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Buzz A Mom: Stephanie Elie

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buzz-a-mom1This week’s Buzz A Mom is Stephanie Elie. She is the owner of Bizzie Mommy. After reading her site, her humor made me laugh out loud, and I discovered her mutual love for green tea. (I wonder if she, too has her very own starbucks take home glass?)

Your blog is adorable! How important do you think the site layout is to a great blog?

  • My background is in web design so site layout is extremely important to me. I often don’t read blogs that are too busy. I think it’s important to be able to see the main content of the blog when the page loads, often times the headers are so large you have to scroll down to read the great articles.

So many blogs do reviews and giveaways. Do you do them, and if so–how do you decide who to give products to for those?

  • Originally I signed up for every review network and would giveaway anything that a representative would offer. I have now limited my reviews and giveaways to items I think are helpful for my demographic – busy working moms and mom entrepreneurs.

I, too, am obsessed with green tea, and my pink laptop! We’re twins! So, tell me more about your green tea habit. Do you drink it for health benefits or just because it’s wonderful?

  • I love drinking green tea in the mornings or when I’m working late at night. It has a calming affect. I love the taste of it the health benefits is just a bonus.

So, you’re working your way to financial freedom? How long do you think that will take? Is that something all moms should strive for?

  • My goal is to be financially free, how long that will take, I don’t have a clue. My immediate goal is to be out of the “workforce” by the end of the year so I can concentrate on all of my entrepreneurial ventures. I think it’s very important for woman to find ways to be financial free or at least have the ability to take care of themselves when it becomes necessary. A really enlightening book that changed my perspective on life is Rich Women by Kim Kiyosaki.

Wow, I learned so much! Thanks to Stephanie for letting me Buzz her this week!

You Want Me to Tell the Truth?

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top-secret-1Whoa, Jendi’s post about honesty and being who you are really got me to thinking. I am so scared to share my true self on my blog. I am so worried that people will think I am actually an uninteresting stay at home mommy with nothing to talk about.

Well, if I am–then I need to quit trying to fool them, right?

And, you should do the same.

Guess what–It’s a CHALLENGE!

I challenge you to post something off the wall and insane that you’re scared to post in your personal blog this week, and then come back here and link it.

Let us know if you see an increase in traffic on that particular post! People LOVE deep dark secrets!

I Link Love You!

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linkloveIt’s time to show a little love to those blogs that are teaching me how to make money with mine, right?

Let me just say that the Secret is in the Sauce, baby. I’ve met more cool bloggers through this website than you could ever imagine!

Problogger, oh problogger, how I love thee. This blog deserves three gold stars and a swoosh, because it’s just that great.

Parent Dish really hit home with this post and kind of showed me some cool things to do with the craziness that is working for home.

I love all the cool giveaways the Resourceful Mommy does, and I always meet really cool new people during her sitewarming parties.

I’ve been reading this site like it’s my new mommy blogging manual and I especially like the part where she tells me exactly how to monetize my blog.

I think it’s important to make your blog look good, and I LOVE to make my own blog pictures, so I am always on the lookout for good photoshop tutorials, and I have big ray of light plans soon.

This is a great post about blog reviews and how they sometimes aren’t worth it.

There you have it! I Link Love you Guys!

The Stats

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Okay, after a couple of weeks of really ramping up my blog–it’s actually working. I am seeing more users, more comments and more followers.

So yaay!

I check my stats pretty frequently, so I thought you would benefit from my little routine.

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The Guest Post Challenge!

challenge2Okay, last week I decided that I would get to guest post on a big blog.

I haven’t got it quite worked out yet, but I think I am making it happen. And here’s something I learned.

People LOVE having guest posters!

I was way surprised by that. I thought people would look at like I was trying to invade on their personal space… guess what–they so don’t! Who knew?

So I say get out there and make it happen. Just email your favorite blog and I bet they will let you post.

They’ll appreciate the break.

Maybe I should get people to guest post on my blog! I hadn’t even thought of that!

Freaked Out by Affiliate Marketing

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It’s time for another Jamie truth… so hold on to your hats people–

Affiliate Marketing scares the bejeebus out of me!

I don’t get it. Seriously, I think it’s weird, people click through my website and sign up for stuff and I make cash? Is that it?

Well, I read this blog post over on the spark blog, and I’ve decided I think I can manage one. But, not because it’s just something random I’m sticking on the side of my blog. It’s because I talk a lot about gaming. I play games, my friends make games, I like video games a lot, and the little game fly affiliate on the side of my blog kind of makes me feel like I know what I’m talking about!

So, I accomplished something today.

I joined an affiliate program without selling out.

That makes me happy. :)

Have you thought of joining an affiliate program? Have you tried to find one that really fits your niche? I would love to hear more about some of the different programs you guys have found!

Now, I just need to find an impression based advertising company that I like…

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We Will Accomplish a Mini Goal This Week

GoalThis week, I will be a guest blogger on a big blog. I am telling you this not because I have a blog in mind, but because that’s my goal. I am going to find a big blog that will bring readers to my blog and I will guest post there this week.

