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I’ve been using the scheduler for a little while now and wanted to share this tool with you, how it works, and how it’s been working for me. \u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgzjcHm04Psl64UZ6bt50-5Y_OOGW-VNjypUssPFDkRvWUz7AQYQGA_v13bWYS6biwgcB_3hoCcb1Kzxsmfdmw7jnk4X4eQuZfOmi6Y5Yc0KTUHUO6biJbFoOZdmKSCjHzyXgU0IEPYLeair7nSbNVem628xtd7KyXjRrwRpTNDdwwN-bMFyj_lTQrxug\/s1500\/how-to-schedule-pinterest-pins-for-free-arelaxedgal.com.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"woman working on computer to schedule pinterest pins.\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1500\" data-original-width=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgzjcHm04Psl64UZ6bt50-5Y_OOGW-VNjypUssPFDkRvWUz7AQYQGA_v13bWYS6biwgcB_3hoCcb1Kzxsmfdmw7jnk4X4eQuZfOmi6Y5Yc0KTUHUO6biJbFoOZdmKSCjHzyXgU0IEPYLeair7nSbNVem628xtd7KyXjRrwRpTNDdwwN-bMFyj_lTQrxug\/s16000\/how-to-schedule-pinterest-pins-for-free-arelaxedgal.com.jpg\" title=\"How To Schedule Your Pinterest Pins For Free | A Relaxed Gal\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.arelaxedgal.com\/2022\/07\/how-to-schedule-pinterest-pins-for-free.html#more\"\u003ERead More »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.arelaxedgal.com\/feeds\/3779928457240974456\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.arelaxedgal.com\/2022\/07\/how-to-schedule-pinterest-pins-for-free.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/1988265413236135801\/posts\/default\/3779928457240974456"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/1988265413236135801\/posts\/default\/3779928457240974456"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.arelaxedgal.com\/2022\/07\/how-to-schedule-pinterest-pins-for-free.html","title":"How To Schedule Your Pinterest Pins For Free"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Leah | A Relaxed Gal"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/05526710491766818319"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgzjcHm04Psl64UZ6bt50-5Y_OOGW-VNjypUssPFDkRvWUz7AQYQGA_v13bWYS6biwgcB_3hoCcb1Kzxsmfdmw7jnk4X4eQuZfOmi6Y5Yc0KTUHUO6biJbFoOZdmKSCjHzyXgU0IEPYLeair7nSbNVem628xtd7KyXjRrwRpTNDdwwN-bMFyj_lTQrxug\/s72-c\/how-to-schedule-pinterest-pins-for-free-arelaxedgal.com.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1988265413236135801.post-4136211942928163772"},"published":{"$t":"2022-06-09T08:40:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2025-01-17T19:18:00.212-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"blogging"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"lifestyle"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"4 Great Video Editing Apps For Content Creators"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"When it comes to content creation, videos are very important. Videos help to make the content we create quicker and easier to digest. They can also be more attention-grabbing in social feeds. Why do you think that most social platforms are prioritizing video so much? \u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EBecause of the popularity of video and the need to incorporate it into our content strategies, it’s important to have a good video editing app (or software) to use.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003ERelated read: \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.arelaxedgal.com\/2015\/08\/my-favorite-design-apps-to-create-blog.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EThe Best Graphic Design Tools For Bloggers\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003EThe good news is that because video is so popular, more and more great video editing apps have come out so there are so many to choose from. 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Some of the apps provide more features in their free version than others.\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEj8JOMOMaYoqyyzwjY6J1-lH96WKWk-fWB5uWOUDaD2KpLBAROjBVjPhla0qPBnKQA8fMcLYV1LIoPwLwe6sTAzSXjqmRxGB44vKBuGwpksQBarafm0n5RThIhBLXR5St-pzEMr0LARgZEJJ3hl5xALIGhN_miFfke7uWLaiXObiLz2z0Gx07AefcHmKA\/s1500\/great-video-editing-apps-for-content-creators-arelaxedgal.com.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"women editing videos in video editor app on a cell phone with a green case. | A Relaxed Gal\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1500\" data-original-width=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEj8JOMOMaYoqyyzwjY6J1-lH96WKWk-fWB5uWOUDaD2KpLBAROjBVjPhla0qPBnKQA8fMcLYV1LIoPwLwe6sTAzSXjqmRxGB44vKBuGwpksQBarafm0n5RThIhBLXR5St-pzEMr0LARgZEJJ3hl5xALIGhN_miFfke7uWLaiXObiLz2z0Gx07AefcHmKA\/s16000\/great-video-editing-apps-for-content-creators-arelaxedgal.com.jpg\" title=\"Top Video Editing Apps For Content Creators | A Relaxed Gal\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.arelaxedgal.com\/2022\/06\/top-video-editing-apps-for-influencers.html#more\"\u003ERead More »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.arelaxedgal.com\/feeds\/4136211942928163772\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.arelaxedgal.com\/2022\/06\/top-video-editing-apps-for-influencers.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/1988265413236135801\/posts\/default\/4136211942928163772"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/1988265413236135801\/posts\/default\/4136211942928163772"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.arelaxedgal.com\/2022\/06\/top-video-editing-apps-for-influencers.html","title":"4 Great Video Editing Apps For Content Creators"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Leah | A Relaxed Gal"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/05526710491766818319"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEj8JOMOMaYoqyyzwjY6J1-lH96WKWk-fWB5uWOUDaD2KpLBAROjBVjPhla0qPBnKQA8fMcLYV1LIoPwLwe6sTAzSXjqmRxGB44vKBuGwpksQBarafm0n5RThIhBLXR5St-pzEMr0LARgZEJJ3hl5xALIGhN_miFfke7uWLaiXObiLz2z0Gx07AefcHmKA\/s72-c\/great-video-editing-apps-for-content-creators-arelaxedgal.com.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1988265413236135801.post-5569643642885648094"},"published":{"$t":"2022-03-24T21:50:00.005-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2025-05-23T17:52:00.614-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"blogging"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"lifestyle"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"How To Start Making Money With Your Blog"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EIf you’re looking for a way to make some extra money on the side or even start a new career blogging could be the answer.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EDon’t be so surprised, blogs can make money. Now not every blog is going to make hundreds of thousands or even thousands of dollars. And not every blog becomes more than a side hustle. The reason is blog monetization is not one size fits all. There is a multitude of factors determining how much income your blog generates. \u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjczbgolDunMH9Kra0xknZdu4lvzSK83DnSq7dAemba4av9jf2QdbrdJBijN0xxOa-A-p7N_etfZ9THoqb932Hq1TsiwHBPr6W7jSty8rWpvlEvSRMBI8BY9tVUXzGxufQwHf4MybwWe76VSxLELQOesx6w_rMkcJS1hN08cIuRoXVySK7I5vBRwWctzg\/s1500\/how-to-start-making-money-with-my-blog-arelaxedgal.com.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Desk setup for blogger who is going to start making money by blogging.\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1500\" data-original-width=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjczbgolDunMH9Kra0xknZdu4lvzSK83DnSq7dAemba4av9jf2QdbrdJBijN0xxOa-A-p7N_etfZ9THoqb932Hq1TsiwHBPr6W7jSty8rWpvlEvSRMBI8BY9tVUXzGxufQwHf4MybwWe76VSxLELQOesx6w_rMkcJS1hN08cIuRoXVySK7I5vBRwWctzg\/s16000\/how-to-start-making-money-with-my-blog-arelaxedgal.com.jpg\" title=\"How To Start Making Money With Your Blog | A Relaxed Gal\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.arelaxedgal.com\/2022\/03\/how-to-make-money-from-a-blog.html#more\"\u003ERead More »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.arelaxedgal.com\/feeds\/5569643642885648094\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.arelaxedgal.com\/2022\/03\/how-to-make-money-from-a-blog.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/1988265413236135801\/posts\/default\/5569643642885648094"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/1988265413236135801\/posts\/default\/5569643642885648094"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.arelaxedgal.com\/2022\/03\/how-to-make-money-from-a-blog.html","title":"How To Start Making Money With Your Blog"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Leah | A Relaxed Gal"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/05526710491766818319"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjczbgolDunMH9Kra0xknZdu4lvzSK83DnSq7dAemba4av9jf2QdbrdJBijN0xxOa-A-p7N_etfZ9THoqb932Hq1TsiwHBPr6W7jSty8rWpvlEvSRMBI8BY9tVUXzGxufQwHf4MybwWe76VSxLELQOesx6w_rMkcJS1hN08cIuRoXVySK7I5vBRwWctzg\/s72-c\/how-to-start-making-money-with-my-blog-arelaxedgal.com.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1988265413236135801.post-3187480596656049770"},"published":{"$t":"2022-02-21T08:17:00.002-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2025-01-21T17:43:32.809-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"blogging"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"lifestyle"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"7 Reasons I Switched My Email Marketing To Kit"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"I’ve been blogging for several years but it wasn’t until I was about 3 or so years in that I started to pay some attention to email marketing. Even then I was only half-heartedly doing it. I tried a few different email marketing programs and found them too difficult, time-consuming, or difficult to use. \u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EI eventually found an email marketing program, \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.arelaxedgal.com\/2018\/06\/starting-an-email-list-with-mailerlite.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EMailerlite\u003C\/a\u003E, that met my needs, and used it for a while. Eventually, I found it was time for a change. I needed something even simpler and I decided to try Kit.