Reasons Why You Should Self-Teach
Since I started this blog in 2012 (almost 7 years to the day!), I had to teach myself a lot of things! outfit linked here When I started this website *almost* seven years ago (October 16th to be exact!), I knew absolutely NOTHING about the space. Granted, there was not much that was going on. […]
How To Support Your Favorite Bloggers & Influencers
Community over competition seems to be a lot easier said than done. Especially in the influencer space. I’ve never really understood the whole concept of competition within the digital world (as far as bloggers/influencers go). When you truly sit down to think about it, there’s absolutely enough space for everyone. Whether it’s campaigns, regrams, sharing […]
Email Etiquette As A Blogger
Inbox Zero is an accomplishment many people strive to reach. shop the look On any given day, I can receive 5-20 emails in my business Gmail inbox alone (I have a personal email and then of course my FP emails). Naturally, it starts to become a lot. If I’m being 100% honest, I’m not the […]
The Content I’m LIVING For During Covid-19 Outbreak
The Internet is more relevant now than ever during the age of Covid-19. There’s a fine line between what influencers “should” and “shouldn’t” be posting. The matter of fact is that this is A LOT of people’s way of living…so they have to post as they normally would (without being completely clueless as to what’s […]
Welcome To It’s Casual!
Welcome to It’s Casual! shop the look It’s been a long time coming, but here it is. A brand new website. A brand new name. A brand new place. It’s Casual. I guess I should back up a bit. If you’ve been with me since 2012, you might have remembered Pink Champagne Problems. Pink Champagne […]
Things I Do On A Daily, Weekly, and Monthly Basis
I think by now we know that there’s a lot that goes into running a website and social media channels. Even during this time, not much has changed on the operations side of things. Sure, business and partnerships have slowed down a bit, but I’m still doing a lot of the same things. I share […]
How I Track My Expenses As A Small Business Owner
Over the years, I’ve learned more and more about taxes as a small business owner. As a small business owner, I think I’ve tried everything from Quickbooks service to taking pictures of all receipts to recording my own expenses. I finally found what has worked for me, even though I still DESPISE tracking my expenses […]
My 2020 Editorial + Partnerships Calendar FREEBIE (+ Content Prompts)
Want to know what my most used tool is when it comes to running my business? I can’t stress this enough: An editorial calendar is a MUST if you don’t want to lose your mind/overwhelm yourself. My editorial calendar is THE best way to keep myself on a schedule when it comes to It’s Casual. […]
Why I Started The Casual Corner (Why You Need A Newsletter)
I’ve tried to consistently keep a newsletter many times over my 8 years of blogging. And I just couldn’t do it. So I eventually gave up on trying. But the more and more social media takes over our lives, the more I want to focus on my website and growing connections with the audience I already […]
How To Show Up For Your Community As An Influencer
There’s a lot more influencers can do than persuade you to buy something. I got a message from a follower saying how they recently unfollowed a lot of influencers because of two things: 1. Mental health and 2. Their wallet. Naturally, it REALLY got me thinking. Like holy crap. Well, I was, at first, really […]