creative ideas and inspiration for the home and family
Hi! I'm Amy, aka One Artsy Mama, and I am beyond thrilled to have the opportunity to post here at Somewhat Simple once a month and share with you some of the things I've learned along the way in this blogging journey. I began my blog in March of 2011 in the hopes of having my own little corner of the world where I could share and gain crafty inspiration. At the time, I just hoped to someday reach 100 followers. I had no idea that two years later, I'd have a community of several … [Read more...]
The very first blogging conference I ever went to was Bloggy Boot Camp in Phoenix, AZ. {Read all about how stinkin' fun it was on my post right HERE. } At the time that I went to Bloggy Boot Camp, I had about 1,000 followers and I was just getting to the point where I was making a little bit of money from sidebar advertising and sponsored posts. I felt like I was moving in the right direction in growing my blog, but it was still a guessing game for me and I didn't know what to do … [Read more...]
Today's blog link party is sponsored by The Mom Blog to Money Blog Workshop. If you are a blogger trying to grow your blog, you MUST read this post!!!! True Story: My little sister and her best friend just started a blog. They were at my house 2 nights ago asking me all kinds of questions regarding blog set-up, blog improvement, monetizing and more. This was the 2nd time we've sat down together and talked about blogging and I absolutely LOVE giving blog advice because I genuinely enjoy … [Read more...]
I just finished planning out some awesome business goals for 2013 and I wanted to share with each of you the workbook I used to help me through the process. I purchased both of these eBooks, the Incredible Life Planner AND the Incredible Business Planner from Leonie Dawson and I am so excited to put my goals into action and make the most of my blogging business in 2013! I haven't had the chance to dive into the Life Planner yet, but I really enjoyed the worksheets provided in the Business … [Read more...]
Happy Monday! I am back to share another blogging design tip with you today! Remember a few months ago how I showed you a tutorial on How To Use Google Web Fonts in Blogger. Today I am going to share a few of my favorite Google Web Fonts to design with. There are hundred of fonts options so it is hard to narrow down a few favorites but I forced myself to pick a few to share with you today! If you don't know what I am talking about, or how to implement Google Web Fonts, you'll probably want to … [Read more...]
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