This is an article I’ve been meaning to write for quite some time. So many people are interested in the idea of blogging as a way to make money while traveling, full-time RVing, or working from home, and as someone who has been earning a full-time living as the owner of this website since earlyContinue reading “How to Make Money Blogging: 5 Not-So-Simple Steps”
Author Archives: AshleyShell
A New Chapter Begins: We Bought a Motorhome!
Originally published at RVinspiration.com. In late 2015, my husband Josiah and I decided to make some drastic changes in our life in order to take decisive action that would move us toward our long-term goals of financial stability and time freedom. I decided to quit my job as a middle school English teacher, a careerContinue reading “A New Chapter Begins: We Bought a Motorhome!”
What We Did & Didn’t Like About Living in an RV Full Time
Originally published at RVinspiration.com. In 2016, my husband Josiah and I sold our house and bought a fifth wheel RV which we called home for over three and in three different states (you can read that story here). Though we were mostly stationary while we lived in it, we planned to eventually go on theContinue reading “What We Did & Didn’t Like About Living in an RV Full Time”
5 Ways New Bloggers Can Make Money Right Away
I once heard someone say, “Blogging as a business is a marathon, not a sprint.” That was certainly true for me: I spent nine months working on my first blog, RVinspiration.com, full time before I got my first paycheck from Amazon for about $30. But what do you do if working full time for months is notContinue reading “5 Ways New Bloggers Can Make Money Right Away”
7 Features That Make Squarespace a Good Alternative to WordPress
WordPress has been the #1 blogging platform for years, but recently I created a blog for my Mom using Squarespace.com, and I have to admit, I was pretty impressed, and am now convinced that it’s a great option for bloggers, especially those who are “technology challenged”. In this blog post, I’ll go over some ofContinue reading “7 Features That Make Squarespace a Good Alternative to WordPress”
Why Your Opt-in Freebie Might Be Hurting Your Email List
You probably already know giving something away for free in exchange for an email address (also known as a “lead magnet”) is a very common and effective way to add subscribers to your email list. But did you know offering a freebie could actually be hurting your list-building and email marketing efforts? Here are someContinue reading “Why Your Opt-in Freebie Might Be Hurting Your Email List”
5 Possible Reasons People Aren’t Signing Up for Your Email List
Do you have trouble getting website visitors to sign up for your email list? One of these reasons may be why they’re not signing up. 1. Because they can’t. This first reason is fairly obvious: if you don’t have a form on your website that allows people to subscribe to your email list, they can’tContinue reading “5 Possible Reasons People Aren’t Signing Up for Your Email List”
Helping Kitty Adjust to RV Life
Originally published at RVinspiration.com One of the most challenging aspects of moving from a house to an RV was helping our cat, Professor Theodore William Rochester I, who goes by “Kitty”, get used to spending most of his time in a comparatively small space after he had formerly been an indoor/outdoor kitty who had spentContinue reading “Helping Kitty Adjust to RV Life”
How to Automate Your Blog’s Social Media Accounts
There was a point about a year into my blogging career where I felt like the most stressful part of running my website was finding time to regularly keep up with all my social media accounts. I felt like I could barely stay afloat and that it was keeping me from more important tasks. IContinue reading “How to Automate Your Blog’s Social Media Accounts”
How Trello Can Help You Stay Organized As a Blogger
One of my favorite blogging tools is a free task management software called Trello. I first heard about Trello from my husband, who had used it at work, but when he first tried to show it to me I didn’t really feel I needed it. It wasn’t until I read a blog post by anotherContinue reading “How Trello Can Help You Stay Organized As a Blogger”