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Last Sunday I posted about the work / life balance, and this weekend is a perfect example of why it’s so important to me to be able to define when and how much I work. Yesterday was my 5-year anniversary with my husband, and today is my birthday!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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We like to keep things low key, so we’re just planning on hanging out with our favorite girl, maybe going shopping, and eating some of our favorite food. Honestly, I wouldn’t have it any other way. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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I hope you have time to make this weekend fun for you and your family!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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#alifeofintention #authenticliving #wholeheartedliving #pursuewhatislovely #createyourhappy #theleaguewomen #bossladymindset #thefutureisfreelance #womenownedbusiness #femalebusinessowner #buildyourbusiness #savvybusinesswomen #soulpreneur

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QUESTION / How did you make your first dollar from your blog?⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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I talked about this last week, but I think the first time I made money from my site was probably ads (does anyone remember Passionfruit Ads??).⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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After I grew my blog a little more, I launched my first digital product, and it ended up being the gateway to get me where I am now.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Over the past couple of weeks on the blog I’ve been talking about how lifestyle bloggers can monetize their blog, specifically by creating digital products for their audience.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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I truly believe digital products are definitely one of the easier ways for bloggers to start generating income, but there are some important things to know before you list your first product for sale.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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So today I’m giving you five questions to ask yourself before moving forward with creating and selling digital products to your audience.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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If you’ve been thinking about creating a digital product for your audience, go to the link in my bio (or codedcreative.co/questions) to read this week’s blog post!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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#bloggersgonnablog #bloggervibes #bloggersgetsocial #bloggerstribe #bloggerdiaries #theblogissue #blogginggals #blogandbeyond #thecaptionclub #shinyhappybloggers #theuncoolclub #creativegalgang #microblogger #bloggergram

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When I started my first blog in 2012, I had no clue what I was doing. Can you relate?⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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All I knew was that I saw other people sharing creative content and connecting with people, and I wanted that for myself, too.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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So I did what any other college student does, and I started my blog, A New Journey. The name came from the idea that blogging was a new “journey” I was going on.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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My first pieces of content were mostly lifestyle, personal posts (and yes, it’s all still there on my personal site). But as time when on, I got more creative, started my business, learned more about blogging, and fast forward to now.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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If you would have told me in 2012 that 7 years later I’d be giving people advice on how to grow their businesses and blogs, I’m not sure what I would have thought, but I couldn’t love what I do more.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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I’m truly grateful to work on products and content that helps you, even if it’s just in a small way.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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#createcultivate #herestothecreatives #creativebizowner #createlounge #mycreativecommunity #theleaguewomen #bossladymindset #freelancingfemales #ladypreneur #creativeatheart #dreamersanddoers #findyourflock

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Regardless of whether you’re a blogger or a business owner this is an important question to ask yourself. In fact, I believe it’s important to ask yourself a couple of times a year:
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👉🏼 Are you living to work or are you working to live? 👈🏼
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This is a powerful question. For me, it reminds me that my work is not my life. Yes, I love what I do, and there are times throughout the month that I find myself wishing I actually had more time in the day to work toward my goals.
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But at the end of the day, what’s really important is my family and spending time enjoying this life that I work to cultivate for myself. I don’t want to wake up and spend all day on my computer. Sorry, but that doesn’t exactly sound like fun.
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Going outside and play with our dog, Zoey.
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Making a spontaneous trip to Target with my daughter.
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Spending my nights and weekends binging on my favorite shows with my husband.
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Heading to the beach for the morning with the whole family.
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Sitting around the house, having dance parties, cooking together, reading books, spending time with family.
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Those are the things that define a life I absolutely love having the freedom to do every single day. Doing work I absolutely adore helps give me the freedom to actually live a life I dreamed of.
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I work to cultivate a life that I absolutely love waking up and living.
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So tell me: are you doing the same? Or are you living to spend as much time working as possible?
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It's not quite sweater weather here (and frankly it won't be for a while), but anyone else feeling a little stunned that it's already Q4? I mean really, where has the year gone?!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Tell me: what's ONE thing you want to get done for your blog / business before the end of the year?⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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#thecreativegrid #doitfortheconnection #coffeetime☕️ #communityovercompetition #creativityfound #therisingtidesociety #smallbizsquad #hustlewithease #creativepreneurs #wearethecreativeeconomy #mycreativebiz #creativebusiness #makewaves #etsymaker #createeveryday #doitfortheprocess #wearethemakers #creativehappylife #wemakecollective #etsyhandmade #handsandhustle #handmadelove #creativelife #thenativecreative #herestothecreatives #creativeprocess #calledtobecreative #createandcultivate #createdtocreate

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