…and I am so happy to say that my first e-course Sweet Blogging is finally here!
After months of pouring everything I know about blogging into Sweet Blogging it’s now ready and AVAILABLE!
Sweet Blogging, the e-course was written with girls in mind…girls with lives and jobs and kiddos, a house and a life…my intention was to write about my story and experiences with blogging, what I have done that has worked and what hasn’t and give my advice for blogging to girls who live in the real world…
I got to this point because as a blogger myself, especially in the early days interested in reading and getting advice on blogging, all I could find were professional business sites…sites where the main component was about how to blog for money, how to get on top blogger lists, how to have a super blog, how to get people to stay on your site and click your affiliate links, how to build an email list…
I quickly lost interest in these sites …the blogs that blogged about you getting rich quick from your blog …what I wanted was simple and easy tips to improve my blogging that fitted in with me…
I love blogging, but never would have expected that it could become such a big part of my life!
And more, I never thought I would have picked up so many tips, tricks and ideas for blogging along the way…
Sweet Blogging has been written just as you see things on my blog…in an informal, casual style…if you need inspiration to blog and quick and easy tips that will fit in with your lifestyle this is the blog course for you!
Sweet Blogging is in twelve sessions, with sessions broken down into easy-to-digest chunks…so you can dive right in and get on with it!
Session 1 Introduction…my journey with blogging, the story of how I got started and a bit more information on getting going with abeachcottage.com
Session 2 What Shall I Blog About Anyway? ...here we look at what you could blog about, themes, ideas and how to successfully channel your passions into your blogging journey…
Session 3 Blogging Voice….here we look at how to find a blogging voice that will make your blog unique and more ensure that you blog as you and enjoy it!
Session 4 Getting Readers…a look at how to get gals to share this blogging path with you! Most bloggers want readers…it’s fun, creative and rewarding to share your blog with people who love and support you for what you are…and get what you are rambling on about…this session looks at quick and easy ways to grow your readership and looks in depth into one of the most popular ways to get your blog out there….Linky Parties…including what I have learnt on Linky Parties and how to make them work for you and a look at Linky Etiquette…
Session 5 Networking & Working It…this session looks into commenting & networking and how to make the most of your time and make commenting on other blogs help you along in your own blogging journey…tips and tricks I have learnt along the way, why your commenting may not be working, how to leave an effective comment and more. In session 5 we also look at ways to get promoting your blog for free and what to look at when considering social networking…
Session 6 Photography for blogging….no you don’t need a super-duper whizz-bang camera…this session is a big one and looks at all I have learnt about photography since I picked up an ancient old Powershot a few years ago…simple tips on how to improve your shots and how telling a story with your photos is so very important on your blogging path…here we look at backgrounds and changing ‘em up, quick tips and photography walks…
Session 7 Content, Prompts & Ideas to Blog…here the ideas and things I have picked up along the way that make blogging fun and interesting…easy ways to try new things with your blog and ways to get inspired!
Session 8 How Not To Blog…a few things not to do on your blogging path…things that I have learnt by trial and error that haven’t worked and the worst blogging advice I have had…attempted and failed miserably at
Session 9 The Numbers Game…all about stats – what I have found out about what my stats mean and how tweaking things with stats in mind can mean that your blogging path is more productive…
Session 10 How to Find the Time…the hardest thing in blogging is finding a balance that works for you…most of us are not full-time paid bloggers and it is a hobby that is fitting in with families, jobs and life! Here I look at simple things I have done and time management blog-style…ways to make it work and be enjoyable..
Session 11 My Thoughts on Advertising…a look at advertising and what it could and couldn’t do for your blog…my views on advertising at my blog and things to consider…
Session 12 Things I Wish I had Known….here looking at quite what I wished I had known when I started blogging…the early days when if only I had known a few simple things….it’s interesting what came up in this session when I sat down and thought about it! lots of little tips to save you time and energy and get you on a happy blogging path….
