Writing my way through the joys and challenges of motherhood
Every spring, after I “resolve” to be online less for the new year, I find I push myself to do more with my blog and online presence. I search for freelance writing jobs, social media manager opportunities, and I increase my time on social media in hopes of finding clients. This is the exact opposite […]
Back when I was a “new” blogger I wrote a piece about being a working mom and trying to add blogging into my already hectic schedule. Read that piece here: Blogging and Working Mom – Can I Do Both? Now that my girls are older, and my writing life is busier, I thought I would […]
*7 Tips to Build a Successful Blogging Business from Home is a guest post. If you are interested in writing for A Modern Mom’s Life, please visit my Guest Posting page.* Blogging can be a difficult business. It can take a minimum of a year before we see any results. Even then, it’s not a guarantee. During this […]
As a mom blogger (though I don’t like that term – I’m so much more!) I really have to set aside time for blogging. I’ve been doing this for 3 years now, and guess what – I haven’t magically found a “good time” for working on my blog. Time management can be a challenge at […]
*I was given a free trial subscription from Visme for their premium services in order to facilitate this review. All opinions are my own.* Do you create images or graphics for your blog or business? I know I spend a fair amount of time designing blog title images and Pinterest pins. So when there’s a […]
I can’t quite believe 2017 is almost over. Where does the time go? But since the new year is about to dawn, I thought I would go back and see how I did. Did I meet my blog goals in 2017? Make sure you jump back and read my post from January where I actually […]
This blog of mine is pretty small. I mean it eats up a ton of my time, but my audience isn’t huge. (It’s perfect for me, but in the world of blogging my pageviews and visitor counts are quite low.) But I haven’t let that stop me from reaching out and asking for collaboration from […]
Is it time for you to focus on ways to grow your email list for your blog or website? This is the next project for my blog. I have quite a short email list at the moment, but I’m looking into various strategies to help me increase my readership. *This post contains affiliate links. If […]
Have you noticed Google Analytics has changed it’s look? I’m not sure exactly when that happened, but I’m so glad it did! In fact, just today I noticed they’ve added an “Ask a Question” box. While I think that’s great, it still doesn’t quite help me. I think that’s because I’m still not 100% comfortable […]
Blogging is amazing. You meet a ton of neat people, share lots of interesting thoughts/images/ideas, and learn a ton about coding, writing, and promoting yourself. I love all that stuff! But there are a few things that I don’t enjoy about blogging. I have learned a ton about how to share my stuff on social […]