Design by Insight is now Erin Ulrich Creative.
Burn out. We hear about burn out in ministry or leadership. But it can happen for bloggers as well. Let’s face it, no matter how much we do, there is still more to be done. We could write, promote, comment, link, and start over again all day, every day … and still there would be new…
Blogging well will take more time than you expect! It’s important to understand there is much more to blogging than typing in a few words and hitting publish. As I shared in my post on leveraging your existing content, I have determined I spend at least four hours on every post I write. This includes…
I’m writing a book. I’ve got the page numbers done. Steven Wright It’s funny. Sort of. But it also hits way too close to home for many of us. We sit down at our computers with the intention of writing next week’s blog posts or the next 2000 words of our work-in-progress … but far more…
Let’s face it, writing is hard work. Even when we love it, there are times when we can sit and stare at a blank screen {or piece of paper for the old school writers like me} wondering where to start. Distractions abound. And it’s easy to have our great intentions get lost in the midst…
Do you ever feel like just when you understand how blogging works and start to feel confident, everything changes? Yeah, me too. Between Facebook’s ever-changing algorithms, Google updates, and the ongoing introduction of new social media avenues, this business of blogging is much more complicated than it was when I started my first blog on…
Well, here we are — 2014. Is it just me, or did 2013 fly by? Hopefully you have begun to recover from the holiday madness and are now ready to plunge into all the new year holds. A couple of weeks ago I shared some tips for planning ahead in order to make 2014 your…
Is your life crazy? Somehow, we’re halfway through August and school starts here on Monday and I’ve looked back at the goals I set for 2013 and realized very few have been touched, even fewer met. {Breathe, Teri Lynne, breathe.} Life gets away from us sometimes, doesn’t it? In the midst of all our good…
Productivity. Time Management. Focus. Intentionality. We all desire these things … the problem is getting there. Am I right? As my online commitments have increased, I’ve found it more difficult to maintain the same level of content production on my personal blog as I had when it was all I did. I currently manage the social media…
Welcome to the fourth post in our series about blogging for small businesses. In part one, we explored two reasons WHY your business could benefit from a blog. Next, we considered the importance of creating quality content. Then we discussed how to identify your audience and tailor your blog to meet their needs. This week,…
Productivity: the quality, state, or fact of being able to generate, create, enhance, or bring forth goods and services Let’s face it, as bloggers and writers we all deal with writer’s block. Periodically, we all find ourselves weary and in need of inspiration. Imp Since the beginning of the year I’ve been evaluating how I use…