Mattie James

Stephanie from Mexico wants to know the guidelines a blogger should follow when deciding the brands to collaborate with. I break down the 3 reasons you should move forward with, and not, with a brand. The Mattieologie podcast (formerly #AskMattie) is posted Monday thru Friday. If you have a question for me on style, life or blogging, send your name, URL & city + your question to askmattie@mattieologie.com. Listen and subscribe on iTunes.

@GlamSavvy on Twitter wants to know what the pros and cons of having ads on our website can be. Here, I give 3 solid reasons for why affiliate marketing can benefit your brand, and why it may not. The Mattieologie podcast (formerly #AskMattie) is posted Monday thru Friday. If you have a question for me on style, life or blogging, send your name, URL & city + your question to askmattie@mattieologie.com. Listen and subscribe on iTunes.

.@180daystohappy would like to know the easiest way to find a photographer for your blog. I tell you how I found my photographer and what the process was for making sure the aesthetic was perfect for my brand. The Mattieologie podcast (formerly #AskMattie) is posted Monday thru Friday. If you have a question for me on style, life or blogging, send your name, URL & city + your question to askmattie@mattieologie.com. Listen and subscribe on iTunes.

@ChocolateFashionPR wants to know how I’m able to balance everything going on in my life, and I’m going to break down the 3 things I do to simplify it all. The Mattieologie podcast (formerly #AskMattie) is posted Monday thru Friday. If you have a question for me on style, life or blogging, send your name, URL & city + your question to askmattie@mattieologie.com. Listen and subscribe on iTunes.

@itsbobbiesworld on Twitter wants to know what the best way is for a blogger to get invited to local events. There are 3 things to focus on when you’re trying to get media invites.

@styled_chic on Twitter and Alona on Facebook want to know the best way you can find someone to confide in and trust in reference to your business. This is so imperative to your growth as a businesswoman (yep, even as a blogger), so here are the top 3 ways to make this happen.

LaShawn in North Carolina wants to know when the best time would be to promote her posts on social media. While there is a hierarchy and standard, knowing your readers is the best way to get positive results. Here are the ground rules on when to use social media to your advantage.

Kelly in Georgia writes that her desire is to change the brand of her blog, but doesn’t want to lose her readers. Here are the 5 ways that you can accomplish rebranding without your readers feeling like you are completing changing things up on them.

In this episode of #AskMattie, Stephanie in Mexico asks "what is it that you need to invest in so that you’re able to grow your blog?" So I breakdown the 3 areas to invest in when trying to grow your blog and take it to the next level.

This question was posed from @Lauracc8 on Twitter who asks about how to go about pitching her writing to a publication that fits her values.

So many times you see people copying others creative work, and it really gets under my skin. There is such a thin line when “copying” something because everything is inspired from something. Here is a handful of things you can do to handle this situation if you don’t want it to be an issue anymore.

Twitter follower @browngirlsstyle asks me about asking for money from a company after doing work for free. Today, I’m talking about how you’re able to ask professionally without burning the bridge. Asking for money professionally doesn’t have to be scary, but it has to be done in an effective way. Here are the top 5 ways to get it done.

This is something that gets mixed up all the time, but I’m going to share something that I read online that completely changed my view. Here are the fundamental differences between being a freelancer and entrepreneur. Show notes on Mattieologie.com. Subscribe on iTunes.

It’s so important to have team members that want to work for and with you. I’ve found that learning about myself has helped me to build the proper team needed for my brand to excel. Here are top 3 things you need to know when hiring interns.

Pitching brands can be daunting, especially as a blogger who's never done so before. Twitter follower @ItsBobbiesWorld asks how to approach + research a brand that you'd like to pitch. So, in this episode I touch on a handful things to focus on when pitching brands & actually being successful at it.

In today's episode, I'm sharing the details of the content strategy that increased my traffic - in fact, it doubled my traffic in the last month. It's a simple yet detailed strategy, but if you apply certain systems in your workflow, you too should an increase in the traffic that comes to your blog. It’s all about the planning.

As a blogger who works with brands, I've had to learn how to negotiate and eventually get good to it if I wanted to get paid what I want. Early on, I lowballed myself but now I'm at a place where I'm making some great deals because I'm not afraid to ask for what I deserve. In today's episode, I share some tips and techniques on how to feel more comfortable with negotiating & how to get the results you want.

It's important to find a niche and maximize it to your benefit, so you can provide the utmost value to your audience via your blog, business or product. Finding my niche helped me increase income flow. So in today's episode, I'm going to break down how to find your niche and maximize it to the fullest.

In this episode of #AskMattie, I'm breaking down the ABC's of being confident when you blog. So many times we get in our own way because we're too busy overthinking a simple blog post idea when we should be sharing it with the world. Here's how to get over your fear and into creating great content.

In this episode of #AskMattie, I'm discussing the strategy I use to post consistently on the blog Monday thru Friday. If you've been reading my blog for a while, you'll notice this month that there's been an influx of content - I'm up to 3 posts a day; 2 content posts & a podcast. It's kind of insane but totally possible. I break down how.