the studio In Portland
Wow, so yesterday was a fun little whirlwind. We spent pretty much the whole day romping around the Portland Home & Garden Show (minus a br…
Blogging Ideas and Projects
Professional blogging tips and monetization ideas for anyone who wants to start a blog, grow their traffic, or earn an income being a blogger. We'll walk you through how we grew ours into a business.
How To Deal With Criticism
It was fun to crack open a little bit of our personal “stuff” last Tuesday for this post about the real $herdog (yes, I’m still patiently w…
The Real J-Boom
First off, in kitchen progress news, all of the chaotic electrical work has been completed! In just five hours actually. Woot. So we’re cle…
Twenty-Twelve Resolutions
Every year we publicly proclaim a few of our resolutions in the hope that it’ll light a fire under our arse (arses?) and help us “get there…
How We Got A Book Agent, Wrote A Proposal, & Landed A Book Deal
We promised you guys a post all about the whole book-deal process back in March (when we spilled the beans about our upcoming book here). A…
Ten Things We’ve Learned As Pro Bloggers
We thought we’d wrap up blogiversary week with one last post for anyone else writing a blog and/or trying to make a business out of it. We …
Anatomy Of A Blog Post
Ever wonder what goes into writing one of our posts? No? Well, we’re gonna tell you anyways. Consider it another peek behind the scenes and…
9 Blog Coding & Site Design Tips
Since a bunch of you have requested it, I’m going to attempt to dole out some technical blogging / coding advice. I’ll admit I’ve been very…
Blogging Goals
It’s time for some annual goal declaring (because nothing lights a fire under your arse like a big ol’ public proclamation). Let’s do this …
How Blogs Get Sponsors
We’ve once again solicited questions from you guys on Facebook for our blogiversary extravaganza (of the personal, not decorating, variety)…
Blogiversary IV: A Few Fun (& Crazy) Blog Stats
As if this morning’s pie charts weren’t enough, we’re back to get all numerical and statistical on you. Each year we like to break down wha…
How Do Bloggers Make Money?
Like previous blogiversaries, we’re gonna use this week as an excuse to take a look at the business side of blogging (at least as we know i…