Mattie James

Nadine from Facebook wants to know at what point you should hire a PR professional for your blog. Here are 3 things you should look at if you’re considering working with a PR firm.

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 [email protected]. Listen and subscribe on iTunes.

This is a question I get asked all of the time, and I’m finally sharing the 3 ways to take the best pictures for your blog.

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 [email protected]. Listen and subscribe on iTunes.

Alyx wants to know the best way to get her boyfriend on board with her vision for her blog. While he may support her vision, he doesn’t truly understand. Today, I explain 3 things you can do to possibly get your partner on board and get him (or her) to fully understand your vision.

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 [email protected]. Listen and subscribe on iTunes.

I’ve been getting a lot of questions from Periscope about how to take something you’ve written about and turning it into a video. I will break down the 3 ways to make this happen in a simple, yet efficient way.

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 [email protected]. Listen and subscribe on iTunes.

Melyssa (@_MYCC on Twitter) asks when the best time is to start legally protecting your blog. I’m going to breakdown when you should legally protect your blog as a business and give you 3 steps to protecting your brand, and how to get it done.

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 [email protected]. Listen and subscribe on iTunes.

Today I'm answering a Twitter question from @fennellalike who asks, "What exactly does your assistant do? How does the process work and how do you compensate her?" My assistant, Krissy, has been incredibly helpful to me and directly beneficial to my blog's productivity. Some people may wonder why you need an assistant if you're "just a blogger." So I share the 3 main reasons why having an assistant has been beneficial and so so helpful.

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 [email protected]. Listen below or subscribe on iTunes.

Today I'm answering a question I've been repeatedly asked since starting my podcast with Hubs at the top of the year. I'm finally sharing how simple it is to start a podcast. From what to use to record to how to submit your podcast to iTunes, I cover 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 [email protected]. Listen and subscribe on iTunes.

Today's question comes from Kyley in Arizona who asks: "Is it important to have your blog name correlate with other things you are doing? For example, should my blog name be the same as the name of my Etsy shop?" I break down 3 reasons why your online name is so important to build a profitable yet personal online 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 [email protected]. Listen and subscribe on iTunes.

Today's question is via email and comes from Whitney in NYC from www.stylishlYours.com. Whitney just relaunched her blog and got more traffic than she anticipated. She's wondering whether Google Analytics or Wordpress Analytics is better. She writes: "What's the best way to track my traffic for media kit purposes?"

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 [email protected]. Listen below or subscribe on iTunes.

Kyley in Arizona wants to know what advice I could give to anyone looking to use images from another site on theirs. To keep from causing conflict, I will break down the 3 ways you can make this happen. 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 [email protected]. Listen and subscribe on iTunes.