We all have dreams, and a lot of us are not good at patience. That's me! Lately I've been wanting to do so much with my blog. I want to start making money through it. I want to get paid to write about products/events I love. I want to make my blog a big thing because people can get book deals that way. The list goes on. Making[...]
Dear Ashlee, This is me to talking to you. Duh. It's a letter to MYSELF about basketball. Why am I writing this? Because I know you, and I know you've had a lot of concerns about basketball. This isn't going to be a rant about travel leagues or anything, this is just a letter to you about things. Some of your concerns are fitting in,[...]
Today I just got my book printed out for the second time, so now it's time to FINISH COMPLETELY editing the thing! It makes me excited because, well, after that is the fun part. Or maybe the not so fun part. There's probably both in there, but I am trusting God wholeheartedly because He is the one who gave me the idea, the strength t[...]
On Monday, I blogged about the problems with the media and how to react to them. Today, I'm going to share with you how you can do your part and be a light for God on social media. I won't be able to cover every single network out there but some of the big ones. On Facebook Share what's important, and know your audience. You do not need[...]
Welcome to my personal opinion of what I believe is the hardest part of your blog: the pages. I think they're the hardest because this is what attracts the most visitors, so you want your pages to make a good impression! I hate pages, I feel like they're never good enough, and I just never feel like I have it right! Just recently, I[...]
Yesterday's post was over helpful blogging tips, so I thought today I would leave you some tips on what NOT to do. Some of these will be similar to yesterday's tips, except from a different point of view. So again, ready or not, here we go. ;) Do not expect lots of growth right away. Exceptions: 1) you are a celebrity, 2) you are al[...]
I have heard lots and lots of advice in my year of blogging, and it's about time I reflect on some of the best advice. There's more that I haven't learned and more that I just don't have room to share, so stay tuned for more posts like these. So here are 15 things that have been super helpful for me in my blogging journey. Ready? Too[...]
Ever get that feeling of signing onto your blog and just being like soooo...now what? Or what I do all the time: yeah this list of blog post ideas is crap today. This is none other than good ole writer's block. It can actually be a good thing without the sarcasm. Here are some things you can do when you have writer's block. I'm givin[...]
Everything you need to know about why worrying is pointless