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End of The Year Gift Ideas For Teachers

126 End of the Year Gift Ideas for Teacher

  The end of the school year is quickly approaching, yes, we get out of school incredibly early here.. the middle of May. I’ve been thinking of some unique gifts we can give Hanna’s teacher to say thank you for a wonderful second grade year. We gave her this soup in a jar for Christmas… … Continue reading

Building a Content Creation and Curation Plan That Works

content and curation plan

I don’t like being stifled by a schedule. And I’ve come to know it’s important to have a plan. There’s a fine line between being stifled by a schedule and creating a plan that works for you. Having a plan is crucial because it can take all the “thinking” out of your day. There have … Continue reading

3 Tips to Create Profitable Product Reviews

3 tips to create profitable product reviews

Welcome back to another episode of the Affiliate Marketing Success series! Today we’re talking about product reviews. Whether you’ve got a regular array of products you normally promote, or you’re an amazon affiliate promoting a lot of different things these tips will help you take your product reviews to the next level. 3 Tips to … Continue reading

Social Media Editorial Calendar and Automatic Sharing: CoSchedule Review

coschedule review

For the longest time I’ve had this BIG problem with my blog… the archives. Today I’m writing my 361st post on this blog… and only heaven knows how many posts I’ve written on other blogs over the course of my blogging career. I’ve got some really really good stuff… in the archives. The problem is, … Continue reading

Blogger’s Workshop: Simple Social SEO

blog workshop: simple social seo

I used to be the SEO Queen. I spent hours and hours creating backlinks, jumping through hoops trying to make friends with Google so they’d send me some traffic. And then the animals came… Panda, Penguin… and who remembers who else and everything changed. It’s absolutely Google’s right to make changes to their algorithm. It’s … Continue reading

It Works For Standing On Horses and Building a Business

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  Over the last few weeks Hanna has been working up to standing on her horse. I don’t know why she feels it’s important to do this (maybe it was those trick riders we saw at Equifest) but whatever her reason… it’s been her goal. She started by kneeling (top right) on Vegas. Then she … Continue reading

How to Make New York Style Bagels at Home

how to make new york bagels at home

Over a decade ago now (where has the time gone?!) I was transplanted from NY to Kansas. I love Kansas… but boy oh boy do I miss the bagels. Not just the bagels, but easy ACCESS to bagels. I can get a decent bagel if I drive for an hour. Well… problem solved. No more … Continue reading