Teen Accounts on Instagram: developing healthy online habits

If you’ve been following along with our family for awhile then you know we’re pretty careful about screentime social media for kids. Well, I was recently invited to the Meta Screen Smart Event in San Francisco for an intensive look at some of the features of Teen Accounts on Instagram. These features are a welcome… Continue reading Teen Accounts on Instagram: developing healthy online habits

SEO blogging tips: the biggest difference I’ve made as a blogger

This month marks a huge milestone–my 14th blogiversary! 14 years ago I started my blog kind of on a whim so I would have a creative outlet. It was “the dark days of blogging” and I didn’t really know what I was doing. So, I had no way of knowing that today I’d be here… Continue reading SEO blogging tips: the biggest difference I’ve made as a blogger

SoCal media conference: the Magical Media Retreat

We just wrapped up our third annual Magical Media Retreat in Anaheim. This SoCal media conference is always such a fun weekend, but so much hard work goes into making sure that it goes smoothly! Have you ever thought about becoming a blogger or online content creator? Do you need help marketing your small business?… Continue reading SoCal media conference: the Magical Media Retreat

the best blog posts of 2023

Happy New Year! I can’t believe that here we are on the first page of a new book–2024. I always love looking back and seeing which posts performed the best on the blog. It’s even more exciting for me when some of my favorite posts line up with my reader’s favorites. best blog posts of… Continue reading the best blog posts of 2023

why I’m thankful for blogging

Since this month is dedicated to gratitude, I thought it was appropriate to share reasons why I’m thankful for blogging. This is especially fitting since I also started blogging 13 years ago! Today there are over 600 million blogs in the world. But back in 2010 when I started it was the “dark ages” of… Continue reading why I’m thankful for blogging