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The Benefits of Having Two Blogs

Hi everyone!

First, some exciting news: I launched Coffee Talk for Mamas yesterday evening! You can check it out here 🙂

That blog has been a labor of love. Some of you may be wondering why I decided to start a second blog when I still plan on blogging on this one. The first reason is that I had been wanting to write a book (which I did, The Beginner’s Guide to Blogging), and in order to create a guide for new bloggers, I wanted to actually walk through the steps of creating a blog rather than trying to remember. Remembering is one thing (doesn’t it always seem easier?), actually setting up a blog is completely different.

And, truth me told, I had been wanting to start a second blog for quite some time. As much as I love the frugal millionaire and all that it’s become, I felt (and still feel) a little limited on what I can write about. Coffee Talk for Mamas will encompass everything I want to write about and, because the name is general, I can add new topics as the blog (and me) grow.

I’m a few months in to this whole managing-two-blogs-thing and I have to say that so far it is going better than expected. While I don’t necessarily recommend everyone having two (or more) blogs, here is why it’s working for me.

The Beginner’s Guide to Blogging: Now Available!!

It’s book launch day!

My first ever book, The Beginner’s Guide to Blogging, is now available for sale! To say I’m excited is an understatement. This book was a labor of love for sure, and if nothing else I hope it is an excellent resource for all newbie bloggers. I even created my own brand new blog and domain name (announcement on that is in the book, and an announcement on this blog will be coming soon!) so I could use myself as a “test” when walking readers through the process of getting their blogs up and running.

10 Reasons Why Everyone Needs a Blog

Our world is getting more and more technologically advanced. Many people work at companies and in industries that didn’t even exist 15 years ago. I work on the SEO team at my company, which is a perfect example of a whole new job genre that was created in the past two decades.

The internet and social media have evolved time and time again over the past few years. I personally believe that, eventually, the majority of jobs will be online. Even banks are going online and forgoing the traditional freestanding branches. It’s only a matter of time before nearly all jobs require some sort of tech knowledge.

Whether you’re a freelancer, a college student, a small business owner or a 9-5 employee, you need to start a blog or a website as soon as possible. Now is the time to learn the ins and outs of websites, to make yourself more marketable as an employee, and to start your own little business on your corner of the internet.

Big News: I’m Starting a New Blog

I’ve been blogging here at the frugal millionaire for more than a year! I absolutely love this blog and the opportunities that it has given me (See How Blogging Changed My Life), but…I also have a huge passion for blogging about topics beyond personal finance. Lately, between my blog, freelancing and my full-time job, it seems as though I live and breathe finance. That’s not a bad thing, but I want more.

I debated adding more categories to this blog, but the truth of the matter is I am just not feeling this blog name anymore and I want to start from scratch. I’ve learned so SO much this first year of blogging and I want to apply all that knowledge to a new, exciting small business/blog I’m creating.

My Book is Available for Pre-Order!!

Have you been contemplating starting a blog but aren’t sure you have the time and know-how it takes to get it running? Do you dream of bringing in an extra income for your family but don’t want to leave the home?

If so, my new book – The Beginner’s Guide to Blogging – is for you.

It’s full of quick, actionable, easy-to-follow instructions on getting your blog up and running. Once you purchase your hosting and domain name, you’ll be staring at a blank screen known as WordPress that will look confusing to new eyes. I remember my experience like it was yesterday.

“What do I do first?”

“How do I get my blog to look how I want it to?”

“How do I create an “About Me” page?”

“How do I even write a post?!”

All of these seemingly easy things can take hours and hours to figure out if you’re a newbie. That is why I created my book. Follow the directions and you’ll have a beautiful blog ready to go in no time.

And, in addition to getting your blog set up, I’m showing you how to start monetizing your blog from day 1, giving you 21 blog prompt ideas to get you going, sharing your “must have” pages and posts if you want to keep readers around and make money, and more!

And guess what?!

The Beginner’s Guide to Blogging is now available for pre-order! It will be released on January 12, 2016.

But…there is a way you can get my book FOR FREE.

If you haven’t yet purchased your domain name and hosting, and do so through my Bluehost link, I will give you a copy of my book completely for free! No strings attached! That’s right – if you’ve been wanting to start a blog but have been putting it off, perhaps this is the incentive you need to get going! And, as always, I am here to help you along the way and answer any questions.