This is an online course right here at abeachcottage.com…it is easy to read at your own pace and has been designed with Sweet Blogging exercises along the way to prompt you to look at your own blog, implement ideas and get creative…There is no waiting with this course…once you receive your unique login information you will receive access to the full course…all sessions will be available to you right away to get stuck into!
Sweet Blogging How to Blog for Girls is open and available every day…no paying for a course and it being taken down a few weeks later…perfect for those of you who don’t have the time to dedicate to an online course with start dates….once you have purchased the course you will automatically receive login information via email and you can take as long as you like to sit, read and enjoy with a cup of tea…
Happy Blogging!
Sweet Blogging How to Blog for Girls $29
And welcome to Good Life Wednesday! I can’t wait to see what you have all been up to this week…please leave your link below and remember you must link back to abeachcottage.com.
I loooooooooooooove your blog! I too live just steps away from the beach. Just moved here in Feb. & this is where my heart is. You have inspired me to work on my place and make it feel like “home”. Thank you! You’ll see me on here often!
I wish you every bit of success and happiness with it.
I regularly read your blog and find you enjoyable to the core.
(I just went into a local gift ware store – ooh and aahhed for several minutes at the items – I think they have been inspired by your blog and stock several items that you have made at a fraction of the price) Happy days
Good Heavens… you never stop!
And another most incredible idea!!!
Many congrats…and as soon as the State decides to drop my check in the bank for being tortured by patients… I will be signing up!
YIPPEE!!!!
Smiles~
Cricket
Hi Sarah, What an accomplishment getting your e-course done!! You should feel very proud. : ) I love your blog, your easy way of “talking” and your photos are amazing. I’m new to the blogging scene, but I’ve always felt very welcome here. Thank you. And thanks for hosting. Yours is a must for my weekly party links. Soo many great inspirations link up every week. Have a great day!
~ Catie
29 bucks! What a bargain. Will that mean that we will gain your witty and very funny sense of humour? Will that mean that our readers will chuckle and laugh out loud everytime they read our blogs? Will I get to befriend op shops now instead of always wanting to wash my hands as soon as I walk in the door – must be my O.C.D!
Sarah your blog is so lovely and inviting who would possibly want to miss this fab oportunity to learn and hear more of your entertaining thoughts and tips.
Now… paypal … will have to get hubby to help me with that. Da!
xMichelle
Sarah, your course sounds terrific. You definitely have a lot to share that will be very helpful to bloggers. I’d love to take the class as soon as things get a little less busy in a few weeks. Fall is always a great time to jump into a new project. What a great accomplishment to ge this all pulled together in the midst of your wife-ing, mom-ing, decorating, designing, finding great deals, photography and so much more. Way to go! Have a great week!
Congrats on this great accomplishment Sarah. i am sure it was tons of work, but I am also sure it is chock full of wonderful tips and worth every cent.
Thanks so much for this great linky. It is a joy to visit.
Thank you so much for hosting! I can’t wait to take your sweet blogging e-course, and read all your wonderful advice. You’ve got me very curious…is my comment effective? Looking forward to finding out I’m also interested in the whole “finding time to blog” section. That’s always a tricky one for me.
I have been waiting with anticipation for your ecourse to start I have been secretly blogging for a little while now with only a handful of real life people knowing about it…too shy yet to put it out there, am looking forward to drawing on your wealth of knowledge
Have just signed up for your bc blogging course- & i am looking forward to putting aside some time with a cup of tea later today, or a glass of wine later tonight to have a lookie…
Can’t wait for some typically wise BC words of wisdom & a few laughs i’m hoping!
I’m sure it will be like reading a lovely long BC post whenever i feel like taking a moment to myself & doing so!
Dear Sarah!
Congratulations on your amazing blog! I was just introdcued to it and already a great fan.
Also, as I blog – with the same limitations as you do – I’ll be taking your course!!
Keep up your great and inspiring work!
I am sooooo excited to hear about the e-course! Sweeeeeeeet blogging is right!
Thank you for being the hostess with the mostest!
