Welcome back! I truly value my regular readers and if you have any questions or comments let me know!Have you seen my new blog design? I am absolutely in love with it! And Clay Griffiths is my new hero because he’s the designer behind the new Headway theme (as well as the son of my [...]
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Category Archives: Tools and Resources
Why I switched from GoDaddy to Name.com
If you’ve visited AprilTara.com over the past week or so, you probably saw nothing but an ad-cluttered page courtesy of GoDaddy. If I’d known transferring my domain from them would be such a hassle, I would have posted a warning here.
Transferring domains is a lot more of a pain than I thought it would be. [...]
Virtually Successful
Just a few short months after starting my VA business I started getting emails and private messages on forums asking me one of two questions:
1) Are you hiring?
2) How can I start my own VA business?
While I was flattered that someone thought, at that stage, that I was successful enough to answer those questions, I [...]
Surviving Burnout
When I first started thinking about working from home, I envisioned being able to work while my kids were in school, finishing in time to pick my youngest up, then being able to fix a nice dinner and sit down to eat with them. I’d have time to get the dishes done, give my daughter [...]
A planner for freelancers
I have come across some great time management and productivity resources, some of which I’ve been able to implement and some that just don’t work well for me. So what I’ve ended up doing is combining some of my favorites.
Here’s what I do:
Yearly Business Planning
At the end of 2008, I had written a blog post [...]
The only thing we have to fear
You all know how the rest of that quote goes. A wise man, he was. So much truth to that!
During the last week of 2008, Kelly McCausey and Aurelia Williams held what they called “Breakthrough Week” as a gift to Mom Masterminds members. (You can download the recordings of these sessions when you sign up [...]
WordPress SEO Secrets – Its launch day!
Instead of wasting too much time giving you all the details, I’ll just give you the link to Michael Martine a/k/a Remarkablogger’s “WordPress SEO Secrets” product page so you can get started. That link should open in a new window because I want you to be able to come back here easily after you’ve made [...]
Update on WordPress SEO Secrets
I’ve got good news! Remember how I posted this morning that I would have more info for you tomorrow about the launch of “WordPress SEO Secrets”? Well I have a sneak peek for you so you can get a better idea of the kind of info available to you as part of the course.
Now this [...]
Secrets of WordPress and SEO
Using WordPress may be one of the easiest and most effective ways to maximize your SEO (Search Engine Optimization) efforts. Let’s take a look at some of these WP-specific SEO tricks.
Anatomy of a Post
Here’s what the search engines are looking for when they’re crawling through your site and determining rankings:
Titles: Keywords, the terms people are [...]
Make 2009 the Year You Make Money Online
Becoming a mom – it’s the most life-changing event we go through. Our children become the center of our lives, and we must make adjustments to in our schedules and priorities make sure they’re cared for. Instead of hiring nannies or using day care services, more and more moms are choosing to start their own [...]
Goal Setting for the New Year
It seems like everyone I’ve talked to lately is gearing up for 2009 by setting some goals, both personal and business. I’ve already started my working on one of my personal goals of getting my home and my schedule organized with the help of Krista Colvin’s Whole SheBang. And a few months ago, I wrote [...]