Category: blogging
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7 take-away lessons from SavvyBlogging
Going into this conference, I wasn’t sure what to expect. I knew Savvy Blogging Summit was for “serious” bloggers, many of whom make a living from blogging. Most are deal bloggers, which isn’t my niche at all. Other than the social aspect, I didn’t know how much I’d really get out of it — so…
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Socializing at the SBSummit!
Savvy Socializing! Most days, I’m a homebody. But sometimes I’m motivated to break out of that — and the Savvy Blogging conference was one of those times! Tricia agreed to be my roomie, and Kris drove down from her end of the world to meet and carpool the rest of the way with us. A…
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Smartphone Review & Visa Gift Card Giveaway!
In this house, we’re a bunch of geeks technology aficionados. Ken buys gadgets like I [would love to] buy shoes. As I type this, he is playing with his newest gadget, a micro reverse adapter for his camera lens that allows him to take crazily close-up photos. So when BlogHer gave me an opportunity to…
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Why & How I Monetized My Blog
Friends, both in real life and in blogland, have asked me some variation of these questions: How did you go about adding sponsors to your blog? What made you decide to do that, and has it benefited you? These are common blogging questions, so I decided to share my answer here. I don’t blog for…
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Top Posts of 2011
Alrighty… I’m never entirely done tweaking things on my blog, but I’m calling my revamp done for now. Most of it was back-end stuff but I did change much of the layout, too. If you notice anything that isn’t working, please let me know! Because it’s nearly the end of the year, and because I’m…