Podcasts about start a blog

Ideas and tips to value-add to your website, promote what you do and the wonderful world of embroidery and textile art - all by writing a regular blog.  Show notes are available here.

Starting a personal blog offers a platform for self-expression, skill development, networking, personal branding, and documenting your journey, ultimately leading to personal and profesional growth! Join me today as I discuss why you should start a blog. Follow my blog here. https://www.hajithepoet.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hajithepoet/message

Did Google kill blogging?  With Google's "Helpful Content Update" and other algorithm updates, should you start a blog, today?  Here are 5 things you must consider before starting a blog in 2024. Google's Core Update that has been rolling out through March 2024 (as explained in this video - www.youtube.com/watch?v=gawQ8s8pR8s&t=0s  has caused a lot of pain and questions from bloggers, niche site owners, and affiliates... The big question is:  Is blogging dead? And... Should you start a new blog in 2024? Some folks are saying blogging is gone and it's time to move on to YouTube or social media traffic. Now, I've been teaching folks how to blog here on YouTube for nearly a decade here, and the core How To Blog training is still relevant - www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRPBDCoTaGM&list=PL0sOKzn__yK2yKtTKx0SS78Q9GLpnZ0l-&index=1&t=0s But man folks are scared that blogging is dead. Yet, others are doubling down on their blogs in hopes of a traffic recovery from the Google algorithm update. But, is there a middle ground for bloggers? Can you still use a blog to help you make money online without being all in on Google? Can you rise above the Google algorithm and SEO traffic schemes and still succeed?  Do you need to buy SEO backlinks if you want to make it online? This video reveals the 5 ways that bloggers are still able to use their blogs to grow their businesses online without depending on traffic from Google. And, if you're struggling to drive traffic to your blog, watch this video for some much needed perspective: www.youtube.com/watch?v=sl32PZtFb5Y&list=PL0sOKzn__yK2yKtTKx0SS78Q9GLpnZ0l-&index=10&t=0s Because a Blog should not be your one and only traffic strategy. It should be 1 component in a broader traffic strategy as explained in this video here:  www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WFqp53RazY&list=PL0sOKzn__yK2g4VZBBB2ZwvEGWtWnMrGV&index=1&t=0s Remember... No matter what happens in the world of SEO and Google Algorithm updates, you still need a place to publish your ideas, your tutorials, your reviews, your recommendations and your affiliate links! A YouTube channel is NOT enough for a long term successful online business, either. Now, I teach how to use YouTube to grow your business online here:  www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUfQ88PCd-o&list=PL0sOKzn__yK2-3bo52OP_TTiFQope2r06&index=1&t=0s But again, thinking you can do ONLY YouTube and ignore the rest of the marketing channels (like having a blog, too) is EXTREMELY RISKY! Because, if you went 'all in' on YouTube or Social, you're putting yourself in the same situation as those who were all in on Google SEO traffic and just got slapped. This video offers bloggers some much needed perspective about blogging in 2024. Whether you're a total beginner blogger.  Or whether you've been blogging for a decade or more like my wife and I have... This video will teach you the 5 ways we are using our blogs in 2024 after the Google algorithm updates to grow our businesses online without needing to build backlinks or mass publish AI content to a blog. Remember... Your blog is a great way to build your BRAND. Look beyond the ups and downs of traffic and you'll see a bright future for your online business and your blog! This video shares the types of blog posts that make money online - www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWDFy-qAXBk&list=PL0sOKzn__yK2yKtTKx0SS78Q9GLpnZ0l-&index=4&t=0s

As a coach you probably know by now that in order to attract more clients you need to be “out there” on social media or in the real world.   However, with so many mediums for content creation, how do you know which form is right for you?   On today's Integrative #HealthCoachSuccess episode 304 we'll explore if you should start a blog, vlog, or podcast based on your comfort level and skill set - Enjoy the show and let us know what you thought!    - - -   Listen or Watch At:  IHP.Coach/304   - - - Dr. Cabral's Book, The Rain Barrel Effect: https://amzn.to/2H0W7Ge - - - Become an Integrative Health Practitioner: https://integrativehealthpractitioner.org

Discover the benefits of blogging for your brand, learn how to easily start your blog, and find out the best platforms to use in 2024.In this episode, I'm cutting straight to the chase. Blogging isn't just a hobby; it's a powerful tool for business growth. I will share with you why blogging is essential for your brand's success, break down the steps to start your blog effectively and analyze the best platforms to maximize your impact in 2024.I'm here to push you beyond your limits, to inspire action, and to guide you towards tangible results. Are you ready to transform your business with the power of blogging? Let's go ahead and dive right in⬇️ MORE THINGS, CHECK THEM OUT! ⬇️ ⟡ The S.O.S. Collective: https://iden.agency/thesoscollective ⟡ 1:1 Coaching: https://go.iden.agency/1-1-coaching ⟡ My Favorite Platforms: https://www.iden.agency/faves ⟡ Subscribe to my Email List: https://iden.myflodesk.com/subscribe

New York Times–bestselling author Joshua Fields Millburn discusses the most popular blogging topics and how to start a blog with no money. Download our free ebook, HOW TO START A BLOG: https://minimalists.com/blog Follow How to Write Better: https://instagram.com/howtowritebetter https://www.tiktok.com/@towritebetter https://facebook.com/towritebetter https://twitter.com/towritebetter

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Many people think starting a blog is a great way to get new clients. When is a blog a good idea and when is it not? Join Josh and Emily to discuss that topic. Top takeaways: Do not start a blog when you need clients or when you don't have time. Start a blog when you have something to say to a specific group of people. Start a blog when you have an ecosystem to actually DO something with results. Building an amazing lead magnet is almost always a better use of your time than blogging. If you're at the point of being ready to start a blog, post half as often as you can create articles (so if you can write two articles a week, write one article a week). Want help building or growing a successful financial coaching business? Find resources below based on where you're at in your journey: Deciding whether Financial Coaching is right for you? Join our free Facebook Community with over 5000 current and aspiring financial coaches! https://www.facebook.com/groups/financialcoachescommunity Already decided you're going to be a Financial Coach and want to learn more? Get 30+ tips and best practices in our free 8-part email series! https://www.financialcoachesnetwork.com/pre-launch-email-series Ready to Launch your Financial Coaching business? Join FCN Launch, our step-by-step program that will help you successfully launch your business in four months and grow it to a consistent part-time income. https://www.financialcoachesnetwork.com/launch Looking for financial coaching software? Sign up for the interest list for FCN MoneyCoach, the premier cash flow analysis software for financial coaches and advisers. https://www.financialcoachesnetwork.com/money-coach Are you already coaching clients and want to grow your business to a full-time income? Join FCN Grow, our program that helps you scale your business to a full-time income. https://www.financialcoachesnetwork.com/grow

Thinking about starting a blog or new channel? Start here! There are 5 things to determine *before* you start investing in a blog or hit publish on your first piece of content!   Want to grow your business on IG? Check out the SOCIAL CEO MEMBERSHIP!   Ready to create passive income & grow your list on autopilot? Grab LIST LOVE now!   Grab my 3 Secrets to Growing a Profitable Email List Freebie!   Are you a content creator and ready to monetize your Instagram? Pitches to Riches teaches you how to pitch and negotiate paid brand deals!   Follow and tag me on IG: @thebloggerbrunch   Find show notes and more resources at thebloggerbrunch.com. If you enjoy this episode, leave a review or screenshot this episode and tag @thebloggerbrunch on IG Stories to share with other female entrepreneurs!