\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEgInrIqkBWVpjuLp_SHxjv9FpaFE9u8z4hCtcWDGBF6wJ8ip6RMCCH_8H9in9EaMxd_BTp96xl4xucCutXrKohF-fx8ep_2k9szOOclTXZHifwZDq11gmA1EwaZnX5miKBXukdb-0Mg2hMkEa6DaHqISRt-0dsY-ZlCc4wm2hfexPBrkyPxyq0lsHNXpnve\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"content creator looking at the kit website on a computer screen\" data-original-height=\"1500\" data-original-width=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEgInrIqkBWVpjuLp_SHxjv9FpaFE9u8z4hCtcWDGBF6wJ8ip6RMCCH_8H9in9EaMxd_BTp96xl4xucCutXrKohF-fx8ep_2k9szOOclTXZHifwZDq11gmA1EwaZnX5miKBXukdb-0Mg2hMkEa6DaHqISRt-0dsY-ZlCc4wm2hfexPBrkyPxyq0lsHNXpnve=s16000\" title=\"7 Reasons I Switched My Email Marketing To Kit | A Relaxed Gal\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.arelaxedgal.com\/2022\/02\/7-reasons-i-switched-my-email-marketing.html#more\"\u003ERead More »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.arelaxedgal.com\/feeds\/3187480596656049770\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.arelaxedgal.com\/2022\/02\/7-reasons-i-switched-my-email-marketing.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/1988265413236135801\/posts\/default\/3187480596656049770"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/1988265413236135801\/posts\/default\/3187480596656049770"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.arelaxedgal.com\/2022\/02\/7-reasons-i-switched-my-email-marketing.html","title":"7 Reasons I Switched My Email Marketing To Kit"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Leah | A Relaxed Gal"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/05526710491766818319"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEgInrIqkBWVpjuLp_SHxjv9FpaFE9u8z4hCtcWDGBF6wJ8ip6RMCCH_8H9in9EaMxd_BTp96xl4xucCutXrKohF-fx8ep_2k9szOOclTXZHifwZDq11gmA1EwaZnX5miKBXukdb-0Mg2hMkEa6DaHqISRt-0dsY-ZlCc4wm2hfexPBrkyPxyq0lsHNXpnve=s72-c","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1988265413236135801.post-4651253646771563937"},"published":{"$t":"2020-05-06T08:30:00.001-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2025-05-23T17:56:58.616-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"blogging"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"lifestyle"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Why Tailwind's Instagram Scheduler Is The Best Out There"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\nThere are many Instagram schedulers out there for bloggers and influencers to use. Some of them are not so good, and some of them are pretty good, but I’ve found one that is really awesome! And that is the Tailwind Instagram Scheduler.\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr\u003E\nIt’s not a secret that I’ve used Tailwind for several years to schedule my Pinterest pins and love it. So when Tailwind first launched its Instagram scheduler I knew it was going to be good. And it didn’t disappoint. \u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Cbr\u003E\nWhen the Tailwind for Instagram scheduler first came out it had great features that just made the whole process of creating and scheduling an Instagram post easier.\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EA hashtag finder that is color-coded to show which hashtags were most popular.\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EA schedule generator so you didn’t have to guess the best time to post\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EAfter that \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.arelaxedgal.com\/2019\/12\/how-to-drive-traffic-from-instagram-with-tailwind-smartbio.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ESmart.bio was launched\u003C\/a\u003E which is an advanced and customizable link in bio tool for Instagram (and is free by the way)\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhXYcGjl1GZoNRubyFvqMJiHe-TWj5dd662rrSGkTBpnySvciRrJENEL3rZFjGpt7jd-RvjvvqQ5s25ag0bi-N1gJjeJHbwa9WUkjOj-qY1xUOjfVmxSW1HkbwaZ2lfUhUSAMF9cp8iW8_K\/s1600\/Why-Tailwinds-Instagram-Scheduler-Is-The-Best-Out-There-arelaxedgal.com.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Why Tailwinds Instagram Scheduler Is The Best Out There | A Relaxed Gal\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhXYcGjl1GZoNRubyFvqMJiHe-TWj5dd662rrSGkTBpnySvciRrJENEL3rZFjGpt7jd-RvjvvqQ5s25ag0bi-N1gJjeJHbwa9WUkjOj-qY1xUOjfVmxSW1HkbwaZ2lfUhUSAMF9cp8iW8_K\/s16000\/Why-Tailwinds-Instagram-Scheduler-Is-The-Best-Out-There-arelaxedgal.com.jpg\" title=\"Why Tailwinds Instagram Scheduler Is The Best Out There | A Relaxed Gal\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.arelaxedgal.com\/2020\/05\/new-tailwind-for-instagram-features.html#more\"\u003ERead More »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.arelaxedgal.com\/feeds\/4651253646771563937\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.arelaxedgal.com\/2020\/05\/new-tailwind-for-instagram-features.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/1988265413236135801\/posts\/default\/4651253646771563937"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/1988265413236135801\/posts\/default\/4651253646771563937"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.arelaxedgal.com\/2020\/05\/new-tailwind-for-instagram-features.html","title":"Why Tailwind's Instagram Scheduler Is The Best Out There"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Leah | A Relaxed Gal"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/05526710491766818319"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhXYcGjl1GZoNRubyFvqMJiHe-TWj5dd662rrSGkTBpnySvciRrJENEL3rZFjGpt7jd-RvjvvqQ5s25ag0bi-N1gJjeJHbwa9WUkjOj-qY1xUOjfVmxSW1HkbwaZ2lfUhUSAMF9cp8iW8_K\/s72-c\/Why-Tailwinds-Instagram-Scheduler-Is-The-Best-Out-There-arelaxedgal.com.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1988265413236135801.post-5341858571012978948"},"published":{"$t":"2020-03-17T08:38:00.004-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2025-01-17T17:48:14.069-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"blogging"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"lifestyle"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"7 Tips To Get Monetized On YouTube"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"When I first started blogging and making YouTube videos I never thought that I would be able to make money doing them. I wanted to share my healthy relaxed hair journey and my quest for healthy hair and encourage other women who were working towards the same goal.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EToday I’m making a little money doing both. It’s not a lot. It helps pay a bill or two each month or puts a little extra spending money in my pocket. I’m not getting rich off of this anytime soon. \u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EI started my YouTube channel in July of 2014 because I had received some free products from Influenster and YouTube videos were one of the types of content they were looking for. I honestly wasn’t thinking about making regular videos or growing my channel until 2015. That’s when I started posting videos about my hair journey.\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgkADgRF-9UauwnelFQqO_7TldO2tzSBSCKZ4SKlXntJTxr-t7NegzOW9D8Hp-Ww9vA1B-psgmXexQHJZwkkOIsgx_ZI43P_6Dpp4f6-P-_Y63n9g9H1ANOVCfUYYm84INtEqPXQFW-YqFv\/s1200\/tips-to-get-monetized-on-youTube-arelaxedgal.com.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"How to get monetized on YouTube | A Relaxed Gal\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1200\" data-original-width=\"735\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgkADgRF-9UauwnelFQqO_7TldO2tzSBSCKZ4SKlXntJTxr-t7NegzOW9D8Hp-Ww9vA1B-psgmXexQHJZwkkOIsgx_ZI43P_6Dpp4f6-P-_Y63n9g9H1ANOVCfUYYm84INtEqPXQFW-YqFv\/s16000\/tips-to-get-monetized-on-youTube-arelaxedgal.com.jpg\" title=\"6 tips to get monetized on YouTube\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.arelaxedgal.com\/2020\/08\/how-to-get-monetized-on-youtube.html#more\"\u003ERead More »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.arelaxedgal.com\/feeds\/5341858571012978948\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.arelaxedgal.com\/2020\/08\/how-to-get-monetized-on-youtube.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/1988265413236135801\/posts\/default\/5341858571012978948"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/1988265413236135801\/posts\/default\/5341858571012978948"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.arelaxedgal.com\/2020\/08\/how-to-get-monetized-on-youtube.html","title":"7 Tips To Get Monetized On YouTube"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Leah | A Relaxed Gal"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/05526710491766818319"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgkADgRF-9UauwnelFQqO_7TldO2tzSBSCKZ4SKlXntJTxr-t7NegzOW9D8Hp-Ww9vA1B-psgmXexQHJZwkkOIsgx_ZI43P_6Dpp4f6-P-_Y63n9g9H1ANOVCfUYYm84INtEqPXQFW-YqFv\/s72-c\/tips-to-get-monetized-on-youTube-arelaxedgal.com.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1988265413236135801.post-7422700995222544900"},"published":{"$t":"2019-12-16T09:33:00.001-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2025-05-23T17:58:50.579-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"blogging"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"lifestyle"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"The Best Way To Drive Blog Traffic From Instagram"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Instagram and I have a bit of a love\/hate relationship. Overall, I’m not a fan of the app, but it’s kinda a necessity for bloggers, especially ones in the beauty space like me.\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Cbr\u003E\nOne of the issues I have with Instagram is that it doesn’t allow you to include links in each of your posts like you can in other social apps. Instead, you can only include one link in your profile. The kicker is that one link is never enough.\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEg_JkjgB9jZga2kUzUX1sqjrLi7UqROF9KK1SJ_XQ8Sj67UrnD8IZEfLthaNG6pDyv6yOH8y5SL5TUwyVPHlsBOpHOkSRdnE_Hoc1MEB-9qX53FxVhiM5gBHi32Ymh3fLtdMHSWhCcSYcPA\/s1600\/Best-Way-To-Drive-Blog-Traffic-From-Instagram-arelaxedgal.com.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"The Best Way To Drive Blog Traffic From Instagram | A Relaxed Gal\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1200\" data-original-width=\"735\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEg_JkjgB9jZga2kUzUX1sqjrLi7UqROF9KK1SJ_XQ8Sj67UrnD8IZEfLthaNG6pDyv6yOH8y5SL5TUwyVPHlsBOpHOkSRdnE_Hoc1MEB-9qX53FxVhiM5gBHi32Ymh3fLtdMHSWhCcSYcPA\/s16000\/Best-Way-To-Drive-Blog-Traffic-From-Instagram-arelaxedgal.com.jpg\" title=\"The Best Way To Drive Blog Traffic From Instagram | A Relaxed Gal\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.arelaxedgal.com\/2019\/12\/how-to-drive-traffic-from-instagram-with-tailwind-smartbio.html#more\"\u003ERead More »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.arelaxedgal.com\/feeds\/7422700995222544900\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.arelaxedgal.com\/2019\/12\/how-to-drive-traffic-from-instagram-with-tailwind-smartbio.