Holy moly! Could there be a better line-up of superstar bloggers to learn from!? {Answer = nope!} You’ll be crushing on all 20 contributors who have generously shared their wit and wisdom for our How To Build a Blog You Truly Love interviews and exercises – what a wealth of information! {Want more info on the course? Click here!}
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ALEXANDRA FRANZEN is a masterful word magician. She writes and thinks and writes some more for clients ranging from red-hot entrepreneurial coach Danielle LaPorte to celebrated intuitive Hiro Boga. And when she can’t find the right word…she makes one up. Her blog –Unicorns for Socialism - is ridiculously cool and authentic without apology. She tells it like it is with grace, humor and a swift kick in the pants. You can’t help but feel a little more courageous after reading her interview!
AIMEE DOLICH reigns supreme over Artsyville – a quirky, colorful blog where she shares her real-life adventures as a mom and artist living in a quirky college town. She takes us on behind-the-scenes tours, gives us peeks at works-in-progress, shares creative projects, and cracks us up with her dry wit. Find out how why she credits her blog for keeping her sanity and boosting her creativity.
AMANDA OAKS cultivates and celebrates goodness in others – and in life – on her incredibly uplifting blog, Kind Over Matter. After her biz partner left to pursue new dreams, Amanda seized the opportunity to breathe new life into the already-popular online destination. This year, Amanda launched several great e-courses, including Be Gentle, Be Love and Spin Your Story. In her interview, she gets real about being real online.
ANDREA SCHROEDER is a dream catcher. She is the dynamo behind the popular ABC Creativity blog and founder of the Creative Magic Academy. She’s an artist, creativity coach and meditation teacher who has something so special planned for us, we can hardly wait! Bursting with gratitude! Andrea has created the most amazing audio meditation to help you get in touch with your blog’s purpose. This exercise is so powerful – and her voice is like velvet!
CHRISTINE KANE has been dubbed “the mentor to women who are changing the world.” She’s president and founder of Uplevel You™, a million-dollar company committed to empowering entrepreneurs and creative spirits to grow their ideas with authentic marketing & business strategies as well as inspiration for creating the life of your dreams. This former singer-songwriter is a masterful marketer who fully leverages the power of social media and blogging to keep things humming. Her interview will seriously pump you up to take your blog to the next level! She says it’s about “claiming your power as a worthy voice in the world.” Love that!
DEBBA HAUPERT is the founder of Girlfriendology, devoted to celebrating the power of female friendship. There’s a blog. There’s a product line. There are e-books. There’s a girlfriends’ cruise. There are 19,000 Facebook fans and nearly 24,000 Twitter followers. We’ll find out how on earth she juggles it all – and how having two girlfriends’ cancer diagnoses inspired Debba to create this massive online celebration of BFFs.
JESSICA SWIFT is a multi-talented artist whose creative designs are colorful symphonies – fun and funky and clever. Her Treasuring blog is equally eye-catching and an awesome example of marrying your brand to your blog. Jess has also had a hand in other popular online endeavors including the Spring Inspiration web site and the Declaration of You e-course. You’ll love hearing where the ideas for her posts come from and how she leveraged her blog to raise over $18,000 for a dream creative project this year!
KATHERINE STONE is literally changing lives with her blog, Postpartum Progress. A survivor of postpartum OCD, Katherine launched her site in 2004 to provide inspiration and resources to countless other women facing postpartum depression and other childbirth-related mental illnesses. She has given voice to a once-taboo subject and provided over a million moms with comfort and hope. The blog has received a slew of accolades, including just being named #6 on Babble’s 2011 list of the Top 100 Mom Blogs. In January 2012, Katherine began offering a new, year-long Daily Hope email service for mamas in need of guidance and support.
KELLY RAE ROBERTS is a creative powerhouse with a booming art business, a best-selling book and a blog in full bloom. Amazingly, she only jumped heart-first into life as an artist a few years ago, but her art is everywhere – from greeting cards to a home furnishings line. She credits her blog with having a huge impact on her career and inspires other creative spirits through her hugely popular Flying Lessons e-books. Most recently, she co-created the popular Hello Business, Hello Soul online workshop for creative entrepreneurs.
KI NASSAUER loves junk so much she built her career around it! She’s founder of the hugely popular Junk Bonanza – the best juried flea market in the midwest {over 10,000 visitors streamed through the show this fall}. Ki is also editor-in-chief of the new {and glorious!} Flea Market Style magazine. All this “junk” means she oversees multiple blogs devoted to re-purposed treasures. It’s fascinating to hear how she manages them all and leverages her online presence to build her brand and events.
