When starting a blog, I had no idea how much work I’d have to put in, before someone other than my mom, would read it. I thought all I’d have to do is publish a few posts, share them on Pinterest, sit back, and watch my audience grow. I get a lot of emails asking how to grow your blog and expand your audience, but the truth is, there isn’t a simple answer to this. It also takes a lot of…
Blog Photo Styling: 9 Affordable Photography Props When I first started blogging there was one thing that I really struggled with when it came to photography: getting that crisp, white background. My lighting conditions aren’t always perfect and because I prefer using natural light, I very rarely reach for my studio lights anymore. I also don’t have a lot of time to spend on editing, so I gave up on trying to get that perfect white background in my shots,…
My Best Blogging Tips + Your Questions Answered Over the last couple of months, I’ve been getting a ton of emails with a lot of questions about blogging. While I personally reached out to a lot of you guys, I thought that the best thing to do would be to write a post, answering your questions. A lot the questions I get were already answered in some of my previous posts, so I thought that in addition to answering to…
Do you backup all of your blog content on a regular basis? How often do you check your posts for broken links? There are so many small, yet potentially significant things and changes you can make for your blog in order to improve it. Things that improve user experience for your audience (like improving/changing your design) or things that make blogging easier for you and bring you a peace of mind (like setting up regular backups or keeping track of…
Resources for bloggers Ready to take your blog to the next level? Last time I shared a big resource post like this one, I received a great response from you guys, and this time, I’m sharing even more resources for bloggers. Quite a lot of these posts are written by yours truly, but I also featured a ton of post from some of my favorite, most helpful blogs. As always, when it comes to these resource posts, I’ve separated these…