, predictable, consistent, and, unlike some other social media platforms, I think it's going to be around for a looong time.  Using email marketing for my own blog gives me over a thousand clicks a DAY on my site. That's...

Today I had the privilege to interview my sweet friend, Beth Eaton. Beth has been blogging for over ten years but has only really gotten serious about it in the past couple of years. When it comes to blogging, Beth's perspective is fresh and beautiful and you will love hearing how she keeps her blog personal and inspiring. If you're a seasoned blogger or just starting out, Beth shares some great a...

Today I had the privileg to talk with Lora Bloomquist, a vintage enthusiast and successful blogger. Lora has been blogging for over ten years, and originally started blogging in conjunction with the opening of a vintage store as a way to keep customers in the loop. In 2016, she realized she could actually make money from blogging and jumped in with both feet. Lora told me that even email stressed...

As a content creator, it is so important to be in the know when it comes to your social media accounts and how to use them to their full potential! This can be a bit tricky since these sites are constantly growing and evolving, but don't worry - I've done some of the work to learn what's new and what's coming, so listen in and I'll tell you what I know! Thanks for listening! I'd love to continue t...