Welcome to a new installment of Blogging 101. You can find previous posts in this series here. When I first started blogging we used a free hosting service and our website address was mommieswithcents.blogspot.com. There's nothing wrong with that as long as you don't plan on monetizing (making money) from your blog. If your blog is personal and only meant for a few people to read, that's … [Read more...]
Blogging 101: How To Start Your Own Blog
This post may contain affiliate links. Mommies with Cents receives free products for review purposes and may sometimes be compensated for posts but all opinions expressed are 100% my own. See Mommies With Cents disclosure policy for more details. When I tell people that I'm a blogger, I get a lot of questions. People are really curious how it works, and of course, how to make money doing … [Read more...]
Blogging 101: Build a Website in Minutes!
So, you've been thinking about starting a blog or building a website, but you're not really sure where to start. Consider a free website builder. It's easy to do even if you've never tried to make a website before. You don't need any programming or HTML knowledge. Website builders use preset design formats and layouts where you can insert your own graphics and customize the templates just by … [Read more...]
Blogging 101: Writer’s Block
We've had some readers express interest in learning about blogging so we've decided to make it a weekly series on Mommies with Cents! If you are interested in learning how to start your own blog or to cultivate and grow the one you have, we welcome you to join us! Last week talked about Keeping Your Content Fresh. Sometimes that is easier said than done. What if you've got writer's block? … [Read more...]
Blogging 101: Keep Your Content Fresh
We've had some readers express interest in learning about blogging so we've decided to make it a weekly series on Mommies with Cents! If you are interested in learning how to start your own blog or to cultivate and grow the one you have, we welcome you to join us! We've talked about how to gain readers here, here and here but now lets talk about keeping readers. The most important thing you … [Read more...]
Blogging 101: Spring Break Homework Assignment
We've had some readers express interest in learning about blogging so we've decided to make it a weekly series on Mommies with Cents! If you are interested in learning how to start your own blog or to cultivate and grow the one you have, we welcome you to join us! It's spring break this week but Blogging 101 students aren't completely off the hook. Take this week to review our previously … [Read more...]