by clairediazortiz | Mar 9, 2016 | Blogging
{Have you checked out the free 7-day Start Your Blog Challenge? Sign up here. It’s Day 4, which means you’re now an official blogger! Did you get your blogger tattoo yet? Because although I support you 100% with your decision, I’d recommend you keep reading before...
by clairediazortiz | Mar 9, 2016 | Blogging
{Have you checked out the free 7-day Start Your Blog Challenge? Sign up here. Today’s lesson is all about some of the foundational things your blog needs to make it extra awesome before you start typing away with your awesome words. It looks like a long...
by clairediazortiz | Mar 8, 2016 | Business
This month I had a couple hard conversations. They were not fun, and not something I looked forward to with great joy. Instead, as the hours ticked down to their kick-off time I was mostly shaking in my flip-flops and desperately trying to distract myself with any and...
by clairediazortiz | Mar 7, 2016 | Blogging
Today we’re going to talk about WHY you want to blog, and why your WHY matters anyway. But first, let’s get introductions out of the way. I’m Claire Diaz-Ortiz. (AKA @Claire on the twitters.) I’ve been blogging for 11 years. 11 long-short, fast-slow crazy years of...
by clairediazortiz | Mar 2, 2016 | Business, Uncategorized
The Little Things One of the downsides of our cool lakeside home is that we have weird tap water I don’t like. By weird I mean it’s salty, and by “don’t like” I mean revile. It tastes semi normal at first, and then the aftertaste is a bit like you just bathed in a tub...