When I wanted to start earning money from a blog and begin my journey of making money blogging, I just started writing and hoped for the best I had zero plan on how exactly my blog could make me money To be honest, I thought : Let's get lots of traffic, and the rest will come However, I had no plan for generating a lot of traffic either! Letās be honest ā most of us are guilty of thisā¦ We publish content without thinking: HOW will it make me money?? We get caught up in writing, editing,...
9 days agoĀ ā¢Ā 1 min read
Hey there When I went on maternity leave, I thought I had it all figured out. (Well, the business part, not the being a new mom part - I was pretty clueless about that.) Still am actually....O_O) Iād step back, enjoy those precious newborn moments, and my business would justā¦ keep running. But hereās the truth: š I hadnāt set up any NEW digital products. I set up automated emails to run and thought, YAY!, its all running in the background while I figure out how to sterilise a bottle and try...
13 days agoĀ ā¢Ā 2 min read
You know the type. The person who slides into your DMs with āCan I pick your brain real quick?ā ā¦ and suddenly youāve written them a full consultation ā for free. It happens to every business owner and blogger at some point. And while generosity is part of who we are, hereās the truth: you canāt build a sustainable business if you give away all your time and expertise, all the time. Since becoming a new mom, I've had to rein in my tendencies to voice note and message complete in-depth...
23 days agoĀ ā¢Ā 3 min read
Recently, I haven't had the capacity to work on my blogs much :( It's summer and family time in Ireland, my 7-month-old wants to party at 2 am and 6am, and I think I have postpartum arthritis, which makes me feel so damn tired.all. the. time. O_O This is what summer in ireland looks like by the way ! Pretty awesome. BUT I've still been able to earn significant revenue by posting on social media Social media seems much easier when I am pressed for time A quick post, a pic on my IG story, or I...
about 1 month agoĀ ā¢Ā 3 min read
You donāt climb mountains every weekend.You donāt have a pet llama in your living room.You donāt spend summers yachting in the French Riviera. And guess what? Thatās totally fine. Because you donāt have to be wildly exciting to have a blog people love. The truth? Your readers donāt need fireworks ā they need connection. Letās be honest ā my life right now? Itās bottles, naps, and the occasional solo tripā¦ to the grocery store. Seven months ago, I had a baby, and suddenly my wild adventures...
about 1 month agoĀ ā¢Ā 3 min read
'Build and they will come'.... ...is a myth and actually, really bad business advice! I was power walking with a good friend recently, and we all know, the best pow wow talks happen during power walks! She mentioned her yoga instructor, who was really struggling to grow her business. 'Often it's just me there, and I feel really bad for her. She told me: Everyone said,build it and they will come! Well here I am, I've built a yoga site and no one is coming to support me!. It's been 4 years. I...
about 2 months agoĀ ā¢Ā 4 min read
Hey there, how's it going? Today, I want to talk about how you can stop AI stealing from you! Back in the day, search engines like Google would just crawl your site to help people find you in search results. They Googled something, your site came up, and they read your content Simple enough, right? But now, with AI everywhere, things have changed. Many companies are utilizing something called AI crawlers ā these are automated bots that scan websites and quietly collect vast amounts of data,...
about 2 months agoĀ ā¢Ā 3 min read
I wanted to share something a little personal today ā and a big lesson Iāve learned the hard way. And one I keep making, grrrrrr! I received lots of positive feedback from my recent workshop, but I also received constructive feedback to improve. A participant shared : ' It was A LOT of info, I feel overwhelmed. I wish it were simpler O_O' When I look at the event schedule below, they are right. It's totally jam-packed. O_O When I run workshops, coaching, and create courses, I pour everything...
2 months agoĀ ā¢Ā 2 min read
When I started blogging a mere 8 years ago, you had a competitive advantage if you could afford to hire people to scale your blog's growth. It usually meant that if you had money, you were more likely to succeed with blogging ā¦unless you were willing to give up sleep and/or your current job. It felt really frustrating because it didnāt matter how hard you workedāmoney always won. Without a budget to hire help, growing a blog felt like pushing a boulder uphill. Nowadays, AI has levelled the...
3 months agoĀ ā¢Ā 3 min read