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/1988265413236135801\/posts\/default\/7422700995222544900"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/1988265413236135801\/posts\/default\/7422700995222544900"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.arelaxedgal.com\/2019\/12\/how-to-drive-traffic-from-instagram-with-tailwind-smartbio.html","title":"The Best Way To Drive Blog Traffic From Instagram"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Leah | A Relaxed Gal"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/05526710491766818319"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEg_JkjgB9jZga2kUzUX1sqjrLi7UqROF9KK1SJ_XQ8Sj67UrnD8IZEfLthaNG6pDyv6yOH8y5SL5TUwyVPHlsBOpHOkSRdnE_Hoc1MEB-9qX53FxVhiM5gBHi32Ymh3fLtdMHSWhCcSYcPA\/s72-c\/Best-Way-To-Drive-Blog-Traffic-From-Instagram-arelaxedgal.com.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1988265413236135801.post-4539297248170961418"},"published":{"$t":"2019-06-03T12:30:00.002-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2025-01-17T17:47:32.581-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"blogging"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"lifestyle"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"How To Make Your First $100 With Google Adsense"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"You’ve had Google Ads on your blog for what seems like forever and you made little to no money. You’ve only been able to earn a penny or two every few days and it looks like it’ll take you decades before you’ll reach the $100 payout. It’s so frustrating! Is there anything you can do about it?\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Cbr\u003E\nI’ve been there. I was so excited when I became eligible for Google Adsense and got accepted. I knew I wasn’t going to get rich from it or make a lot of money quickly but I didn’t think it would take me over 2 years to get my first payout!\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Cbr\u003E\nAfter I got my first check from Google Adsense I made it my business to try and find ways to get to my next payout a lot quicker. This led me to try some new things with my blog and experiment a bit with the Adsense platform.\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjWtW-y-zHCKzKEEJWa7ntFEGGlr6Gw_YOZB_uiFFHOZUvM2z36Dy_XK12IEyDaf9_UeeRkN9Cvn0EMB_t6Hjt6s-efRkXHpXU82txRqe4goawqkr6lHTxWna8uZuqSbcsQLuhkepWL1xUV\/s1600\/How-To-Make-Your-First-%2524100-With-Google+Adsense-arelaxedgal.com.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"How To Make Your First $100 With Google Adsense | A Relaxed Gal\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjWtW-y-zHCKzKEEJWa7ntFEGGlr6Gw_YOZB_uiFFHOZUvM2z36Dy_XK12IEyDaf9_UeeRkN9Cvn0EMB_t6Hjt6s-efRkXHpXU82txRqe4goawqkr6lHTxWna8uZuqSbcsQLuhkepWL1xUV\/s16000\/How-To-Make-Your-First-%2524100-With-Google+Adsense-arelaxedgal.com.jpg\" title=\"How To Make Your First $100 With Google Adsense | A Relaxed Gal\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Ci\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.arelaxedgal.com\/2019\/06\/how-to-earn-more-with-google-adsense.html#more\"\u003ERead More »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.arelaxedgal.com\/feeds\/4539297248170961418\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.arelaxedgal.com\/2019\/06\/how-to-earn-more-with-google-adsense.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/1988265413236135801\/posts\/default\/4539297248170961418"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/1988265413236135801\/posts\/default\/4539297248170961418"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.arelaxedgal.com\/2019\/06\/how-to-earn-more-with-google-adsense.html","title":"How To Make Your First $100 With Google Adsense"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Leah | A Relaxed Gal"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/05526710491766818319"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjWtW-y-zHCKzKEEJWa7ntFEGGlr6Gw_YOZB_uiFFHOZUvM2z36Dy_XK12IEyDaf9_UeeRkN9Cvn0EMB_t6Hjt6s-efRkXHpXU82txRqe4goawqkr6lHTxWna8uZuqSbcsQLuhkepWL1xUV\/s72-c\/How-To-Make-Your-First-%2524100-With-Google+Adsense-arelaxedgal.com.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1988265413236135801.post-8814405726533066557"},"published":{"$t":"2018-12-17T08:00:00.002-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2025-09-25T10:57:30.301-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"blogging"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"lifestyle"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"14 Tools That Make Beauty Blogging So Much Easier"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"When I started blogging, all I thought I needed was a computer and a dream. After a few weeks, I realized I needed a bit more than that to really make my blog look professional.\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Cbr\u003E\nI honestly wasn’t prepared for all of the tools I would need or even the cost that is associated with some of them. Through trial and error, I figured out what tools work best for me and make running my beauty blog so much easier. I’ve also been able to determine which ones I absolutely needed and those I could hold on to for a while till I saved up to purchase them.\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Cbr\u003E\nI’ve compiled a list of my top 15 tools for beauty blogging. Some of these tools can be found online. Others are free, and a few may be ones that you already have.\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgYeHXjmnX-JgHiAtr9gfkuYSfT4yVgHbW1RYDZGRYC3mOA6F2EP6A8h_w68OWv2Ru21wTD3ExKbvKxXecRdAWiJMlltgSwrWgF-mp3FFXfsIVdc-rluw3_pBeZm1UU7h4w0i-vRmedP6F2\/s1600\/POST_+15+Tools+That+Make+Beauty+Blogging+So+Much+Easier.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"15 Tools That Make Beauty Blogging So Much Easier | A Relaxed Gal\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgYeHXjmnX-JgHiAtr9gfkuYSfT4yVgHbW1RYDZGRYC3mOA6F2EP6A8h_w68OWv2Ru21wTD3ExKbvKxXecRdAWiJMlltgSwrWgF-mp3FFXfsIVdc-rluw3_pBeZm1UU7h4w0i-vRmedP6F2\/s16000\/POST_+15+Tools+That+Make+Beauty+Blogging+So+Much+Easier.jpg\" title=\"15 Tools That Make Beauty Blogging So Much Easier | A Relaxed Gal\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.arelaxedgal.com\/2018\/12\/tools-that-make-beauty-blogging-easier.html#more\"\u003ERead More »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.arelaxedgal.com\/feeds\/8814405726533066557\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.arelaxedgal.com\/2018\/12\/tools-that-make-beauty-blogging-easier.html#comment-form","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/1988265413236135801\/posts\/default\/8814405726533066557"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/1988265413236135801\/posts\/default\/8814405726533066557"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.arelaxedgal.com\/2018\/12\/tools-that-make-beauty-blogging-easier.html","title":"14 Tools That Make Beauty Blogging So Much Easier"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Leah | A Relaxed Gal"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/05526710491766818319"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgYeHXjmnX-JgHiAtr9gfkuYSfT4yVgHbW1RYDZGRYC3mOA6F2EP6A8h_w68OWv2Ru21wTD3ExKbvKxXecRdAWiJMlltgSwrWgF-mp3FFXfsIVdc-rluw3_pBeZm1UU7h4w0i-vRmedP6F2\/s72-c\/POST_+15+Tools+That+Make+Beauty+Blogging+So+Much+Easier.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1988265413236135801.post-220615631313516032"},"published":{"$t":"2018-11-12T09:30:00.007-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2025-01-17T17:49:10.503-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"blogging"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"lifestyle"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"7 Of The Best Affiliate Programs For Beauty Bloggers"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"When you start blogging making money isn’t always the first thing that comes to mind. I know it wasn’t for me. When I started my blog making any money from it never even occurred to me. That’s probably because the bloggers I followed at the time didn’t talk about making money and I didn’t do a ton of research on the world of blogging outside of getting one up and running.\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Cbr\u003E\nFast forward about a year and I found out that I could make some money doing this. How much would depend on me and some other factors but something is better than nothing.\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Cbr\u003E\nThere are many ways to earn money from blogging. The four most popular are\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003ESelling your own products or services\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EDoing sponsored posts\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EPutting display ads on your blog\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EParticipating in an affiliate program\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\n\u003Cbr\u003E\nIn this post, I’ll be focusing on six affiliate programs, specifically ones that are a good fit for beauty bloggers.\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiyoARyxJ8VbkVdoqIUncZJR3yT_FivNdcqrRTTPVnwiXSutTvLAHwiqETDvh75aUQGDBZ0EBjCrs44IXrkRhseUM3Az9aUTk8t0BmYuegEE_c5afUi2UjuYcRcYOzqKyPR554WwmmGYlaw\/s1600\/best-Affiliate-Programs-For-Beauty-Bloggers-arelaxedgal.com.