How To & DIY

I’m sharing a live on Facebook this Friday at 8:30pm on Five Steps to Start a Blog. You can register here and its a FREE Masterclass. We will cover some of what I share in today’s post, plus so much more. You will walk away feeling empowered and equipped with a game plan to launch your own blog. So with further ado, let’s jump into today’s discussion on how to start your own blog in five easy steps.

If you missed my first post in this How to Blog series I talked about five ways you can make money on your blog. You can read that post here, and today I’m continuing the series to share more tips and tricks with you. A key element for any blog is photography. Whether you are snapping pictures of food for recipes creating or you work in the tech world and are delivering copy on wide area networks you still need pictures for your posts! There are a few reasons - first, it helps optimize your page when you add alt text behind graphics. That allows search engines like Google and Pinterest to find your blog. Spiders will crawl your page to look for strings of keywords that are relevant searches, but images help boost your visibility!

Confession: I’m a morning person. Yep, I know several of you reading right now are rolling your eyes while others are giving me a virtual high-five… but it’s true. I’ve always been a morning pop tart rising before my family. I understand now that not everyone starts their morning at the same time as I do, but we all have to eventually get up and get going. Those first few hours are important if you want to lay a foundation for a positive, productive, and intentional day.

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Lately, I’ve been getting a ton of questions about starting a blog and how to make money on social media. I figured it was a sign to start a new series here on Three Heel Clicks to help answer these questions I’m getting in my inbox. I love hearing from you guys! Please keep the questions and comments coming - it brightens my day so much! Here we go into a new journey together titled, “How to Blog” - this is the first of many posts. I’ll be sharing more about my blogging journey, what tools have helped me grow and what the industry looks like right now. I will also share with you how-to guides to build your blog, monetize it and build a business around it. For exclusive content, post updates, and more you need to subscribe to my newsletter ASAP! You’ll get access to content I will not be sharing anywhere else. You can sign up here or use the form below! Okay now, let’s look at how to monetize your blog. I’m jumping ahead in blogging because most people want to know what the money looks like to see if it’s worth their time and energy as a trade-off. I’m breaking down monetization for your blog into five basic categories below.

Over New Year’s Eve, I took a quick weekend trip to Colorado Springs, CO. It was beautiful and right before a huge snowstorm. I’ll be sharing more about that experience in an upcoming post! Although the city itself was not snow-covered until the end of my trip, I did go up into the mountains and needed the right gear to withstand the slopes. Whether you are a ski fanatic looking for a few updates to your winter wardrobe, a snow bunny who just loves the scenery and a good hot tub, or maybe you are looking to just keep warm - here’s a guide to dressing warm and layering snow and ski style!