Kerry at housetalkn.blogspot.com
Hi Sarah, Thanks again for the linky party! I am excited about Sweet Blogging! Looking forward to when things “settle down” after summer – haha – and I can sit with that cup of tea and dive in :-} ~ osc
Thank you so much for creating this! I’ve just started my own blog after being inspired by you and a few other bloggers I follow.
Before I found your blog, I was considering a move from NYC back to my hometown in Canada to purchase a group of waterfront cottages from my father, and was on the fence about whether or not I should make the leap. I found your blog randomly when I was looking for images for the aesthetic of each of the cottages if I were to buy them, and I typed in “beach cottage” … and your blog came up. You are my design soul sister – as we have very similar loves in terms of decor. My current apt is all white w/ tones of sandy grey, and I wanted the cottages to have the same beachy feel. I couldn’t believe it when I found your blog, and it was EXACTLY what I was thinking of. I saw it almost as a sign (as hokey as that sounds). I’ve decided to purchase the property and make the move, and thought it would be a great idea to capture all of this activity thru a blog, as well. Just wanted to say thank you again for sharing and if you feel like following along w/ me … http://crosbybeach.blogspot.com (although it’s still very much early days
I need to take the photography course!!! I’ve been blogging for years, but have always had lousy photographs, which really sucks, as my husband is a professional photographer – I don’t like to ask him for help with my blog, because I want to figure it out myself
Hi Susan, Darcy on Sarah’s blogroll posted the series “a better picture in 31 days” last October. I’ve been working my way through it and have learned heaps. Good luck! : )
Thanks Sarah for your Sweet Blogging the E-Course, I purchased mine today. Will link back once I create my blog, hope to join you on Good Life Wednesdays very soon.
How brilliant Sarah that you are sharing your super blogging knowledge with us! I have been toying with the idea of starting a blog for a while but just didnt know where to start. I have just bought your bargain course and am looking forward to getting my teeth into it – simply cant wait whoooopeeeeee!!!
G'day! I'm Sarah, I live in a tatty old cottage, near the sea in Australia with a battered old deck & a big old fig tree out the back...stripped wooden floors, old sash windows & a jumble of vintage furniture. [Read More …]
Beach Cottage ladies, we have some vintage linen and some wood/twig washed up on the beach today here in Beach Cottage Land….don’t say I don’t keep you entertained now will you . Come on in. So, yep I have posted about colanders on this blog, about things sourced from the side of the road, about [...]
G'day ladies, let's have a Too Easy Beach Cottage recipe yeah? The original place for Too Easy Recipes on the web ;-)
So, after my last salad went down a storm in my inbox, that's here if you missed it, I had to do this one seeing as I make it most weeks.
There is a problem with this salad and kiddos though...it looks, well, it looks, kinda yucky...but once they try it, they'll ask if and when they are next having it....at least that's what happens in this ratty old cottage...but I must interject here that my kiddos are 'good eaters'? ...they didn't get a choice in that ;-)
Now, stop, don't start running and hitting that next on your blog reading list, pulses are your best friend in the Too Easy Dump & Go kitchen for the busy mum, or busy anyone for that matter...that reminds me I must blog the garlic canneloni Go To for when you forgot to do dinner, feel like a bath but have three ravenous young Beach Cottage Kiddos on your hands...another day.
I am almost embarrassed to tell you how easy this is, we have it so much that I always have a couple, make that six, cans of lentils around and a jar of goat's cheese in the fridge...the great thing about this is that it's all too easy to get ready in just a few minutes, but it looks, tastes and seems like you did oh so very much more than that.
You can obviously too change it up a bit depending on what you have to hand in your kitchen, and I must say that is how I settled on this version...because one day when I made it I didn't have enough Parsley in the garden and so I chucked in some basil too, and liked the Summer feel it added.
