Are you a blogger? Or perhaps you want to be? Blogging is hard work. It can get discouraging real quick. Do you ever feel like no matter what you try, you can't seem to get more readers? It's like you've hit a flat line and your blog feels dead. What's worse is when you are trying to actually make your blog into a business but your income isn't even covering the costs to run the blog. Yep, that's been me. I've been there, friends. About two years ago, my page views were stuck at around 15K per month. I was reading eBooks about blogging. I had a brand new design done by a professional. I Continue Reading
The Best Blogging Resources
If you are thinking of starting a blog, just started a blog, or are fairly new to the blogging world, you've got to check out my posts that I wrote just for you! But even if you aren't new and you've been blogging for years, finding valuable blogging resources to help you improve your website is so important. Check out these posts if you're new to blogging: How to Start a Blog: Part 1 -- The first six steps to starting a blog before you even purchase a domain. These steps will help you get on the right track and stay on it! How to Start a Blog: Part 2 -- The six steps it takes to Continue Reading
Last Day to Sign Up for EBA
Have you signed up yet? I just wanted to let you know that the doors for Elite Blog Academy close at midnight tonight and won’t open again until next fall. Do you really want to wait that long? Building a successful blog is hard. I know it. And every other blogger out there knows it. It's hard work, especially when you are trying to juggle everything else in your life at the same time. Stress, frustration, and being overwhelmed are all side effects of blogging. If you're like me, you just want to know how to do things better. I want to see my blog grow -- in traffic and income -- so that Continue Reading
How My Page Views Increased by 150%
16,595. That was my average monthly page views on my blog in January 2015. That's also the month I started Elite Blog Academy. 41, 611. That was my average monthly page views on my blog in January 2016. Yes, one year later my traffic increased by 150%! It's all thanks to Elite Blog Academy -- a step-by-step guide that helps me create a successful blog, grow my traffic, and even helps me make more money. Not only have I seen a major increase in traffic to my website, I've also seen an increase in social media followers. I've learned so much about consistency, content, email Continue Reading
How to Improve Your Blog
My blog is my baby. I started it in 2012 and slowly became more and more serious about it. My dream is that this blog will become my job. What I mean is that right now my blog is a serious hobby, but I would like my traffic to increase enough that I can make some income. I'd like this blog to become my full-time job. I had no idea, though, how much work it takes to get to that point. But I am on my way. (This post contains affiliate links. View my disclosure policy here.) Two things have put me on a path to making my dream a reality. The first was having a professional designer give my Continue Reading
Ways to Sleep Better + A Bedtime Prayer
When my husband was gone for a month of training, I spent a lot of time with family in other states. But the days I did spend at home alone, I had the hardest time sleeping. It wasn't just that I missed my husband laying next to me, it was also the fear of having no one to protect me. In fact, I'm not sure I've ever felt so much fear before -- which was silly because I was safe in my locked house. I honestly believe Satan was throwing his flaming arrows toward me (Ephesians 6:16) to prevent me from receiving God's peace and getting a good night's sleep. Fortunately, I had many ways to help me Continue Reading