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My Favorite Blogging Resources

April 30, 2016 by Kelly Dedeaux

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I know, typically this blog doesn’t cover actual BLOGGING topics – so if you aren’t a blogger, or not interested in becoming one, just check back tomorrow for more awesomeness! If you ARE one, or looking at becoming one, I thought it’d be good share My Favorite Blogging Resources – the things that helped me the most with increasing my blog income, traffic and strategy, as well as the products and such I personally use to make my blogging career easier!

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I started this blog in early 2013, but didn’t really take it ‘seriously’ until early 2015. As I tried frantically to bring up my traffic, social media following AND income all at once, the day-to-day of this business really made me want to pull out my hair. I would read tons of online posts and plenty of Ebooks on the subject, and while many weren’t ultra helpful (some not even accurate anymore, since the blogging world changes quite often) there were some resources that made a HUGE difference and allowed me to finish 2015 with a bang, making over $20,000 for the year.

How this blogger made over $20k with less than 60k pageviews / how to make money blogging / by BusyMomsHelper.com

I’m not going to list the things that weren’t REALLY worthwhile, because – as I said before – there’s plenty I read and researched, but it didn’t make much of a difference. I only want to include in this list the BIGGEST things that helped me grow, and that continue to help me increase as 2016 progresses – and my goals for this year are REALLY awesome!

#1: The Best Blogging Courses

I’ve paid more money than I’d care to admit trying different blogging courses – but I’ve finally found the ONE blogging course that I’d recommend. It included so much, had quality instructions (videos AND free printables) AND made the biggest difference: The Blogpreneur Course. The 3 awesome ladies that put this together make a combine 6+ figure income EACH MONTH from their blogs. Obviously they know what they’re doing!

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#2: Blogging Ebooks that are Worth The Money

Originally, I wanted to share with you how many ebooks I’ve read total, so you could see that number versus how many I highly recommend. Once I got to ten (in the past 1-2 years, mind you) I decided I was bored going back through it all – sorry! But of them all, here are the ones I really do recommend and believe are worth the money.

  • How I went from 17k pageviews to 350+ monthly pageviews in 9 months
  • Blogging on the Side: Where Passion and Profit Meet
  • How to Pitch Brands (with free templates!)

#3: Blogging Posts that Really Know Their Stuff

We all love free stuff, right? There truly are some fabulous posts about blogging – tips, suggestions, the social media part, etc. – out their on the internet totally free and ready for you to find them. The problem is, there’s EVEN MORE posts like that that just don’t quite qualify as really helpful. They may have been at one point, but keep in mind that blogging is always changing, especially the social media aspects of it! Here are my top favorite articles that have made the biggest difference in my blogging.

  • Pinterest Secrets from a Pinner with over 104K Followers
  • Time Management Tips for the Full-Time Working & Blogging Mom
  • How I hit 1,000,000 Visitors in a Year of Blogging
  • How to Make a Post go Viral

Here’s a list of more good blogging posts – but the above list are my favorites!

#4: My Favorite Blogging Tools and Resources

  • Hosting with Servously – I’ve tried several hosting companies, from Bluehost to GoDaddy and more. I’m sticking with Servously because not only have I had so little down time, but the rates are fabulous (starting at just $10 per month), you get into their private Facebook group for even faster support, they back up your site daily, and they grow with you! I can’t say enough good about them!
  • Tailwind – I love the ease of Tailwind, making it so I don’t have to be ON Pinterest tons throughout the day. Which is good, since I’d get sucked in even more and spend my whole life pinning and repinning things! It’s affordable, and allows you to set up your own schedule, then just pin through their system and VIOLA, it handles it all for you.
  • Adobe Creative Cloud – this is great for editing, creating printables and products, and so much more!
  • PicMonkey – this is what I use for 99% of my blog post images, as well as creating certain graphics and such for printables and products. It’s so fun, easy and LOTS of great options!