I think of this as being a rather posh salad, not sure why, because it couldn't really be further from the truth...the great thing is that it works so well for an average run of the mill day, (when I did this for this blog post, it was a hot Sydney Sunday and I did it just simply to go with Rosemary & Garlic stuffed pork, you can see that pork here),
...but just as easily it works on a regular old Wednesday night when you have lost all enthusiasm for rustling up yet another meal, or indeed on Saturday night, when your friends are on their way over for dinner and you my friend, are in your new vintage inspired clawfoot bathtub (that's me in a few weeks time, k?) without any clothes on, a tipple and no idea what to cook for dinner...
I have a complicated and ever-changing relationship with goat's cheese...it never fails me in its performance and it never fails to impress me (you can find out a bit more on what I like in food here if you like) and I kinda collect it...because it's very easy to collect and has a fairly long fridge-life, I love trying out different ones and there's not many things I love more than goat's cheese on sourdough...but I think the best thing about it is not thinking about it exclusively in the toast/salad department...I've stuffed it in chicken and all sorts of things as a last minute and it's been fab.
But let's get down to the nitty gritty of this super salad that makes you look like an angel who has been on her knees all day scrubbing the front step when really you are in the digital world and spent most of ...
G'day Beach Cottage ladies, howdy, howdy howdy today for a Beach Cottage Too Easy recipe.
If you like cake, cream, sugar and chocolate, make this.
This is, rather than a recipe, a putting it together...as you know I am no dessert maker, but, I do make quite a few sweet things, because, somehow I have ended up with kiddos, who in their roles as offspring, believe that part of the deal, is that not only do I feed them a home-cooked meal with a few homegrown ingredients in there, yes, they also believe that dessert and not the kind that comes out of a packet is included too in this All-Inclusive Deal they call Parenthood.
So, this, for sure, is no culinary masterpiece, but if you are looking for something that is so very easy, dump-able, uses everyday ingredients and at the same time makes you look like you spent hours pulling things together plus tastes good....well, then this is for you.
Best though, you don't make this for yourself, if you have spent the most part of your week sitting on your derriere reading blogs...this my friend ain't low in the calories department...if, however, you are treating yourself to a delight in a mason jar, this is so for you.
I first had a version of this when at dinner back in Old Blighty with a girl, I once, in another life, caught the train up from our village to London with...she was a funny thing really...I am not quite sure how we got on...she was kinda prissy and a bit bothered by too much...I would run to the train flustered, having got up late, and she would have a spreadsheet on the train times, if you know what I mean.
Anyway, a few years later when we both had bambinos, I bumped into her again and we met up for playdates and dinner sometimes....this particular night, after a lovely meal she served up little bowls of creamy, cakey fruity stuff topped off with chocolate flake...it was delicious!
She didn't serve hers in little jars like this, hers were in a champagne glass and not quite so layered as these ones, plus she used tinned fruit not fresh or frozen.
Years later when said offspring kept requesting dessert, one day I wangled together somehow these from what was around in the fridge and they've been with us ever since.
Most likely, if you ever come here for dinner, and shock horror, you dont' bring the dessert with you, this, if you are lucky, will be what you will get.
Throw it all together, sprinkle a lil bit of chocolate on the top and the blog reading past-time you so rudely left in order to make this, is my friend, your oyster.
Beach Cottage Too Easy Layered Raspberry, Cream & Sponge Dessert
1 small maderia or butter cake or a pack of cupcakes (or of course make your own)
1/2 cup whipping cream
1/2 cup cream cheese
1/4 cup sugar
8 tbsp fruit
1 x chocolate Flake or chocolate bar for grating
1. beat the cream cheese until it is soft
2. whip the cream until soft peaks form
3. combine & add the sugar through
4. cut your cake into portions
& layer into the bottom of your jar
5. add a tablespoon of fruit
6. layer on top the cream combo
7. repeat
8. grate chocolate or Flake on top
*Beach Cottage Recipe Notes : this is just a guide really, you can use any cream that you have on hand...I have made this with clotted cream (don't even go there unless you want to seriously get these babies on your thighs), with double cream and I have even, in desperate times squirted in that, ...
