Blog Maintainance, Business Growth, Making Money, Productivity
The end of the year is a great time to reflect, examine, and set new priorities for what’s next, which makes it the perfect time to do a review of your blog business. If the word review makes you shiver and think of your end-of-year teacher eval meeting, where you... 
Business Growth, Mindset, Productivity, Teacher Life
With a new year, comes new possibilities. Looking forward is so important for content creators, but rarely do we give ourselves time to do it. If I’m totally honest, I haven’t been good about giving myself enough white space to think about my business for several... 
Business Growth, Mindset, Productivity, Teacher Life
Burnout is nothing to joke about. It’s real and it is vicious. Blogger burnout has derailed many potential entrepreneurs and we don’t want that to happen to you. The good news is that you can avoid this all-too-common phenomenon with a little planning, and a lot of... 
Blogging Basics, Business Growth, Mindset, Productivity, Starting Out
As of this writing, there are over 600 million blogs on the internet. That’s a lot. However, not all are active and not all are profitable. Why? There are a number of reasons blogs don’t make money, but the most common are these 3: It’s a hobby blog. The blogger... 
Mindset, Productivity, Side Hustles, Starting Out, Teacher Life
There’s an old saying, “Good fences make good neighbors.” And while I absolutely adore my neighbors, I also absolutely believe this is true. Separation between our homes means that what they do to their house doesn’t impact me, and I don’t have to care about it. When... 
Mindset, Productivity, Side Hustles, Teacher Life
No matter what you teach – from kindergarten to AP Chemistry – time is something we teachers all seem to have too little of. We’re all living minute to minute, just dealing with what’s in front of us. So how do you find time for your side hustle when... 
Productivity, Side Hustles, Starting Out, Teacher Life, Uncategorized
One of the great things about blogging is that it doesn’t require a huge up-front investment, so just about anyone can get started. Really, all you need is a computer with an internet connection. This makes this platform extremely accessible for everyone and a great... 
Content, Productivity, Side Hustles, Teacher Life
When you make the decision to start a blog, podcast, or video show, you do so with the understanding that you’re committing to regularly create new content to share with your readers, listeners, or viewers. But sometimes the best laid plans… you know. We all have busy... 
Content, Crafting, Distributing, Planning, Productivity, Teacher Life
One question that comes up all the time with my clients and members of the Side Hustle Teachers community is how I manage to consistently put out my blogcast week after week. There are 2 things I rely on; systems and tools. I’ll address my systems in a future... 
Content, Making Money, Productivity
Buzzwords abound in every profession – “rigor,” “differentiation,” or “backward design.” anyone? – and content creation is no different. You may have heard people say you need to have both “evergreen” and “seasonal” content on your blog, podcast, or video...
