Figuring out how to bring traffic to your blog can be tricky. Not only do you have to come up with great content, but you also have to promote your blog like crazy and spend more time marketing than actual writing. Learning how to utilize the best social media platforms that take the least amount…
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How to Overcome Art Anxiety: Art For the Sheer Joy of Creating
Art anxiety. Whether you’re a seasoned pro, or like me, you’re just creating art for the sheer joy of it, we all can suffer from that agonizing fear that stops us from putting pen, or paint, to paper. We start of with a lovely picture in mind, and our art materials laid out before…
Tropical Flowers Watercolour Tutorial
Painting flowers is a great way to familiarize yourself with watercolour because there are so many different shapes you can create and so many different colour combinations to discover. You don’t have to be a professional artist to dabble in floral painting, because even the simplest, most loose arrangements usually end up turning out lovely.…
The 2 Step Process to Growing an Authentic Following
There are a million articles out there telling you how to grow your following and how to be a successful influencer. While it’s really nice of other bloggers and marketers to share their tips, is it just me or do they tend to all say the same thing? “Comment on other people’s photos, use hashtags,…
What All Bloggers Should Be Doing This Summer
If you’re a blogger you know that our work is never done. There are rare moments when you’re actually looking for things to do. And as hard as it is to say this, I will say that a generally slow time for bloggers, brands, and businesses is the summer. Vacations are happening, people are doing…
How Bloggers Can Stand Out in a Crowded Market
Yes, blogging is a crowded market. Perhaps even the most crowded, but it’s also a market with a ton of opportunities. With the right amount of talent mixed with a smart strategy, anyone can make it in blogging. Each day thousands of bloggers emerge and hundreds of them get to paid collaborations. But how do…
Make This DIY Firefly Outdoor Solar Lantern
Lighting can be expensive, which is why I decided to create my own outdoor solar lantern to add a little bit of character to my patio. This lantern is so easy to make and looks adorable when the darkness falls. I got the lantern from the local dollar store, but you can use any other…
The Ultimate Blogger Collaboration Checklist
Whether you’ve been blogging for a month or a year, you should always be prepared for your first (or 100th) brand collaboration, especially if you plan on making blogging your full-time job. Brands don’t want to work with just anyone and you shouldn’t want to work with just any brand either. The collaboration has to…
3 Ways to Bring Spring Into Your Home
The birds are singing, the buds are blooming and spring is officially here. It may be bright and sunny outside (or rainy, for some of us), but how do you add a little spring to your home? It’s easy for home decor to feel blah when you don’t make slight updates for every season –…
How To Paint Loose Flowers in Watercolour
This loose style of painting is not something I am 100% comfortable with. My natural painting style seems to be much more controlled, focused on details and proper anatomy. Breaking out of my shell is something I try to do every so often because it helps with growth and allows new ideas to form. I…
How to Effectively Promote Your Blog Content
If you don’t have any experience in marketing or sales, promoting your blog content can be challenging. There is a super fine line between actually bringing value to your readers and annoying them. You obviously want to aim for the former, however more often than not bloggers end up with the latter. A key ingredient…
How to Land Your First Collaboration as a New Blogger
One of my most frequently asked questions is ‘how do I get brand collaborations as a beginner blogger’? My initial answer is patience, but that’s never good enough and I get it. It’s a lame answer! But as lame as it is, it’s true. I can hear the sighs now! However, I will say that…
How to Turn Your Blog into a Brand That People Recognize
Like anything else you do as a blogger, branding your blog takes time and hard work. Your blog name has to match your personality, your personality has to match your colour scheme, your colour scheme has to match the way you edit photos and your photos have to match your content. It can be overwhelming…
20 Images That Will Brighten Your Day
I don’t know how the weather is where you are; but right now, my city is in the in-between. Today in particular is grey and cloudy – yet there’s still snow on the ground. The good news? The melt is happening, and brighter days are coming (fun fact: Manitoba is one of the sunniest provinces…
4 Ways to Run a Blog & Work Full-Time
Being a blogtrepreneur and working full time is extremely hard work, but it’s not impossible. In fact, all the great bloggers have done it at some point or another. And if you truly want to turn your blog into a business, you will have to make some sacrifices at first; one of those sacrifices being…