Are you looking for a simple way to grow your audience for your online business that isn't time-consuming?    Today we're going to be talking about starting and utilizing a blog as a content outlet as a SAHM. Blogging is one of many forms of an evergreen marketing strategy that is so under-utilized, especially for SAHMs and it's a great way to actually create free content and share with your audience.    This strategy is also more beneficial when it comes to creating content because it's off of social media, so you don't have to worry about an algorithm pushing your reach down or creating more content in a 24-hour window to prove to an algorithm that you're alive and active, and your content can literally live forever on the internet and one piece of content can bring you traffic for a long time.    If you're struggling to grow your audience online using social media or haven't started yet because you were led to believe that social media was the only successful way to grow your audience, get leads, and serve your ideal client, there's a better way to make impact & income. Blogging is a great way to reach more people, and it's the long-term investment your online business needs. So whether you want to start a blog or you're a SAHM wanting another strategy off of social media, this episode is one you don't want to miss.   Get your Content Game Plan to get some clarity and action steps to grow your online business.   Read the blog post here:  Start a Christian blog to Grow Your Online Business as a SAHM   More Resources:   Join my free community The Content Marketing Mompreneur Community Visit the site: thecontentmarketingmompreneur.com Binge the blog: thecontentmarketingmompreneur.com/blog Email us: info@thecontentmarketingmompreneur.com

Today I am joined by Louise Montgomery. Louise is a 23 year old fashion & lifestyle blogger from Jackson, Mississippi who currently lives in Dallas, Texas with her husband, Grant, and their dog, Remi. Louise started blogging in 2020 with the hopes of creating a platform where you can find affordable and attainable fashion finds and outfit inspiration. After working various jobs while hustling with her blog on the side, Louise took her blog full-time as of May 2022.In this episode, Louise and I talked about how she started + built her blog, savvy shopping, her podcast, and so much more. You are going to love Louise! Make a WishLouise's BlogLouise's Instagram

We're already closing in on the last part of the year, so is it too late to start a blog in 2022? The short answer is no, it's never too late to start your blog!The first steps are to identify your unique angle and content. In fact, a lot of bloggers start with a local news blog or a site dedicated to a particular niche in a particular area.A great exercise is to start simple: come up with 30 blog prompts then begin writing posts expanding on those prompts. Think about choosing the right platform, like WordPress, for your blog, and consider your domain name. You want to make sure people can remember who you are and connect your brand with your blog. Once set up, make sure to back up your blog, start tracking to measure your successes, and start day one with an email list and push notification to make sure that you can build a community and continue to talk to your audience even after they leave your blog. Start your blog today! 

If you are tuning in to this episode, it's likely that you have considered starting a blog. We want to encourage you today on the reasons we feel like starting a blog may be the next best step for you. Whether you are newly thinking about starting your blog or have been thinking about it for some time, we hope that you walk away from this episode encouraged to take that leap of faith. As always, we are always here to answer any questions. Connect with us on Instagram: @sparkmediaconcepts or check out the show notes for more resources mentioned in this episode to help you along your journey! Don't forget! If you need questions answered before you start your blog and you aren't quite ready to join the Ultimate Blog Bootcamp, check out The Blog Depot, our online course and membership community! SHOW NOTES: www.sparkmediaconcepts.com/episode36

You know that voice that is deep within your heart, deep within your mind, constantly telling you to do something, yet often is silenced by fear, by worry, or by what others may think? Well, that voice that is deep within your heart is there for a reason, a specific purpose and it is time to let that voice be heard. It is time to silence the thoughts that invoke fear, worry and doubt of what others may think and instead tune in fully to the passions and dreams that lie within your heart of hearts. If you have a voice, a passion, for wanting to jump in and do something creative, or a voice and a passion for taking a chance on your business idea or diving into the online world of marketing, well you are going to want to listen to today's episode. I am sharing my extremely honest review of my last four years as a blogger and giving you the inside scoop to the very things I wish I had known and done differently before hitting publish and starting my blog.  The 13 Things You Should Know Before Hitting Publish And Starting A Blog! Resources From The Episode: Listen in to https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-best-day-podcast/id1613002324?i=1000556138288 (Episode 1 of the Best Day Podcast on the 5 things to do to make your dream come true ) Looking to take your e-mail marketing to the next level? https://flodesk.com/c/75YNS9 (Try out Flodesk to elevate your e-mails today) Ready to customize your own branding and templates for your business - https://partner.canva.com/c/1992949/647168/10068 (try out Canva Pro for your free trial to see why this is my favorite and most worth it tool I use in business!) Come Connect With Us: Leave a 5-star ranking AND written review! This helps share the love for The Best Day Podcast to others! Thanks so much for the support! Come hang out and chat over on Instagram https://instagram.com/thebestdaypodcast (@thebestdaypodcast) and https://www.instagram.com/gracefulandfree/ (@gracefulandfree) Join our https://www.facebook.com/groups/489444042904022 (Facebook group) for encouragement, community, and support! Have the BEST day! xo. Haley

Today we learn how to start a blog, how much money it can make a month in revenue, and the tips and tricks with with starting and running a blog website. This video talks about what is needed to start a blog, the tips and tricks of what and how to write blog post, picking a niche that will make money, how much money you can earn with a blog, and what's needed to make a blog website successful. We learn all this in more from the blog exert Ricky from  @Income School . If you would prefer to listen to the full 50 minute interview click here -https://youtu.be/8_2BPK8KxucPrefer audio podcast option here - https://open.spotify.com/show/3hPBMGKTm7Lqd1pgOvyhLiStarting a blog can be extremely tough. There's a lot of little things to know in order to start your blog, what website or host to choice, how to actual write and structure your blog posts, maximize the ad revenue, and everything in between. The side hustle takes 12-24 hours of hard work for it to really pay off. Who know's maybe you too can make more money running a blog website than becoming a lawyer, like Ricky's business partner. Tell me down below in the comments if you started a blog in the past? How many daily views and ad revenue do you receive?  

After receiving a lot of feedback from my email list subscribers, I noticed a pattern that's been trending with quite a few bloggers. “I'm not tech savvy.” “The technical side of blogging is holding me back.” “All the tech is overwhelming.” “I can't get my blog off the ground because of the tech that's needed that I don't understand!” Ugh, boss lady. I truly felt this. To be honest, I felt that way too when I first started blogging. As new bloggers there are sooo many things that we need to learn and implement. So many platforms that we need to become an expert in. Learning how to use these platforms can make any new blogger want to quit If you're not so tech savvy (I wasn't in the beginning). This is exactly why I have put a tech vault inside of my Blogging Ladies Membership. It's a collection of tech tutorial videos that show you how to use such platforms. Join The Blogging Ladies Membership right here! Moving on… In todays blog post I want to give you some tips on how to run a blog when you aren't so tech savvy. Hopefully this will help my fellow non-techers! Join The Blog Launch Lab : ⁠www.bossladybloggers.com/the-blog-launch-lab⁠ Join the Blog Organization Lab Membership : ⁠https://bossladybloggers.com/blog-organization-lab⁠ Apply to the Blog Monetization Method Program : ⁠https://forms.gle/FCwSfTs7wkYvQp3x6⁠ Follow me on Instagram : ⁠https://www.instagram.com/boss.ladybloggers/⁠ Read the Blog Posts :⁠ https://bossladybloggers.com/blog/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bossladybloggers/message

In today's episode (91) of the EAT, CAPTURE, SHARE podcast, I'm talking with Madison Wetherill, founder of Grace + Vine Studios, a web design company creating sites exclusively for food bloggers and food content creators. Madison gives solid advice for food bloggers (and photographers) at every stage of their blogging journey and makes her case for why having your own blog or website is a MUST! Here's what else you can expect from today's episode... I reveal some insider info about my upcoming online Foundation food photography course and what I've got planned for episode 100 (you don't want to miss this!)! Madison introduces herself. Madison talks about how food blogs continue to generate lots of business. Madison reveals the two essential web pages that are a must for every food blogger. Madison shares how to make your blog stand out in a saturated market. Madison gives her top tips for how to drive traffic to your blog. We talk about the biggest mistakes food bloggers make and how to avoid them. We discuss emerging trends in food blogging you need to know about.   LINKS MENTIONED: My book, Creative Food Photography is available HERE! It's for food photographers who want to find their own unique style and up level their photography. Madison's website and Instagram The Vine Podcast SEO for food photographers and food bloggers, Eat Capture Share Podcast episode number 74 Re-release: Thoughts on Instagram, Beth Kirby and mental health, Eat Capture Share Podcast episode number 84 5 ways to make your blog post stand out, The Vine Podcast episode number 116 Two Red Bowls Atomic Habits, by James Clear Find out more about my online Foundation Food Photography & Food Styling course for ambitious beginners HERE Find out more about my Instagram and online food blogging and business masterclass HERE Foundation students featured on the podcast today: Davinia and Melanie Get in touch and ask me a question for my 100th episode! I can't wait to hear from you! Kimberly(at)thelittleplantation.co.uk Find my Instagram here Find the full show notes here

