Google Reader Alternatives

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So if you haven’t heard the news yet, here it is: Google Reader is going buh-bye. I know, Iknow. How will you keep up with all of your favorite blogs now? Marty of Marty’s Musings has come up with a great post about how to keep up with your favorite blogs now that Google Reader [...]

Site for Sale!

I can’t keep up with maintsining this blog so I’m going to let it sit for a while, if you happen to know anyone who’d be interested in buying it (very reasonably priced!) please let me know!! Email melissa at thehappierhomemaker dot com

New Affiliate Money-Making Options

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Thanks for hanging in there with me on the lack of posting…it’s been crazy around here and I’ve been devoting a lot of time to my main blog The Happier Homemaker.  I have come across some new money making options lately though and thought they were worth sharing. First of all, I mainly garner income [...]

Tips for Editing Your Photos for Pinterest

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We’ve already talked recently about how Pinterest is quickly becoming king of blog traffic.  Do you need tips for maximizing your photos for Pinterest to help increase your pins and click-throughs? Courtenay from The Creek Line house has 7 Tips for editing your photos for Pinterest. Read through Courtenay’s tips and make sure that you [...]

30 Ways to Promote Your Blog Posts

30 ways to promote your blog posts

  Isn’t that an amazing infographic? Thank you to Launch Grow Joy for sharing it with us, please hop over and leave a comment on their site if you found it helpful!

How to remove Word Captcha on your Blogger Blog, and Why You Need to Do It NOW

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Do you have Word Captcha enabled on your blog? You know those terribly scrambled letters and numbers that your readers have to decipher before leaving you a comment? Here’s a little news flash if you do: Readers HATE that.  Seriously.  HATE. I understand that you don’t want to be inundated with spam, but more than [...]

Five Pinterest Tools and How to Use Them

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It’s no doubt that Pinterest is an amazing resource for bloggers.  It is a top traffic source for most blogs, especially creative blogs which rely heavily on images.  Whilem ost of us are on Pinterest and {hopefully} utilizing it for our blogs, there are a few Pinterest Tools you may not have heard of yet. [...]

How to Change Your Blog’s Mobile Settings in Blogger

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When you read a blog on your phone how do you prefer it to appear? Do you like the regular web layout or the mobile optimized version? While many prefer the mobile version I personally prefer the regular web layout.  I find them easier to manuever with social sharing and as a blogger I prefer [...]

Adding a Print Friendly Button to your Blogger Blog

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Have you ever wanted to print a recipe or tutorial off of a blog without all the ads and graphics on the page? Do you think your readers may want the option to print posts from your blog? Why not make it easy for them by adding a Print Friendly button to your blog? Heather [...]

How to Link Properly on your Blog

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When you post on your blog there are some do’s and don’ts to linking to other sites that every blogger should be aware of.  Here is a quick primer on how to link properly on your blog. First of all…please link on your blog.  If you make a project inspired by a pin on Pinterest, [...]