Polka dots are a classic pattern, great for sophisticated styles and whimsical fun. In honor of National Polka Dot Day, I’ve compiled some of my favorite polka dot products on the Zazzle marketplace for you to peruse! Disclaimer: this article contains affiliate links. …

This might be a win-win for the side hustle community! — I’m trying a new experiment. To be transparent, I have no idea if I will really make much profit, but I see the potential to earn while lifting up my fellow hustlers. Here’s what I love about it. First, it costs me nothing, so if I fail all I lose…

Spotted patterns existed long before the term “polka dot” was coined. In many cultures, they were associated with magic and male potency. Ancient Egyptians used dots in hieroglyphics to represent the sun. Dots can be found in art across the world. However, throughout the Renaissance, they were considered distasteful in…

There are so many ways to market your blog posts, but Pinterest is often overlooked. I’ve recently started adding all of my writing to Pinterest to increase traffic to my Medium articles and other websites. Curious about trying it? Read on! Why Pinterest? Pinterest has more global active users than Twitter. There…

During my first week of my doctoral studies, one of my professors described ResearchGate as the “LinkedIn for academics.” While LinkedIn is also a great resource for academics, it is true that having a ResearchGate profile is important during your academic journey! To create your profile, follow these steps: Upload…

If you haven’t checked out the groups on Facebook dedicated to Medium, you might want to give it a try this year. I was on Medium for a year or two before I thought to try this strategy, and I wish I had started sooner! I have definitely noticed an…

Boost your income in 2023! — It’s so popular today to start a side hustle to supplement income. There are so many ideas out there that it can be overwhelming to decide where to start! I have started numerous side hustles over the past few years, some of which have grown into my full-time small business…

How much did they make? — Story #1: Who is Linda Skeens? Who is Linda Skeens? The District Fair Darlingsarah-nicole838.medium.com 3.5K reads, $9.05 earned This was the first of my posts to ever get a wild number of views. It was a story I wrote on a whim, after seeing a viral post on Facebook about a mysterious woman virtually sweeping a county fair…

If you have pets, don’t sleep on pet insurance — I’m the proud mama to four cats. When I first became a pet mom, I didn’t think about getting pet insurance. I could barely afford my own insurance, and my baby kittens seemed pretty darn healthy. Fast forward a bit, and one of my babies, Daisy, was diagnosed with asthma…