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Increase Your Blog's Engagement on Twitter
In this post, I'll be talking about how to share your content on Twitter the right way, meaning more visibility, a higher chance of engagement (RT's, responses, clickthroughs), and getting the best outcome out of the smallest amount of work.
Home Workspace and Desk Tour - 2014
Early last week, I decided to rearrange parts of my apartment because I felt like a change of scenery would help with productivity. Whether or not that is just an old wives tale or not, I feel like it helped! I was inspired by a friend's recent desk tour post and wanted to share my new at-home work area. Enjoy!
What it Looks Like When You Find Your Passion
When you’ve found your passion, you’re in the groove and your surroundings can cease to exist. Here’s what it looks like when you’ve found your passion.
How to open an online shop
Have you thought about opening an online shop to sell handmade products? In this guest post, my dear friend Chrystina talks about her recent experience diving in and opening an online greeting card shop. She'll walk you through the business and marketing aspects as well as help you think critically through some parts that can be overlooked.
How to look like a professional blogger: 6 Quick tips
Your blog is your baby. It's your creative outlet and your way to express yourself. It's important to look professional on your blog. There are a few quick functional and aesthetic fixes and checks to do just this.
The done list
The Done List can help you keep a healthy balance of all three by helping you recognize your accomplishments.
How to Maximize Your Productivity as a Creative
When you've got a lot going on (creative, multipotentialite), you're probably working on at least 5 things in your brain right now. At least 5. If you do what I've done, and make a physical list of all of the things you're working on or would like to be working on, you may be surprised.
Motivate yourself past resistance
I’m in the middle of reading The Desire Map, a book about mindful living and goal setting, which asks you to set goals based on how you want to feel, not based on what you want to have. Mind explosion!
My Best Productivity Secrets
With my blogging and web design endeavors, there's something that I admittedly forget from time to time: Hard work pays off. I've fallen into a routine that makes me confident that I will get where I want to go, and I wanted to share some tips with you.
How to choose a blog topic
Choosing a blog topic tends to be the one thing that sets bloggers back the most. How on earth do you choose a topic or topics? Do you want to work with a specific niche topic or do you want to talk about multiple topics?
Becoming a content creator: How to find the right mindset
Blogging is a huge blank canvas where anything is possible. That vision is both exciting and terrifying all at once. The goal for starting any project is to fall somewhere between the Dreamer and the Doer. You want to make sure to have a well-thought-out plan of attack so you end up with a tangible and sensible blog, but you also don't want to analyze so hard that the blog never comes to fruition. Here are my best tips to start a blog!
Does your blog have these 6 critical components?
All great blogs are made up of two key ingredients: the cake and the icing. So, while you need an attractive blog design to avoid repelling visitors, you also need a few critical content components, meaning a substantial cake framework.
How to tackle a difficult project while working from home
Late last week, I quietly launched my new blog design. It has been the biggest, most intense web design challenge and push for me to date. I spent a total of 68 working hours on the redesign. During this process, I learned a lot about myself and my productive work habits during this period of vigorous work, and I'd like to share my tips with you!
10 Reasons not to date a lifestyle blogger
I got a kick out of a recent article titled "10 Reasons Not to Date a Designer" and it inspired me to tell you 10 reasons why you don't want to date a blogger, specifically a lifestyle blogger or anyone of the like.
How to avoid shiny object syndrome when writing or working
If you're anything like me, you sit down at your computer to be really productive that day (or with those few hours you have in between work and sleep), and before you know it, it's hours later and you haven't gotten anything done.