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Best Affiliate Programs For Beauty Bloggers | A Relaxed Gal\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiyoARyxJ8VbkVdoqIUncZJR3yT_FivNdcqrRTTPVnwiXSutTvLAHwiqETDvh75aUQGDBZ0EBjCrs44IXrkRhseUM3Az9aUTk8t0BmYuegEE_c5afUi2UjuYcRcYOzqKyPR554WwmmGYlaw\/s16000\/best-Affiliate-Programs-For-Beauty-Bloggers-arelaxedgal.com.jpg\" title=\"7 Of The Best Affiliate Programs For Beauty Bloggers | A Relaxed Gal\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.arelaxedgal.com\/2018\/11\/best-affiliate-programs-for-beauty-bloggers.html#more\"\u003ERead More »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.arelaxedgal.com\/feeds\/220615631313516032\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.arelaxedgal.com\/2018\/11\/best-affiliate-programs-for-beauty-bloggers.html#comment-form","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/1988265413236135801\/posts\/default\/220615631313516032"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/1988265413236135801\/posts\/default\/220615631313516032"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.arelaxedgal.com\/2018\/11\/best-affiliate-programs-for-beauty-bloggers.html","title":"7 Of The Best Affiliate Programs For Beauty Bloggers"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Leah | A Relaxed Gal"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/05526710491766818319"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiyoARyxJ8VbkVdoqIUncZJR3yT_FivNdcqrRTTPVnwiXSutTvLAHwiqETDvh75aUQGDBZ0EBjCrs44IXrkRhseUM3Az9aUTk8t0BmYuegEE_c5afUi2UjuYcRcYOzqKyPR554WwmmGYlaw\/s72-c\/best-Affiliate-Programs-For-Beauty-Bloggers-arelaxedgal.com.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1988265413236135801.post-1769258837543137419"},"published":{"$t":"2018-10-08T08:48:00.001-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2025-05-23T18:00:20.325-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"blogging"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"lifestyle"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"7 Of The Best Places To Promote A Beauty Blog"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"In my post \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.arelaxedgal.com\/2018\/09\/how-to-start-a-beauty-blog.html\"\u003EHow To Start A Beauty Blog That Stands Out\u003C\/a\u003E I shared six tips for how to get a beauty blog started. Starting and launching a blog may seem like the hard part about being a blogger but it’s really not. For me, that was the easy part. One of the hardest parts for me was getting readers to and interested in my blog.\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Cbr\u003E\nI think that’s something several beauty bloggers struggle with. For a special few it’s been easy to grow a following. For the rest of us, we have to work a little bit harder at promoting our beauty blog.\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Cbr\u003E\nWhen it comes to promoting your beauty blog how do you do it? What are the best ways or best places to promote your blog? There’s no one answer or one-size-fits-all. What worked for me may not work for you.\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjod_8jJrosBXJsuVLhs-pisX9JpGmjUlTKlr3ourJuOnJyjcjIAIfzMxVkRS1AQI9CzjsfChkO1YMf_-DBWYutyUBFi32tzxPbN1_5hzgeeU5IQH6uPfVh9njMevgj1dWT6AJYvF8usXVZ\/s1600\/7-Of-Best-Places-To-Promote-A-Beauty-Blog-arelaxedgal.com.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"7 Of Best Places To Promote A Beauty Blog | A Relaxed Gal\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1200\" data-original-width=\"735\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjod_8jJrosBXJsuVLhs-pisX9JpGmjUlTKlr3ourJuOnJyjcjIAIfzMxVkRS1AQI9CzjsfChkO1YMf_-DBWYutyUBFi32tzxPbN1_5hzgeeU5IQH6uPfVh9njMevgj1dWT6AJYvF8usXVZ\/s16000\/7-Of-Best-Places-To-Promote-A-Beauty-Blog-arelaxedgal.com.jpg\" title=\"7 Of Best Places To Promote A Beauty Blog | A Relaxed Gal\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Ci\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.arelaxedgal.com\/2018\/10\/where-to-promote-a-beauty-blog.html#more\"\u003ERead More »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.arelaxedgal.com\/feeds\/1769258837543137419\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.arelaxedgal.com\/2018\/10\/where-to-promote-a-beauty-blog.html#comment-form","title":"1 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/1988265413236135801\/posts\/default\/1769258837543137419"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/1988265413236135801\/posts\/default\/1769258837543137419"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.arelaxedgal.com\/2018\/10\/where-to-promote-a-beauty-blog.html","title":"7 Of The Best Places To Promote A Beauty Blog"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Leah | A Relaxed Gal"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/05526710491766818319"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjod_8jJrosBXJsuVLhs-pisX9JpGmjUlTKlr3ourJuOnJyjcjIAIfzMxVkRS1AQI9CzjsfChkO1YMf_-DBWYutyUBFi32tzxPbN1_5hzgeeU5IQH6uPfVh9njMevgj1dWT6AJYvF8usXVZ\/s72-c\/7-Of-Best-Places-To-Promote-A-Beauty-Blog-arelaxedgal.com.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"1"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1988265413236135801.post-8251416833462676822"},"published":{"$t":"2018-09-15T08:31:00.006-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2025-09-25T10:38:15.965-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"blogging"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"How To Start A Beauty Blog That Stands Out"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.arelaxedgal.com\/2016\/04\/what-I-have-learned-about-blogging-snce-my-blog-launch.html\"\u003EWhen I started my blog\u003C\/a\u003E, I really didn’t set out to become a beauty blogger. In fact, I really didn’t know much about beauty bloggers, what they did, or especially how to be one.\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Cbr\u003E\nThe more I blog and delve into the world of blogging, the more and more aware I am of what it takes to grow and maintain a beauty blog. Especially one that has an engaged following. Honestly, the same could be said of just about any type of blog, but I feel that beauty lovers have so many options to choose from when it comes to beauty - there are Bloggers, Vloggers, and Instagrammers.\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Cbr\u003E\nSo, how do you start a beauty blog that can stand out from the crowd?\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiPzlQCW9zhlKk4xC5NZSFYM9i1E0wTtX1GO4jMhGjsAB6GeBWeW7jbv0aU07-ho2UJpXrhDIF96Rhf2mP9ETNpDXnfzIELeJHn3GMIe7dFHwEsPa7flDwbJlqu1Li_J5O_1f7KxKpmxIi5\/s1600\/how-to-start-a-beauty-blog-that-stands-out-arelaxedgal.com.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"How To Start A Beauty Blog That Stands Out | A Relaxed Gal\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiPzlQCW9zhlKk4xC5NZSFYM9i1E0wTtX1GO4jMhGjsAB6GeBWeW7jbv0aU07-ho2UJpXrhDIF96Rhf2mP9ETNpDXnfzIELeJHn3GMIe7dFHwEsPa7flDwbJlqu1Li_J5O_1f7KxKpmxIi5\/s16000\/how-to-start-a-beauty-blog-that-stands-out-arelaxedgal.com.jpg\" title=\"How To Start A Beauty Blog That Stands Out | A Relaxed Gal\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Ci\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.arelaxedgal.com\/2018\/09\/how-to-start-a-beauty-blog.html#more\"\u003ERead More »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.arelaxedgal.com\/feeds\/8251416833462676822\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.arelaxedgal.com\/2018\/09\/how-to-start-a-beauty-blog.html#comment-form","title":"1 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/1988265413236135801\/posts\/default\/8251416833462676822"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/1988265413236135801\/posts\/default\/8251416833462676822"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.arelaxedgal.com\/2018\/09\/how-to-start-a-beauty-blog.html","title":"How To Start A Beauty Blog That Stands Out"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Leah | A Relaxed Gal"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/05526710491766818319"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiPzlQCW9zhlKk4xC5NZSFYM9i1E0wTtX1GO4jMhGjsAB6GeBWeW7jbv0aU07-ho2UJpXrhDIF96Rhf2mP9ETNpDXnfzIELeJHn3GMIe7dFHwEsPa7flDwbJlqu1Li_J5O_1f7KxKpmxIi5\/s72-c\/how-to-start-a-beauty-blog-that-stands-out-arelaxedgal.com.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"1"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1988265413236135801.post-8325086424973766464"},"published":{"$t":"2018-06-27T07:13:00.001-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2025-01-17T19:16:46.250-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"blogging"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"lifestyle"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Stop Procrastinating And Start Your Email List With MailerLite"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cul style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cli\u003EI admit, I procrastinated. I thought starting and managing an email list would be way too much work with very little gain.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\n\u003Cbr\u003E\nBoy, was I wrong!\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Cbr\u003E\nNow confession time, I’ve been a little lax of late when it comes to managing my list but despite that, I will see the value in having one for your blog.\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjyG1fmM-E1axLOKdEkzNyeu2pD_6ZaSn2oESMYy6r_n1Dp1ZBPBLHjgi9J9MCF-Nu4vkb8JiMHXkcV9lMED2BSDlyGKZA_OFd3OWTqwYh47cpZlbHYy3zGzaWiF_t8urBGTUXwfeD4bdFJ\/s1600\/how-to-start-email-list-with-mailerlite-arelaxedgal.com.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Why You Should Start Your Email List With MailerLite | A Relaxed Gal\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjyG1fmM-E1axLOKdEkzNyeu2pD_6ZaSn2oESMYy6r_n1Dp1ZBPBLHjgi9J9MCF-Nu4vkb8JiMHXkcV9lMED2BSDlyGKZA_OFd3OWTqwYh47cpZlbHYy3zGzaWiF_t8urBGTUXwfeD4bdFJ\/s16000\/how-to-start-email-list-with-mailerlite-arelaxedgal.com.jpg\" title=\"Stop Procrastinating And Start Your Email List With MailerLite\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Ci\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.arelaxedgal.com\/2018\/06\/starting-an-email-list-with-mailerlite.html#more\"\u003ERead More »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.arelaxedgal.com\/feeds\/8325086424973766464\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.arelaxedgal.com\/2018\/06\/starting-an-email-list-with-mailerlite.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/1988265413236135801\/posts\/default\/8325086424973766464"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/1988265413236135801\/posts\/default\/8325086424973766464"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.arelaxedgal.com\/2018\/06\/starting-an-email-list-with-mailerlite.html","title":"Stop Procrastinating And Start Your Email List With MailerLite"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Leah | A Relaxed Gal"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/05526710491766818319"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjyG1fmM-E1axLOKdEkzNyeu2pD_6ZaSn2oESMYy6r_n1Dp1ZBPBLHjgi9J9MCF-Nu4vkb8JiMHXkcV9lMED2BSDlyGKZA_OFd3OWTqwYh47cpZlbHYy3zGzaWiF_t8urBGTUXwfeD4bdFJ\/s72-c\/how-to-start-email-list-with-mailerlite-arelaxedgal.com.