How to Get Sponsors and Advertising for Your Blog I have received this question in my inbox a lot lately, and I have struggled to respond because there is no quick answer to this question–and what works for me may be different then what will work for you. So this post will give you an overview of what has worked for me. When I started my blog on February 22, 2010, not an advertiser in the world would take a chance with me. I was new. {…Read More…}

Blogging Tips: How to Add Pages to your Blog A few months ago Blogger added this awesome new feature that allows us bloggers to easily add pages to our blogs–hooray! As mentioned in my previous “Blog Tips” posts, I really recommend adding this feature to your blog. Page tabs allow your readers to quickly find the information they are looking for on your blog.  For example, my page titled “Tutorials” takes readers directly to my complete list {and links} of tutorials–rather than making my readers search {…Read More…}

Blogging Tips Part Two: The techy behind the scenes mumbo jumbo. Button Up:Give your readers the option to wear your badge proudly–to let others know that they think your blog rocks! Just think of how many fab blogs you have discovered by clicking a button on someone else’s blog. I even suggest having two buttons: one with your blog logo and a featured button.  <a href=”http://littlemissmomma.com”><img src=”http://www.littlemissmomma.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/littleButton1.png” /></a> Now the important part–how to GET a button.Option #1: You can design your own button and create {…Read More…}

Blogging Tips: What I wish I knew before I started my blog. I remember starting this blog with a vague image in my mind of what I hoped it would become. Nothing I imagined ever seemed like a reality, like something I might actually achieve {you know that feeling?}. One day I woke up and I thought, You know what–I’m going to really do this! I am going to take all those crazy ideas and silly stories swirling around in my head as I lay {…Read More…}

Have you made the change yet?–the change to the updated blogger editing, that is! STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS BELOW! I was talking with some fellow bloggers the other day about our shared frustrations when putting together our posts.  I am sure many of you can relate to that eye twitch you get from the tedious process of uploading your pictures in REVERSE order so that they end up in the correct order when you publish your post.  Or when you scream out load because you {…Read More…}