A blog is a quick and ebay way to start marketing an existing business OR start making money while you decide exactly what your business is going to be.  In terms of building authority, establishing and strengthening relationships, and providing a platform through which to sell, blogging is extremely cost effective. That said, one of the biggest questions people have is, “How much is it going to cost me to start a money making blog?” Can I start a blog for free? Let's first start with what they're really asking, which is, “Do I really have to pay to start a blog?”  Well, no… but yes. There are options for starting a blog for free. WordPress.com is a free blogging platform, Wix and Weebly have similar options, or you can take advantage of sites like Medium to publish. There are a few reasons I don't recommend this path.  Your URL will give you away. Free blogging sites include the name of the platform in the web address, which gives your blog an unprofessional feel. When I see myblogname.wordpress.com, I automatically (subconsciously) discount the information I receive and decide not to buy from them. If they're not willing to invest in themselves, why should I invest? There are limited monetization paths. While blogging offers multiple opportunities to make money, when you use a free blogging platform, many aren't available to you. And the ones you can use are more complicated to get up and running. It's a pain in the patoot to switch. Some people think about starting on a free platform and switching to a paid version at a later date. First, let's be honest. Later rarely comes. Especially when you set benchmarks like, “I'll switch when I'm making money.” We've already established that it's harder to make money on the free platforms, and the longer you go without making anything, the less effort and attention you're likely to give your blog. Which means… you'll never make money.  Additionally, switching your blog platform is not an easy task. You're basically starting from scratch on a new system, but you also have to move all your old content over to the news site. It's a lot of work, and oftentimes it just doesn't get done, even if you hit that “when I do X” benchmark. You can pay someone to do this for you, but it's expensive. What do I have to pay for? In my opinion there are 2 essential investments you need to make in your new blog if you intend to use it as a money making vehicle. These 2 systems will allow you to start making money faster and build your know, like, and trust factor with your audience. Domain & Hosting When you pay for your domain and hosting, you fully own your website. Your URL will be simply yourblogname.com, which is much more professional (and trust inspiring), and paying for hosting is like paying rent on your little corner of the internet. It becomes your space to use as you see fit, with no interference from outsiders. Note: There are terms of service for your website and what it can be used for, but those typically prohibit things like running a website like Alex Jones or instructing people on illegal activities. There are a number of hosting companies available, and you're welcome to do your research. The company I use and recommend is SiteGround. Siteground currently charges $17.99 a year for domain registration. While you can find domains (literally) a few dollars cheaper, it's worth having your domain and hosting with the same company for the sake of convenience. When SiteGround upgrades their service or platform, they automatically take care of any back end changes needed for my domain to remain functional without any extra work from me. Hosting through Siteground is typically $14.99 a month. However, because they know that people starting out don't have any money coming in yet, they have a significant discount for your first year of service. When you pay for your first year up front, your rate drops to only $3.99 a month. This makes your initial investment only $48. All together, using SiteGround, your initial investment is $66 for your first year. Email Service Provider The other essential service you need to invest in as soon as possible is email. When it comes to growing your blog readership, nothing is as powerful as email.  When you start putting out content you should have a way to collect and manage email addresses, and email your list whenever you publish a new post. While you don't need to get your email set up the moment you purchase your domain and hosting - it's going to take time to get your site set up -  you should have it ready to go as soon as your blog is live. As with web hosts, there are numerous email service providers (ESPs) to choose from. The email service provider I use and recommend is ConvertKit. There are 3 tiers of service they offer: Free, Creator, and Creator Pro.  I strongly suggest that you invest in the Creator plan. When you pay for the year it's only $9 a month ($15 if pay month-to-month) and it provides you the ability to build automations, which are key for a stress-free business. Automations are what allow you to send a series of messages out automatically when someone signs up for your list. If you go with ConvertKit, the cost for your first year would be $108 (or $180 if you pay monthly). What other expenses are there? There's literally no limit to what you could spend money on when you start a blog. You can pay for programs, tools, and even people to execute tasks for you.  Of course, one of the biggest benefits of blogging is that it's inexpensive to get started, so we don't want to go all in on every shiny new tool that comes across our feeds. Here are 3 things I recommend for new bloggers, but aren't required from the start. A Premium Theme When using WordPress (.org) there are thousands of free themes to choose from, and generally any will do when starting out. Eventually you may decide to switch to a premium theme - I use and recommend the Divi theme from Elegant Themes - for more customization options and premium features.  Switching to a new theme can be a big undertaking (though not as big as moving to a totally new program), so if you'd rather just start with a premium theme, they're typically reasonably priced. Divi is just $89 a year ($249 for a lifetime license). Social Media Scheduler The more of a social presence you have, the harder you have to work to maintain it. Schedulers can take a load off your shoulders and make this task easier. Since you're not allowed to be scrolling your feed and replying to comments all day, schedulers allow you to assign prewritten posts to be published at a certain time. A great beginner scheduling program is CinchShare. At only $100 a year, it's a very affordable option. A Trusted Step-by-Step Program Getting a blog up and running has many steps, and some of them can be overwhelming. While there are lots of sources of information on starting a blog on the internet, not all of them are reliable, and many are even contradictory.  Additionally, the time it takes to sift through all the information available is time that your blog is not published and making money. In many cases this time and frustration lead many would-be bloggers to quit, leaving your potential unmet, and your readers without your guidance. Teacher Blog Academy was created specifically to guide teachers through the process of building, growing, and making money through a blog. You could spend hundreds of hours searching for reliable information and how-to instructions with video tutorials, but who has time for that?  At $497, Teacher Blog Academy saves time, frustration, money (on stuff that doesn't work), and gets you making money faster… and pays for itself over and over (and over). In the end, starting a blog doesn't have to be an expensive undertaking.  We're so blessed to live in a time and place where making money is soooooo accessible. Thank you, internet!  You can sell basically anything from anywhere - including your own knowledge - without a massive investment in equipment, inventory, and staff. You just need the will to do it, a little bit of start up money, and a trusted guide.

Do you want to start a blog but don't feel that confidence in yourself? Maybe you are thinking about it but imposter syndrome is sneaking in. Our guest today is here to help you with that. Lyndsey Chambers is a mindset and life coach who loves helping women find their authentic selves and to be unapologetic and confident. She gives advice on how to find the confidence to start a blog and to battle the imposter syndrome that comes along with starting your own business. We chat about how the comparison to others that we put on ourselves, the stories we tell ourselves, the importance of being in community with others, and remembering your “why”. She brings the tips and tools that you need to dive in and start the blog that you have been dreaming of!  Check out the show notes (link below) for links and resources mentioned in this episode! Thanks for listening! Connect with us on Instagram: @sparkmediaconcepts Thinking about starting a blog? Check out the Ultimate Blog Bootcamp! SHOW NOTES: www.sparkmediaconcepts.com/episode21

If you produce quality cornerstone content, you'll set yourself up for sustainable growth. You don't want to be spammy with your posts, but sharing the occasional link and giving followers a reason to visit can provide a nice and steady flow of traffic. If you already have a social media presence, these profiles can be leveraged to drive traffic back to your blog. Link building can be done naturally or manually. One of the best ways to gain backlinks is to write guest posts on other blogs. A lot of successful websites have a free side of their website and then a paid membership portion with gated content, forums, and access to experts. A membership site provides a steady and recurring income. If you get 200 people to pay $20 per month to become members, that's $4,000 in monthly income. Increase the price and/or the number of members and watch how the revenue scales. Much like online courses, books are a fantastic source of residual income. Affiliate marketing is the process of marketing products from other brands on your own website. The best bloggers seamlessly introduce products into their blog posts and content without making a big deal out of it. You can also accept Google AdWords on your site. Every time someone clicks, Google serves related ads and then gives you a certain cut of the pie. Take a look at the abundance of information available on the SEO blog to get additional ideas for generating traffic and turning clicks into dollars. More info about how to start a blog – an SEO guide for starting & growing a blog:    https://seo.co/how-to-start-a-blog/   Connect with us:  SEO // PPC // DEV // WEBSITE DESIGN

Blogging has democratized the internet. Anyone can launch a blog, write words, and publish them in a highly accessible manner. You don't need to be a foodie, interior designer, Pinterest Queen, wedding planner, or stay-at-home mom to start a blog. Starting a blog is one of the fastest ways to acquire digital marketing skills that are transferable in your career. Blogging has helped many of today's leading entrepreneurs first learn how to design for WordPress, write compelling copy, understand SEO principles, embrace analytics, and hire and manage freelancers. Choosing a blog platform can become a stressful process. There are a few that are affordable and user-friendly. Wix is primarily used as a website builder, but can also be utilized to start a blog. A medium is a great tool for building a blog – albeit hosted on a third-party platform. Choosing a blog host is a big step in the process of starting a blog. There are dozens of hosts to choose from, but we've highlighted three top options. Choose the right one and you'll enjoy a smooth blog with a good user experience and peace of mind. With a blog platform, host, and domain name, you're ready to begin designing your blog. The key to successful blog design is to keep things simple. You need rich, high-quality content that propels your blog to the top of your industry or niche. If you're starting a blog, here are some tips to generate traffic and establish prominence. The first step is to write high-quality content that pleases the search engines. Your first year is probably going to be slow on the traffic front. More info about how to start a blog – an SEO guide for starting & growing a blog:    https://seo.co/how-to-start-a-blog/   Connect with us:  SEO // PPC // DEV // WEBSITE DESIGN

