1. I like to DOMINATE a topic. When I put my mind to a certain topic, action, or goal, I don’t just read a few words and bail. I read EVERYTHING. I like to completely dominate and master a topic, and walk away feeling like […]
Achieving Inbox Sanity (and why I moved to a new support platform)
How you manage your email inbox can be a reflection of how organized and focused you are with your business. My inbox represents clutter and distraction. Confession: I have every single email (business and personal combined) in the same place—in one inbox. I’ll let that […]
5 Awesome and Mediocre Books (and the first time I stopped reading a book at 80%!)
Listed below are five books I’ve read over the last few months. Some rocked, some were mediocre, and one I finished at the 80% mark! Nuts, huh? The Great Hunt Ehhh.. Somewhere between 2 and 3 stars—I can’t decide yet. It certainly wasn’t bad, but […]
Don’t Forget to Tell Me Who You Are on Your About Page
Whenever you read a post on how to write your about page, the person usually talks about how your about page isn’t about you. Instead, they say the page is your opportunity to connect with the reader and describe how you can help them. To […]
Your Trendy Logo is Not Timeless
Hi! I wonder if you have any tips for designing a long term logo for a brand? I want mine to be very personal and recognizable, but I also want it to be sustainable and versatile. And mostly I would love it to be just […]
Give Me Your Whole Blog Post or I’m Unsubscribing
I hate it when I subscribe to a blog via email, then I start getting excerpts in my inbox. Excerpts to blog posts with a “read more” link. Or sometimes just a link saying, “I have a new post about x! Click here to read!” […]
Making Money from Your Book Blog – This is NOT Something to be Ashamed Of
Why are book bloggers free marketers? Companies hire marketers. They have entire marketing departments. These marketers promote the book, generate hype, and help sales. These marketers get paid (sometimes quite well). Why do book bloggers do this same job… for free? Is it because we […]
This Whole “Post Constantly to be a Successful Blogger” Thing is Bullshit
For the sake of this blog post, I’m defining “success” as having more traffic/engagement. The point of this blog post isn’t to debate whether or not that’s what “blogger success” actually is, so let’s not get into that. 😉 I’m posting less than ever (and […]
What the Hell is a “Quality Blog Post”?
There’s a lot of talk about “quality blog posts”. People say things like: Create quality content! The key to success is to have high quality blog posts. My traffic really started to grow when I published quality content. But what the hell is quality content? […]
4 Reasons Coding is SEXY
It’s time to get over the idea that coding is nerdy. Why is it cool to use Instagram but not to make Instagram? That’s just stupid. Coding is hot. Coding empowers you. Think of all the incredible things you can do with code. Your whole […]