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Secret Ways to Promote Your Etsy Shop If you’ve ever felt like you’re doing everything right on Etsy—great product photos, detailed descriptions, solid keywords—and still not seeing the sales you want, you’re not alone. The Etsy marketplace has grown massively, and it takes more than just Etsy SEO to stand out. Most blogs will tell …
7 Secret Ways to Promote Your Etsy Shop in 2025 (That No One Talks About)Read More
How I Started Selling Cricut Crafts on Etsy (and What I Learned Along the Way) If you’ve ever wondered whether it’s possible to turn your Cricut hobby into a real income stream, I want to share my Etsy journey with you. It hasn’t always been perfect—in fact, there were tears, late nights, and plenty of …
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The Tools You Need to Grow Your Blog, Boost Pinterest Traffic, and Increase Your Income Growing an online business today requires more than great ideas. It takes smart strategies, powerful content, and the right tools to stay ahead. If you’re ready to turn your blog into a thriving business, attract consistent Pinterest traffic, and generate …
Do you have a blog and your traffic is suffering? Do you want to try manual pinning but are overwhelmed with the thought of pinning 100’s or even thousands of pins? Are you currently manual pinning but find the process is time-consuming, leaving you stuck at your desk for hours? Do you want to learn …
Manual Pinning Made Easy (How to Grow Your Traffic, List, & Income through Pinterest)Read More
When I started blogging, I had absolutely no photography skills. I had no idea how to take good photographs, edit photos, and I didn’t know how to make the most out of the pretty stock photos I (gulp) paid for. Like most bloggers, I turned to using free stock images found online when I first started …
How to Use One Stock Photo 15 Different Ways for Your Online BusinessRead More
If you’re a blogger and have thought about creating a private digital resource library for your readers, but are unsure where to start, this post is for you! I’m sharing easy to follow, step-by-step instructions on How to Create a Private Digital Resource Library in WordPress. Why create a private digital resource library? I created …
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I know it’s hard to understand how you can make money online, especially if you’ve seen other blogger’s income reports with how much they make ($100k/a month!) and it may seem phony. I’m here to tell you that it’s real and you can totally do what I’m doing if you want to work at home, …
4 Simple Ways to Make a Full-time Income with a Lifestyle BlogRead More
Growing your email list can seem challenging when you are a newbie blogger and have no idea where to start. I know because that was me in May of 2016. I had 14 email subscribers and all the (popular) bloggers were telling me I needed to grow my list in order to make money online. …
How to Start a WordPress Blog Are you thinking of starting a blog? Maybe you’ve heard how easy it is to make money blogging or maybe you just like to write or express your creative side? The main reason I started blogging was to inspire others and share creative ideas and if I made …
Hi there! I'm Melanie - Welcome to my blog Simple Made Pretty where I share ideas to organize and manage your home, craft projects, printables, and much more! You can learn more about my story and what this site is all about HERE
