This week’s links are pretty blog and business heavy — lots of great information shared this week!
INSTAGRAM OF THE WEEK // As I mentioned, I’m in the middle of cleaning up my Pinterest boards and haven’t been pinning to the ones I’m still working on. So my pins this week have also been blog heavy, since that’s pretty much the only one that’s organized! Instead of a pin of the week this week, I thought I’d share my favorite Instagram. I cheated — it’s actually from last week, but this sunset was too pretty not to share! I live in a hilly area of town, and half of my apartment complex is at the top of one of those hills, so I sneak up there like a weirdo on occasion to get pretty photos. Don’t judge, you know you would do it too.
Zoe (who just launched a pretty new design on her site!) breaks down how WordPress works for the average person, if you’ve ever wondered what all that code does.
Sarah started a new advice column, and the first one is about standing out from the crowd and growing your blog with purpose.
Shauna also started a new advice column, and the first discusses how to find a balance between your interests on your blog.
The pricing game is one of the most frustrating aspects of running a service-based business, but Oh My Handmade breaks down how to reach pricing happiness in two parts.
Lauren shared what big cities would look like with starry views.
Adina’s photos make me excited for Across the USA to reach Montana.
In case you missed it
- How I’ve been organizing my online life.
- Things I’ve learned about collaborating with other bloggers.
- Travel to New York.
Thanks for including me Lisa and I’m glad you like the Montana photos! It’s such a gorgeous State. Lots of wide open spaces and having Glacier NP helps too.
Thanks, Lisa! I’m dying to go to New York just to see that exhibit.
Really super links. I read and loved them all, but the one about pricing was extra helpful. I’m so scared to charge people I know for my services, but I hear all the time that I’m not charging enough, so I’m going to take her advice and become a millionaire like THAT.
The pricing game is SO difficult. I think a lot of it is just trial and error, especially when you’re starting out, because you can’t really “charge what you’re worth” until you prove your worth. I definitely set my pricing way too low in the beginning, but I was also able to build my portfolio during that time, so I’m not sure I would have done anything differently.
But yes, if you are consistently being told you’re charging too little, then it’s definitely time to raise your rates! I’ve been thinking about writing a post on pricing soon, but in the meantime, I would say the thing that helped me the most was a tip from DesignLoveFest — charge one rate for a couple of projects, then raise it a little for the next one, and repeat as you feel more comfortable asking for more money.