Can you believe that it's already November? Yea me either. I have been envisioning some great things that I wanna see through for the new year. I want to expand my reach and build my tribe. I want to travel more and be seen as the force I know that I am, and all of this comes with planning for 2019. More and more I am understanding that as a blogger, creative, and overall an entrepreneur, planning is the key to success. From the most smallest project to the biggest endeavor you will put your all into, planning is what sets apart everyone in the industry, and the time is now for 2019 ... Read the Post
4th Quarter Planning & Gearing Up for 2019!
4th quarter is here!!! As the end of the year is approaching us (can you believe it?!) it's time to plan for 4th quarter and for 2019! Personally I love 4th quarter because it gives you a chance to look back on what you have accomplished. For me starting this new blog, it really gives me a chance to see how far I've grown and what I can work on for next year. If you're starting to plan for 4th quarter, that's great! If you don't-don't fret! Here are some things you can do in order to prep yourself to accomplish your 4th quarter goals and for the upcoming ... Read the Post
30+ Tools Every Blogger, Creatives, & Entrepreneur Needs!
As a blogger, creative, & entrepreneur, I know I've sat and thought to myself what tools are out there that can help me? Shit it's hard, it is hard as hell trying to manage everything from content creation to aesthetics, productivity to social media management and so much more! Luckily for you, I've taken the liberty of compiling over 30 tools we highly recommend that every blogger needs to use! Check them out!: AIRTABLEAsana use to be my go to management tool and Trello was a good choice as well. But once I signed up for Airtable I ditched the other two. Airtable is the most easy to ... Read the Post
Dope Fashionable Accounts to Follow on Instagram!
Probably 30% of my job as a product developer requires me to be online and be active in the fashion world. Sometimes that's watching runway shows on YouTube, checking out trends on fashion snoops, or following others on Instagram. If you're looking for fashion accounts to follow I've gathered some bomb ones you'll want to see in your feed!: @wwdmaagic @voguemagazine @wmag @voguerunway @marieclairemag @fashionsnoops @wgsn @pantone @coloro @cfda @shopbazaar @rodarte @glamourmag @eliesaabworld @zacposen @viktorandrolf @openingceremony @netaporter @topshop @metmuseum @thecut @stylecaster ... Read the Post
How to Create Custom Instagram Highlight Covers!
Instagram highlights are the newest and probably best tool for any blogger or creative entrepreneur (I literally sat, waiting for Just Blogger's account to be able to have the highlight capability). Instead of your Instagram story disappearing after 24 hours, you can now save your stories as highlights! In addition, you can create multiple highlight categories to express who you are or what your brand is all about!!! So how do you create a cover? It's hella easy (I'm from St. Louis-hella is a word). 1st, download a icon with a transparent background and use a service such as Canva, Befunky, ... Read the Post
How to Setup Self Hosted WordPress Without Killing Yourself!
I never thought I would say this but I LOVE WORDPRESS! As a avid user, promoter, and lover of Blogger.com for over 5 years I was very much scared of self hosted Wordpress, like scared as hell! I always told myself that Blogger was good enough for me and I was somehow able to make blogger work for anything I needed to do. When it came to Wordpress, I tried creating a site before, didn't like it and almost wanted to throw my computer at the wall. But I figured that I could give it another shot and I'm so glad I took the chance! There are many reasons why I decided to go with Wordpress for ... Read the Post
