I am on a mission….a creativity crusade…to be the best, most creative version of myself that I can be. Every. Single. Day.
The Olive Shoe, my little dream that just keeps turning into my #inreallife and online reality a little bit more every day, is the living, constantly evolving, hobby turned tiny small business that embodies my crusade.
The Olive Shoe exists to encourage creativity in everyday life by and for everyone, celebrating milestones and little moments, and by offering inspiration, lists, life hacks, DIY tips, How-Tos, recipes, resources and tools to enable any Joe or Joe-ette, any business person, Mom, home manager, teacher, or any other person to infuse just a little more creativity into their day.
Here are some resources I am using and have used to do just that:
Articles:
- 8 Brand Identity Trends to look out for in 2016
- 10 End of the Year Blog Post Ideas You Should Add to Your Calendar Today
- 11 Things Every Blog Should Have
- 14 Genius Visual Marketing Campaigns
- 15 Effective Ways to Get More Clients (And Keep Them Coming)
- 15 Noteworthy Podcasts by Creative Women Entrepreneurs
- 17 Things You Should do to Every Blog Post Before + After YouHit Publish (Free Checklist!)
- 20 Ways To Be Creative When You Don’t Feel Inspired
- 3 Steps to Starting Your Business When you’re Just As Ambitious As You Are Broke
- 3-Step Action Plan With Worksheets for 2 Months of Blog Posts
- 40 Things to Do When Business Is Slow
- 43 Data-Driven Headline Ideas From 1,000 Of The Most Popular Posts
- 51 Types of Blog Posts to Help Grow Your Audience
- 70+ Ideas for Any Blog’s Editorial Calendar
- 71 Proven Templates for Blog Post Title Ideas
- 8 Must Have WordPress Plugins to Super Charge Your Site
- 8 Ways to Be A More Productive Blogger
- A List of 22 Easy (And Mostly Free) Blogging Tools
- Better Business Blogs: A Professional Blogger Shares Her Best Tips + Free Editorial Calendar Printable
- Checklist After You Publish Your Next Blog Post
- Gain More Followers Through Guest Posting & Collaborations
- How I Started Making Full-Time Blogging Income
- How to Achieve Your Blog Writing Goals
- How to Come Up With 60 Original Blog Post Ideas in 30 Minutes
- How to Create An Editorial Calendar For Your Blog
- How to Create Your Brand Vision and Blog Post Strategy
- How to Drive Traffic to Your Blog In Little To No Time
- How to Launch A Blog on A Budget
- How to Make a Blogging Business Plan Whether Or Not It’s A Business Blog
- How to Set Up A Blog and Make Money Blogging
- How to Use Your Most Popular Posts to Build Your Editorial Calendar
- How to Write A Blog Business Plan (The Guide for Champions)
- How to Write A Business Plan For Creatives
- How to Write A Killer Blog Business Plan in 9 Easy Steps
- How to Write An Epic About Me Page For Your Blog
- My Favorite Tools for Blogging {The Nectar Collective’s} – Awesome Plugins, Programs, and Hosting
- Social Media Management Challenge from CoSchedule
- Sections of a Blog Business Plan
- Town Square Business Resource Center
- Tax Deductions for Bloggers
- The Small Business Guide to Google Analytics
- The Ultimate Guide to Photography Equipment for Bloggers
- Ultimate Guide to Using MailChimp and WordPress
- What to Post & When to Post It on 9 Important Social Networks
- Why You Need A Social Media Calendar and How to Create One
- You Are Your Business | The Business Plan
- Your Daily Checklist to Transform Your Blog Into A Business
Online Tools and Generators:
- CoSchedule’s Headline Analyzer
- Dafont.com – Free Fonts, easy to search and download.
- Dropbox – Easy, free online storage with affordable options to upgrade to more space depending on your need. An easy way to store and share information, photos, files, and more!
- MyFonts – Download great webfonts and desktop fonts, both classics and popular new fonts.
- Namech_k – Use Namchk to see if your desired username or vanity url is still available at dozens of popular Social Networking and Social Bookmarking websites
- Color Scheme Creator – The Color Scheme Creator applies an algorithm to adjust your base color and displays a variety of tints, shades & transitions.
Organizations and Societies:
Worksheets and Workbooks:
- 5 Lessons That Will Make You Better At Blog Planning
- Blog Planning Worksheets from Holly’s Helpings
- CoSchedule’s Resource Library
- Free 2016 Blog Planner from Mom’s Small Victories
- Free Blog Content Planner
- How to Create The Best Content With Your Cross Functional Team
- How to Do Outstanding Marketing On A Limited Budget
- How to Easily Find Awesome Content Marketing Ideas
- How to Run A Successful Blog That Will Boost Your Following
- Make 2016 A Successful Year with 15 Free Marketing Worksheets
- Printable Blog Planner from A Well Crafted Party
- The 6 Types of Social Media Content That Will Give You the Greatest Value
- The Ultimate Blog Planner Kit
- What to Do Before + After Every Blog Post
Pinterest Boards for Blog and Business Planning:
- Blog Planners and Worksheets
- Blogging Printables – Kelly O’Grady
- Social Media – Scrappin Michele
- Social Media – Blogging Stuff – Scrappin Michele
- To The Art-Fullest | Workin’ Girl from The Olive Shoe
- WordPress, my love! – byRegina
- Worksheets for Creatives – byRegina (Posts with downloads, activities, and worksheets for #bloggers and creatives
- Blog Planner
Inspiration, Posters, and Free Printables:
- 11 Skills That Will Make You Successful In A Content Marketing Career
- 50 Gorgeously Illustrated Typography Quotes to Kickstart Your Creativity
- Design Seeds
I’ll be adding to this as I stumble across more of the amazing resources out there, but until then…do you have anything I should add? If so, please comment below!
Happy Learning and Growing!
The Olive Shoe | Paperie & Design | Celebrating Creativity and Creatively Celebrating is designed and run by Lauren {LAC} James © 2015 LAC James All Rights Reserved.
Lauren {LAC} James is a Sr. Designer of Product Graphics for an international manufacturing company by day and a creativity crusader, designer, planner extraordinaire, artist and blogger in her “free” time. Follow her and The Olive Shoe on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest or Instagram! Please subscribe to receive emails, of course, come back and visit again soon!
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This is a fantastic resource list. Thanks for including me FREE 2016 Blog Planner. I can’t wait to dig into some more of these articles. I really need to take better advantage of the Headline Analyzer and new fonts to change up my blog design.
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Thank you Tanya!! Love your site!!
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