Instagram is all the rage. Everyone’s on it and everyone loves it. It’s one of the few social networks left where it’s just plain fun to be there. When you look at your Instagram account do you feel like it speaks to who you are? Does it represent you well? Even if you’re comfortable with where you’re at, there’s always…
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Experience Wilmington: Eat, Ride, Walk
Looking to experience Wilmington? This blog post will give you a real feel for the city! Tucked between Cape Fear River and the Intracoastal Waterway, Wilmington, NC has an interesting vibe. Make that vibes. Historic Downtown Wilmington has that riverboat, wharf, old brick warehouse feel. Head East from downtown toward Wilmington’s “Midtown”, and beyond to the Intracoastal Waterway and bordering Wrightsville Beach,…
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Is Your Blog Brand Ready?
Looking to make your blog brand ready? This guest post by Katie Harding will help you get a few tweaks in place to help ensure your blog will be brand ready in no time! Get Brand Ready If you’re a blogger and you want to work with brands, this post is for you! Over the last few weeks, several of…
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NC Museum of Art: A Creative Mom’s Plan
by Shasta Walton Faithfully Free faithfullyfree.com @faithfulmomblog We all have visions of taking our kids to the Art Museum. There we are standing looking at a Renaissance masterpiece and our children are discussing the finer points of the play of light on the Madonna’s face. And yet, for those of us who are brave (read: foolish) enough to venture into…
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How to ROCK Your Mailing List
Building and nurturing an engaged email list is one of the most powerful strategies to connect with your audience, boost brand loyalty, and drive meaningful conversions.
How to Build A Wooden Light Box for Photography
Guest Blogger, Manda, is teaching us how to build a wooden lightbox for photography to help us take the best possible photos for our blogs! The best blog posts always include amazing photos, especially if you’re a food blogger or post product reviews so I bought this camera, Samsung 14.2MP CMOS Smart WiFi Digital Camera with 18x Optical Zoom and decided…
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An Introduction to Vivid Interiors, Greensboro, NC
by Katie Williamsen Twin Stripe twinstripe.com @twinstripe Happy Monday, friends! Today I am excited to introduce you to three amazingly talented ladies from bright and modern Greensboro interior design studio, Vivid Interiors. They describe themselves, “As an eclectic mix of polished prepster with a little bit of funky quirk (think Wes Anderson in film).” I was lucky enough to work…
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DIY Blogging Tips and Tricks
DIY blogging can be fun, lucrative, and inspirational. If you are at all interested in crafting, home decorating, sewing and more, then a blog can be a perfect fit for you. But, the DIY blogging world is saturated. So how do you make yourself stand out? What do you need to know about blogging for DIY and crafting? Whether you…
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Three Steps To Starting a Blog
Have a lot to say? A specific point-of-view? Great recipes, styling tips, poetry, short stories, photographs? Then you need a blog because there is only one YOU and you need to share your talent with the world. We’ll get you started with our three steps to starting a blog. Set aside 10-30 minutes and follow the three easy steps below….
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Tips for Shopping at Charlotte Area Farmers Markets
By Katie Campbell Katie Talks Carolina katietalkscarolina.com @kttalkscarolina Here are several tips for shopping at Charlotte area Farmers Markets: Bring Cash/Small Change – Depending on the size of the Market, the farmers will only have cash and they won’t have a lot of small bills to hand out. Gather your $1 & $5 dollar bills and your coins…
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Keaton’s – A BBQ Lunch Worth the Drive Near Statesville, NC
by Allison Troyano Scoop Charlotte scoopcharlotte.com @allisontroyano I know what you’re thinking…a 30 minute drive just to get some fried chicken?  That’s what I thought too until I read up on Keaton’s BBQ outside of Statesville.  This no-fuss restaurant tucked back off of a winding road has managed to get a decent amount of press, although I’m under the impression that…
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