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How to Use Affiliate Links: Top Ten {Tuesday}

November 21, 2011 blogging

The last few days the only thing I can think about is my new ebook. I have been totally gobsmacked at the positive response that has taken place since I announced it just last week! As of Monday night, we had 706 fans on the Truth in the Tinsel Facebook page! (In comparison, ohAmanda’s page [...]

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October 28, 2011 blogging

I’m sitting in the Atlanta airport waiting for my flight to Relevant!! I am ridiculously excited to be around so many fabu blogging folks this week. I wanna talk shop for the next four days! I feel like I’m at a starting gate revving up for something awesome. I love that we’re going to be [...]

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Lessons from a Blogging Break: Top Ten {Tuesday}

September 5, 2011 blogging

So, I’ve been away from my blog for a month. Well, kinda. I had some guest posts set up. I had a few (3, maybe?) posts I committed to writing beforehand. And my monthly guest posts. But still. I was gone from the daily grind of what blogging has become (intertwined with all of social [...]

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How To Watermark, Rename & Resize Photos For Your Blog: Top Ten {Tuesday}

July 12, 2011 blogging

I spend a lot of time trying to make my blog posts look good. You can’t just write pretty words and have people read. (Well, maybe SOME people can. But not me.) You need some aesthetics. You need proper spacing, emphasis (like bold and italics), quality photos and more. I’m not a great photographer. I [...]

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No-Niche Memoir Blog

June 2, 2011 blogging

Yesterday Vanessa from Silly Eagle Books brought her 2 girls over for a playdate. The kids played with stamps, hid in the Little Mermaid tent, made tortilla pizzas with olives, bacon, pepperoni and pineapple and then played Barbies in the playroom. Vanessa and I talked about blogging comments and our kids. I was going to [...]

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Best Plugins for Mommy Blogs: Top Ten {Tuesday}

January 24, 2011 blogging

I leave for Blissdom tomorrow! And since I’m in the blogging mode, I thought I’d take a page from Jo-Lynne’s fantabulous two-parter and bring you some helpful plugins for your blog. (If you don’t have a blog…well, just skip to the bottom and link up!) Here they are… MY FAVORITE PLUG-INS FOR THE MOMMY BLOGGER [...]

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Blissdom Tips: Top Ten {Tuesday}

January 18, 2011 blissdom

It’s that time again—Blissdom is right around the corner. For all you non-bloggy readers, that’s one of the big (and more centrally located) blogging conferences! This will be my 3rd year attending. And I promised myself I wouldn’t post a billion and a half times about Blissdom because for all you non-bloggers, I know it [...]

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