G'day Beach Cottage ladies, well I thought it was time for some blogging tips here today, alongside a few nice flowers and shells ;-)
I was recently part of a blogger discussion group over at Kidspot and a couple of hours later had a few questions from girls who couldn't make it to the live chat, one was on my Facebook page and one via email, the Facebook one I will deal with in another Real Girl Blogging Tips post...the email one asked me what essentials do I think every blog needs?
Well I have been around here for a while now doing the blogging thing, so I should know this, yeah and I mused this on my walk by the sea this morning I thought well what do you only need?
...I think it is really very easy when blogging, whether or not you are blogging up there in the lofty heights of the Super Bloggers or you are just dipping your toe in the water, to get side-tracked by 101 million different things that are 'essential' to your blog and if you are someone like me who actually gets a thrill from reading blogging tips then you are in an even worse place because you will find yourself literally buzzing with these essential things to add/do/implement on your blog.
However, walking along, gulping down that brisk sea air today (no sunshine & clouds) I thought you actually don't need any of that professional blogging stuff to be successful...but there are a few things that are pretty much crucial ...and once I started to think about it I got it down to about 5 - these are the only things that you need to concentrate on...once you have read through take a look at some of the big girl's blogs...you'll see that actually they don't have bundles of stuff on their blogs...but they do have all of these...
So here are my top things that your blog must have
1. About Page
There are all sorts of About Pages out there, and if you search on it there are many different tips and ideas for what to have on yours
Whatever blogging platform you use, adding an About Me Page is easy, quick and simple and will do everything to grow your blog.
I like a long-ish About Page, I am inherently nosy and I like to know a bit more about the person but at the least you should have on it your name and where you are located. I also think a photo is good too...over the last year or so I think this has become more important in blogging - if you are hesitant about that as I was, you can try using sunglasses or a behind shot until you get comfortable.
There is nothing worse than stumbling upon a new blog and going to find out more to only be faced with a piddly little one liner About Me Page...well there is something worse, not having one at all!
2. Contact Page
The chances are someone, somewhere will want to contact you and you will be surprised what lands in your inbox once you put yourself out there on the world wide web with a blog.
Many bloggers also use this page to include details for PR's/brands that may want to contact them and some bloggers put their stats on there too.
A short, to the point and simple Contact Page works really well...whenever I have wanted to contact another blogger I am often very busy and have limited time so I don't want to hang around sifting through information looking for an email address, so concise and clear ...
G'day lovely Beach Cottage lovelies.
So, yeah, so on a roll people, so on a roll.
I feel kinda home accessory wired right now.
I am always telling people, if anyone ever listens, that blogging is all about passion, not that sort of passion, but about passion that makes one tick.
Things like this make me tick tick boom.
I love finding things that suit my budget and let me treat my home but look amazing too.
So without further adieu I introduce you, ladies of the beach, to the blue vintage glasses that I have been stroking for about a week or two now...
These glasses are from a little boutique I sometimes happen upon, this boutique sells also pet accessories, carpet cleaner, bras and compost...it's quite unique though.
And, thanks to my friend Marnie (she blogs over here, go take a look at her praying position, interesting), who just so happens to be one day having me over for a lil' Greek dinner, has let me in on the fact that we call Kmart....The KMart...with an accent ....as in 'I love The KMart'...just like her MIL does. Oh yeah. Love that.
So I have had my eye on reproduction vintage glass blue wine glasses and being trying to find real true vintage blue glasses for like ever.
Oh yes I have spied them in Frenchy boutiques, I have lusted after them in stores that I shouldn't even enter and I have put them back pretty quickly in those shops with the hand-written price tags. C'mon, you know the ones.
And, though all of the above have tempted me, muchly, really, even with my wardrobe stashing skills I just thought that, actually, I'd rather be saving that casherooni for our next trip overseas..
Hello The KMart.
Tick Tick Boom
Vintage style blue wine glasses.