I asked on twitter a little earlier this week how to get to post on a big blog, and I was blown away with the answer. Everyone told me that all I have to do is ask. Guest posting gives the blog owners a break and makes their lives easier. Plus it brings different kinds of traffic to their website and a fresh perspective!

So, I think I can do this. I’m a fairly proficient writer, and I can be witty at times. Who wouldn’t want me as a guest poster, right?

I need to do a few things to accomplish this goal:

  1. Decide on a Blog
  2. Come up with a Relevant Post for that Blog
  3. Email the blog’s owner and ask if they’d be interested in a guest post from me.
  4. Celebrate Accomplishing my awesome Goal.

I want you to do the same. Find a mini-goal for your blog, and make it happen this week.

Ready, Set, Go!

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I’m Stuck and I Need Your Help!

elmer.Okay, so here’s the thing. I have my site all ready to go, I’m primed and ready to make money on my blog. I have readers, I have stats, I have loads of stories. Iknow what my blog is about…

But I’m stuck! I don’t know where to go from here, I don’t know what my next step would be?

  • Should I try to blog every single day?
  • Maybe try to find a big blog somewhere that might let me do a guest post?
  • Should I just keep learning more about my statistics?
  • Could I find some sort of affiliate program or ad program that might work for me?
  • Should I do a complete site redesign?

I’m asking you the readers to help me in the next step. What would you do if you were sitting on my blog?

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Our Second Friday Flip Flop!

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flipflipI really liked last week’s Friday Flip Flop, and I am planning on doing one every Friday over the course of writing for this blog.

Let me start by saying that I love each and every comment you guys give me on my blog, and it makes me so happy that you guys are reading my posts!

I asked you guys to define your blog in a sentence, and I got some really great answers. The crazy part is that I found a couple of people I have a lot in common with. This totally made my day. [Read more...]

Stay on Target

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bullseyeWhen I asked for help with how to make my blog more profitable on the Mom Masterminds forum earlier today the first thing asked of me was:

“Who’s your target audience?”

Uhhhh…

Well, it seems I’ve discovered my big problem. Turns out, I have no idea who my target audience is. But, that’s because I have an even bigger problem

I have no idea what my blog is about.

I guess I need to figure that out, huh?

I am going to use a technique that writers often use. It’s called coming up with the hook. You know, that thing that makes people say “ohhhh I want to read more”. If you can define what your story is about in a two sentence blurb, then chances are you have a good story.

So, today I am going to try to define my blog in one sentence, and I challenge you to do the same.

Now, because I am insane want to help you with your pitches, I am going to include all my drafts here so you can kind of get a feel for the process.

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It’s time for the Friday Flip Flop!

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flipflipSince I’ve challenged the readers to make their blogs more profitable, I think it’s only fair we see what they’re doing, right?

I’ve decided to dedicate Fridays to you guys by flipping this blog around!

I will scour the week’s comments to see who’s been working hard on the challenge, asking really great questions, or just said something that made me think. Then, I will share that fun stuff with everyone on Fridays and see if I can’t attempt to help the readers. If I can’t help the readers, well then I will of course turn it over to you so that we can get them the answers they’re searching for.

This should be a fun little experiment, and I can’t wait to see how it turns out!

Let’s start with the stats from yesterday.

I asked you to tell me about your blog traffic, and a few of you did: [Read more...]

You Gotta Start Somewhere, Right?

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challenge2Now, the official challenge is on. I have made it my personal goal to see my very own blog turn a profit before the end of my internship here at the Profitable Mommy Blog. And, I’ve challenged you all to do the same!

So, let’s start with the facts.

I have been using google analytics on my website for a couple of months now, and I think they give fairly accurate numbers. The only thing you have to remember is that they are java based, so anyone browsing the internet that has java turned off won’t be counted towards your count. But, most people have it on, so they’ll give us numbers I’m comfortable working with. [Read more...]

How Can My Blog Make a Profit?

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piggy-bankI’ve been blogging for three years–and guess what:

My blog has never made a single penny.

That’s three years of me putting myself out there on the internet, writing all my personal stories and thoughts down, reformatting my blog for it to be super cute and up to date– all for no money.

This was okay with me for a while. In fact, I actually debunked the idea that my little personal blog needed to make money. I mean–it’s just me talking about the random stuff that happens in my every day life. Why would anyone want to read that?

Then I discovered something. There’s an entire network of mommy bloggers out there making money on their random mom stories every day!

Well, let’s just say that was my Oh Snap! moment.

For the next few weeks, I am going to attempt to take my tiny mommy blog and turn it into an actual profitable blog.

I challenge you to join me!

If you have a blog that you’ve been writing in for a while, but it’s just sitting there making no cash, then take this opportunity to learn with me and see if we can’t make these blogs turn a profit!

Who’s with me?

Howdy from the Lone Star State!

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avatar2Hi ya’ll! I’m new around here in these parts, so I thought I’d take a minute or two to tell you about myself.

I’m Jamie Harrington, from Dallas, Texas. I’ve been blogging for a while, but frankly I don’t know the first thing about getting my blog to turn a profit. So I have decided to learn, and in the process–I’m hoping that I can convince you to come along for the ride.

I have a beautiful daughter that is a complete loon, and a husband that is cool enough to support me through my crazy misadventures. [Read more...]

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