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Filed Under: Blogging, Finance Tagged With: Earning Money, Ebooks, Resources, Work at Home

Varagesale: Sell, Buy & Earn

December 31, 2015 by Kelly Dedeaux

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This post is sponsored by Varagesale. All opinions and experiences are my own.

As most of you know, we just made a big move to be closer to hubby’s work. Between clearing stuff out to ‘show’ the house we were selling, to the massive loads we just didn’t want to deal with moving, we tossed a bunch of stuff. I really wish I’d known there was a great LOCAL site where I could earn some extra cash by easily selling all that stuff! Varagesale: Sell, Buy & Earn is such a great idea, especially when you’re wanting to clean out or earn some money.

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You’re probably asking ‘what IS Varagesale‘? In a nutshell, it’s an online garage sale that’s not only convenient and keeps things local to avoid shipping/delivery/pick-up nightmares – it also saves you tons of time! Think about how many hours you spend on a typical garage sale: you’ve got to gather your items and store them until you have ‘enough’, set them out, price tag them, advertise, then sit out there waiting and hoping people will come by and purchase. Agh! Wouldn’t it be much easier for list your items in a list of local people who are ACTIVELY looking, like this…..?

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I just had to check it out! I signed up for my local area, and got to searching the simple system – this is what it looks like when I sign in. There’s easy menus for your Feed, Discussions, searching Categories (or just search at the top), and keeping your own items and transactions organized.

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I’m seriously kicking myself for not holding onto the stuff we didn’t want anymore! But….I’m in need of a few new things for our new house! Like a nightstand – my old one was bulky, falling apart, and just annoying. Definitely not worth keeping! I simply searched and found the perfect one!

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I was able to comment on the listing, and send a direct message to the seller to work out pick-up/delivery.

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And guess what my local DFW friends – there’s new communities for our area on Varagesale.com now!

  • Arlington & Grand Prairie 
  • Carrollton & Farmers Branch
  • Dallas Inner Loop
  • Duncanville/DeSoto/Lancaster 
  • Fort Worth 
  • Mesquite & East Dallas 
  • Richardson, Garland & Rowlett 

There’s all sorts of things – from furniture, decor and games to clothing, appliances and gifts!

 

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How did it get started, you ask? VarageSale was founded by a former elementary teacher, Tami Zuckerman in 2012 after she became frustrated using other sites to buy and sell online. She approached her husband, a programmer, and the two collaborated together to create something more user friendly with a better experience than existing classifieds sites or social networks.

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There’s even an APP – because it’s all about convenience and simplicity here!

  • The app uses location technology to sort the news feed based on what’s closest to you. The more people posting and shopping within a community, the more local your experience will be.

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Another nifty and helpful trick for VarageSale users? You can customize your news feed so that only the categories and items you care about, show up! Here’s how: http://help.varagesale.com/article/88-how-to-hide-categories

You can Also WIN!

**Limited Time “Super Seller” Cash Promotion and Family Vacation to Orlando Contest**

  • New VarageSale sign-ups who join a newly launched community will earn $5 for every item they list for sale (up to 25 items). That’s potentially $125 up for grabs!
  • BONUS: every item listed for sale is also an entry into a state-wide contest to win a family vacation (up to 5 people) to the most magical place on earth in Orlando, Florida (Disney World).

Super Seller cash offer available to new VarageSale signs-ups only, and only eligible in new VarageSale communities. Limited to first 100 new sign-ups per community. Disney contest is available to new and existing VarageSale users and is state-wide. Full terms at terms.varagesale.com/tx

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Be sure to go Sign Up for your local area, then check out Varagesale on their social channels, too!

  • Facebook: www.facebook.com/VarageSale
  • Twitter: @VarageSale
  • Instagram: VarageSale
  • YouTube: www.youtube.com/varagesale
    • Check out this channel for lots of short, fun video demos of how VarageSale works

Filed Under: Finance, Organization & Cleaning Tagged With: buying, Earning Money, Selling

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