Do not come to my old place and think you might pick up one of these and smile with pleasure at their handblown quality, their weight, and be secretly jealous that my wine glasses cost more than your car...friend, that would not happen...these do not feel like that...indeed these in a funny way reminded me of my baby girl, she was a tiny little thing, with stick legs, the tinsssssssiest ankles and wrists you ever did see, she slept sideways in her cot wedged in between rolled up blankets and would only settle attached to Mr Beach Cottage or I or a (dirty) pj top of mine scrunched up under her nose...the first few times I picked her up to cuddle, being used to Honeymoon Baby who weighed in at 9lbs at birth and has never really stopped growing, I nearly threw her little bird-cum-rat down covered body over my shoulder.
These glasses are like that...be careful or you might lose your wine down the front of your shirt.
But oh baby, we are not talking picking up here, we are not talking quality, we are not talking house accessory snobbery.
Beach Cottage ladies, we are talking aesthetics.
And this is what I need in my cottage.
Blue vintage style glass, paired with coastal / nautical / beach stuff on my deck.
It's The KMart.
Tune in tomorrow, tomorrow, I have more budget foofing for your home, or maybe it will be the dress that wraps me up in supermarket-chic and makes me feel like me again.
Good Day to you my friends, wanna come hang out on my deck, talk house accessories, The KMart and drink some wine from blue glasses?
Sarah
I loooooooooooooove your blog! I too live just steps away from the beach. Just moved here in Feb. & this is where my heart is. You have inspired me to work on my place and make it feel like “home”. Thank you! You’ll see me on here often!
Melanie
Hello Sarah
Well done on developing your e-course.
I wish you every bit of success and happiness with it.
I regularly read your blog and find you enjoyable to the core.
(I just went into a local gift ware store – ooh and aahhed for several minutes at the items – I think they have been inspired by your blog and stock several items that you have made at a fraction of the price) Happy days
have a wonderful day
x
Loulou
Well done on launching your E course Sarah !! Thanks for hosting another linky party, I love looking at other peoples posts !! xx Ava
Congrats on Sweet Blogging.
Thanks, girlfriend, for hosting.
xo bj
This e-course sounds amazing! Good luck with it and thank you for hosting another week!
Wonderful!
Many congrats!
And thank you again for hosting!
Cat
Good Heavens… you never stop!
And another most incredible idea!!!
Many congrats…and as soon as the State decides to drop my check in the bank for being tortured by patients… I will be signing up!
YIPPEE!!!!
Smiles~
Cricket
Hi Sarah, What an accomplishment getting your e-course done!! You should feel very proud. : ) I love your blog, your easy way of “talking” and your photos are amazing. I’m new to the blogging scene, but I’ve always felt very welcome here. Thank you. And thanks for hosting. Yours is a must for my weekly party links. Soo many great inspirations link up every week. Have a great day!
~ Catie
29 bucks! What a bargain. Will that mean that we will gain your witty and very funny sense of humour? Will that mean that our readers will chuckle and laugh out loud everytime they read our blogs? Will I get to befriend op shops now instead of always wanting to wash my hands as soon as I walk in the door – must be my O.C.D!
Sarah your blog is so lovely and inviting who would possibly want to miss this fab oportunity to learn and hear more of your entertaining thoughts and tips.
Now… paypal … will have to get hubby to help me with that. Da!
xMichelle
Amazing! You are amazing! I can’t wait to get reading.
Sarah, your course sounds terrific. You definitely have a lot to share that will be very helpful to bloggers. I’d love to take the class as soon as things get a little less busy in a few weeks. Fall is always a great time to jump into a new project. What a great accomplishment to ge this all pulled together in the midst of your wife-ing, mom-ing, decorating, designing, finding great deals, photography and so much more. Way to go! Have a great week!
Congrats on this great accomplishment Sarah. i am sure it was tons of work, but I am also sure it is chock full of wonderful tips and worth every cent.
Thanks so much for this great linky. It is a joy to visit.