Have you ever thought about starting a blog as a way to make money online? If so, this episode is for you!In today's episode I'm discussing why blogs don't make money and whether or not you should start a blog if your main goal is to start making money online. Resources Mentioned:**I no longer offer the free training mentioned in this episode, but here are a few ways I can help you out:Listen to episode #27 on How I Would Start an Online Business from Scratch in 2023Join my business planning workshop and map out exactly what you'd need to do to start an online business and grow it to $5k months When you're ready, here are a few ways I can help ya out. 1. Looking for more FREE online business tips and tricks? Click here to connect on Instagram. 2. Considering creating a digital product of your own? Click here to grab my FREE list of 120+ digital products to create and sell. 3. Want to create your first digital product AND set up an online income stream (as quickly and easily as possible)? Click here to check out The Digital Product Starter Pack.

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I sat down with Emily Hunt, owner of Magnolia Moms blog, and she shared 3 things to do to get started blogging and 2 obstacles to be aware of in the process. I learned a lot of valuable info myself! She also gave reasons why it would benefit you and your teen to find something that you are interested in and start writing. Grab a cup of tea or coffee and LET'S GO! Emily grew up in Vicksburg, MS, and attended Delta State University, where she received a degree in marketing. In 2018, Emily started the blog Magnolia Moms, and it quickly took off! She left the corporate world in 2020, and started her own digital marketing firm, Hunt media Group. Emily is married to her husband Chris, and they have two girls, 7 & 9. https://magnolia-moms.com Facebook- @MsMagnoliaMoms BFF Voice Hotline 901-308-7110 Heather.LCBFF@gmail.com https://www.lifecoachbff.com  

Use a blog or a Podcast to document what you've learned overtime. You never know who may learn or be inspired by your work. 24 hours a day, 7 days a week people are searching for solutions to their problems. And if you've found a solution they want to know how you did it. Establish the daily routine of recording your lessons learned and eventually you will be able to earn income from your documents/recordings. This could be a few additional streams of income depending on how many formats you put your words in (video, audio, text... NFT). Start blogging today and learn about what blogs can do for you as you develop yours. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/groundupbiz/support

Episode 9 Should I Start a Blog or Newsletter? 02:08 - Irrational Exuberance About Having a Blog 03:31 - The Early Mover Advantage 05:08 - Starting a Blog to Build Relationships With People 07:09 - The Fundamental Problem of a Blog 08:47 - The Difference Between a Blog and a Newsletter 10:30 - Some Best Practices for Blogs 12:09 - Building Authority on Your Website Through Blogs 13:28 - The Time Required to Write a Blog 14:40 - When is the Best Time to Write a Blog? 16:32 - Focusing on Your Niche 19:46 - Staying in Touch With Clients or Prospects 23:26 - The Easier Way to Give Value to Your Clients 24:31 - The Benefits of a Newsletter 25:09 - Coming Up with a New Content on a Regular Basis 28:18 - Why Blogs Aren't a Good Idea in the Beginning Want help building or growing a successful financial coaching business? Find resources below based on where you're at in your journey: Deciding whether Financial Coaching is right for you? Join our free Facebook Community with over 5000 current and aspiring financial coaches! https://www.facebook.com/groups/financialcoachescommunity Already decided you're going to be a Financial Coach and want to learn more? Get 30+ tips and best practices in our free 8-part email series! https://www.financialcoachesnetwork.com/pre-launch-email-series Ready to Launch your Financial Coaching business? Join FCN Launch, our step-by-step program that will help you successfully launch your business in four months and grow it to a consistent part-time income. https://www.financialcoachesnetwork.com/launch Are you already coaching clients and want to grow your business to a full-time income? Join FCN Grow, our program that helps you scale your business to a full-time income. https://www.financialcoachesnetwork.com/grow

Blog are still relevant today, and with the current technology we have access to for a fraction of what it was even 1 decade ago it is easier than ever to build your own website.No matter what your entrepreneurial endeavors are I highly recommend building a website around the topic or niche. I think anyone doing business on the web should have their own central place to bring visitors back to.Do not be at the mercy of the next MySpace, Friendster, Tumbler, or Blogger.com. Do not leave yourself to the good will of Facebook, Instagram, or TicTok all of which are charging to get in front of the people who have already said "Yeah I like your content, I think I want to see it more often!"Build your own stage to stand on.In this episode I want to discuss with you why I believe you should build a blog, or a niche website, today.RESOURCE MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE;Adam Enfroy - Blogging My Sites Mentioned;JohnnyBoyStudios.netJohnnyBoyPhotos.comthesCLMR.comLet's connect!Send me an email and let's find the right side-hustle for you to get started on!Join my mailing list for more content delivered directly to your inbox!Join me on clubhouse! @johnnyboy_Let's connect! I'd love to hear from you.Subscribe on YouTube, join my mailing list, or send me an email!

Come sip with me as I go through baseline details of creating a blog. Before you create, you need to brainstorm a good layout of what you will be blogging about. I brought my sister Celina on to talk about the blog she created for her class and we discuss the questions people should ask themselves before pursuing the life of a blogger/influencer. I hope this podcast inspires you to start your own journey! I also share what is currently inspiring me. Mentions: Nasreen (@heynasreen) and her cancer journey Caitlin Covington (@cmcoving) is coming out with a fall line with PinkLily next Friday and I am here for it!! Stay tune for more!! Cup of Inspo: Witch Hats// https://rstyle.me/+aUHgGjJYzCE0VX67GOr5nQ Bats// https://rstyle.me/+wNsf0fW1EZ4PqUdANNykHA Follow me on the Socials: Blog: www.cutebrandik.com My LTK: https://www.shopltk.com/explore/brandi_kimberly%20 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brandi_kimberly/?hl=en --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/brandi-k-renkal/message

It is the perfect time to start a blog. It can take some time but it is so worth it. Here are the reasons to launch (or relaunch) your blog. Get the show notes for this episode at https://livbyviv.com/2021/09/29/why-this-is-the-perfect-time-to-start-a-blog/ You can always find me on Instagram @livbyviv https://www.instagram.com/livbyviv/ Sign up for my Favorite Finds Newsletter to get links to may favorite finds on a budget https://bit.ly/favoritefindssignup Support this podcast through Ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/livbyviv --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/dontmixin/message

Today, the host talks about the benefits of starting a blog, and why you should start one ASAP! Stay tuned! __ Web Mavens: https://www.webmavens.com/

Are you interested in how to start a blog and make money FOR FREE BUT you don't have any money to invest.  Good news for you, that I am the queen of cheap and doing things for free or on a budget and I am going to tell you how to start a blog in the cheapest MOST none money having way possible. Not just start a blog but also make money from it.  I have been blogging for a long time. Link to original post including other mentioned blog posts and videos: https://www.sophie-sticatedmom.com/2017/10/02/start-blog-make-money/My free ebook with these pieces and more that will teach you how to make a capsule wardrobe you can wear year round: http://eepurl.com/gSn_a5Shop All My Products: https://sophie-sticatedmom.myshopify.com/Follow me on Instagram: IG sophie_sticatedmomBlog: https://sophie-sticatedmom.comYouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheSlreed84Podcast: https://sophie-sticatedmom.buzzsprout.comWant to Donate? paypal.me/sophiesticatedmom  Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/sophiesticatedmom)

Most people think it's difficult to start a blog, but it's an easy process that can literally be done in just 1 day or less! The difficult part is growing a blog to be a thriving collection of your projects and posts. However, getting a blog up and running is the easy part. I'll walk you through a very high-level overview on how it's done!Got a question or feedback? Email me: serena@thriftdiving.com. Remember to follow me on Instagram @ThriftDiving to stay connected!WANT TO LEARN TO USE POWER TOOLS? I've created an online power tools 101 course to help you get over the fear and intimidating of using tools to become empowered with power tools! Sign up here for more info! https://thriftdiving.com/toolsMENTIONSThe Story of Thrift Diving - Episode #1GoDaddy.comBlogger.comBluehost.comWordpress.comSubscribe to my email list for 5 ebooks, printable, and checklists: https://thriftdiving.com/subscribeSubscribe to my YouTube channel:https://www.youtube.com/user/thriftdivingLet's Connect!YouTubeInstagramFacebookPinterestTwitterSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/ThriftDiving)

