When I was a little girl, I read the Anne of Green Gablesseries by L.M. Montgomery. It was my favorite. I formed an abiding love for Anne’s spirit and her desire to collect like-minded friends, kindred spirits. Though I have few similarities with Anne, outside of the red hair (and perhaps the occasional temper), I do share her love of kindred spirits. This week, I was lucky enough to speak on a … [Read more...]
Creative Business Card Ideas
Each time I run out of business cards, I hem and haw over the purchase of new ones until I've missed the deadline to order anything truly brilliant and am just doing my best to get something, anything, in hand. It's a vicious cycle really, because I don't want to order "too many" cards in hopes that the next ones will be amazing so I frequently find myself in need of new business cards. What's … [Read more...]
Ideas for Individual Blog Conference Sponsorship
This week, I received a question regarding individual blog conference sponsorship: I read through the SNAP! guidelines for individual sponsorship. I think I understand the guidelines, but what can I offer a company that's not an official sponsor in exchange for sponsoring me individually? It's a great question and I thought I would share a few ideas on what bloggers might offer a company looking … [Read more...]
Feature Friday: Organizing Your Email
My email in-box is a nightmare. Currently, there are more than 200 messages sitting there. Waiting to be taken care of. Cluttering my life. Weighing me down. When Kate messaged me and told me that she had an email organizing system she'd like to share as part of our blogger advice series I jumped right on it. And Kate should know...She's a blogger, a photographer and an ETSY shop owner. How to … [Read more...]
Feature Friday: How to Prepare for a Blog Conference
A couple of weeks ago, I mentioned that we would be starting a new blogger advice column. The series will run every Friday. This week, Vivienne from the V Spot is sharing how you can own your happiness (also called, how to prepare for a blog conference). I'm really getting excited for SNAP! Conference! I loved my experience last year, and I am soooo looking forward to it again … [Read more...]
Feature Friday: Blogging tips, tricks and advice
One of the things that I love most about blogging is that there really are no rules. There's no step-by-step formula, no "one way" to success. Despite all that, there are still best practices and it's important to seek information from those who've "been there." I frequently share blogging tips, tricks and tutorials on SNAP! Many of the tutorials you will find here are based on my experience. … [Read more...]
101 Must Take Photos & Favorite Phone Apps
Though I've always loved photography, I have to admit photos for blogging are not my strong point. In fact, I think that blogging has made me worse...Ahhh the pressure. I learned long ago that my favorite photos are candid or those that share the details of a moment. For instance, this is one of my favorite photos from Christmas last week: It may be pretty unremarkable to you, but it's full of … [Read more...]
Guest Posting #SNAPChat Recap
Today we had a little fun during #SNAPChat discussing guest posting. The chat was fun, informative, and full of great ideas. I loved hearing that other people proof read a million times and are nervous approaching other people to post. It made me feel a little more normal. I know I will still need to refer to all the great ideas on guest posting from earlier this week though... I am not super … [Read more...]
How to Participate in a Twitter Party
We are so excited to have your join our Twitter parties! Many of you are new to Twitter and some of you have never participated in a Twitter party before. Here are a few guidelines, tips and tricks to make this week's chat totally painless and hopefully FUN! Twitter parties are one big fun (moderated) conversation. Think of it like a presidential debate...without all the awkwardness and … [Read more...]