LANCE EKUM has developed a huge following at his personal growth blog, Jungle of Life. He is author of several popular e-books and created the Blog 4 Cause e-book - a free, uplifting gift for donors to the Susan G. Komen Foundation. Lance has completely re-worked his blog this past year, adding eight authors to the roster and focusing on monthly themes. Find out why he made the huge shift and how it’s working!
LINDSEY CHENEY has sparked an online revolution via her blog, The Pleated Poppy. Her “What I Wore Wednesday” weekly blog hop is an internet sensation, inspiring women around the globe to take pictures of themselves and share what they wear on their own blogs. Brave? Yes. Bold? Yes. Brilliant? Totally. Find out how Lindsey launched WIWW and the ways she leverages her blog to turn readers into customers at her online handmade shop.
LISA LARTER is a sought-after speaker, sales consultant and coach who teaches clients how to use social media and technology to boost sales and exposure. She has worked with best-selling authors including Deepak Chopra, Arielle Ford and Peggy McColl. Check out her free video series on creating business success. Can’t wait to get her best tips and tricks for leveraging social media to benefit our blogs!
MAGGIE WHITLEY of Gussy Sews taught herself to sew only a couple of years ago and already has a thriving handmade company that’s fueled by adorable design and some serious blogging mojo. Her blog includes popular handmade tutorials, interviews giveaways, and personal reflections. Even her puppy is part of the program, starring in regular “pupdates” on Twitter! In our interview, she reveals some of her top-secret tips for blogging success.
MEGAN CASTRAN‘s megawatt smile was seen worldwide this spring when Oprah surprised her at her Australian home for taco night. Did you see that episode!? She was also on Oprah’s LifeClass in November 2011. What most Oprah viewers didn’t know is that Megan’s been flashing those pearly whites and spreading happiness worldwide for years via her vlogging adventures on YouTube. Hear how it all led to having Oprah over for tacos! Known as Jewelchic online {she’s a celebrity jewelry designer by day}, Megan takes her video camera wherever she goes, from amazing trips to theater premieres. Her YouTube page has over 3 million views! If you’re intrigued by the fast-growing world of vlogging {video blogging}, check out our awesome interview with Megan!
MICHELE BERGH is our very own class web master – how amazing is that!? Michele, who’s head chick at Be Inspired Design, helped create this web site {thank you, dear heart!}. She’s passionate about helping entrepreneurs bring their own passions to life online. She has invaluable insights about the behind-the-scenes work that goes into building a blog you truly love, so we’ll be checking in with her throughout the course. And she’ll share great tips on everything from domain names to hosting companies.
MICHELLE STIMPSON helps women uncover their passions and live up to their full potential – what a fun job! You can tell she adores her role as a professional life coach and it’s why she launched her blog, Following Your Joy. She shares amazing stories about life events that have brought her great joy and interviews famous joy-followers, including lots of cool rock-stars! Michelle will inspire you to blog when you feel like it – not because it’s another chore on your list!
MICHELLE WARD is known as the When I Grow Up Coach. A former musical theater actress, she’s now a certified life coach who’s devoted to helping creative spirits achieve their dreams. This year, her career highlights have included leading workshops at SXSW 2011 in Austin, TX and at the sold-out Etsy Success Symposium. Just for us, Michelle has written her guide to “taking the slime outta selling and promoting!” Just the boost you need if you’ve been feeling awkward about promoting your own work!
NOEMI HEDRICK is an esteemed photographer who loves weddings, babies and bloggers, too! She leads fun, interactive Focused Photography Workshops for moms, bloggers and wedding & portrait photographers. She loves showing bloggers how to find inspiration in your photos – and how to take shots that jump off the page. You’ll love the video tutorial she does with Liv during the course!
SARK (Susan Ariel Rainbow Kennedy) is a best-selling author and artist, with sixteen titles in print and well over two million books sold. She is an international well-being expert and succulent wild woman who has been teaching and leading extraordinary workshops for over twenty years. She is a transformational role model offering inspiration and guidance to people in their process of living more powerfully and authentically, and being more actively creative on a daily basis. SARK is also the founder and Creative Fountain of Planet SARK, a thriving business that creates innovative products and services to support empowered living. Call her on the Inspiration Line at 415.546.3742 or visit http://www.planetsark.com.
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