In episode #1816, Neil and Eric discuss whether you should start a blog at this moment in time. You might be surprised by what you hear, so tune in today to find out more.  TIME-STAMPED SHOW NOTES: [00:25] Today's topic: Should You Even Start a Blog Today? [00:28] Why Eric wouldn't start a blog today and the conditions under which he would. [01:36] Neil's take on starting a blog: it's a long-term play. [01:57] If you have a business that's making money, you can buy a published blog. [02:13] The playbook you can use if you are starting from scratch.  [03:01] That's it for today! [03:01] To stay updated with events and learn more about our mastermind, go to the Marketing School site for more information or call us on 310-349-3785! Leave Some Feedback:     What should we talk about next? Please let us know in the comments below Did you enjoy this episode? If so, please leave a short review.     Connect with Us:    Neilpatel.com Quick Sprout  Growth Everywhere Single Grain Twitter @neilpatel  Twitter @ericosiu

In episode #1816, Neil and Eric discuss whether you should start a blog at this moment in time. You might be surprised by what you hear, so tune in today to find out more.  TIME-STAMPED SHOW NOTES: [00:25] Today's topic: Should You Even Start a Blog Today? [00:28] Why Eric wouldn't start a blog today and the conditions under which he would. [01:36] Neil's take on starting a blog: it's a long-term play. [01:57] If you have a business that's making money, you can buy a published blog. [02:13] The playbook you can use if you are starting from scratch.  [03:01] That's it for today! [03:01] To stay updated with events and learn more about our mastermind, go to the Marketing School site for more information or call us on 310-349-3785! Leave Some Feedback:     What should we talk about next? Please let us know in the comments below Did you enjoy this episode? If so, please leave a short review.     Connect with Us:    Neilpatel.com Quick Sprout  Growth Everywhere Single Grain Twitter @neilpatel  Twitter @ericosiu

Are you FINALLY READY to start your blog and launch your dream business?! I'm sharing my story about how I started my blog way back in 2013 and the nudge I needed to make it happen (hint: it involves an ex-boyfriend!).   Here are the three things you need in place to take the leap, purchase a URL, and hit publish!   If you enjoy this episode, leave a review or screenshot this episode and tag @thebloggerbrunch @rhondajenkins on IG Stories to share with other women in the blogosphere!   Direct link for Bluehost/Wordpress Integration: https://www.bluehost.com/track/thebloggerbrunch/   If you're starting a newsletter or email list, FloDesk is the best and I have a 50% discount for you! https://flodesk.com/c/THEBLOGGERBRUNCH   Ready for the next step: take our five day free e-course: Blog to Biz! https://bit.ly/3pm6A5d   Find show notes and more resources at thebloggerbrunch.com.

It you do, teach out to me so that we can support each other crystal.cupofoil@gmail.com If you find my content helpful, please consider sharing it! Read the full blog post 10 Benefits of Starting a Christian Blog here: https://cupofoil.com/10-benefits-of-starting-a-christian-blog/ Blogging is a great ministry for Christians to join.  Especially those who enjoy being creative and talking about the Lord openly and freely. Here are a few reasons why you may want to prayerfully consider start a christian blog. Christian blogging is great to start in 2021 because of technology. You can always hire someone to do this if this is not your Forte but it is great to do work that allows you to create and enjoy a beautiful image. All in all,  blogging may be a good option for you if you are looking to share the gospel in a free way,  want to be creative,  and want more time with family. Let me know what you think about it! Ciao! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/cupofoilblog/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/cupofoilblog/support

EPISODE 019: Have you ever thought about starting a blog? In this episode, I'm breaking down what you need to consider before you start (or continue) blogging as a busy mompreneur in the making. Connect with Cami on Instagram!

In this episode I talk about discovering your unique voice. Just because there are a million other bloggers out there, it doesn't mean you shouldn't take the leap today because we're all special in our own way. Follow along on Instagram @Becoming_A_Blogger and @LouiseMontgomeryBlog

Jami is an author, poet, and entrepreneur. Jami helped me with my book process and developed the formatting of my book this year. Jami has published 2 books independently. Jami helps us understand how anyone can get into writing and blogging and where we can all start to change lives together. Join us! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

