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Vlogging: Behind the scenes of a home-based small business

I’m video blogging today! In this video, I share some behind the scenes information—two awesome things I created, plus the changing direction my business is taking (and what that means for SaganMorrow.com). Enjoy: Here are the links I talked about in the video: Sign up for my newsletter here. Check out my freelance business book …

How Do You Make Money Online?

I get asked this type of question (or variations of it) at least once a week: how do you make money online?  My favorite version of it came during a Table Topics session at Toastmasters a couple weeks ago: “Sagan, you do something on the Internet. Tell us about how you make money online.” You …

NEW Online Course for Freelancers

Edited to note: This e-course has since been archived, HOWEVER all of the material is still accessible (and greatly expanded upon!) in the other programs more recently created in the SaganMorrow.com School.  A couple weeks ago, I released a free social media tips e-book. And then a couple days after that, my business book for …

The 500 Words/Day Writing Challenge

In past years, I’ve chosen a word/phrase to live by for the year instead of a New Year’s resolution. This year, however, I decided to implement a challenge for myself: to write 500 words a day, every day, for the whole year. It was residual, I think, of successfully completing National Novel Writing Month in …

82 social media tips for lifestyle bloggers

82 Social Media Tips for Lifestyle Bloggers

I’ve got a special surprise for my lifestyle blogger friends today! Over the past couple months, I’ve been hard at work putting together a couple books and a course. On a whim a few days ago, I decided that instead of publishing one of those books—82 Social Media Tips for Lifestyle Bloggers—on Amazon for purchase, …

5 Awesome Blogging Tools That Will Revolutionize Your Blog

I have been blogging since early 2008. Over that time, I’ve learned a lot! There are also so many different kinds of tools, programs, and software that can be useful when blogging, that it’s tricky to sort through them and find the best ones.  But I like to think that I’ve managed to just about …

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Make Your Home Office Better With These 5 Tips

Working from home is one of the best things ever. I love that I can start my workday within 5 minutes of rolling out of bed if I want to, and that I can basically get work done any time of the day, any day of the week, when inspiration strikes. When you work from …

Top 12 Blunders PR People Make When Reaching Out to Bloggers

A while back, after receiving yet another terrible pitch from a public relations (PR) person, I Tweeted in jest, “Next book idea: feature a bunch of emails from PR people, pointing out exactly what they’ve done right and (more often than not) wrong.” The response I received was that YES, yes this book did need …

How to Create Your Blog Media Kit

Want to go pro with your blog? You need a blog media kit!  A blog media kit is an absolute must when working with brands. It includes the basic info and stats about your blog, as well as the types of partnerships you’re willing to do and your fees. I initially created my lifestyle blog …

5 Big Mistakes Bloggers Make On Facebook

While I’ve been waiting (and waiting) for my book designers to send me the proofs for The Business of Writing & Editing, I’ve been writing a new book on social media tips for lifestyle bloggers (silver linings!). In my research, I’ve reviewed many different social media accounts… and I’ve come across some major (and common) mistakes …

10 Tips to Create an Awesome Blog Content Calendar

Last month, I got a nice long break from doing some client work. And that meant I could focus more of my attention on my projects and this blog!  I had a lot of fun creating my 2016 business plan and goals, and also putting together my blog content calendar. If you have a blog and are …

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Home Office Tips for Freelancers

Grab your FREE ultimate home office checklist >> Get the (free!) ultimate home office checklist: Perfect for solopreneurs… Success! Now check your email to confirm your subscription. There was an error submitting your subscription. Please try again. Email Address Yes! I want this Powered by ConvertKit Thinking about starting your own home-based small business or …

When Freelancing Is NOT Right For You

Here on the blog, we talk a lot about how to be successful with a freelancing business, and why freelancing might be a great choice for you. But… what if you start a freelancing business, and it’s not going quite as you planned, and you start wondering if maybe you should have stuck with a …

How Do You Know When to Say “No” to More Work?

This is SUCH a tough question. When you own your own business or you’re a freelancer, it can be challenging to assess when you’ve taken on too much work, and when you can still add more to your workload.  Here are some questions you should ask yourself if you’re hesitant about whether or not you …

18 Traits You Need to Be a Freelancer

With my new book on The Business of Writing & Editing coming out in just a few weeks (squee!), I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the business of freelancing.  I adore freelancing and it was one of the best choices I ever made. Of course, freelancing isn’t for everyone! But it might be for …