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1988265413236135801.post-381126450309705246"},"published":{"$t":"2018-06-06T09:55:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2025-01-17T19:19:31.192-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"blogging"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"lifestyle"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"5 Free Apps To Kick Your Photo Game Up A Notch"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"If you look back at any of the blog posts from my first two years of blogging, you’ll see they all have at least one thing in common. Bad pictures.\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Cbr\u003E\nYep. When I first started my blog I oddly enough didn’t seem to care about taking nice, attractive-looking pictures or editing them to make them look better. I’m not sure why other than I just didn’t think about it and many of the bloggers I was following at the time had dark, grainy pictures as well so my posts fit right in.\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Cbr\u003E\nAs time went on and I became more and more serious about blogging I also became more and more aware of how bad my blog photography was. So I started to take steps to correct that.\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjR54C17R6xVbDFkMeHjeiX8AenGVv-dyqk4a0Qa2yNkTFDHRVdzucDiLl0l3w7NGsAxJX8f_zcmU8aXYIBJmAa6ZYrtn0-9oBVLl1fH7q0A_HoqHRXGcvm62O6wmuQF7BcriAppfkUMCIL\/s1600\/Free-Apps-To-Kick-Your-Photo-Game-Up-A-Notch-arelaxedgal.com.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"5 Free Apps To Kick Your Photo Game Up A Notch | A Relaxed Gal\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjR54C17R6xVbDFkMeHjeiX8AenGVv-dyqk4a0Qa2yNkTFDHRVdzucDiLl0l3w7NGsAxJX8f_zcmU8aXYIBJmAa6ZYrtn0-9oBVLl1fH7q0A_HoqHRXGcvm62O6wmuQF7BcriAppfkUMCIL\/s16000\/Free-Apps-To-Kick-Your-Photo-Game-Up-A-Notch-arelaxedgal.com.jpg\" title=\"5 Free Apps To Kick Your Photo Game Up A Notch | A Relaxed Gal\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.arelaxedgal.com\/2018\/06\/best-photo-editing-apps-for-bloggers.html#more\"\u003ERead More »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.arelaxedgal.com\/feeds\/381126450309705246\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.arelaxedgal.com\/2018\/06\/best-photo-editing-apps-for-bloggers.html#comment-form","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/1988265413236135801\/posts\/default\/381126450309705246"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/1988265413236135801\/posts\/default\/381126450309705246"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.arelaxedgal.com\/2018\/06\/best-photo-editing-apps-for-bloggers.html","title":"5 Free Apps To Kick Your Photo Game Up A Notch"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Leah | A Relaxed Gal"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/05526710491766818319"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjR54C17R6xVbDFkMeHjeiX8AenGVv-dyqk4a0Qa2yNkTFDHRVdzucDiLl0l3w7NGsAxJX8f_zcmU8aXYIBJmAa6ZYrtn0-9oBVLl1fH7q0A_HoqHRXGcvm62O6wmuQF7BcriAppfkUMCIL\/s72-c\/Free-Apps-To-Kick-Your-Photo-Game-Up-A-Notch-arelaxedgal.com.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1988265413236135801.post-4474580437587058648"},"published":{"$t":"2018-04-09T06:57:00.002-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2025-05-23T18:02:29.623-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"blogging"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"7 Tips For Starting The Blog You’ve Dreamed About"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"If you’d asked me several years ago if I was interested in starting a blog I would have laughed at you and said nope. I hated writing assignments throughout my school career. Writing papers felt like a punishment to me. Especially when there was no writing prompt. So there was no way I could see myself writing for fun or even for a living.\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Cbr\u003E\nI also always thought that I could never understand website coding and all that went into creating and maintaining a website. But here I am today. Writing weekly blog posts for a site that I built and maintained myself.\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ci\u003ERelated read: \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.arelaxedgal.com\/2017\/09\/best-starting-a-blog-advice.html\"\u003EThe Best Advice And Tips On Starting A Successful Blog\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr\u003E\nI’ve found that blogging is a great creative outlet for me. It allows me to learn new skills and do creative things that I don’t get the chance to experience anywhere else. It also allows me to inspire and help people who I wouldn’t have had a chance to otherwise.\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEg19H26WXvxs2DWJ_RA5W110-hp43xBY-6vBBwCdeQRAndOH1iYnh6_dZ2SdK8RPHjnkR8uG476wAG0whyphenhyphenPO6t0TTGGDGXOTq_nu2iRKBigtJnQ0uv7avFbho4yby5WP88GvGc8IBHquTMk\/s1600\/7+Tips+For+Starting+The+Blog+You%25E2%2580%2599ve+Dreamed+About-arelaxedgal.com.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"How To Start A New Blog This Year | arelaxedgal.com\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEg19H26WXvxs2DWJ_RA5W110-hp43xBY-6vBBwCdeQRAndOH1iYnh6_dZ2SdK8RPHjnkR8uG476wAG0whyphenhyphenPO6t0TTGGDGXOTq_nu2iRKBigtJnQ0uv7avFbho4yby5WP88GvGc8IBHquTMk\/s16000\/7+Tips+For+Starting+The+Blog+You%25E2%2580%2599ve+Dreamed+About-arelaxedgal.com.jpg\" title=\"7 Tips For Starting The Blog You’ve Dreamed About | arelaxedgal.com\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.arelaxedgal.com\/2018\/04\/starting-a-blog-tips.html#more\"\u003ERead More »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.arelaxedgal.com\/feeds\/4474580437587058648\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.arelaxedgal.com\/2018\/04\/starting-a-blog-tips.html#comment-form","title":"1 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/1988265413236135801\/posts\/default\/4474580437587058648"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/1988265413236135801\/posts\/default\/4474580437587058648"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.arelaxedgal.com\/2018\/04\/starting-a-blog-tips.html","title":"7 Tips For Starting The Blog You’ve Dreamed About"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Leah | A Relaxed Gal"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/05526710491766818319"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEg19H26WXvxs2DWJ_RA5W110-hp43xBY-6vBBwCdeQRAndOH1iYnh6_dZ2SdK8RPHjnkR8uG476wAG0whyphenhyphenPO6t0TTGGDGXOTq_nu2iRKBigtJnQ0uv7avFbho4yby5WP88GvGc8IBHquTMk\/s72-c\/7+Tips+For+Starting+The+Blog+You%25E2%2580%2599ve+Dreamed+About-arelaxedgal.com.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"1"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1988265413236135801.post-6994751314467955618"},"published":{"$t":"2018-03-05T06:58:00.003-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2025-09-25T10:39:26.991-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"blogging"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"lifestyle"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"How You Know It's Time To Change Your Blog Theme"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Many bloggers have several questions centered around their blog theme: How often should I change it? When should I change it? What makes a blog theme a good one?\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003ERelated read: \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.arelaxedgal.com\/2017\/03\/beautiful-templates-for-your-blog.html\"\u003EWhere To Find Beautiful Blog Templates\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr\u003E\nWhile there are no hard and fast rules on when to change your blog theme, there are multiple reasons for doing so. And it’s not as uncommon as you may think. Many bloggers, including myself, have switched up their blog themes multiple times. I’ve used four themes since starting my blog.\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEj4hCKbOfhFjD1kPG4D6rrfSwB-bUfNqPmjG6D42N0kOJ88FrKxOlgFQh1VaPYo7Vj7RHnadFlR290SKPWxRoY-0Rhhh3GWfwMUtTv3_z6DVzDzafbjmTrInZMJDaQEmHfQwpcDFBcl-9Js1ouU2UcvKegCk88YCrH27YRvjzHuw29kS24BxFOWGHtSRCOw\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"arelaxedgal.com on a computer screen in front of a bright pink wall\" data-original-height=\"1500\" data-original-width=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEj4hCKbOfhFjD1kPG4D6rrfSwB-bUfNqPmjG6D42N0kOJ88FrKxOlgFQh1VaPYo7Vj7RHnadFlR290SKPWxRoY-0Rhhh3GWfwMUtTv3_z6DVzDzafbjmTrInZMJDaQEmHfQwpcDFBcl-9Js1ouU2UcvKegCk88YCrH27YRvjzHuw29kS24BxFOWGHtSRCOw=s16000\" title=\"How You Know It\u0026#39;s Time To Change Your Blog Theme | ARelaxedGal.com\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.arelaxedgal.com\/2018\/03\/changing-your-blog-theme-tips.html#more\"\u003ERead More »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.arelaxedgal.com\/feeds\/6994751314467955618\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.arelaxedgal.com\/2018\/03\/changing-your-blog-theme-tips.html#comment-form","title":"3 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/1988265413236135801\/posts\/default\/6994751314467955618"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/1988265413236135801\/posts\/default\/6994751314467955618"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.arelaxedgal.com\/2018\/03\/changing-your-blog-theme-tips.html","title":"How You Know It's Time To Change Your Blog Theme"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Leah | A Relaxed Gal"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/05526710491766818319"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEj4hCKbOfhFjD1kPG4D6rrfSwB-bUfNqPmjG6D42N0kOJ88FrKxOlgFQh1VaPYo7Vj7RHnadFlR290SKPWxRoY-0Rhhh3GWfwMUtTv3_z6DVzDzafbjmTrInZMJDaQEmHfQwpcDFBcl-9Js1ouU2UcvKegCk88YCrH27YRvjzHuw29kS24BxFOWGHtSRCOw=s72-c","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"3"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1988265413236135801.post-951162319313926806"},"published":{"$t":"2018-02-05T07:00:00.001-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2025-01-17T18:03:34.914-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"blogging"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"lifestyle"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"8 Tips For Being Ultra Productive When Blogging"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"When I started my blog I knew it would take work to my blog started. But I didn’t have any idea how much work it would take to keep it running. There’s always code to tweak, pictures to edit, and posts to write. All of which take a lot of time. The time that I don’t always have is because I work a full-time job and have a life outside of blogging.