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Today I'm doing my first two-on-one interview with Cara Newhart and C.J. Oldenkamp, founders of My Haute Society, a community for bloggers, and are both bloggers in their own right. We talk about how to start a blog with your friend. We delve into balancing a shared business and a personal blog, plus how they dealt with the growing pains of working together in a new venture. Cara and C.J. are Instagram pros and share their Instagram strategies. You'll want to learn this!   Resources: My Haute Society Everyday Chiffon Never Skip Brunch Catch My Party MiloTree Canva Planoly Transcript: How to Start a Blog with Your Friend with Cara Newhart and C.J. Oldenkamp Host:[00:00:03] Welcome to The Blogger Genius Podcast brought to you by MiloTree. Here's your host, Jillian Leslie. Jillian: [00:00:10] Hey everyone. Welcome back to the show. Today I have two guests. I have Cara and C.J. from My Haute Society. So guys, welcome to the show. C.J. : [00:00:25] Thank you. Thanks for having us. We're excited to be here today. Jillian: [00:00:29] This is my first time with two guests so this is like all new, and you guys are so much fun. So I'm super psyched you're here and we just did a recording where I'm going to be on their podcast. And so now we're going to do it where you guys are on mine. Jillian: [00:00:48] So explain My Haute Society. What is Haute Society? Cara: [00:00:52] Yes. We are a community for bloggers and influencers. We are based online but we have a lot of in person events and workshops and then we have a ton of different resources like guides and workbooks and E-courses to help you grow your following, build your blog, and learn how to monetize your influence. Jillian: [00:01:12] Now you guys are both entrepreneurs, bloggers that kind of thing. Do you mind sharing your stories and then how you guys have hooked up? C.J. : [00:01:21] Yeah, so I'll go first. This is C.J. and I run my own personal blog, Everyday Chiffon, which is a fashion, travel, lifestyle blog and I'm just a new mama to be. I'm also really having a lot of fun kind of adding that family orientation part into my blog. Starting a lifestyle blog with a love of fashion C.J. : [00:01:41] But I started in corporate, right when I first moved out to Denver, right after graduating college and I was kind of the first of my friends to do so. C.J. : [00:01:52] I used to take the random mirror selfies, and as much as I don't love this I did that. I did random weird selfies of like my corporate outfits and everything, just because I was kind of the first of my friends to be in there and I had a girlfriend that recommended I start a blog. C.J. : [00:02:13] Being a very non techie side, I didn't know what a blog technically was. So I just kind of went ahead and started an Instagram page. How a blog evolves C.J. : [00:02:22] And I just had a separate place to kind of post my outfits and give inspiration to some of the girls that were just entering corporate, or thinking about entering corporate. And then it's just really evolved into this blog and a brand that I've kind of run with. C.J. :  [00:02:37] It didn't even start as Everyday Chiffon. It was like Professionista or something that I cringe at. But it was just something super random and a place for me to be inspirational with my fashion. C.J. : [00:02:49] I've always loved fashion my entire life. It's been something I have such funny pictures of me as a kid like dressing up multiple outfits. So it really just evolved into something that I had no idea could be a business. C.J. :  [00:03:03] I didn't know about blogging and now I've really brought in like the biggest thing for me and my blog that's made it a part of my soul and from me is my positivity post. C.J. : [00:03:13] And that's been like the main thing that I like to push on through everything if you look at my page I'm always smiling, I'm always laughing, and I really try and bring happiness as a mindset, it's kind of like my blog motto. C.J. : [00:03:26] So that's like a big big thing for me that's made it more like a space for me to connect with people alongside of connecting through fashion and through my travels and through everything else like lifestyle. C.J. :  [00:03:37] But that's been like the portion that's kind of a part of everything that I do. So that's really taken off and really evolved and really helped me make Everyday Chiffon what it is today. Jillian: [00:03:49] And they're super cute photos of you pregnant. C.J. :  [00:03:52] Oh thank you, it's been crazy getting used to these curves. But I'm having fun dressing them up. Jillian: [00:04:00] Are you more of like tight pregnancy maternity clothes or more of the loose maternity clothes? C.J. :  [00:04:07] You know I'm finding I really thought it because I'm a big Boho kind of dresser and so I love Free People and those types of brands, and I would have thought that I would have gone towards wearing a lot of Free People but with these added curves that I've never had before. I've always been very flat up top. I've always been pretty tiny. C.J. :  [00:04:27] I found that some of the bigger looser clothes kind of make me feel bigger and make me feel less sexy or as into like myself as I normally and so I've actually leaned towards wearing tighter clothes just because I can show that like yes I'm pregnant, I'm not just eating a pizza over and over again. Jillian: [00:04:51] Well you look adorable. C.J. : [00:04:54] I feel lucky to be pregnant during the summer so I don't have to wear tons of like jeans and sweaters I can just kind of be in dresses most of my life. Jillian: [00:05:05] Kara what about you? Cara: [00:05:07] Yeah, so I started out in corporate as well. I always kind of had a blog on the side, like it started in college with an art blog and then I did like a DIY blog, and then I kind of got into having my own online boutique so I designed different leggings and t shirts and stuff with my artwork. Starting a blog because brands were reaching out Cara: [00:05:27] Then I started to have brands reach out to me and offer to like put their products on my blog because I was blogging as part of my boutique. And at that point I didn't really know what blogging was or what influencers were. So I was like, "This is weird like this is my business. Why would I want to promote your product?" Cara: [00:05:44] So now looking back like they probably just thought I was a fashion blogger because I was featuring different people I was like styling my t shirts and showing different looks so they were just reaching out. Cara: [00:05:55] It's like a brand wanting to work with a blogger. But I was like a business and didn't even know what the whole world was so then I kind of decided like hey, maybe I should have an outlet where I could do this. And then I could say yes to these collaborations because they were like products I liked and brands I was interested in working with. Cara: [00:06:13] So I started a fashion blog and it's called Never Skip Brunch. I like love brunch. I always said I love snacks and sleeping. It's kind of a joke. Cara: [00:06:29] I just recently rebranded at the beginning of this year. And it's called Brighter Bold, and it's basically like a movement towards helping women to turn up the volume on their inner voice and kind of find their boldness. Cara: [00:06:44] And so I've kind of expanded out of fashion and now I have like recipes and some DIY projects. And it's a little more lifestyle oriented. So that's been really fun. Cara: [00:06:53] And that decision was kind of just because I realized this is what my audience wanted, like they liked fashion but they kind of wanted a little more in on my lifestyle, and all the little projects that I constantly had going on. So that's been really fun. Jillian: [00:07:08] That's cool. OK so how do you guys then monetize separately and then I guess together? Monetizing blogs through sponsored content, affiliates, and membership Cara: [00:07:19] Yeah. So for our own blogs. We both do like brand collaborations and then affiliate links. I would say for me personally brand collaborations are probably my primary source of income. I do have some affiliate links from people shopping products that I recommend, and all of that stuff but I primarily work with brands. C.J. : [00:07:39] Mine is kind of the same wa,y working with brands through sponsored or ad posts definitely like the biggest thing that I found. C.J. : [00:07:48] I know my affiliate links have definitely started to take off now this past six months, as I've been able to grow more of a connection with my following so I'm definitely seeing more growth there than I have before. C.J. : [00:08:00] But I would definitely still say that like sponsored and you know ads are working with specific brands and trying to kind of grow that long term relationship has been the biggest benefit for me on my personal blog. C.J. : [00:08:13] And with My Haute Society we have so many different ways of monetizing still through affiliate links and then obviously jumping a lot into products and resources that we give out to bloggers, that's like the biggest thing we want to be is obviously a resource. C.J. : [00:08:29] So creating those and being able to help through that has been helpful for us as a business as we try and grow and everything like that. Cara: [00:08:38] Yes I think our biggest thing is like our monthly membership which is just nine bucks a month and you get access to all of our courses all of our guides and then like monthly events whether that's like happy hours or meet ups. And then you get workshops. Cara: [00:08:55] And then you get our big Ecourses are super discounted so that it's kind of amazing. Working on your blog as a team Jillian: [00:09:01] How do you guys... Because my husband and I we run Catch My Party and MiloTree together but those are really different businesses. But again we do it as a team. Now you guys have your own separate businesses. Then you have this together. So how do you manage that? C.J. :  [00:09:20] It's been a lot of learning, to be honest. We started in September of 2017. We hit the ground running. We both were super excited about what we were doing that we just kind of ran with it. It was exhausting. C.J. : [00:09:37] We found a lot of times you know we were trying to work on our own blogs and we had to take away from something so we didn't focus as much on our own blogs as we wanted to. C.J. : [00:09:50] But we just like really couldn't because we just had too much going on in the holiday season and so the beginning of January and the end of December were a huge kind of sit back and take it all in and see where we really want to push our focus to what was most important in growing My Haute Society. And what was most important for like mental health. C.J. : [00:10:11] Because obviously if you look at our blogs, both of them are huge focusing on you know mental health and really being the best person you can be. And so stretching ourselves so thin was the opposite of what we were trying to put out through My Haute Society. So it was a huge moment. C.J. : [00:10:28] We had, I wouldn't say arguments, but we had you know really deep conversations of trying to figure out what was going to be best for both of us because Cara has a little girl and a husband, and I have a husband and had just found out I was pregnant. C.J. : [00:10:42] So it was like we had totally different lives and entirely different things we had to push our emotions into, aside from even just having our personal blogs. So we really did have to re-evaluate what was going on and to make it work. The importance of content calendars for bloggers C.J. : [00:10:57] I think the things you see for every blogger is that content calendars are huge. And we really had to figure out what to do and then when we kind of figured out a strict schedule of like who was doing what. C.J. : [00:11:11] I run all of the social, and deal with our Monday blogger moments, and then Cara does a lot of like the podcast edits as well as like some of the main resource or blog posts that we do and then we do like a little side by side of everything else. C.J. : [00:11:26] So once we really honed in and figure that out we've been able to streamline a lot of things and been able to have certain days where we specifically work on My Haute Society and then have certain days we're basically just working on our own blogs or living our own lives. Cara: [00:11:48] Yeah it's funny because like a lot of people that go into business together have years and years of a friendship or a relationship to kind of go off of. So they already really know the other person. The importance of defined roles as bloggers Cara: [00:12:02] And for us, we were really new friends when we decided to start. Yeah we had to learn who each other was like what our strengths and weaknesses were and kind of how we work together. Cara: [00:12:17] And then also kind of develop the business and define our roles and all of that all at once. So it was definitely a process but I think it was something we needed to go through to be able to be where we are now, where we're kind of like more efficient and we have a system and have more clear communication. Cara: [00:12:35] Like at first you know I would be building the website and putting out all these guides and I'm used to just working with myself and going rogue and like cranking things out. C.J. : [00:12:44] I'm like an over communicator. So I was like "Why are you leaving me in the dark?" type thing and she's just not really like that. So it was kind of me having to learn to pull things out of her as well as you know her just having to learn to like communicate better. C.J. : [00:13:01] So I think that's a good way of putting that though because we did just kind of fall into it, and the benefit of this is that we both tend to jump into change really well in our own personal lives. And I think that made it possible for us to do it. It was just kind of learning how to do it together. Jillian: [00:13:19] Wow what it is like. I mean it's a relationship, it's like a marriage in many ways. Cara: [00:13:25] So I call it business marriage. Jillian: [00:13:30] It's like how people have like a work spouse or you know like a work husband or a work wife you guys are each other's wives. That's terrific. Jillian: [00:13:41] How many hours a week are you guys working and how much of that time, this is if you can quantify it, would you say is working on each of your businesses and then together? Managing your time as a blogger C.J. : [00:13:52] I know I kind of laughed at this question because my answer is all the time. Some weeks are better organized than others but right now with doing a move and you know moving states and doing all this. C.J. : [00:14:09] We've had to be a little bit more scheduled out than normal because like my weekends are completely packed with packing or something like that or going to parties. But I mean as a social influencers I think anyone listening that does that can know that it isn't all the time thing. C.J. : [00:14:26] Like even if you're an entrepreneur and not just a social influencer even if you're not working on something on your web site for instance, I post twice a day on my Instagram almost every day so that's work in itself. C.J. : [00:14:38] You're waking up Saturday morning or Sunday morning and still having to post and then engage with people and then you might like to have brunch and kind of hang out with your husband or take some time off Saturday or Sunday. C.J. : [00:14:47] But then there's other Sundays right up until 11:30 doing something for My Haute Society for Monday, or something so I don't know. I mean it's really hard for me to know. Cara may have a better answer but it's really all over the place. C.J. : [00:15:01] Most of the days during the week are really well scheduled out because we have certain things for our personal blogs and certain things from My Haute Society that go live on specific days. So it's a lot easier to allocate those things out. C.J. : [00:15:13] But the weekend is totally a crapshoot. Sometimes I'm free and living my life, sometimes I'm like doing two hours of shooting and then writing posts and everything like that so it's just really up in the air. Cara: [00:15:26] Yeah it's also weird because it doesn't feel like work. To have to say, "I'm working these hours and these hours I'm free, like it's all just kind of living life and doing what I like doing alongside of the other stuff. Cara: [00:15:40] So if I had to put a number on it, nap time is definitely my go get it time. My daughter is almost 2 and she sleeps for a solid two and a half hours still which like I don't know how long that's going to last. Cara: [00:15:54] That's like my go time and I just knock everything out and then I'm kind of a night owl. So if there's stuff outside of that that I really need to do, I can stay up all night doing it and I love that. I'm at my best at like 12am. C.J. : [00:16:16] Now with being pregnant, for me, I've found that I'll stay up later but then I don't have the energy to get up like I usually did at 7:00 a.m. and kind of started doing things. C.J. : [00:16:26] I'm taking my mornings you know maybe catch up on my phone but like I have to eat breakfast. I have to do certain things, I have to stretch, like all these new things I didn't have to do before is becoming this additive into my days. C.J. : [00:16:42] So I'm learning to schedule around that, but that's like the huge benefit of not having to go to a 9 to 5 job. You can do mornings where sometimes I'll get up