Rose A La Mode

Weekend In Chicago

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So last weekend, Jill and I got to meet in person (in Chicago) for the first time! She is just as great as I imagined she would be. We shared a hotel room and passed clothes back and forth between dressing rooms, ate some yummy food, got some great coffee and tea bevvies, and got a little teary when we had to leave each other. Hopefully, we’ll be able to do this every year, or more often! I feel like I gained a new friend. Just so sad she lives so far away.

She got way more clothes than I did. I, well, I am having buyers remorse (not sure what’s wrong with me!) and am going to return half of the things I bought. But I don’t even care. I wasn’t really there to shop. So, I guess you could say I left getting exactly what I went for . . . a new friend.

Meet Jenny Present

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Guess what I did last Wednesday! I met Jenny Present! It was so much fun. We met at a little boutique (one of many) where she sells some of her jewelry and I got to see more of it in person. She’s really got some serious talent and offers some amazing pieces. I really want some of her earrings. They’re going on my wish list tonight!

My favorite thing I saw was this wonderful display of Mother’s necklaces (see photo #2). I don’t have any kids yet, but it’s making me want them so I can wear one! Ha ha! I’m so tacky, I know.

But this girl has really just taken the bull by the horns and started her own business designing and hand making all her pieces. She loves dainty pieces, which is right up my alley. And today she just gave me this colorful necklace with Bob’s initials  on it. I’m loving it!

So, go check out Jenny’s site and get some stuff. You’ll wear it EVERYDAY! Don’t believe me? Check out how much I’ve already worn the Little J necklace.

Jenny Present and Linda

Jenny Present Mothers Necklace

Silver Oval Earrings

Jenny Present Gold Branch Necklace

Jenny Present Necklaces

This Is A Long Post…But It’s About Something Cool!

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H&M-dress

Anthropoloie-Necklace

Michael-Kors-rose-gold-Watch

Get the Look: H&M Top (similar), Target Jeans (similar), Anthropologie Necklace (similar), Michael Kors Rose Gold Watch

OK people. I have something to promote. And I hope you know I’d never talk about something that I didn’t truly believe in. So, check it out. My husband just started a blog called Blogging Your Passion. It is a blog about blogging! Now, I don’t know how much you know already, but Bob has been a full-time blogger for the past 3 years and made it possible for me to work from home with him a little over a year ago. He’s really got a few things figured out.

So, to all the bloggers out there, if you’re looking to grow your site and make some moolah from it, you should check out his site. And, starting Thursday, May 12, he’s got a blogging webinar he’s doing every Thursday evening for 5 weeks. It’s $247, but I’ve got a $50 off coupon for you. Just enter “rosealamode” at the checkout.

I’m not just telling you about this because it’s my husband. I’m telling you about it, dear fellow bloggers, because I really think it is valuable information that you can benefit from. So, if you’re really interested in growing your site, go check out Blogging Your Passion and maybe look into this webinar thingy. 😉

Here are the topics by week so you can see if you’re interested.

Week 1

  • What to do in the first 24 working hours of your blog
  • The Behind-the-Scenes Checklist (Domains, Hosting, WordPress, etc)
  • The Blog Design Checklist (Proper SEO, Must Have Plugins, Themes,
  • Analytics, Logo Headers, etc)
  • The Social Media Checklist (Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, etc.)
  • The Content Creation Checklist (Your first few posts)
  • The Monetization Checklist (Simple Income Ideas)

Week 2

  • 20 Different Types of Posts You Can Use
  • How to Target Keyword Phrases for the Search Engines
  • How to Do Fast Article Research
  • Fast Content Creation Strategies
  • Article Topic Ideas Spreadsheet Explained

Week 3

  • Understanding the Difference Between Time Management and Self Management
  • Learning How the Pareto Principle Applies to Blogging
  • What The Parkinson’s Law States
  • Education vs. Experience
  • Action vs. Activity
  • Part-time Blogger Time Management Tips
  • Full-time Blogger Time Management Tips

Week 4

  • Developing Social Media Traffic Systems (Get Your Content Viral)
  • Developing Search Engine Traffic Systems (Rank on 1st Page of Google)
  • Developing Internal Traffic Systems (RSS Readers, Mailing Lists)

Week 5

  • Multiple Streams of Blogging Income (Over 20+ Income Streams
  • Explained)
  • Introduction to the “Profit Ladder”
  • Setting Up a Sales Funnel for Your Blog
  • Earning a Passive Income from Your Mailing List
  • Low Maintenance Income Ideas
  • Passive Income Ideas
  • Personal Involvement High Income Ideas