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Blog Branding: 11 Things to Consider Besides Your Logo

It’s a word that prompts excitement, frustration, determination, and even eye rolls.

And those are all reactions from me, depending on how my blog and mood are doing that day.

But it’s also a word that demands attention. Because this shit matters.

You think your skills make you special? I’m sorry, but they don’t. I mean, you are special, but that’s not why.

I can write a mean piece of content.…

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8 Things Leslie Knope Has in Common with Solopreneurs

8 Things Leslie Knope Has in Common with Solopreneurs

My nights and weekends are usually occupied by 2 things (probably at the same time): building my business, and Parks and Rec.

I’m the kind of person that needs a familiar TV show on at all times for background noise. I don’t want to brag, but I’m kind of an OG bingewatcher. Before Netflix streaming, owned TV seasons on VHS and DVD as a soundtrack while I did my middle school homework.

So Netflix…

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6 Forgotten Ways to Clean Up Your Blog for 2016

6 Forgotten Ways to Clean Up Your Blog for 2016

I’ve been reading pretty much every “how to clean up your blog for the new year” post I can find, and can’t help but feel like they’re incomplete.

Blog clean-up posts in general? I eat those suckas up. Especially right now, since this blog has gone through so many changes in the past few months.

There was a lot to clean up, and there’s still more to do. A lot of the stuff in those posts I’ve done…

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Just Checking In: Goodbye November, Hello December

Just Checking In is a new feature on the blog. I hope you like it! Every month, I’ll pop in to share what’s been going on in my life.

Hey there! I’m officially in my first winter as a New Yorker. Guess what? It’s not fun. Looking like my lazy season is starting…

But hey, less time outside means more time to work on the blog and watch Netflix! I’m actually pretty cool with that. :P

I don’t have…

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How to Create Super Secret Pinterest Images for Your Blog

To paraphrase Mugatu, “Pinterest. So hot right now.” (That’s right, Hansel’s been bumped out of the spotlight!)

As I’m becoming more involved in the whole blog-to-biz niche, I’ve seen a passion for Pinterest that I hadn’t felt or seen in years.It inspired me, and I logged back into my account for the first time in over a year. I started pinning again. And since it was around the time I also…

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On 25 and a Blog Identity Crisis

On 25 and a Blog Identity Crisis

On October 10, I did two things: I turned 25, and I bingewatched I Love Lucy while redesigning this website.

Now, around 25, most people would be talking about a quarter-life crisis. And don’t get me wrong, I am. But I’m more concerned about a blog identity crisis.

Take a look around this page. I have a new look and a new slogan. But it’s really not so new. The colors? They’re everywhere in my…

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Just Checking In: Goodbye September, Hello October

Just Checking In: Goodbye September, Hello October

Just Checking In is a new feature on the blog. I hope you like it! Every month, I’ll pop in to share what’s been going on in my life.

Hey, fancy see you here so often! That’s right, I’m finally getting into the groove of posting to this blog again. I’ve posted twice this month, not including check-ins – if I can get that up by one next month, I’ll be posting weekly. :)

I’ve also been spending a…

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How to Become a Power Searcher: Using Chrome Custom Search Engines

How to Become a Power Searcher: Using Chrome Custom Search Engines

You’re clicking around more than you need to be to search online.

It’s just a fact – but there are always ways to cut down and speed up – working the productivity angle from both ends. And if Chrome is your browser of choice, you’re spending way too much time on day-to-day research and Google searches. Why? Because the Chrome Omnibox is a magical thing.

For example, you’re binge watching Unbreaka…

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My 7 Favorite Productivity Newsletters to Rock Your Day

My 7 Favorite Productivity Newsletters to Rock Your Day

Email newsletters are kind of having a renaissance, aren’t they? A few years ago, we were trying to find any excuse to get rid of email, and app after app claimed it was the “email killer.” Now, newsletters are hot, hot, hot.

I’m glad. I’ve always loved them – both reading and writing. When I was little, I would write fake newsletters for my friends or family (which switched over to e-zines once…

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Just Checking In: Goodbye August, Hello September

Just Checking In: Goodbye August, Hello September

Just Checking In is a new feature on the blog. I hope you like it! Every month, I’ll pop in to share what’s been going on in my life.

Ha! Look at this! I’m posting this completelyon time. Not at the beginning of the month, but on the first freaking day. (Well, maybe. It’s 11:42, so let’s see how quickly I finish this…) I may not have posted anything since the last monthly recap, but what the…

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Just Checking In: Goodbye July (and April, May, and June), Hello August

Just Checking In: Goodbye July (and April, May, and June), Hello August

Just Checking In is a new feature on the blog. I hope you like it! Every month, I’ll pop in to share what’s been going on in my life.

So the last time I wrote a monthly check-in, I mentioned that life was crazy and I’d tell you all about it later. Well, it only got crazier from there, so blogging never happened.

I miss it, though. So this post will be a big old update of all that’s gone since…

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Just Checking In: March Edition

Just Checking In is a new feature on the blog. I hope you like it! Every month, I’ll pop in to share what’s been going on in my life and my goals, topped off with a healthy dose of interesting reading.

March. was. cray.

I’m pretty much going to leave it at that and write a longer post devoted solely to the craziness later. It warrants its own post. It needsits own post. Big changes are happening,…

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Why "MIT" To-Do Lists Don't Work For Me

Why “MIT” To-Do Lists Don’t Work For Me

I like to conduct little experiments with my workflows, tools, and productivity tips. I decided I was being selfish to keep the results to myself, so I’m sharing some with you!

Any productivity enthusiast knows that there’s a lot of bad advice out there.

Not because anyone’s trying to dupe you, or because the person is flat-out wrong.

Just because everyone has a unique working style. Unique…

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Just Checking In: February Edition

Just Checking In: February Edition

Just Checking In is a new feature on the blog. I hope you like it! Every month, I’ll pop in to share what’s been going on in my life and my goals, topped off with a healthy dose of interesting reading.

February was a whirlwind month full of craziness for me! I went to my first book signing as a book blogger, which was a lot more work than I thought it would be. Designing and ordering business…

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Just Checking In: January Edition

Just Checking In: January Edition

Just Checking In is a new feature on the blog. I hope you like it! Every month, I’ll pop in to share what’s been going on in my life and my goals, topped off with a healthy dose of interesting reading.

In Blogging:

I get way too excited about notebooks and planners. You can see how much I overreact in my blog post about organizing 2015.

I successfully launched a new challengefor book bloggers…

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How I'm Organizing 2015

How I’m Organizing 2015

I’m all about organization. Almost to a fault. I’ll spend more time planning a project than executing it. In part, that’s a good thing. It’s so planned out that the execution doesn’t take that long.

Sometimes it’s not so great. Like when I say I’m going to clean the apartment, but get distracted by the askew DVDs while dusting the bookshelf. Two hours later, the movies are re-alphabetized, but…

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My Three Words for 2015

My Three Words for 2015

I’ve been seeing a lot of people do something that’s pretty awesome: my three words.

Instead of posting New Year’s resolutions, people I really admire, like Jessica Lawlor, pick three words to define the big picture for the year ahead.

Started by Chris Brogan (someone else I mucho admire) in 2006, the “My Three Words” exercise focuses more on direction and theme for the next year’s activities.…