Search Engine Optimization. If you’re a new blogger, you may have heard this term. If you are like I was a few years ago, once someone tried to explain what SEO was, my eyes got wide, my ears shut down, and I’d say, “nope, that’s way over my head!” Now I realize that if I […]
5 Tips to Be a Better Storyteller (and how it will improve your blog)
Several years ago I had the pleasure of seeing Bo Eason speak at the IDEAWorld Convention, and he made quite an impression on me with his keynote presentation and follow-up session about the importance of being a better storyteller. He was a riveting speaker, but all he really did was stand and tell his story. […]
2016 Blogging Goals: My Plan for Growth While Enjoying Life
I’m actually pretty proud that I have my 2016 blogging goals ready by the first week in January. In past years, it’s a bit closer to February when I finally nail them down. I guess the fact that I promised them last week when I wrote about how to create 2016 blogging goals is spurring […]
Learning to Breathe, Breathing to Heal
2016 will be my year of learning to breathe and breathing to heal. In many ways, writing this post, which is about my personal and health goals for 2016, is very difficult. Figuring out what I need to do and how I’m going to do it has been forcing me to take a look at […]
The Year in Review: My Best Recipes of 2015
Welcome back! Well, I feel like I’ve been gone anyway, after pretty much disappearing from the internet for several days. I hope you had a chance to do the same. Except Instagram, of course, because what is a holiday without posting a ton of pictures about it? I couldn’t find any #vegan nog at the […]
The Year in Review: My Best Blogging Tips of 2015
In the spirit of year-end review and reminiscing, I wanted to share some of the posts about blogging and my best blogging tips that I think you will find helpful going into the new year. As you start to make your 2016 blogging plans (of course after completing your year-end blog review), you can use […]