If you’ve taken one things from all the Pinterest changes lately, it should be that followers are key.
Your followers and what they pass on is the key to your success with Pinterest. So of course you want to know…
How do I grow my following on Pinterest?
One of the most crucial steps to success with Pinterest, is quality pin design.
The pins you create are a direct reflection of you and your brand. It’s like you and your content have been wrapped up in a tiny little present for your audience to open.
Unfortunately, they are also being thrown hundreds of presents at the same time, so your pin needs to be the one that stands out. Luckily, I’m here to help!
I’ve always been a huge fan of Pinterest. Before Pinterest existed, I was totally that girl cutting magazine articles and keeping them in a binder for reference. So when Pinterest entered the world back in 2010, I was beyond stoked. I am not sure exactly when my account was created, but it wasn’t too many months after Pinterest was introduced. It took no time for me to be absolutely hooked!
Your blog is the face of your brand. It’s like a living, breathing. advertisement of who you are, what you represent, and why people should like and listen to you. For this reason, your blog design is crucial to the success of the blog.
I didn’t study design in college, but post collegiate experience led me to pursue photography, where in the editing software, I discovered a graphic design component which I came to love. Most of my graphic design skills are self taught and I am far from an expert. But I have picked up some tips through the years. These were some of the tips I based the foundation of my blog design on.
In researching this post, I visited tons of top bloggers and looked at their designs, comparing them to my own and seeing what similarities they contained. I found a re-occuring theme of 5 key elements every design had in common and from this developed these tips.
So you’ve done your research on the basics of starting a blog. You’ve looked at your options and decided that starting a WordPress blog hosted by Bluehost is the right decision for you.
And you are right. Choosing these two companies together is the right start for your blogging career. If you missed my first post, I’m a big fan of both and highly recommend them as you start your blogging journey.
But you’ve done some clicking and are already feeling a teensy bit overwhelmed. No worries! I’m here to walk you through step by step on setting up your blog with Bluehost and installing the WordPress software.
You’re doing your research and trying to decide whether or not you’ll take the leap. Or maybe you’ve completed your research and are in the tentative stages of launching a blog.
I’ve been there. And not too long ago!
I have been truly fortunate in that my little blog has picked up a bit of momentum. I only wish I’d gotten started much sooner. I’m super annoyed with myself for waiting so long to start!
It’s officially here y’all!
Sweet, sweet, summertime!
And…remember when I told you’d I’d have 3 fabulous giveaways for you to participate in this month? The last one starts today! What better way to celebrate the start of summer? I’m sooooo stinking excited about this!
****Guess what?! Letter of the Week lesson plans are getting an overhaul! I’m going through and updating all plans, adding new free worksheets and making sure all links are up to date! I’ve created a bunch of templates too for some of the crafts that’ll make your life a lot easier! Hang tight! It may take some time to get through all the letters, but it’s coming soon!! If you’re seeing this message, this post has already been updated!***
Llama, Llama, Red Pajama. Reads a story with Who? With his Mama.
Seriously y’all. Did you see that video of Ludacris rapping Llama, Llama, Red Pajama? It is so stinking catchy! A year later and it’s still stuck in my head!
And it’s literally the first thing I think of when I think of the letter L. That song and llamas.
One of the first things that comes to my mind when I think of summer is the ocean.
We try to go at least once a year. Personally, I’m more of a mountains girl, but there’s something to be said about sitting on the beach in the hot sun, listening to the waves crash on the shore.
But then there’s having to clean sand out of every crevice of your body too, so…
We always make a trip to the aquarium also. I’ve always found sea life so fascinating. It’s like this entire different world exists below the water. So needless to say, I had a lot of fun planning this week’s lessons all centering around ocean animals!
****Guess what?! Letter of the Week lesson plans are getting an overhaul! I’m going through and updating all plans, adding new free worksheets and making sure all links are up to date! I’ve created a bunch of templates too for some of the crafts that’ll make your life a lot easier! Hang tight! It may take some time to get through all the letters, but it’s coming soon!! If you’re seeing this message, this post has already been updated!***
I’ve always hated silent letters.
I mean try explaining to a 5-year-old why some letters are silent and some aren’t. The English language has so many caveats and complexity and it can be difficult for children to understand.
So this week’s letter is not one of my favorite letters. That sneaky silent K is one of the hardest to explain. I mean at least E can be a superhero and leap over other letters, or even buddy up with a sidekick and make a letter say it’s name. Like a BOSS!
