When I started my online business in 2016, I had two young kids at home and a full-time corporate marketing job. Needless to say, I was very limited on time. Out of necessity, I had to leverage traffic strategies that didn't consume all of my time or money. ...
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How to Schedule Social Media Posts Without Spending A Dime
Whether you’re a brand new blogger or seasoned entrepreneur, managing all the social media channels for your business and learning how to schedule social media posts can be overwhelming and feel like a full-time job. Each social media channel has unique quirks to...
How to Use Pinterest Search Ads for Low-Cost Leads and Sales
Want more visibility on Pinterest? Wondering how to use Pinterest search ads to promote your products and services? In this article, you’ll discover how to use Pinterest search ads to reach your ideal customer and get instant, low-cost leads and sales for your...
Instagram Marketing Tips From 7 Brands Who Have #NailedIt
Instagram is one of the biggest social media platforms in the world with over 500 million daily active users. If you're a small business owner or blogger, it's a pretty good chance your ideal customer is on Instagram. The social media app has over 1 billion users in...
The Complete Calendar of Social Media Holidays for 2019
The Complete Calendar of Social Media Holidays for 2019:46 Holidays Perfect for Small Business Owners to Celebrate on Social Media Do you manage the social media channels for your business or the company you work for? If so, you know how difficult it can be to find...
9 Fatal Pinterest Marketing Mistakes You Can’t Afford to Make
Are you marketing your blog or business on Pinterest and not seeing the results you would like? Don’t worry, this is a very common issue for many business owners trying to market on Pinterest. Your lack of results is likely due to a few fatal Pinterest marketing...
Pinterest Ads: The Ultimate Guide to Pinterest Promoted Pins in (2018)
Pinterest ads, also known as Promoted Pins, are an outstanding way to drive an engaged audience of targeted, eager buyers to your website. With over 200 million active users logging on to the platform each month, Pinterest can no longer be ignored as a place to...
How to Create Pinterest Images That Get Results
In this post, I am going to teach you how to create stunning Pinterest images that generate clicks and repins on Pinterest and possibly even go viral! Do you know what it takes to get traffic from Pinterest? First, you need to add images to Pinterest that link...
Is Pinterest Right For My Business? (14 Niches Perfect for Pinterest)
In this post, I want to answer a question that comes up a lot: "Is Pinterest right for my business?" When I tell other marketers and business owners that 60% of my blog traffic comes from Pinterest and it generates thousands of visitors month-after-month, I'm often...
37 Brilliant Pinterest Marketing Tips (to Increase Your Website Traffic)
Did you know Pinterest marketing can generate tons of traffic to your website? It's true! Pinterest is not just for food, fashion, and fitness. Pinterest is actually a powerful marketing tool every blogger and online business owner should learn to use. If you’re an...
Podcast: Grow Your Traffic With Pinterest
Earlier this month, I had the pleasure to spend some time with Ken Baker, host of the Go Build Your Business Podcast. Ken interviews entrepreneurs to learn how they're building their businesses. I was lucky enough to be the featured entrepreneur on Episode 42...
The Ultimate Guide to Pinterest Group Boards (How to Find, Join, and Pin to Group Boards on Pinterest)
Pinterest group boards are a great way to expose your blog or business to a larger audience and drive traffic to your website. All the Pinterest experts talk about the benefits of group boards, but the conversation stops there. When you’re just starting out, you don’t...
How to Use Tailwind Communities (formally known as Tailwind Tribes) and Explode Your Website Traffic
UPDATE 12/1/20: Tailwind Tribes changed their name to Tailwind Communities. If you’re a blogger or online business owner, chances are you’ve heard your peers raving about Tailwind Communities (formally known as Tailwind Tribes). Many bloggers attribute...
How to Create an Email Course in 5 Simple Steps
Email courses are all the rage right now and for good reason. Free email courses are a great way to build the "know, like and trust" factor with your audience. So, naturally, I jumped on the course bandwagon and finally completed my free Pinterest for Business...
Why Pinterest Isn’t Working For You and How To Fix It
Are you struggling to get the insane web traffic from Pinterest you hear everyone boast about? Are you confused about why you aren’t getting accepted to join group boards? If you said yes to either question, you’re in luck. I’m going to share a little secret with you...
6 Ways to Optimize Your Pinterest Account for Better Results
Are you struggling to get results out of Pinterest? Do you hear others tout the power and magic of Pinterest but it’s just not working for you? Well, my friend, you’re in luck! This post is part three of the 5-part Pinterest Boot Camp series. In this 5-part series,...
4 Mistakes You’re Making on Pinterest
Welcome back to the Pinterest Boot Camp series! In this 5-part series, you will learn how to turn Pinterest into a traffic generating machine for your business. If you missed the first post in this series you can check it out here: Is Pinterest Right for Your...
6 Best Websites to Quickly Find Free Images for Your Blog
This is not another exhaustive post documenting all the places on the internet to find free stock photos. I don’t know about you, but I’m a full-time working Mom trying to grow a business. I don’t have time to check out 100 different websites just to find one good...
Answers to 5 Common Questions New Bloggers and Business Owners Have About Pinterest
Answers to five common Pinterest questions_Video Training If you are new to Pinterest, you know it can be very confusing when you first get started. Shoot, it can be confusing even if you’ve been using it for years! To make matters worse, when you try to search for...
9 Facebook Groups You Need to Join Now to Grow Your Business
I am in love with Facebook groups! Why? Believe it or not, Facebook groups have driven a lot of traffic to my website. I talk more about this in my post, How I went from 0 – 500 email subscribers in 30 days! As a business owner, you’re always looking for new ways to...
Why You’re Not Mastering Social Media (And What You Can Do About It)
Are you overwhelmed trying to grow your business and manage multiple social media channels? I am too! Which is why I’m cutting out the chaos and focusing on mastering JUST ONE social media channel in 2020. Read on to learn why I’m making this drastic decision and why...
Ten reasons perseverance, not perfection, is the key to success on social media.
I am a perfectionist. At times this trait serves me well. Other times it’s a major hindrance. In regards to social media, perfection has proven to be a major hindrance. Perfection kills momentum, innovation, and creativity. It’s taken me nearly 10 years of...
50 Social Media Content Ideas – The Ultimate Cheat Sheet
Have you ever felt uninspired and desperate for a fresh idea of what to post on social media? Good news my friend! I’ve created the ultimate social media cheat sheet to solve this problem! This cheat sheet is complete with 50 ideas of what to post on social media....