at 7:30am and be doing e-mails by 8:00 a.m. you know getting through things. C.J. : [00:16:55] And then other mornings I start working at 9:15am but I might take an hour to work out and then be working until like 8:30pm or something. So it's just kind of all over the place. Which I love because it doesn't stress you out as much because you can do it whenever you want to make time. Jillian: [00:17:11] Right, the funniest thing that I would say is trying to educate your family, like your parents, about what you do. Because we will go on vacation and visit my parents and to explain that the internet doesn't shut down, you know, that you can't put a like "We're on vacation and come back in a week." It just doesn't work that way. Jillian: [00:17:40] They're like, "You work all the time!" and I'm like, well, kind of. C.J. : [00:17:44] It's like what my dad said when we went to Europe. I was obviously making travel blogs and everything through it and taking images, or my husband would be like behind me with the camera and stuff. And my dad's like, "This world is just so different these days." C.J. : [00:18:00] You know you laugh and he's a super successful businessman so I can get where he looks at it but now that he's starting to learn the success you get from it's just connecting the dots and seeing the success just for being different. C.J. : [00:18:15] But then it's funny because he's like, "You're always on your phone" and I'm like, "Well, if you got paid money to be on your phone maybe you would do it too." C.J. : [00:18:25] My siblings are trained now when we are planning vacations or over holidays, they'll be like, "oOh we could go here, that would be really good place to take blog pictures." I'm like "Now you get it." Ways of using Instagram as a blogger to grow your business Jillian: [00:18:36] Can we talk about social media? You guys are very active on Instagram. It sounds like Instagram is your jam. Can you share a little bit about how you use it? What do you think the best ways are to connect on it. Like what do you love about Instagram? Cara: [00:18:56] Yes. I think it's kind of like the current go-to platform for influencers just because that's where a lot of brands want to collaborate with you, because it's the hot platform so that's probably why it's our go-to. Cara: [00:19:12] And C.J. probably has a lot of really good tips for you as far as how to really engage with your followers and connect. She's kind of always full of amazing pointers and I'm like, "Why didn't I know that?" C.J. : [00:19:26] Well the biggest thing with Instagram, because I run My Haute Society's and mine as well, and it is really just truly engagement which can be absolutely exhausting to be honest. I think trying to be on there all the time is what's hard for a lot of people. C.J. : [00:19:42] But I think building the most important thing like the one tip I can give with it is, we love our IG Lives on My Haute Society and sometimes there won't be 30 people on there every single time we do it or anything like that. C.J. : [00:19:58] We do a playback and just having that live and making that connection of being real with your followers is the biggest thing people are looking for on Instagram these days. C.J. : [00:20:07] They do love to see your perfectly curated feed. I don't think that's going away anywhere time any time soon because people love beautiful images and they love placing themselves in places that they haven't been and beautiful scenes that they've never been into. So I think people love that. C.J. : [00:20:20] But being through your Stories I think is the easiest way like IG lives and stories because people are yearning for that connection through real life. And once I started like really doing that, aside from still engaging and consistency and posting is a huge thing. C.J. : [00:20:39] I know a ton of people want to take like a week or two off and you need to understand that that's going to hurt your engagement. I think that's like a big thing but really just being consistent with doing Stories and connecting your face to people not just putting your curated image in your story or random things. C.J. : [00:20:56] That is what people want to see, they want to know what you're doing, they want to know your side of yourself that's not perfect. They want to know what you're eating. C.J. : [00:21:04] I think just things like that really makes people want to follow and connect with you and stay around, at least that's what I've found through My Haute Society and my own blog. C.J. : [00:21:14] It's just being consistent with posting engaging and really being active on my stories even though I might not look gorgeous in the morning or still just get used to kind of being on there and people love it. They love the realness is what I have found. Jillian: [00:21:29] So you're posting two images a day on your feed and how often are you popping in to do Stories? C.J. : [00:21:39] You know, some days are different than others, if I have a super busy day wanting to get multiple posts done I won't be on there as often and just because I need to focus like on any other kind of business. C.J. : [00:21:50] But most days I can do 10 to 15+ stories depending on what's going on. Yesterday, I went through my morning moisturizer routine because my face has been insane with this pregnancy. Hormones are on fleek at an all time high and so I kind of just went through some of the products I was using. And some like the face masks I just received from a different brand and I mean that alone was probably 10 to 15 stories right there. C.J. : [00:22:19] And then like I go through sometimes what I'm eating, because being pregnant people are really curious and that kind of started connecting with all these new moms to be. How you eat and everything and so even something like that. C.J. : [00:22:32] And then if I put on an outfit I'll do like what I'm doing that day and the like tonight I have like a blogger event so I'll be kind of storying throughout that whole thing. So it really just depends. C.J. : [00:22:43] But I try and pop on there as much as I can. Some people really focus on creating the perfect story. And it can take them a long time to get it out there. I just kind of go with it throw it up there and it is what it is. C.J. : [00:22:58] And then I found it to be really easy to just do a Story of like here's my breakfast and then I'm typing away at my post five minutes later, it's not like a 30 minute thing to get a few stories up for me. C.J. : [00:23:11] I'm a very real person so I just have turned my stories into like literally what I'm doing. Jillian: [00:23:17] Cara what about you? How often are you posting on your feed and what about your Stories? Cara: [00:23:23] So I post like once a day on my feed. I don't do weekends and occasionally I just take a string of random days off if I just don't feel like doing it. Cara: [00:23:32] I'm not as outgoing as CJ. So like all the engaging stuff drains me. It's not something that energizes me. So I love engaging with my followers, don't get me wrong, but sometimes I have to mentally prepare. Cara: [00:23:50] If I'm not in the mood to like really connect with people. I don't want to post because I don't want to be just throwing up a piece of content that's something to be looked at, I want it to be engaging and kind of like a starting point for those conversations. Cara: [00:24:05] Sometimes I just take a few days off and recharge and so I think it can go either way. And then Stories, so I kind of like creating graphics. I still do a bunch of different ones of things I'm doing. I do sneak peeks of, like I just re-did my powder bath, so I did like a little sneak peek video about that. Cara: [00:24:29] But I also like to do graphics little videos or moving things or like swipe ups that tell people there's a new post on the blog. So I try to involve my real life and what I'm doing but I would say it's a little bit more of graphic design type stuff because that's what I really enjoy doing. Jillian: [00:24:48] OK so given that you guys have been at this for a while. What is the one piece of advice you wish somebody had told you when you guys were both just starting out. ADVICE: Create a brand around yourself as a blogger C.J. : [00:25:03] For me personally I didn't know the blogging world existed. So I just kind of wish that I had known that was even a big thing and known it was like this business that people were really trying to do curated photos for. C.J. : [00:25:19] I guess I wish I would have known and would have been told to create a brand around yourself before just pushing content out. I was just posting, I was enjoying it and everything, but I would still have that same stress that I do today. But I didn't have like a why or brand behind it. C.J. : [00:25:37] So I think knowing your "why" and really creating what your brand is and who you are behind your brand is the most important thing to do before starting out. C.J. : [00:25:47] Because without that you're just going to go on a circle of posting things and trying to figure out what you want out of it. Each post in changing things up and if you keep changing things up it's going to be extremely hard to grow a following. C.J. : [00:26:01] Instead of knowing your "why" and knowing your brand and running with that and then you're down the road you know if you want to add something or take something away you can play with that because you've had this connection. C.J. : [00:26:11] But without knowing that, that's a huge thing. I wish I would have because not knowing the blogging world and then not knowing my brand. It took me twice as long to get to a following that other people can get to maybe in six months just because I had no idea what I was doing and what was behind what I was posting. Jillian: [00:26:32] Interesting. OK so really having a point of view. C.J. : [00:26:35] Totally and knowing what you want people to get from your content instead of just like ,"Here's my outfit," which is great but like what do you what do you hope they get, and how does it help them? C.J. : [00:26:46] And so without that it took me a while and then once I started figuring that out that's when I really became Everyday Chiffon and what I wanted from it and was able to play around with things and became fun instead of what the heck am I gonna do. Jillian: [00:27:00] And what about you? Cara: [00:27:03] So I would say, I wish I knew the importance and value of community which sounds funny but as an introvert I really didn't know how valuable it was to really have people to surround yourself with and support you and bounce ideas off of. Cara: [00:27:20] And I am kind of a competitive person just naturally, so in my mind for a while, community and success were kind of mutually exclusive. It was like I had to go do it on my own and be successful. Cara: [00:27:36] But really what I've learned through the whole process of what goes into My Haute Society and our community, is that community is a competitive strategy. To be successful you need others to support you and help you along the way. ADVICE: Don't compare yourself to other bloggers Cara: [00:27:52] And then kind of a second piece of that is not comparing yourself, realizing that the community means that you can look at other people's success and you can celebrate with them and be excited, but that success for them isn't what successes look like for you. Cara: [00:28:08] So trying to achieve that by looking like what they're doing is going to be really unfulfilling and it's going to lead to burnout and you're not going to find your best way of doing things in your best type of success unless you really dig in and define that phrase like that. Jillian: [00:28:26] I like that. I think that the same themes keep coming through my interviews on The Blogger Genius which is, it is about helping each other grow. Jillian: [00:28:40] And it is also about working hard not to compare yourself, like those are two themes, because when you work together all of a sudden the Internet can feel really small. Jillian: [00:28:51] Like the internet consists of the six other people that I work with and we all kind of help each other grow. But it's really hard not to compare yourself to these people and you lose sight of the scale at which you work. You know that the Internet is a very big place. Jillian: [00:29:10] So what is the one tool that you guys use that you couldn't live without? Blogger tools you can't live without C.J. : [00:29:20] This one is really hard to choose one tool. I can let Cara talk more about Canva. We both love love love Canva for our personal blogs with creating like Pinterest images and that kind of stuff. But I don't think she could live without Canva for My Haute Society. C.J. : [00:29:35] And then for me for My Haute Society and still my personal blogs I couldn't live without Planoly or Social Pilot. They're kind of different apps totally but like, they do some of the same things are scheduling for social media. C.J. : [00:29:57] Planoly really lets you help see your feed. And like for My Haute Society with running my own social media I have been in the great habit of planning every caption and every photo out Monday morning or Sunday night and have that on auto post so I can still go on there and engage with everyone. But it's more about like when I want to do that instead of having to have a specific high point to do it as well as my own blog. C.J. : [00:30:23] So planning for my own while I don't do auto piloting but I am able to kind of like figure out my feed from there which really helps my weeks go by a lot easier if I've already had like an image and a caption kind of ready. C.J. : [00:30:36] And then Social Pilot is huge because we try and reach people on LinkedIn, Twitter like the Denver blogger page, our My Haute Society page. Then we also have our own personal ones hooked up to that. And so as a business you know Cara can go ahead and create these super cute things on Canva like videos and everything and these really cute graphics. C.J. : [00:30:55] And then I'll just go in there being the community person and make a really fun caption for it and then I'll actually go ahead and schedule everything out for like weeks and months and that's sort consistently posting on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. C.J. : [00:31:11] Every single day if not you know two or three times a day with different things so all of our things are constantly being pushed out there without us having to do a ton of work and people can continue to see us as a resource. C.J. : [00:31:25] So those would be the two that like I cannot live without with social media just because with how much scheduling it goes and behind two different platforms it's huge to be able to have things to be scheduled now and really only use an hour or two out of my Mondays to kind of get it all set. And then just have to poke around and fix things as I go. Jillian: [00:31:44] OK so how about you Cara? Cara: [00:31:50] Oh yeah Canva is my number one. I can do all the design in Photoshop and InDesign but Canva is just so easy. We have templates set up where we make, for example Pinterest images for every single blog post so that at the bottom there's like a couple images that people can pin to save the post. Cara: [00:32:11] So having templates set up for those or I also use them a lot to make Instagram stories like swipe ups or little like moving video gifs so just having like a template and then I make a bunch of different copies and move stuff around and they're so easy. It's amazing. Cara: [00:32:29] I have it for my personal blog where my fonts are uploaded and my colors are uploaded so that I could use my actual like font. That is my branding and everything is ready to go. Jillian: [00:32:45] How can people connect with you? How can they learn more about My Haute Society and also your individual sites? C.J. : [00:32:58] We're all over social. As My Haute Society so like Pinterest, Facebook, Twitter Instagram. Cara: [00:33:08] And Haute means like classy fashionable. That's kind of why we chose that name. Cara: [00:33:14] I like thought it was "hot" for the longest time, even when we named it that. Staring at me I thought CJ was just saying Haute because she's from like the Midwest. Like that's how you say it yeah. Yeah. Cara: [00:33:28] And then our website is My Haute Society.com and we have like a ton of blog, posts that's where you can find our podcast. Cara: [00:33:35] All our resources if you're interested in like looking into membership you can just go to like MyHauteSociety.com/join and learn all about that. Cara: [00:33:44] And then my own blog is NeverSkipBrunch.com. C.J. : [00:34:01] And then mine is Everyday Chiffon, and for chiffon I get asked out a lot and it's like a type of material. My favorite one that I found I wear the most. That's why I named it that. C.J. : [00:34:12] But I am all over everything as well Instagram, Twitter, Pinterest, Facebook probably more that I don't even know that I'm still on somewhere. And that is EverydayChiffon.com for my website. Jillian: [00:34:27] Cara and C.J., thank you guys so much for being on the show. Get more Instagram followers fast and free with MiloTree! Jillian: [00:34:37] Are you trying to grow your social media followers and e-mail subscribers? Well if you've got two minutes I've got a product for you. It's MiloTree. Jillian: [00:34:46] MiloTree is a smart pop up slider. 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I've learned a lot about blogging over the past 8 years. Here's what I wish I would have known.

