I’m taking a cue from Amy at Mom Advice – a dear friend and co-presenter at the Type A Advanced Conference in Philly this weekend. If you’re visiting my site for the first time from the Type A Conference, I want to take a sec and say hello and share a little bit about myself! I… Continue Reading →
How to Organize Your Pinterest Boards

In my previous Pinterest How To posts, we have discussed How to Get Started on Pinterest and How to Use Pinterest (creating boards and pinning). Today I want to talk about organizing your boards and making them appealing to help gain new followers. Whether you’ve just started out or been on Pinterest for years, this post should… Continue Reading →
How to Use Pinterest

My last post was about How to Get Started on Pinterest. When I left you, we had started a Pinterest account for my imaginary friend Maude, and we had filled out our profile information and found some friends to follow. But Maude’s Pinterest page still looks pretty bare. Let’s remedy that, shall we!? It’s time… Continue Reading →
How to Get Started on Pinterest

If you’re a Pinterest pro, you can skim over this post. But if you’ve been waiting to board the Pinterest train and you think you might be ready, but you’re not sure where to start, this is the post for you! Pinterest is a great place to find recipe ideas, craft tutorials, fashion advice, inspiration… Continue Reading →
15 Essential Plugins for Lifestyle Bloggers

I’ve written several posts on this topic, but I do believe it is time for an update. Plugins come and go, and my list of essential WordPress plugins is constantly changing. Here is my current list of faves! 15 Essential WordPress Plugins for Lifestyle Bloggers 1. Akismet As far as I know, Akismet is still… Continue Reading →
What I’ve Learned Doing Blogger Outreach

Not every blogger wants to work with brands, and that’s okay. But for those who do, I thought I would write a post about some of the things I’ve learned doing blogger outreach. But first. What is blogger outreach? (I knew you’d ask.) Blogger outreach is part of marketing to bloggers — it is reaching… Continue Reading →
How to Write an About Page

One thing all bloggers seem to struggle with is writing their own bios. They can talk about themselves all the live-long day in blog post after blog post, but when it comes to summarizing themselves in an About Page or a Bio, they choke. For any blogger who wants blogging to be more than an occasional hobby,… Continue Reading →
How to Make Sure to See Updates from Your Favorite Facebook Pages
Did you know that only about 20% of your Facebook “fans” are seeing your updates? Yeah. Nice, huh? How can I tell? People Reached It shows you under each update what percentage of your audience was reached. (Note the Promote option at the bottom right. Now Facebook wants you to PAY to get your updates… Continue Reading →
Takeaways from Bloggy Bootcamp Philly #BBCPhilly

I spent this past weekend at Bloggy Bootcamp – a blogging conference that travels to different cities. I love that idea!! That is why I started the PSMM Workshops for local bloggers. It is hard to find time to travel to conferences, to say nothing of the expense. I’m all about making the information accessible, and that is what… Continue Reading →
What I Learned At Blissdom | Legal Confidence

I am so sad. I just found my handout from the Legal Confidence session at Blissdom and there is NOT. ONE. NOTE. I think I live tweeted the whole thing, and I didn’t write anything down. Which is SUCH a shame because it was chock full of super helpful information AND links to articles Sara… Continue Reading →























