Evolving from the person I am to the woman I want to be.
Did you know that the username you select for your WordPress blog can leave an opening for hackers? If you leave the username as the default “admin” when setting up your blog, you’ve just unlocked a door for those with malicious intentions to get into your site and cause damage. If you’re currently using admin [...]
I made a bold move last night, one that I’ve tried to make in the past and caved within hours. I turned off Jetpack so I can focus on the writing rather than the page views and other statistics. When I failed at going stat free in the past, I used the logic that I [...]
This is my first blog conference experience and I have to say, I have a big ol’ problem with Blissdom! When the opening keynote speaker is a man as funny and inspiring as Jon Acuff, what is going to top that? It sounds stupid to those who don’t understand, but I seriously wanted to cry [...]
I will be the first to admit that there is plenty I don’t know when it comes to blogging and marketing. Like everything else in life, this is a journey I am on and I haven’t found a way to teleport to expert, millionaire blogger just yet. When I do, I’ll write a post on [...]
Yep, this is me going on and on about Blissdom again, but that’s because a lot of the conversations that I have learned from and made me think recently have been in groups of bloggers who are getting ready to descend on Nashville in the next couple of days. One recent discussion that is weighing [...]
It seems there is an epidemic starting in some of the circles I am in and I’m tempted to call the CDC for an antidote in case it becomes any worse! It’s called informationitis. The main symptoms include overanalyzation of all stats surrounding your blog and social media profiles, an overwhelming urge to add the [...]
Before I get started, let’s just say that I’m still on my journey to learning everything there is to know and I know that’s futile because every time I learn one thing, two more things change! Recently, someone asked “what exactly is branding as it pertains to a blogger?” Gee, that’ll make a you think [...]
With the days before I head to my first blogging conference flying off the calendar, it’s time to get the last minute details taken care of. The days of, “I really should…” are gone and we’re at the point of, “Oh crap, I only have x number of days to do this all!” This weekend’s [...]
As I’m heading into the last week before I jump on a plane to Nashville, there are certain things that are jumping out at me. Most recently, I’ve decided that I really need to start investing in officially branding myself and my site. As much as I love the girl drinking coffee that I have now, [...]
When you start blogging, you create an account and then, if you’re like most bloggers, you jump right to figuring out how to get your blog out there so others will start reading it. Once you figure out the first thing, you immediately jump to the next and the next and the next. By the [...]
