Blogging Goals – Make & Achieve Your Goals!

The freshness of the new year is starting to wear off now that I seem to be able to remember to put 2017 on all my paperwork. While I am still feeling good about my resolutions and blogging goals for the new year, I’m not feeling the fire to accomplish my goals quite as intensely …

Blog Brainstorming – Creating Blog Post Ideas in One Easy Session

Planning out your blog post ideas is one of the biggest parts of creating regular, consistent content and utilizing your content calendar. This post is part of a blogging series utilizing the pages of the 2017 Free Printable Blog Planner. Check out all my posts on blogging in my archives! I went to college to …

How to Start a Self-Hosted Blog Using BlueHost

Before I get into the nitty gritty of How to Start a Blog, let me share some facts about me: I have run A Well Crafted Party for the better part of six years. In that time I’ve also began, designed, set-up, assisted with, and coached bloggers on starting and maintaining blogs. I run a …

Free Printable Pitch Minder – For Bloggers!

I made this special for my newsletter subscribers! They get it first as a thank you for following along with A Well Crafted Party! Do you want to get to the goodies first too? Then sign up today! You’ll receive a link for a free set of printable blog planner pages AND not-too-often newsletters with …

3 Tips for Better Photos of People

In early May the Portland Bloggers hosted our annual Photography Workshop at the amazing studio space of Favery and Elli. This year’s event was taught by three local photographers, Margaret Jacobsen Photography, Linnea Paulina Photography, and Aubrie LeGault Photography. We are always trying to offer Portland Bloggers opportunities to learn and build on their skills. So, while last year’s event focused on photography basics, …