Affiliate marketing can be finicky. It can be challenging to see how you can make a dent with this industry. As a small blogger, it could be years before you see results, especially if you are following the wrong examples. I am just now starting to see the benefits of affiliate marketing, and I've been blogging since 2011! I want to make sure that you can see the benefits of affiliate marketing fa[...]
In 2018, I decided to go back to WordPress after spending a few years on Squarespace. My first experience using WordPress self-hosted wasn't amazing. I didn't take the time to find a theme that resonated with me, and it didn't feel like my blog. This time around, I made sure that my WordPress site felt like home, and this meant finding the right WordPress plugins. I still have a couple of proje[...]
I started the blog that would be known as The Happy Arkansan from my dorm room in November 2011. My blog has grown so much during those almost eight years. It's honestly amazing to think about how far I've come on my blogging journey. Now, I receive around 40,000-50,000 page views per month, but that number was not always that high. This time last year, I only had around 46,000 pageviews from Janu[...]
Hi there! I see you out there in the vast land of social media, trying to grow your audience. Do you ever feel like you make a post on Instagram and it just floats out there into the abyss never to be seen again? You're waiting for the likes and comments to roll in because you know you posted great content, but nothing happens. You're trying to grow your following, but you've been stuck at the[...]
Affiliate marketing can be challenging to break into. When I first started my blog, I was a college blogger, and I had no idea you could make money promoting other people's products. I wanted to start a series where I share affiliate marketing opportunities for various blogging niches. I wanted to start with my roots. Want more affiliate marketing tips? Check out this podcast interview I recent[...]
Connecting with other bloggers is an excellent way to network, but eventually, you need to make actual connections. You can't keep depending on other bloggers and hoping for the best. To make a dent in the blogging world, you need to create an actual audience filled with people outside the blogging community. Finding an audience can be challenging because you have to figure out where real people h[...]
Being a new blogger is one of the most overwhelming feelings. There is so much to do, and you aren't sure if you are doing any of it effectively. Today on the blog, I am going to share some advice and tips on how to fight those feelings of overwhelm. I want you to focus on what is most important on your blog and the plans you have to make it successful. Overwhelm has no place in your head because[...]