If you want to purchase your blog through my Bluehost link but need help, head over to my “Start a Profitable Blog” page where I will walk you through it!

And, as always, thank you for your support! I truly believe that all of us bloggers are in this together. If you want to get in on blogging and start making money from home, not to mention form incredible relationships with other bloggers, you have to start a blog! The connections I’ve formed and the friends I’ve made are what have made this journey so incredible. I want the same for you, and I want to help you get there!

Confessions of a Work-from-Home Mama

I started my journey into motherhood and working from home at exactly the same time. Three years later, I’ve added another baby to the mix and more to my plate when it comes to working from home. While working from home is what many believe to be the best of both worlds, all is not what meets the eye.

These are my confessions of a work-from-home mama.

Side Hustles for Moms: The BEST Job for Stay-at-Home Moms

Are you a stay-at-home mom looking to make some extra money each month? While that’s great, what if I told you you could actually make thousands each month by doing something that you love. It might even get to the point where your husband could quit his job and stay at home, too. That is eventually my goal, and I just know I’m going to get there!

If you’ve researched work-from-home jobs and side hustles for moms before, you’ve probably found a variety of jobs you could do from home. But, realistically, how long could you keep some of those jobs up for? Phone jobs, for example, are very popular work-at-home jobs. But do you really want to talk on the phone all day? I don’t know about you, but that does not sound fun. Plus, one of the biggest advantages of working from home is setting your own hours. With many jobs, you can’t do that. If you have to be available M-F from 8-5, you may as well be in an office.

So then what are the ultimate side hustles for moms?!

Get Paid to Write From Home

Are you a stay-at-home mom looking to make some extra income for your family? Maybe you work full-time, but want to accelerate your debt payments. Or maybe you simply want extra money to save, spend or invest. Really, I can’t think of a single person who wouldn’t want to bring in extra income, regardless of their situation.

For me personally, I became a SAHM a little over three years ago right before the birth of my first daughter (I now have two daughters and another on the way!). I was working in finance prior to quitting so I could stay home with our baby. At the time, I remember wanting to just make a few hundred dollars per month. In my mind, I was thinking that could pay our electric bill plus give us some extra spending money.

I had always thought about writing from home, but didn’t really think it would ever happen. I made it known to a few close friends that I would love it if I could do a little bit of work from home. Turns out, one of my best friends at the time was working for a large online women’s website and offered to hire me on a very part-time basis to write for a few sections on the site. My first month, I made $300. By month five, I cleared over $900.

This is one of the biggest parts of becoming a freelancer — your network. Without my friend trusting me and getting my foot in the door, I would have had a harder time landing that first job (though of course, it’s totally possible to start freelancing without knowing anyone…in fact, nowadays it’s relatively easy).

If you are hoping to bring in some extra income each month, keep reading.

October Freelance & Blogging Income

Welcome to my monthly income report! You’ll notice I changed the name from “XX Freelance Income” to “XX Freelance & Blogging Income.” I finally made some money from my blog and I hope to see that number only increase over the next few months!

As many of you know, I have a goal to make $10K per month within one year, or by October 2016. I have some ideas on how I plan to increase my income via the blog and I plan on finding a few more freelancing jobs, too. However, $10K per month is a hefty goal especially considering I work full-time and have two toddlers. I’m going to try my best to meet this goal without running myself into the ground!

So, on to my income for October!

Three Simple Ways I Make Money Blogging

I’ve been very transparent around here lately regarding blogging and my hopes for the future (if you’re new, I have a goal to make $10K per month within one year, and I’d like most of that income to be through blogging). I’ve been at this blogging thing for a little over a year now, and it seems like I’m finally starting to make a little headway in this whole income thing.

A little background: I started my blog to make money; I did not start it just as a hobby. If you’re looking to do the same, I have an eBook coming out in January that will help you set up your own blog that you can use as a business to make money. I’m so excited about it, and I hope you are too!

I took my blog very seriously at first, and then I sort of fell off the bandwagon a few months in. I didn’t stop blogging, but I stopped trying to monetize, I didn’t have an editorial plan, and I just didn’t have a general direction at all. My book can help you make sure you don’t fall into the same rut.

So, I didn’t really begin taking my blog seriously again until September of this year. This month, I made $380 from my blog which will be reflected in my next income report. That’s not much, but it’s something. Today I wanted to share the three simple ways in which I’m monetizing my blog.