Hi Sarah,
Thank you so much for hosting! I can’t wait to take your sweet blogging e-course, and read all your wonderful advice. You’ve got me very curious…is my comment effective? Looking forward to finding out
I’m also interested in the whole “finding time to blog” section. That’s always a tricky one for me.
Much success to you!
Carolyn
I have been waiting with anticipation for your ecourse to start
I have been secretly blogging for a little while now with only a handful of real life people knowing about it…too shy yet to put it out there, am looking forward to drawing on your wealth of knowledge 
Off to click ‘Add to cart’
Sorry Sarah.
The blog award is from my other blog http://scrapbook-melissah.blogspot.com
x
Melissah
Morning from ol’Blighty Sarah-
Have just signed up for your bc blogging course- & i am looking forward to putting aside some time with a cup of tea later today, or a glass of wine later tonight to have a lookie…
Can’t wait for some typically wise BC words of wisdom & a few laughs i’m hoping!
I’m sure it will be like reading a lovely long BC post whenever i feel like taking a moment to myself & doing so!
Melissa x
PS & thanks!
Dear Sarah!
Congratulations on your amazing blog! I was just introdcued to it and already a great fan.
Also, as I blog – with the same limitations as you do – I’ll be taking your course!!
Keep up your great and inspiring work!
Cheers from sunny Portugal,
Ana
The blog course sounds amazing. I’m thinking about it. In the meantime I pinned it on Pinterest so I will be reminded of it.
Yay for you Sarah! Please stop by http://seasidestyle to pick up your award! Have a great day!
Linda
I am sooooo excited to hear about the e-course! Sweeeeeeeet blogging is right!
Thank you for being the hostess with the mostest!
Kerry at housetalkn.blogspot.com
Hi Sarah, Thanks again for the linky party! I am excited about Sweet Blogging! Looking forward to when things “settle down” after summer – haha – and I can sit with that cup of tea and dive in :-} ~ osc
Thank you so much for creating this! I’ve just started my own blog after being inspired by you and a few other bloggers I follow.
and if you feel like following along w/ me … http://crosbybeach.blogspot.com (although it’s still very much early days 
Before I found your blog, I was considering a move from NYC back to my hometown in Canada to purchase a group of waterfront cottages from my father, and was on the fence about whether or not I should make the leap. I found your blog randomly when I was looking for images for the aesthetic of each of the cottages if I were to buy them, and I typed in “beach cottage” … and your blog came up. You are my design soul sister – as we have very similar loves in terms of decor. My current apt is all white w/ tones of sandy grey, and I wanted the cottages to have the same beachy feel. I couldn’t believe it when I found your blog, and it was EXACTLY what I was thinking of. I saw it almost as a sign (as hokey as that sounds). I’ve decided to purchase the property and make the move, and thought it would be a great idea to capture all of this activity thru a blog, as well. Just wanted to say thank you again for sharing
Happy, happy girl here! Thank you Sarah. I am very eager to get started learning!
JoAnn
I’m excited to take your E-Course Sarah. Will sign up as soon as I am able. I could use the advice, and you are a PRO! Thanks for hosting, Marcia
post more often!thanks for sharing this valuable information!
I need to take the photography course!!! I’ve been blogging for years, but have always had lousy photographs, which really sucks, as my husband is a professional photographer – I don’t like to ask him for help with my blog, because I want to figure it out myself
Hi Susan, Darcy on Sarah’s blogroll posted the series “a better picture in 31 days” last October. I’ve been working my way through it and have learned heaps. Good luck! : )
Thanks Sarah for your Sweet Blogging the E-Course, I purchased mine today. Will link back once I create my blog, hope to join you on Good Life Wednesdays very soon.
Thanks for hosting. I’m currently working on a coffee table, inspired by yours…
How brilliant Sarah that you are sharing your super blogging knowledge with us! I have been toying with the idea of starting a blog for a while but just didnt know where to start. I have just bought your bargain course and am looking forward to getting my teeth into it – simply cant wait whoooopeeeeee!!!