by Nicole Etolen | Jul 20, 2016 | Blogging
I am so incredibly tired of all those blog posts out there that list the reasons why people hate your blog. Do you know what I’m talking about? They’re all over Pinterest, and they condescend the living heck out of just about every blog on the planet with...
by Nicole Etolen | Mar 18, 2016 | Blogging
Let’s talk twitter tools that make blogging easier, shall we? Look, I’ll be brutally honest: I’m not expert when it comes to Twitter. In fact, it’s my least favorite social media network. No offense, little blue birdie! It’s just that I...
by Nicole Etolen | Feb 18, 2016 | Blogging
Every month, I help fill blogging editorial calendars not just for my site, but for three others. That mean every single month I sit down and come up with approximately 120 ideas of what to write about. Granted, the calendars for the other three sites are a joint...
by Nicole Etolen | Jan 25, 2016 | Blogging
Ever since New Year’s Eve, I’ve been obsessed with finding new places to find free or cheap graphic design elements. It started with one graphic deal my mom sent along to me, and now I’m up to like 200 gigs of stuff. Today, I’m sharing the...
by Nicole Etolen | Jan 18, 2016 | Blogging
Let’s talk Pinterest! More specifically, how to find out what’s trending on Pinterest, and how to use that to grow your boards without spending hours upon hours a day on the social media network. Now, I could literally spend an entire 8-hour work day just...
by Nicole Etolen | Dec 21, 2015 | Blogging
Knowing what’s trending on Pinterest is a major help in planning your editorial calendar. I spend a good chunk of time searching for terms like “popular on Pinterest in XXX month” or “Pinterest trends for XXX topic.” It’s so time...
by Nicole Etolen | Nov 30, 2015 | Blogging
For today’s WAHM blog hop “helpful tips” theme, I’m sharing a few of my best blogging secrets that have made my life easier over the last few years. Pretty Opinionated is turning 5 in January! Five years of ups and downs, experimenting,...
by Nicole Etolen | Nov 3, 2015 | Blogging
Ready for your November blog post ideas? I’m actually pretty close to on time this month! Hey, it’s not my fault the 1st fell on a Sunday, and the 2nd fell on my “fall back” jet lag day. Time changes mess me up for like weeks I tell you, weeks!...
by Nicole Etolen | Oct 30, 2015 | Blogging, Tech Time
I have been compensated in the form of a Best Buy Gift Card and/or received the product/service at a reduced price or for free. If you’ve been thinking about getting the Adobe Creative Cloud Photography Plan but aren’t sure if it’s for you, read on...
by Nicole Etolen | Oct 30, 2015 | Blogging
Today we’re talking about blogging for profit and the number one rule of selling yourself without selling your soul. You get total fangirl (or fanboy) bonus points if you know why I used a picture of crossroads in the graphic below! The answer is at the bottom...