\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ci\u003ERelated read: \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.arelaxedgal.com\/2017\/11\/tools-for-blog-organization.html\"\u003E7 Tools To Help You Stay Organized As A Blogger\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr\u003E\nSo I’ve learned that when I do have a little bit of time to work on blogging tasks I need to make the most of that time. I need to maximize my productivity.\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjz5aGd0Pfx1tggyAZPqhsjtzYeSi8fBr_DSM7q56He5JmAeQilfeMVj-1gup4n_FHjibSzTL7cFgo1DI5V7LbuAPx25NZPjxVN96KRUHUK-hFOQ1GEUBgPbzJ1HDpVIYtFDO0dZGmnfiULWywGMIEOApOL4C7R09BCIH0rSVuAiwKv-Nuq5VY1sE81criR\/s1500\/how-t0-be-an-productive-content-creator-arelaxedgal.com.png\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"content creator to do list stiting on top wite and black notebooks\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1500\" data-original-width=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjz5aGd0Pfx1tggyAZPqhsjtzYeSi8fBr_DSM7q56He5JmAeQilfeMVj-1gup4n_FHjibSzTL7cFgo1DI5V7LbuAPx25NZPjxVN96KRUHUK-hFOQ1GEUBgPbzJ1HDpVIYtFDO0dZGmnfiULWywGMIEOApOL4C7R09BCIH0rSVuAiwKv-Nuq5VY1sE81criR\/s16000\/how-t0-be-an-productive-content-creator-arelaxedgal.com.png\" title=\"8 Tips For Being Ultra Productive When Blogging | A Relaxed Gal\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.arelaxedgal.com\/2018\/02\/how-to-be-a-productive-blogger.html#more\"\u003ERead More »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.arelaxedgal.com\/feeds\/951162319313926806\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.arelaxedgal.com\/2018\/02\/how-to-be-a-productive-blogger.html#comment-form","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/1988265413236135801\/posts\/default\/951162319313926806"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/1988265413236135801\/posts\/default\/951162319313926806"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.arelaxedgal.com\/2018\/02\/how-to-be-a-productive-blogger.html","title":"8 Tips For Being Ultra Productive When Blogging"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Leah | A Relaxed Gal"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/05526710491766818319"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjz5aGd0Pfx1tggyAZPqhsjtzYeSi8fBr_DSM7q56He5JmAeQilfeMVj-1gup4n_FHjibSzTL7cFgo1DI5V7LbuAPx25NZPjxVN96KRUHUK-hFOQ1GEUBgPbzJ1HDpVIYtFDO0dZGmnfiULWywGMIEOApOL4C7R09BCIH0rSVuAiwKv-Nuq5VY1sE81criR\/s72-c\/how-t0-be-an-productive-content-creator-arelaxedgal.com.png","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1988265413236135801.post-321455491433511364"},"published":{"$t":"2018-01-02T08:09:00.000-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2025-01-17T19:08:17.787-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"blogging"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"lifestyle"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"5 Tips For Branding Your Pinterest Profile So It Stands Out"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"If you haven’t heard by now Pinterest is an amazing site for bloggers. The main and biggest reason is Pinterest can help you create and build awareness for your brand and blog.\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ci\u003ERelated read: \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.arelaxedgal.com\/2016\/07\/4-pinterest-mistakes-you-may-be-making-on-your-blog.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EHow To Make Your Blog Pinterest Friendly\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr\u003E\nCurrently, Pinterest is one of the top ways I generate traffic to my blog. Typically I get 40-50% of my traffic from Pinterest. So it goes without saying that since Pinterest is such a great tool for building your blog and brand, your Pinterest profile should be branded.\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjwvCekDAth5LHaLef03TJSPu93VSedazh-dMtSWzpaB3L2sI7XXIVSAgSU_v825uOgStqv-5lxReza0HZlKb1P8v1WwYzHHq8BX-7KmYkCDzxPVOfbt3SM8ukkiwxLL_CXD0fNqIlWQK8\/s1600\/5-Tips-For-Branding-Your-Pinterest-Profile-ARelaxedGal.com.png\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"How to brand your Pinterest profile so it stands out | ARelaxedGal.com\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjwvCekDAth5LHaLef03TJSPu93VSedazh-dMtSWzpaB3L2sI7XXIVSAgSU_v825uOgStqv-5lxReza0HZlKb1P8v1WwYzHHq8BX-7KmYkCDzxPVOfbt3SM8ukkiwxLL_CXD0fNqIlWQK8\/s16000\/5-Tips-For-Branding-Your-Pinterest-Profile-ARelaxedGal.com.png\" title=\"5 Tips For Branding Your Pinterest Profile | ARelaxedGal.com\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.arelaxedgal.com\/2018\/01\/branding-pinterest-profile.html#more\"\u003ERead More »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.arelaxedgal.com\/feeds\/321455491433511364\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.arelaxedgal.com\/2018\/01\/branding-pinterest-profile.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/1988265413236135801\/posts\/default\/321455491433511364"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/1988265413236135801\/posts\/default\/321455491433511364"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.arelaxedgal.com\/2018\/01\/branding-pinterest-profile.html","title":"5 Tips For Branding Your Pinterest Profile So It Stands Out"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Leah | A Relaxed Gal"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/05526710491766818319"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjwvCekDAth5LHaLef03TJSPu93VSedazh-dMtSWzpaB3L2sI7XXIVSAgSU_v825uOgStqv-5lxReza0HZlKb1P8v1WwYzHHq8BX-7KmYkCDzxPVOfbt3SM8ukkiwxLL_CXD0fNqIlWQK8\/s72-c\/5-Tips-For-Branding-Your-Pinterest-Profile-ARelaxedGal.com.png","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1988265413236135801.post-5852124202658896868"},"published":{"$t":"2017-11-07T08:35:00.001-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2025-05-23T18:03:20.974-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"blogging"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"lifestyle"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"7 Tools To Help You Stay Organized As A Blogger"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv\u003EIf you’re a blogger, I’m probably going to state the obvious for you but blogging can be very time-consuming. There’s a lot of time that goes into planning your content, writing posts, taking pictures, creating graphics, promoting your posts….well you get it.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003ERelated read: \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.arelaxedgal.com\/2017\/03\/5-of-my-favorite-blogging-tools.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EMy 5 Favorite Blogging Tools\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\nTo get all of these tasks done it’s important to have some type of organization system. That way you don’t lose track of what needs to be done or when it needs to be done. \u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEi0Tjd3kVd_hFKgu1-R0DozUiz1xEOKfU9HTsYSQ9Ugc0COga_1lTFKdYPgAtsfOSr-wm6OVXAjKVOocWsYZIx1L1e2GuZuUmVw1V5cBfpTqYozcS2SPIUoXuPyjAphBNcMhw8RtCBb3V8\/s1600\/7-Tools-To-Help-You-Stay-Organized-As-A-Blogger-arelaxedgal.com.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"7 tools to help you stay organized as a blogger | arelaxedgal.com\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEi0Tjd3kVd_hFKgu1-R0DozUiz1xEOKfU9HTsYSQ9Ugc0COga_1lTFKdYPgAtsfOSr-wm6OVXAjKVOocWsYZIx1L1e2GuZuUmVw1V5cBfpTqYozcS2SPIUoXuPyjAphBNcMhw8RtCBb3V8\/s16000\/7-Tools-To-Help-You-Stay-Organized-As-A-Blogger-arelaxedgal.com.jpg\" title=\"Seven (7) free and paid tools that bloggers can use to stay organized | via @arelaxedgal\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.arelaxedgal.com\/2017\/11\/tools-for-blog-organization.html#more\"\u003ERead More »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.arelaxedgal.com\/feeds\/5852124202658896868\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.arelaxedgal.com\/2017\/11\/tools-for-blog-organization.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/1988265413236135801\/posts\/default\/5852124202658896868"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/1988265413236135801\/posts\/default\/5852124202658896868"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.arelaxedgal.com\/2017\/11\/tools-for-blog-organization.html","title":"7 Tools To Help You Stay Organized As A Blogger"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Leah | A Relaxed Gal"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/05526710491766818319"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEi0Tjd3kVd_hFKgu1-R0DozUiz1xEOKfU9HTsYSQ9Ugc0COga_1lTFKdYPgAtsfOSr-wm6OVXAjKVOocWsYZIx1L1e2GuZuUmVw1V5cBfpTqYozcS2SPIUoXuPyjAphBNcMhw8RtCBb3V8\/s72-c\/7-Tools-To-Help-You-Stay-Organized-As-A-Blogger-arelaxedgal.com.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1988265413236135801.post-5716761933858717444"},"published":{"$t":"2017-10-03T12:16:00.003-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2025-01-17T18:57:27.505-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"blogging"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"lifestyle"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Where Beauty Bloggers Can Find Great Stock Images "},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"If you’re blogging about things like money, blogging, business, or food it’s pretty easy to find images. But for those of us who blog about beauty - makeup and skincare - it’s a lot harder to find good images to use.