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Pinterest Tips for Bloggers and Entrepreneurs

As a blogger, you’re probably already aware of just how important Pinterest is for driving traffic. And not only that, but for driving long term traffic. Pinterest can become a steady and reliable source for traffic and believe it or not, it’s not just for food and crafts anymore. In fact, some of my top performing Pinterest posts are autism, parenting, and finance related. Sure, some of the recipes have done fairly well but I get more long term traffic from those first three categories. That being said, I wouldn’t say that I’m a Pinterest guru or a power pinner; not by any stretch. I’ve just found what works for me and the types of pins that work for me. Still, I wanted to share…

Family Life

5 Common Reasons that Babies Cry and How to Soothe Theme

ByKori

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Every year, millions of expectant parents prepare for their new baby’s arrival. Bringing a newborn home can be a thrilling but stressful and confusing experience. A new baby’s frequent crying can also be a source of anxiety for inexperienced parents. When your baby cries, one of the first things you want to do is make it stop! While the reasons why a baby cries can get complex (since crying is communication and to ensure survival), getting a crying baby calmed down can help everyone feel better. Here are some common reasons that babies cry and some strategies for soothing them. This post contains affiliate links and while you are under no obligation to use them, by purchasing something through my affiliate link you are supporting…

Family Friendly Recipes

5 Ingredient Peanut Butter, Nutella, and Bacon Cookies

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At this time of the year, and really all year round, I love to bake. I’ve always found it to be one of the more relaxing activities to engage in and I’m always looking for new recipes to try out. I want to get Squeaker involved in baking and cooking so I’ve also been looking for simple recipes. Sometimes we start with a boxed or bagged mix and sometimes we start from scratch. Recently, I found an easy four ingredient recipe for peanut butter and Nutella cookies. But, me being me, I couldn’t just stop there so we came up with a five ingredient recipe for peanut butter, nutella, and bacon cookies. How to make Peanut butter, Nutella, Bacon Cookies Of course you could easily…

Health and Wellness for Moms

A Beginner’s Guide to Clean Eating

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If you, like me, are a skeptic about diets- I encourage you to keep reading on to the end of this paragraph. If I’ve really caught your interest, keep reading on to the end of this post and who knows; maybe we’ll have made a deeper connection by the time all is said and done. I’ve made mention in the past, albeit briefly, about the various types of diets that are out there. I have yet to really try any of them but wanted to look into them so I could explore my options. I’m not really one for fad diets but I’m aware of what I eat. I remember when a former co-worker was talking to me about clean eating and how much it…

Blogging

2015 in Review and Planning for 2016

ByKori

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2015 was a year for growth- in a lot of ways, in both my personal and blogging life. More so in my blogging life as I made the decision to monetize in 2014 and really saw the effects of that in 2015. I had my first sponsored post in 2014, but 2015 brought so much more. Granted, I didn’t break the 10k threshold but I think I’m well on my way to earning at least a part time income next year. 2015 was my year for learning, or at least somewhat. I started Elite Blog Academy, something that had been on my to-do list for months. And I also took an SEO course with Kelli from 3 Boys and a Dog and Crystal from Crystal…

Working at Home

5 Essential Steps to Starting a Home Business

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Since making the decision to stay at home, I also started to think about options for making money at home. It’s not that I don’t enjoy working outside of the home- I did. I enjoyed working in retail. There’s a psychology involved in it that appealed to me. But, the benefits of staying at home outweighed the costs of working outside of the home. At least for us. However, that doesn’t mean that I don’t want to contribute to the household income in some way. Granted yes, I am starting to make some money with this blog. And eventually, who knows, this may bring in a decent full time income. I also have other things in mind when it comes to working at home; which…