We've talked about alternatives to blogging, but what if you do want to start a blog? Blogging is still a powerful tool for you and your business, so we're going to talk about the benefits and why we still love to blog.   Resources Mentioned: ✅The Mariah Coz Show Episode 3 ✅Elle & Company Design ✅Pinterest  ✅Build A Profitable Blog free course   Follow Mariah on other platforms:

I am getting a lot of questions lately on blogging so I decided to dedicate an entire one hour training all about it on Facebook live recently. Today you'll get to listen to me share everything I have learned about blogging over the last 6 years since I first published my first post. We have over 1,500 articles now on CCG. Some written by me and some written by guest contributors. We've made mistakes. We've had some big wins and of course the whole blogging world has changed a lot over the last few years. Most importantly though, I am going to share with you today, what I would do if I started all over again. From what platform I would use, to how often I would blog if I was starting all over again and even to the plugins I would use to manage it all. If you are short on time but have a message to share with the world, you are going to love this. Grab a pen and paper and let's dive in!     I'm sharing everything that I have learned about blogging over the last 6 years since I first published my first post. We have over 1,500 articles now on CCG. Some written by me and some written by guest contributors. We've made mistakes. We've had some big wins and of course the whole blogging world has changed a lot over the last few years. Most importantly though, I am going to share with you today, what I would do if I started all over again. From what platform I would use, to how often I would blog if I was starting all over again and even to the plugins I would use to manage it all. If you are short on time but have a message to share with the world, you are going to love this. Grab a pen and paper and let's dive in!