\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003ERelated read: \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.arelaxedgal.com\/2015\/08\/my-favorite-design-apps-to-create-blog.html\"\u003EMy Favorite Design Apps To Create Blog Graphics\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEhARK6Hqoahdp_Rx3uScoqpNrEpSjQyQJwyqL5tZs_rkI79k1v-7bFF7PXZfGuscW7CJh4r48DFqoBVO5_LhF4sBgDSWpXLb9CDmJjVBRWoIJBdHPMV20pRF8eXKLjhpPYu1b7h-Lpno0Q49tTsWWEXGlvtkQ4i11yGAC_7DkgDYd9mTWSGLE4ONy16CsFA\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"A list of stock image sources for beauty bloggers | @arelaxedgal\" data-original-height=\"1500\" data-original-width=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEhARK6Hqoahdp_Rx3uScoqpNrEpSjQyQJwyqL5tZs_rkI79k1v-7bFF7PXZfGuscW7CJh4r48DFqoBVO5_LhF4sBgDSWpXLb9CDmJjVBRWoIJBdHPMV20pRF8eXKLjhpPYu1b7h-Lpno0Q49tTsWWEXGlvtkQ4i11yGAC_7DkgDYd9mTWSGLE4ONy16CsFA=s16000\" title=\"Where Beauty Bloggers Can Find Great Stock Images | arelaxedgal.com\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.arelaxedgal.com\/2017\/10\/stock-images-for-beauty-bloggers.html#more\"\u003ERead More »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.arelaxedgal.com\/feeds\/5716761933858717444\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.arelaxedgal.com\/2017\/10\/stock-images-for-beauty-bloggers.html#comment-form","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/1988265413236135801\/posts\/default\/5716761933858717444"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/1988265413236135801\/posts\/default\/5716761933858717444"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.arelaxedgal.com\/2017\/10\/stock-images-for-beauty-bloggers.html","title":"Where Beauty Bloggers Can Find Great Stock Images "}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Leah | A Relaxed Gal"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/05526710491766818319"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEhARK6Hqoahdp_Rx3uScoqpNrEpSjQyQJwyqL5tZs_rkI79k1v-7bFF7PXZfGuscW7CJh4r48DFqoBVO5_LhF4sBgDSWpXLb9CDmJjVBRWoIJBdHPMV20pRF8eXKLjhpPYu1b7h-Lpno0Q49tTsWWEXGlvtkQ4i11yGAC_7DkgDYd9mTWSGLE4ONy16CsFA=s72-c","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1988265413236135801.post-7980924950914453882"},"published":{"$t":"2017-09-26T09:30:00.002-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2025-01-17T18:47:10.968-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"blogging"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"lifestyle"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"The Best Advice And Tips On Starting A Successful Blog"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Starting a blog can be daunting. There is a lot of different information and advice out there which can be hard to sift through.\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Cbr\u003E\nBelieve me, I know. I see a lot of that advice in the blogging Facebook groups that I frequent and fellow bloggers I follow.\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ci\u003ERelated read: \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.arelaxedgal.com\/2016\/04\/what-I-have-learned-about-blogging-snce-my-blog-launch.html\"\u003EWhat I’ve Learned About Blogging Since Starting My Blog\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEioYsUqWgCXjJ1idrsgwfEyP3NQ4V-c9ol9Gi6uIsWSgHPx-otady2ONmVaBgFOpAtx1BK2KKLg2QakJ9i54oBedukDchOdtU_ZOBlGFmbZT5fkwKNs-1LAZIf-83vSiNAU8x-oFimAcDhbpBS7lxdsa09_ilzuwTXqoMHnY_33gd8kpQyG_79ooCf5pyCK\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"woman starting a blog on a macbook with a lot of colorful items around\" data-original-height=\"1500\" data-original-width=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEioYsUqWgCXjJ1idrsgwfEyP3NQ4V-c9ol9Gi6uIsWSgHPx-otady2ONmVaBgFOpAtx1BK2KKLg2QakJ9i54oBedukDchOdtU_ZOBlGFmbZT5fkwKNs-1LAZIf-83vSiNAU8x-oFimAcDhbpBS7lxdsa09_ilzuwTXqoMHnY_33gd8kpQyG_79ooCf5pyCK=s16000\" title=\"The Best Advice And Tips On Starting A Successful Blog | arelaxedgal.com\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.arelaxedgal.com\/2017\/09\/best-starting-a-blog-advice.html#more\"\u003ERead More »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.arelaxedgal.com\/feeds\/7980924950914453882\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.arelaxedgal.com\/2017\/09\/best-starting-a-blog-advice.html#comment-form","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/1988265413236135801\/posts\/default\/7980924950914453882"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/1988265413236135801\/posts\/default\/7980924950914453882"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.arelaxedgal.com\/2017\/09\/best-starting-a-blog-advice.html","title":"The Best Advice And Tips On Starting A Successful Blog"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Leah | A Relaxed Gal"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/05526710491766818319"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEioYsUqWgCXjJ1idrsgwfEyP3NQ4V-c9ol9Gi6uIsWSgHPx-otady2ONmVaBgFOpAtx1BK2KKLg2QakJ9i54oBedukDchOdtU_ZOBlGFmbZT5fkwKNs-1LAZIf-83vSiNAU8x-oFimAcDhbpBS7lxdsa09_ilzuwTXqoMHnY_33gd8kpQyG_79ooCf5pyCK=s72-c","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1988265413236135801.post-2091379611590421773"},"published":{"$t":"2017-06-01T07:30:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2025-01-17T19:21:23.923-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"blogging"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"20 Summer Lifestyle Blog Post Ideas"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv\u003EThis year I made it my mission to create and maintain a content calendar for my blog. I had tried creating and using a content calendar before, but I ultimately failed because I didn’t stick with it. Because I didn’t stick with updating and using my content calendar I had an inconsistent posting schedule and stagnant blog growth.\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr\u003E\nThe great thing about a content calendar is it gives you a bird’s eye view of your blog’s content. This helps with keeping your blog content organized as well as your social and email content.\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003ERelated read: \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.arelaxedgal.com\/2016\/01\/free-resources-for-blogging-on-budget.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E28 Free Resources For Blogging On A Budget\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr\u003E\nSince I’ve been consistently updating and using my content calendar I always know what I’m blogging about and when. This has made blogging so much easier.\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEg53nDfL3XiQNVbAorlkBJmYaWGtSUWZe4AKmRxX6WDA3rtsfeXUULEMd0ZnW6dRsUmjy2JqkkhppkFovTb2tZNIAXdBQ3eEVZjFrU3XU-26miwJV6oGNIyJUmQp354oOWNO7c0GmwWeEuh\/s1600\/20-summer-lifestyle-blog-post-ideas-arelaxedgal.com.png\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"20 Summer Lifestyle Blog Post Ideas | A Relaxed Gal\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEg53nDfL3XiQNVbAorlkBJmYaWGtSUWZe4AKmRxX6WDA3rtsfeXUULEMd0ZnW6dRsUmjy2JqkkhppkFovTb2tZNIAXdBQ3eEVZjFrU3XU-26miwJV6oGNIyJUmQp354oOWNO7c0GmwWeEuh\/s16000\/20-summer-lifestyle-blog-post-ideas-arelaxedgal.com.png\" title=\"20 Summer Lifestyle Blog Post Ideas | A Relaxed Gal\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E \u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.arelaxedgal.com\/2017\/06\/summer-lifestyle-blog-post-ideas.html#more\"\u003ERead More »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.arelaxedgal.com\/feeds\/2091379611590421773\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.arelaxedgal.com\/2017\/06\/summer-lifestyle-blog-post-ideas.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/1988265413236135801\/posts\/default\/2091379611590421773"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/1988265413236135801\/posts\/default\/2091379611590421773"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.arelaxedgal.com\/2017\/06\/summer-lifestyle-blog-post-ideas.html","title":"20 Summer Lifestyle Blog Post Ideas"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Leah | A Relaxed Gal"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/05526710491766818319"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEg53nDfL3XiQNVbAorlkBJmYaWGtSUWZe4AKmRxX6WDA3rtsfeXUULEMd0ZnW6dRsUmjy2JqkkhppkFovTb2tZNIAXdBQ3eEVZjFrU3XU-26miwJV6oGNIyJUmQp354oOWNO7c0GmwWeEuh\/s72-c\/20-summer-lifestyle-blog-post-ideas-arelaxedgal.com.png","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1988265413236135801.post-1688842619838350249"},"published":{"$t":"2017-05-25T07:30:00.002-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2025-01-16T20:13:17.740-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"blogging"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Finding The Best Email Marketing Tool For Your Content"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"There are so many mistakes I made when I started my site. One of them was not starting to build my subscriber base. My site had been live a little over two years before I started one! Yes, two years! So I’m essentially two years behind on building my subscriber list and have been missing out on several of the benefits of having one.\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ci\u003ERelated read: \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.arelaxedgal.com\/2017\/02\/how-to-drive-traffic-to-your-blog.html\"\u003EThe Truth About Driving Blog Traffic\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr\u003E\nThe main reason I didn’t start a subscriber list was I didn’t know how beneficial it would be for my site. The ultimate benefit of a subscriber list is you have a group of people who have raised their hands to say they want to be contacted by you. They are open to receiving offers for products and services from you. Additionally, a subscriber list allows you to\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EDirectly communicate with your audience\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EDrive more engaged traffic to your site\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EHave control over what messages and content you share and to whom\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EKeep subscribers up-to-date\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\n\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEiPkRNqX5sJy7WzbhxpCnr0D05yUNMPYwA9ZYShWwoqPp8VyTAo1uDrtzELAa0cj08xXqRvu0INF92jWpejurrMqNQz285BmU-WfRvf4sG0DjgVa3sTKxFCPLMc2gs8MaiO3yRdtg2pY0XWG8rXM77qUBuBQOV-tkI8VGF6vn8qgyAC9ypMnAOo6_bediJT\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"female content creator setting up email newsletter\" data-original-height=\"1500\" data-original-width=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEiPkRNqX5sJy7WzbhxpCnr0D05yUNMPYwA9ZYShWwoqPp8VyTAo1uDrtzELAa0cj08xXqRvu0INF92jWpejurrMqNQz285BmU-WfRvf4sG0DjgVa3sTKxFCPLMc2gs8MaiO3yRdtg2pY0XWG8rXM77qUBuBQOV-tkI8VGF6vn8qgyAC9ypMnAOo6_bediJT=s16000\" title=\"Finding The Best Email Marketing Tool For Your Content | A Relaxed Gal\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.arelaxedgal.com\/2017\/05\/how-to-choose-email-service-for-blog-list.html#more\"\u003ERead More »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.arelaxedgal.com\/feeds\/1688842619838350249\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.arelaxedgal.com\/2017\/05\/how-to-choose-email-service-for-blog-list.