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Essential Blogging Resource Guide

Essential Blogging Resource Guide

Whether you want to blog for fun or hope to make a living from it, getting started can be overwhelming. Perhaps you’re not even sure where to begin. Or maybe you’ve had a blog for a while, but want to propel it to the next level. I had little idea what I was doing when I started blogging over 2 years ago (longer if you count LiveJournal; remember when that was big?). I’ve learned a lot from running this blog and even more since I transitioned to blogging for income last fall. In this guide, I’ve compiled a list of some of the most helpful resources to make your blogging adventures less daunting and more effective.

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5 Ways I Stayed Productive (and Kept Sane) During Unemployment

5 Ways I Stayed Productive (and Kept Sane) During Unemployment

The last time I experienced unemployment was over 10 years ago. I was in my mid-20s, living in the heart of Hollywood, California. I don’t just mean living in Los Angeles, I actually lived in the Hollywood neighborhood. My roommate and I could see the Hollywood sign from her condo balcony. I came home one Friday evening to a message from my temp agency informing me that I’d been let go from my several months long temp assignment. Again? I thought. While this hadn’t been a permanent job, it still marked the third time I unexpectedly and abruptly found myself without employment in a 3 years.

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