Let’s say you have wisdom to share and a tribe that follows your work. How do you turn that into a thriving business? Today’s guest found a way to monetize her blog and ultimately walk away from her job in higher education to grow an online business and to spend more time with her family.

 

Amber Temerity is a work-from-home mom with two toddlers who has been blogging for nearly 20 years. In November of 2014, she hit a wall. Her job at a local college kept her away from her young children twelve hours a day and some weekends. Daycare was expensive, and Amber knew that her life needed to change. She launched the frugal living blog, Thrifty Guardian, and within five months she was earning enough to make the online business her full-time gig.

 

In July of 2016, Amber launched a second website, Embracing Temerity, which utilizes her skills as an efficiency strategist and social media marketing consultant to help business owners develop systems and generate revenue. Today she shares her best tips for budgeting, managing your time, and alleviating ‘mom guilt.’ Listen and learn how to ‘embrace temerity’ and monetize your online business!

 

Key Takeaways

How Amber monetized her blog

• Affiliate marketing
• eCourse: Life on a Budget
• One-on-one coaching
• Masterminds

 

Amber’s top budgeting tips

• Respect your time over money
• Track every debt and source of income
• Map out a plan to move from where you are now to financial freedom

 

Amber’s time management advice for parents

• Don’t be too hard on yourself if you don’t get everything done in a day
• Ask, “What’s going to make me a better person tomorrow?”
• Focus on short-term goals by planning what you need to get done this week

 

Why Amber made the decision to send her kids to daycare twice a week

• Realized she had been ‘delusional’ with regard to how much she could accomplish with kids at home
• No family support nearby
• Daycare provides social outlet for children
• Amber can knock out content and plan social media those two days
• She can offer kids her full attention when they’re home with her

 

Amber’s guidance for parents considering a side hustle

• Keep the WHY in front of you with a vision board or post-it note
• When you doubt yourself, look back at the WHY
• Maintain focus by relishing in what you could accomplish in six months

 

The ideal design of a webinar

• Educational platform rather than a sales pitch
• Demonstrates instructor’s trustworthiness and expertise
• Provides a foundation of knowledge to build on
• Students walk away with value, wanting to learn more

 

 

Connect with Amber Temerity

Thrifty Guardian

Embracing Temerity