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My Books

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Contentment Questing Etsy Shop

My most recent addition is the Contentment Questing Etsy Shop. It features beautifully designed and affordably priced Printables such as:

94 Self Discovery Journaling Prompts

Habit Trackers

Calendars

To-Do List with Inspirational Quotes

And More!

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Affiliate Planners, Books, and Courses

The Slay Your Goals Planner is more like a workbook that breaks down how to determine what goals to set, setting the big goals, breaking them down into smaller goals, and setting a time frame for them.  It also comes packed with motivational quotes.  At 75+ pages, it is a MASSIVE planner.  However, it comes with an intro video that makes it super easy to use.  I’ve been using mine to slay my goals for almost 2 years.

Blogging Resources

Blogging is proving to be one of the most amazing journeys I have ever been on.  It has given me a creative outlet and pushed me beyond my comfort zones.  It’s widened my world and help me meet some amazing people.  If you are considering blogging, I’d like to share some tools of the trade that I personally use.  I will say that there is no one “right” way to do things and you may find a variety of different recommendations from different bloggers.  Here I’ll share what’s worked more for me and what I personally use.

Bluehost 

Every blog needs a hosting provider.  This is the platform that you pay to host your blog.  Kind of like an apartment building.  This is the server that powers your website.  If you are just getting your feet wet in the blogging world, you might consider a free site.  However, if you plan to monetize or are going to do more than hobby blogging, then you will need a self-hosted site.  Bluehost was the hosting provider I started with and offers a good intro price + free domain name. I am currently with Siteground who I also recommend if you want excellent customer service and a company that tweaks the site speed for you, though they are a bit higher priced.

Tailwind

All bloggers that I know use Pinterest as one of their primary marketing platforms.  Pinterest is a visual search engine, like Google, but it’s where people go to look for blog posts.  If you have a blog, you need to be there.  As amazing as Pinterest is, it does require some time.  You need to find and join group boards to share your content on and grow your followers.  You also need to pin at times that your audience is on.  Easy right?  It is, but for me, I was spending each evening pinning to Pinterest instead of doing other things with my family.  Pinterest was eating my time every night.  Enter Tailwind to the rescue!

My Results with Tailwind

Tailwind at it’s most basic is a scheduler for Pinterest pins.  They are also a verified Pinterest partner, so it’s totally ok (and encouraged) to use.   It’s very convenient for me to just sit down, schedule my pins and set it and forget it.  They are constantly improving Tailwind too, and it has some other really amazing features.  For example, they have a feature called “Tailwind Tribes.”  These are like group boards but on Tailwind.  They help connect you to other bloggers and it DRAMATICALLY increases your reach.  By “dramatically” I mean I had 35,000 views of my pins on June 1, 2018.  I started using Tailwind on the free trial and then purchased it.  3 months later, September 1, 2018, I had 202,000!

The thing is, that my results are small potatoes compared to some other bloggers.  I have yet to hear of anyone who tried Tailwind that did not see dramatic growth from it.  If you would like to try it out, then my link will get you a free trial so you can see if it’s right for you.  It can be a bit confusing at first, but they have some great tutorials to make it easier.  They also have TONS of data on what works and what doesn’t work for your pins.

Blogging Courses by Suzi Whitford

Blog By Number

When I don’t know how to do something with my blog, my go-to place is startamomblog.com.  Suzi has a gift for teaching, and her subject of choice is blogging.  If you are looking for some free guidance, she has a free start a blog plan.  She also has a Blog by Number full course that I have bought and recommend.  If you are needing help starting up your blog and you are tired of trying to figure it all out, the course pretty much answers everything.  I bought it after I had been blogging for about 4 months.  My only regret is that I wish I had bought it sooner.  I had been trying to figure out how to do things on my own for months, that she cleared up in 2 minutes in the course.  The whole course takes you through the whole process of setting up your blog, writing your posts, putting in affiliate links, pinning on Pinterest, and more.  It’s basically like having a friend over sitting beside you guiding you step by step through the whole thing.  I bought Blog by Number over 2 years ago, and I am still learning from it.  Suzi keeps adding content to it and it keeps getting better and better! 

Post by Number

Writing is a skill like anything else. The more you practice the better you get at it, BUT you get better faster if you have a guide.  Suzi also has a mini-course called Post by Number that greatly strengthened my writing.  It’s extremely affordable and was well worth it to me.  She goes through specifics like what font and size to type in, headlines, and how to format your posts.  However, the BEST thing by far to me about the course is it teaches you how to do keyword research so that people can actually FIND your posts.  I didn’t realize the importance of it before, but there is research that goes into the crafting of the best blog posts.  Post by Number teaches you where to do it, why, and how. This course is how I learned to write posts that ranked on the first page of Google when my domain authority was only 12!

Other Courses, Books, and Masterclasses from Suzi’s Library

Suzi has a LOT of courses and ebooks.  I have not read or taken them all.  She has different courses for a variety of skill levels.  One of the best benefits for me was Suzi herself.  She’s a 6 figure blogger, and Mom to 3 little ones, but she still takes the time to respond personally.  Supporting her students is a huge priority for her. 

When I first started my blog, I reached out for help to several other big bloggers.  Suzi was the only one that answered.  She was incredibly encouraging of my first (pitiful) attempts to do things.  Her videos are also very good and her blog posts are incredibly detailed.  I found her before her blog turned 2 years old.  She is steadily gaining a lot of well-deserved attention.  Her products are quality.

Free Courses from Suzi on Blogging

Even if you are not interested in spending money on courses, Suzi also has some free ones that are well worth checking out.

They include: First Month Blog Plan

The Blog Plan, Which is a 12-month blog Plan – I still use this in cooperation with the Slay Your Goals Planner.

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