If you're a blogger or small business owner, chances are you spend quite a bit of time self-editing to be sure your content or ad copy is on-point before you make it visible to your clients. Spelling and grammar are so incredibly important, and I say that both as a blogger and as an editor (my "other" job). Nothing leads me to take a company less seriously than misspellings or embarrassing typos on their website. Really, in this day and age, there's no excuse for failure to s
Most of us start blogging because we love to write, have a passion, and want to share it with the world. At the end of the day, however, we all need to eat. Blogging, along with the associated networking, SEO optimization, and social media marketing, requires huge amounts of time. It's difficult to work a full-time job, be a parent or caregiver, or juggle all of your freelance work while also growing a successful blog. I'm here to tell you that you CAN earn an income from blo
Does it drive you crazy when someone tells you that you can't do something? It's amazing to me that despite our feel-good world, filled with optimistic promises that anyone can do anything and be whatever they want to be, people continue to verbalize their doubts about the abilities of others. How many times have you been told that you couldn't do something? If I consider the significant role models in my life, I can think of many who have suggested that my abilities are limi
Happy Saturday, friends! I hope you're having a good one so far. For me, the day is going REALLY well. I finally have my website up and running! Sweet Frivolity has been a concrete dream of mine for a little over a year, but the idea of being an entrepreneur and exploring my creativity to its fullest extent has been with me for most of my life. Until more recently, though, I hadn't known just how to make my dream a reality. First, a little background. My name is Danielle, and