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Scrapbooking Week in Review for August 27th-September 2nd, 2007

A week full of great organizational articles, budget scrapbooking and so much more was what was found in the scrapbooking blog. If you missed any articles, take the time now to go and check them out. And if you have any ideas for something you’d like to know more about, perhaps a product or a tip or technique just let me know! Introducing the Basic Grey Recess Line The new Basic Grey Recess line is the perfect addition to your supply stash. It is made specifically for school pages, but so much of their great products can stretch beyond just … Continue reading →

Frugal Living Week in Review for August 27th to September 2nd, 2007

After a wonderful extended holiday weekend, school is officially in full swing for everyone, even though many have been back for weeks. As summer draws to a close and fall or autumn leaves and weather start to come into focus, the focus of the frugal living blog will not change. We will continue to strive towards bringing you the best articles on saving money that we can. Frugal Fall Fun For Your Whole Family It is finally September and it is the start of my favorite time of year. I love the fall or autumn season and cannot get enough … Continue reading →

Scrapbooking Week in Review for August 20th to August 26th

A week full of great organizational articles, budget scrapbooking and so much more was what was found in the scrapbooking blog. If you missed any articles, take the time now to go and check them out. And if you have any ideas for something you’d like to know more about, perhaps a product or a tip or technique just let me know! Tips for Maximizing Your Small Scrapbooking Space Face it, a small scrapbook space is really hard to work around. I’ve known scrapbookers who have had to use an area in the basement, a tiny portion of the living … Continue reading →

Scrapbooking Week in Review for August 20th to August 27th

A week full of great organizational articles, budget scrapbooking and so much more was what was found in the scrapbooking blog. If you missed any articles, take the time now to go and check them out. And if you have any ideas for something you’d like to know more about, perhaps a product or a tip or technique just let me know! Tips for Maximizing Your Small Scrapbooking Space Face it, a small scrapbook space is really hard to work around. I’ve known scrapbookers who have had to use an area in the basement, a tiny portion of the living … Continue reading →

Computing Review: August 4th Through August 10th

Do you have a blog? There are some articles this week all about blogging, from boosting your blog traffic to participating in memes. Of course there were other things to talk about, including new technology that helps find missing kids. Here is your Computing Blog in review for August 4th Through August 10th. August 4th Computing Review: July 28th Through August 3rd Do you treat your iPod like a baby or your baby like an iPod? Some folks do. And what about that possible taxi strike because of requirements for GPS systems. Are you in favor of the taxi commission … Continue reading →

Blogging for Pay

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Since I have come home to work, I have done a variety of jobs, and the steadiest income from those jobs has been from blogging. There are a lot of people who make a heck of a lot more than I do from blogging (think six figures here) but although I may not make the most, I think I still have lots to share with anyone who is looking into getting into the blogging business themselves. The more I learn, the more surprised I am at how much I didn’t know when I first got started. I stumbled around pretty … Continue reading →

Scrapbooking Blogs: Creating Content

After completing all the information in the previous article, about getting started with your own scrapbooking blog, you are finally ready to concentrate on your content. The content you choose is extremely important to keep your readership levels up and to keep people coming back for more. Obviously your content should reflect your scrapbook blog’s title. For instance, if you called it something like Scrapbooking Punch Overload, I would assume at first glance at the title, that the blog was about primarily paper punching or creating punch art. Or if you called it Snips of Paper, it would have a … Continue reading →

Scrapbooking Blogs: Getting Started

Scrapbooking has taken itself to a new level of technology with digital scrapbooking. After digital scrapbooking, blogging became the new thing. While a blog can be a type of online scrapbook, it is primarily used to share information with others. You must be reading this because you want to start your own scrapbooking blog. How do I start my own scrapbooking blog? The first thing you have to consider, is if you have the finances to own your own website domain title. If you want to go about it this route, you will need to find a domain name that … Continue reading →

Things I Learned From Other Homeschoolers

As a way to share with other homeschoolers, to be read, and to help me find other homeschoolers, I participate in the Carnival of Homeschooling. This week’s Carnival is found here. I read lots of new and interesting homeschool blogs through this week’s carnival. Here are some of the things I have learned by reading other homeschoolers this week: 1. It is Ok to let children explore. Yes it may cause unreasonable anxieties for the mom wondering what is taking them so long to get home, but they need to feel independent and to satisfy their curiosities. (Groups of two … Continue reading →

A Question A Week: My Readers’ Blogs

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This is ongoing series where I ask a question a week to my readers so I can get to know them better. To see the post where this all started, check this out. I blog for a living, which is kind of a fun thing to say, and even better, it’s true! 😛 My main income comes from blogging here at Families, and I supplement that income through various odd jobs for various companies. I am a freelancer in every sense of the word. I have a lot of fun working as a freelancer, and of course one of the … Continue reading →