Friday, July 9, 2021

You Can Do it!


 

Easy & Quick Way to Get More Exposure!!!!

  

   I have several blogs because, I Just love to blog!!! Time is always a huge factor in blogging and juggling life. Face it, I don't have a great deal of time to spend on blogging but it's something that gives me great joy. So, besides finding ways to enhance my blog frugally, I also sell digital educational products and have  blog with it as well. 

   When I first started out on this adventure, I didn't know exactly where to start. I was an education major in college and I have no marketing or business skills. I'm sort of learning as I go. I always have to keep in mind my budget and then proceed accordingly. One of my strong points is that I am always open to and seeking new knowledge, new ways to be successful. 

  I tried several things to drive exposure to my blog. I tried blog pros which was great! It got my blog tons of views.  I paid a monthly subscription and I got views but something was missing. The issue was the viewers were not aligned or inclined to want what I was selling. Then I tried joining many Facebook blogger groups. That was great because, I saw so many different blogs, styles, and causes. Again, they had no interest in my cause๐Ÿ˜Ÿ. That's not a bad thing because I love diversity and I really did learn a lot from them. That still left me in the same position: NO authentic viewers. So in the marketing world, viewers + zero conversion= 0 sales. 

  So I had to tweak a couple of things. Honestly it all came naturally not intentionally. I know the buzz word these days is INTENTIONAL. My thing was, I couldn't be intentional if I didn't know what to be intentional about. So I made some changes in the style of my digital products. That one change led me to whole new market, followers, and conversions. Not to mention it has brought consistent traffic to my educational blog with little effort and little money.

    The first thing I did was start a Facebook business page that linked to my business site. Then I joined several educational groups with the same interests as  me. Next, I gave away tons of free products. That's right FREEEEEE๐Ÿ˜. But I gave them more information as well. I used Link tree. Link tree allowed me to link all of my free products in one place and links to my business site, blog, Instagram, Facebook groups, etc. So when followers are going to get their freebies, they have the option to checkout more. And that's how my educational blog went from getting 10 views a month to 1200 views a month. Checkout my linktree: https://linktr.ee/mshallesthings  By the way Link tree is free or you can get the paid subscription for only $6. 

***So I leave you with these KEYS:

1. Connect with large numbers of like minded people as yourself and who may benefit from your products/content.

2. Give away FREE materials/resources: Be very generous.

3. House your links/information with Link tree and share! share! share! that link.

Don't give up until you find your market!!!!๐Ÿ˜Š

Monday, July 13, 2020

How to Personalize your Blog!

     One word, Canva !!!  Yes, Canva  is a splendid tool to help you brand your blog like a Texas Longhorn ๐Ÿ˜€.  No seriously, Canva has the tools that's needed to give your blog personalization.  The great thing is that Canva has a FREE or paid subscription.  You know me, I blog FRUGALLY!  The paid subscription of course has more capabilities.  So either way it's a win-win. I've always watched my sister time and time again create beautiful logos and exquisite eBooks all with Canva. I didn't see a need for it until I started blogging. Even so, it took me a while to get my creative juices flowing.  You know unless you give someone your vision and allow them to create it for you, blogging really becomes a process.  Branding didn't come naturally for me.  What I mean is, blogging has many facets to it. You have to acquire skills you never used before aside from developing content. It can get out of control quickly. No worries.

    Canva is a site that allows you to create graphic designs for whatever you are doing. Canva also has tutorials in the tab that says learning. I've always told myself that I wanted to learn more about graphic design. With Canva I learn something new everytime I create a design. Here's a quick video on branding:
    "What is Branding"
     First, Canva  is great for creating your logo. I say logo first because, it's your stamp, your signature so to speak.  Then your logo becomes the center of other things you make. In Canva you can make Facebook covers, Instagram posts, posters, brochures, and much more.  All you have to do is incorporate your logo in the graphic designs you make. And there, you've started the branding process. 
  Truthfully, I'm still learning and on my journey but its all coming together. Honestly, when I started blogging I had content but my branding was a hot mess.  So now I'm backtracking and putting my stamp on everything I create from here on out.  
  Speaking of backtracking, Canva must of known that I would be changing my products often because, with Canva you really can.  So I had already created tons of content for my blog but it was all over the place but when I decided on my logo all had to was edit them in Canva. So the links I placed in my blog from Canva simply updated automatically.  I didn't have to go back in my layout and reinsert links.  Canvas did it for me.๐Ÿ˜
   Here's some things I updated in Canva but now with some brand personalization.

  

You can visit Canva at www.canva.com.




      

Friday, July 10, 2020

Jazz up your Blog!!!

     I know it's been a while since my last post. Life happens sometimes. Nevertheless, I am back with a great way to jazz up that blog.  I have only been blogging since January but boy have I learned a lot; mostly through trial and error.  Have you ever looked at someone else's blog and wondered how everything matches? Well they either pay for it or they create it themselves.  You know my blog is called Blog FRUGALLY, so creativity is much obliged here.  Don't think twice about it or tell yourself how tech-deficient you are. No, just give yourself a try.  

Personalization
   One way to jazz up your blog is to add some personality. Your personality silly.  I added some self made share buttons to match my blog as well as some tab icons to match my blog. Also, I went a little crazy with my Bitmoji๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜‹.  I have multiple blogs  so I had a little challenge.  Change is good. I mean you wouldn't wear the same attire everyday or eat the same dinner every night. So you can jazz up that blog!  Put your stamp on it. I wanted my blog to say me all over it. Face it, if you don't like how your blog looks then you probably want make it a priority. If you don't see value in it then no one else will.  Like I said earlier, I have two blogs and here are some icons I created myself:




You can even click on the links below to see how everything looks together.

Are you convinced yet and would like to give it a try? If so, here's what you will need:

  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • www.flicker.com (photo sharing site)
  • self made icon images or clip art images
  • Bitmoji (if you're into that) You must add it as an extension to your web browser.
  • Time & patience
So here is a video of how to create  and ad your share buttons to your blogger site. This video is very extensive but super easy. Good Luck!!! 
P.S. Have fun jazzzzzzing up your blog!!!


Jazz up your Blog!!!

     I know it's been a while since my last post. Life happens sometimes. Nevertheless, I am back with a great way to jazz up that blog....