Ramblings of a WAHM

Ranked on Google First Page: Thanks Gnomie

Yesterday I published a post called “Hangin’ with My Gnomie, Brian Wilson Gnome, That Is” on my personal blog.  Today it ranks #4 on Google search results for the keyword phrase “at&t park lines brian wilson gnome“. Wow! I got ranked very high! And in less than 24 hours! How did I do it? I put the keywords in my post title, which also end up in my post link. The keywords are in the first few sentences of my post. “Brian Wilson’s gnome made a huge spla

Yes, You Landed on Ramblings of a WAHM Blog

What do you think?  For the last few months I contemplated changing things up around here.  I was bored with the banner, logos and fonts.  Gray can be so drab.  “And what the heck is that image?” People would ask. It is rocks from my backyard.  Even my son thought it was a stock photo. Basically, my banner said nothing about me, my business or being a mom working online. So with my winnings from the blog contest I was in a couple of months ago I asked Miranda Grimm to make me a

Business Plan: Getting the Boring Stuff Out of the Way

Getting Serious About My Online Business I knew this day would come.  When I really needed to get serious enough about my online business venture to need plans written down on paper (or at least in a document I keep). A business plan.  Oh bother.  How boring.  But absolutely necessary. Like many newbies I know nothing about this process. What is in a business plan? Do I really need one? Should it be proper?  Or can I just scribble my intentions down on post-its? Is it just for me to view? O