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/1988265413236135801\/posts\/default\/1688842619838350249"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/1988265413236135801\/posts\/default\/1688842619838350249"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.arelaxedgal.com\/2017\/05\/how-to-choose-email-service-for-blog-list.html","title":"Finding The Best Email Marketing Tool For Your Content"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Leah | A Relaxed Gal"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/05526710491766818319"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEiPkRNqX5sJy7WzbhxpCnr0D05yUNMPYwA9ZYShWwoqPp8VyTAo1uDrtzELAa0cj08xXqRvu0INF92jWpejurrMqNQz285BmU-WfRvf4sG0DjgVa3sTKxFCPLMc2gs8MaiO3yRdtg2pY0XWG8rXM77qUBuBQOV-tkI8VGF6vn8qgyAC9ypMnAOo6_bediJT=s72-c","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1988265413236135801.post-5705785973667443030"},"published":{"$t":"2017-04-06T07:30:00.001-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2025-01-17T18:59:32.705-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"blogging"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"lifestyle"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"4 Ways To Customize Your Blog For Cheap"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"With so many blogs out there it can be hard to make your blog stand out from the crowd. Especially if you\u0026#39;re just starting out and don\u0026#39;t have a lot of money to initially invest in your blog. If that\u0026#39;s the case you may be using a free service like Blogger.\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003ERelated read: \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.arelaxedgal.com\/p\/resources.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EMy Fave Blogging \u0026amp; Social Media Tools\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr\u003E\nIf you\u0026#39;re self-hosted you may be using a design theme that\u0026#39;s free or cheap so many other bloggers are using it. Or you may be using free stock images that seem to be really popular on Pinterest. If this is you don\u0026#39;t despair, you can still make your blog look unique without spending a lot of money.\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjVtPncOp1QfU105lPWXEEeDE53UQq7zDE8nLXyPrMeBq-ECpMg7aH2TJfalBo4QN9m8i1GYWkvWERdXO90Y_6b4GMwlSZrWR7Qdl9L1Xei_spw7P2IQGArJ5qGjMeX6y6AvSv474HKODb8\/s1600\/how-to-customize-blog-for-cheap-arelaxedgal.com.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"How To Customize A Blog For Cheap | A Relaxed Gal\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjVtPncOp1QfU105lPWXEEeDE53UQq7zDE8nLXyPrMeBq-ECpMg7aH2TJfalBo4QN9m8i1GYWkvWERdXO90Y_6b4GMwlSZrWR7Qdl9L1Xei_spw7P2IQGArJ5qGjMeX6y6AvSv474HKODb8\/s16000\/how-to-customize-blog-for-cheap-arelaxedgal.com.jpg\" title=\"How To Customize Your Blog For Cheap | A Relaxed Gal\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Ci\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.arelaxedgal.com\/2017\/04\/Cheap-ways-to-customize-a-blog.html#more\"\u003ERead More »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.arelaxedgal.com\/feeds\/5705785973667443030\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.arelaxedgal.com\/2017\/04\/Cheap-ways-to-customize-a-blog.html#comment-form","title":"1 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/1988265413236135801\/posts\/default\/5705785973667443030"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/1988265413236135801\/posts\/default\/5705785973667443030"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.arelaxedgal.com\/2017\/04\/Cheap-ways-to-customize-a-blog.html","title":"4 Ways To Customize Your Blog For Cheap"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Leah | A Relaxed Gal"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/05526710491766818319"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjVtPncOp1QfU105lPWXEEeDE53UQq7zDE8nLXyPrMeBq-ECpMg7aH2TJfalBo4QN9m8i1GYWkvWERdXO90Y_6b4GMwlSZrWR7Qdl9L1Xei_spw7P2IQGArJ5qGjMeX6y6AvSv474HKODb8\/s72-c\/how-to-customize-blog-for-cheap-arelaxedgal.com.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"1"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1988265413236135801.post-1981632291842223099"},"published":{"$t":"2017-03-16T08:30:00.008-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2025-09-25T10:51:09.517-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"blogging"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"lifestyle"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Where To Find Beautiful Blog Templates"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv\u003ESince I started blogging, one of the things I’ve struggled with is my site design. Like any other content creator, I want my site to look professional, clean, polished, and inviting. \u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003ERelated read: \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.arelaxedgal.com\/2018\/03\/changing-your-blog-theme-tips.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EHow You Know It\u0026#39;s Time To Change Your Blog Theme\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E also want a site that is functional, so it doesn’t take forever to load and is easy to navigate. The reason is that all of those things encourage site visitors to hang around longer and want to come back.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEicdyUTjME2Wcq8W6pjPVjGnvr8cVWU3zlBlEEQ-4f-n4qDwe4rNwO6BDlQk26s-7WBFsUd-8FmC0PEGj0RU0s1QeWeaA-fMxot1DEMO6AukeyRyfllt6unj6rLS7HG5jZayS3n-MGQaAWZ\/s1600\/where-to-find-pretty-blog-templates-arelexedgal.com.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Where To Find Pretty Blog Templates | A Relaxed Gal\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEicdyUTjME2Wcq8W6pjPVjGnvr8cVWU3zlBlEEQ-4f-n4qDwe4rNwO6BDlQk26s-7WBFsUd-8FmC0PEGj0RU0s1QeWeaA-fMxot1DEMO6AukeyRyfllt6unj6rLS7HG5jZayS3n-MGQaAWZ\/s16000\/where-to-find-pretty-blog-templates-arelexedgal.com.jpg\" title=\"Where To Find Beautiful Blog Templates | A Relaxed Gal\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E \u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.arelaxedgal.com\/2017\/03\/beautiful-templates-for-your-blog.html#more\"\u003ERead More »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.arelaxedgal.com\/feeds\/1981632291842223099\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.arelaxedgal.com\/2017\/03\/beautiful-templates-for-your-blog.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/1988265413236135801\/posts\/default\/1981632291842223099"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/1988265413236135801\/posts\/default\/1981632291842223099"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.arelaxedgal.com\/2017\/03\/beautiful-templates-for-your-blog.html","title":"Where To Find Beautiful Blog Templates"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Leah | A Relaxed Gal"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/05526710491766818319"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEicdyUTjME2Wcq8W6pjPVjGnvr8cVWU3zlBlEEQ-4f-n4qDwe4rNwO6BDlQk26s-7WBFsUd-8FmC0PEGj0RU0s1QeWeaA-fMxot1DEMO6AukeyRyfllt6unj6rLS7HG5jZayS3n-MGQaAWZ\/s72-c\/where-to-find-pretty-blog-templates-arelexedgal.com.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1988265413236135801.post-7708840712933992952"},"published":{"$t":"2017-03-07T10:30:00.000-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2025-01-17T19:06:16.106-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"blogging"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"lifestyle"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"20+ Spring Beauty And Lifestyle Blog Post Ideas"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"The first official day of Spring is only a few days away so this is a great time to share Spring related content. Spring is a time for renewal and fresh starts. Lots of people are looking for inspiration so you\u0026#39;ll want to make sure you have lots of fresh content on your blog.\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Cbr\u003E\nIf you\u0026#39;re experiencing writer\u0026#39;s block or would just like some inspiration yourself, here are 20+ blog post ideas for beauty and lifestyle bloggers.\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEi5yd6fRdoObBe1Kat21Jo-ETxQiLdebRg924Wut_WgyM3ASXQBpgtrbGLYuyKPK1rLocN39IBUg5kAvX6oaze_UCBfwhZWSos9i1MunXVrqfq5d4Yy52SqZ_kedB1t2Jmsic6CgjYcHfOY\/s1600\/blog-post-ideas-for-spring-arelaxedgal.com.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Blog post ideas for Spring | A Relaxed Gal\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEi5yd6fRdoObBe1Kat21Jo-ETxQiLdebRg924Wut_WgyM3ASXQBpgtrbGLYuyKPK1rLocN39IBUg5kAvX6oaze_UCBfwhZWSos9i1MunXVrqfq5d4Yy52SqZ_kedB1t2Jmsic6CgjYcHfOY\/s16000\/blog-post-ideas-for-spring-arelaxedgal.com.jpg\" title=\"20+ Spring Beauty And Lifestyle Blog Post Ideas | A Relaxed Gal\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E \u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.arelaxedgal.com\/2017\/03\/Beauty-and-Lifestyle-Spring-Blog-Post-Ideas.html#more\"\u003ERead More »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.arelaxedgal.com\/feeds\/7708840712933992952\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.arelaxedgal.com\/2017\/03\/Beauty-and-Lifestyle-Spring-Blog-Post-Ideas.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/1988265413236135801\/posts\/default\/7708840712933992952"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/1988265413236135801\/posts\/default\/7708840712933992952"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.arelaxedgal.com\/2017\/03\/Beauty-and-Lifestyle-Spring-Blog-Post-Ideas.html","title":"20+ Spring Beauty And Lifestyle Blog Post Ideas"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Leah | A Relaxed Gal"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/05526710491766818319"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEi5yd6fRdoObBe1Kat21Jo-ETxQiLdebRg924Wut_WgyM3ASXQBpgtrbGLYuyKPK1rLocN39IBUg5kAvX6oaze_UCBfwhZWSos9i1MunXVrqfq5d4Yy52SqZ_kedB1t2Jmsic6CgjYcHfOY\/s72-c\/blog-post-ideas-for-spring-arelaxedgal.com.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}}]}});