Blogging Tools ~ DSLR Cameras

February 25, 2013 by · Leave a Comment
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One of my top suggestions and "things you'll need" to have a successful blog is a good camera. Of course, not just having a good camera will do it, but if you know the basics of any of the cameras below, you can get some really nice photos on your blog. Pinterest users notice these things, and good photos get re-pinned and clicked on. So without further ado, here's a few good DSLR cameras ranking from basic to premium. Prices start at around $400 and range to $1,500 or so. FYI, with regard to these cameras, you generally do get what you pay for. Canon EOS Rebel T3 12.2 MP CMOS Digital SLR with 18-55mm IS II Lens and EOS HD Movie Mode (Black) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Nikon D3100 … [Read more...]

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Go Easy on Your Website Background!

February 24, 2013 by · Leave a Comment

Have you ever been to a website whose background makes you dizzy? Maybe not. Hopefully not. I don't wish dizziness on anyone. However, I have. My eyes are not super sensitive, but crazy backgrounds do bother me. Certain patterns look like an optical illusion when scrolled. You may not realize it, but they do. I see countless blogs where I literally want to close my eyes while scrolling. I have clicked out of many sites before the content even loaded because the background hurts my eyes. It's either waaay too bright, or the patterns appear to be illusions. One of the worst things that can happen to you as a blogger is to lose a reader before they ever read! Plus, you don't want the focus of your site to be the background do you? It's your content that you want people looking at. … [Read more...]

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Got a Blog? What’s Your Plan?

February 22, 2013 by · Leave a Comment

Whether you've been blogging for 6 years or 6 days, you should have a plan. Unless you're strictly doing it for fun with no interest in having anyone read your blog, you really should always have a plan looking forward. Do you have a weekly, monthly or yearly goal for your blog? You should! You can form goals for your blog around many different factors. It's all about what you consider success from your blog. If you'd like to have as many people as possible read your story, you should place the majority of your focus on gaining readers. If you'd like to make money from your site, your goals should involve turning those readers into money. Whatever your goals are, it helps to write them down. Writing down your goals leads to self-accountability. If you have something to look … [Read more...]

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Top Ways to Make Money from Your Blog

February 20, 2013 by · Leave a Comment

Hi! Here are the top ways to make money from your blog. If you're looking for ways to make money from your blog, you should definitely learn more about the available ways to make money. Get familiar with Adsense, affiliate programs, direct advertising sales, sponsored content, direct item sales and referral programs. These are some key areas that you can really build an income with. Diversification is key here, so try not t pick one or two of these areas and stick to only those. You're going to want to lay a foundation where you are making a little bit of money from a lot of different places. Those areas will slowly grow and your overall income will follow suit. To see a detailed elaboration of each of these, to find out how to build a blog and more, purchase my ebook on … [Read more...]

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Why Having Advertising Rates on Your Blog Makes Life Easier

February 20, 2013 by · Leave a Comment

Having a page that you can send potential advertisers to makes your life a lot easier. Since the goal is to have advertisers and businesses chomping at the bit to advertise on your site, it's nice to be able to quickly send them to a source where they can look at all of the available ways that they can spend their money on your website. Once the inquiries start coming in, you'll be wasting a ton of time if you spend time individually responding to each query with a personalized response. You can make your life a lot easier if you have a "hub" of sorts to send potential business to. Pictured below is a very (very very) rough draft of an advertising rates page. I have had great luck with a page like this on one of my other sites (LookBeforeSpending.com) as has Katie from Katie Did … [Read more...]

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