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What I’ve Learned From Blogging For 10 Years

September 14, 2019 by Danyelle Little

I recently celebrated a huge milestone—my blog TheCubicleChick.com turned 10 years old in August. When I started it back in 2009, I had no idea that it would become such a huge part of my life. Blogging has taken me to places I never dreamed in a million years, and has given me the ability to create consistent income to help my family.

You may not know this or not, but being in the blogging game for 10 years is indeed something to behold. Most blogs don’t stand the test of time, as people usually move on to other things. In this space, you see a lot of people come and go, but I am proud to still be standing here after all of these years.

Between me and you, I am looking forward to another 10 more years.

Now that I have this major milestone behind me, I feel it appropriate to share What I’ve Learned From Blogging For 10 Years.

Let’s do this:

Don’t believe the hype

When browsing your Instagram feeds or looking at status updates on Facebook and tweets on Twitter, you may look at the life of a popular influencer as “having it all” and “easy work”. Both are far from the truth. I have come into contact with many bloggers, some who have amassed a hundreds of thousands of followers. A few of these bloggers weren’t able to pay a tip for a meal during a blogging press junket trip. Being a popular blogger doesn’t automatically mean that you are raking in the dough—most of the time, it means the very opposite.

I’ve learned through being in this space for 10 years, the most successful bloggers and influencers have several streams of income that make up their pie. The blog and the social media piece is just one part—other pieces of the pie have to be created in order to make a real living doing what we do.

Many long hours have to be spent in order to make these streams of income—tons of late nights, weekends, and more hours than what a 9 to 5 requires. In the end, the more passive income you make and the more strategic you are, the better the outcomes are.

Not how pretty your aesthetic is on Instagram, or how many followers you have, but the overall quality of problem-solving that you are able to bring to your readership and audience. When they buy into you and invest in what it is that you do, then you are able to tap into residual income as long as you have products and services to fulfill their needs on a consistent basis.

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I Attended the First Ever Hustle At Sea. Get the Scoop

September 15, 2018 by Danyelle Little

I just spent the last week soaking in gems, knowledge, tips, and best practices.

We call it Hustle at Sea—a curated set of workshops and experiences by Audrey McClelland and Vera Sweeney, who are both major players in our industry. What’s more is we are on a Carnival Cruise while partaking in all of this goodness! (Thanks, Carnival!)

When I first heard about this retreat while in an exclusive Facebook Group of powerful and successful bloggers and content creators, I paid it no mind. There are so many conferences and events—I attended many of them and found myself burned out on, or not getting the ROI I expected.

After a few months, the retreat popped up in my feed again, and this time, I did some research. There’s power in learning and growing, even if you’ve been in the game for a minute. What a great way to surround yourself with others who get what you do and can share their tips for success. I decided that after being stagnant and stuck for over the past year, I would register for Hustle at Sea and allow myself to be open, ready to learn, and vulnerable.

This last week has been just what I needed. Five days of a retreat style un-conference on the Carnival Paradise ship which docked in both Grand Cayman and Cozumel. Playtime was in the rotation too, as this was a great Work Life Management mix which is key to our overall health and wellness.

It has been a week of bonding and learning and getting back to what it is that I love about the blogging community.

If you don’t do anything else for your career or niche, I implore you to attend an event (or three) that will help you do the same. Start researching conferences, events, retreats, etc. and begin working towards being able to pay for your ticket to attend. Consider it an investment in your future and in your success.

I plan on writing a more extensive wrap up of what I learned at Hustle at Sea, but here are three important gems to remember when working on building and solidifying your brand:

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Need Blog Post Ideas? Here Are 12 Months Worth of Writing Prompts

July 6, 2018 by Danyelle Little

I’ve been blogging for eight years now, so I am very used to creating content and coming up with ideas so that my readers keep reading. But I know for some, coming up with engaging content on a regular basis for your blog can be a chore, and quite difficult.

Your blog is an important tool to help you make a profit. It allows you to tell a story and create compelling reasons why people should buy from you, brands should work with you, and readers and followers should continue to follow your feeds. Consistent, entertaining, and thought provoking content is key to all of this.

As your Digital Debutante, I have taken the liberty of helping you oil those gears a little bit with 12 Months of Writing Prompts that can help you with blog post ideas. No need to struggle on what to write about. My Blog Post Ideas printable will give you topics for every month of the year in which you can use to create content that is right on time and applicable for what is going on during that time of the year.

Click the graphic below to download.

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Blogging Workshop 11/16: Learn How to Monetize Your Blog

November 1, 2017 by Danyelle Little

Hey guys!

I am facilitating another Blogging Workshop here in St. Louis, and YOU are invited.

If you’ve ever wanted to know how you can make some real money with your blog and social media channels, I am giving you all of my secrets!

Join me for my next Blogging Workshop on Thursday, November 16th from 12-4pm.

This four hour session will be filled with my winning formula of taking my blog from a hobby to my full-time income.

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My Biggest Blogging Mistakes

October 23, 2017 by Danyelle Little

In the past, I’ve shared with you things that I feel have made me a successful blogger. By successful, I mean someone who has been able to make a full-time living blogging exclusively. Establishing my blog when I did, being a voice in an uncluttered working parent space, and working positively consistent have been a few ingredients in my secret sauce.

But, I have made many goofs that impeded my progress. I am now sharing these mistakes that I made with you in my latest WORK IT! Podcast. The first year or so when I began blogging, I had no idea what I was doing. Luckily for me, I began to take it seriously and began studying the craft while getting my strategy together.

You can listen HERE and hopefully learn from my guffaws.

Wanna know some blogging musts that can lead to increased blogging profits? Here we go:

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