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July 16, 2012

Blogging Together…our number one question answered!

Recently Kathy of  a Delightsome Life asked us to share some on blogging and how we do it, we thought we’d share our post here with you today.


Believe it or not the number one question we get asked about our blog At The Picket Fence is not…”how do you come up with projects?” or “how did you get sponsors or advertisers?”

At The Picket Fence

The number one questions is: “How do you blog TOGETHER?”

 The concept of multiple blog authors is still relatively new in the blogging community.  Blogs originally were a platform for people to share their personal lives, most likely with friends and family so therefore it was a natural extension to be a “one woman or man show.”  But, there has slowly been an evolution to multiple author or contributor blogs.  For us this was a fabulous concept!


Here are a few pluses about blogging together: two brains for the price of one. double the available content. a person to automatically get to vent to, collaborate with and bounce ideas off of. a division of the labor i.e. writing posts, responding to questions and emails, working with sponsors and advertisers and communicating through social media.


Here are the minuses: lack of spontaneity. having to compromise. sharing of the income generated from the blog.


As you can see in our eyes the pluses far out way the negatives! And the added and best bonus:
Getting to work everyday with your sister who lives across the country!


So HOW then do we make this work daily for us? Well, we thought it would be fun to share a day in the life of our blog!

Heather is on East Coast Time
and Vanessa is on Pacific Time

so with a three hour difference we can cover a large portion of the day with regards to our blogging business!

Most days Heather will wake up, have coffee, have some more coffee…and fire up the computer. The first thing she does is either publish that mornings post (usually between 8-9 am) while Vanessa is still snuggled in bed with visions of posts dancing in her head…Winking smile  If there is a post up from the night before that will still be the featured post for that day, Heather will go into edit and update the date and time and update the post.  This brings the post back up to the top of people’s blogging dashboards and readers.

Next, Heather will check emails and categorize them in our At The Picket Fence Gmail account.  This is our main account for our blog, and we both have access to it online and on our phones.  With a quick scan she deletes any spammy emails, categorizes emails into their respective folders: sponsors, giveaway requests, post questions, BlogHer emails etc.  She makes sure to mark any for Vanessa specifically as “unread” and starts them so she’ll see them when she gets online.

After addressing any emails that need immediate responses. Heather switches over to our special email address where all of our comments are sent.  We decided awhile back that having two email addresses one a general and one a comment only helped us from  “losing” emails from sponsors, advertisers and business opportunities among the comments.Heather scans quickly the comments looking for questions to answer or comments that need a direct reply.


Now,  it’s time to connect with our Facebook Friends. 

We have been blessed to have so many wonderful Facebook friends (almost as many as blog followers) so we work hard to cultivate the community over there! In fact, it’s a great way to connect with us on a more personal level, so we encourage all of our blog friends to also join us over there. We try each morning to share an inspirational or funny quote, picture, etc. We also make sure to link up our blog post for the day.  We check for any private messages or new likes who have left comments and respond to those directly.

We also make sure we are utilizing all of the great resources provided by social media platforms by having our Facebook updates all post on our Twitter account automatically. While we are in our Facebook Page account we take a quick moment to scan the pages we follow to make sure we leave comments, like status updates, etc.  This not only creates a sense of community but  also increases our edgerank (i.e. how Facebook sees our importance) because Facebook likes interaction.


At this point in the morning, Heather’s coffee has run out and it’s time to focus on “real life” for a few hours.  Vanessa is now up and at ‘em with her family.


Vanessa usually jumps on the email first thing to check for new comments, and to address her emails.  She is our “email cleaner” she is good about keeping us from being overwhelmed with emails in our in box! She also will often get on Facebook as well and post something from her.  Usually something funny or cute her kiddos have done…and they are VERY funny and cute. (says their Aunt Heather…grin!)

Often Vanessa will send a quick text to Heather letting her know she’s up and to touch base on something while getting her family around for the morning.  We do A LOT of texting!!

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Texting saves our bacon when it comes to our blog. No matter where we are or what we’re doing we know we can communicate with each other.


Some of our text go like this: “Yikes! I forgot to put the linkytool link in the party! Can you fix that real quick I’m not at home!!” or “OMG you’re post today is so fabulous! I LOVE your photos!” maybe a “did YOU see the email we just got?!” Winking smile or “Can you do a Facebook update I forgot?”


At some point in the day, we will have a phone conversation. This usually consists of working through our calendar and scheduling posts or discussing working with a new sponsor, etc.


When blogging together an online calendar is a lifesaver! We use our Google calendar because it is attached to our Gmail.  It’s easy to click over and go over the calendar together and fill in our posts, giveaways, etc.  We then schedule reminders to our Gmail to help keep us on track.  On our calendar we schedule posts, sponsor shout-outs, giveaways, and keep track of our statistics.


Afternoons are reserved for both of us to work on projects, take photos and write posts. We also do lots of our post writing at night when our families are settled in for the evening. Afternoons are also when we will have a phone conversation to discuss sponsors, giveaways and advertisers.  We often split responsibilities but we both are able to handle things like billing, tweaking the look of the blog and making sure we are visiting and making the blog rounds in our community.

Vanessa will get online in the late afternoon, while dinner is going on at Heather’s house, to refresh a post again.  She will share features on Facebook, tweet some updates and answer emails. Evenings are always flexible at both our homes depending on what we have going on in our personal lives.  Sometimes we are both online at the same time, emailing featuring, pinning, and tweeting.  Sometimes only one of us is on.  The nice thing is no matter what we can be
PRESENT online connecting with our communities because there are TWO of us!


One fear we have had in this joint venture is a lack of personalization.  We are one blog…but we are two sisters.  We will often “sign” our Facebook updates, comments or tweets with our individual names so that others will know who they are talking to. We each have “blog friends” that we feel especially close to and have developed friendships with.  We never want to lose who we uniquely are. We also each have special gifts, talents and subjects we feel strongly about and want our blog to reflect our individualism as well.


Vanessa has her amazing and very personal A Labor of the Heart Series…focusing on adoption and faith. Heather has written a Blogging 101 Series sharing her passion for blogging and helping new bloggers.
And then we have fun joint series we love working on together like our Behind the Blog Series. And of course our favorite part of the week…Inspiration Friday Party! Where we get to showcase other bloggers and bask in the fabulous talent out there in blogland!


As our day draws to a close, we often will spend a few moments pinning and repining on Pinterest, which is a fun way to end the evening or tweeting with our friends.  We both have Pinterest and Twitter apps on our phones which makes this easy to do without having to be in front of a computer. Vanessa will often refresh a post one more time in the evening, or do a few more shout-outs on Facebook, making sure we are connecting with our friends in all time zones. 


And then it’s time for bed…where often our most creative ideas and blog ideas come to us when our brains are resting…which might generate one more late night text…”Hey I just had the most amazing idea…remind me in the morning to tell you!!” Winking smile

Besides are blog we also have several other collaborative projects.  We are both monthly guest contributors to Houzz.com as well as recently brought aboard as HomeTalk Ambassadors.  Needless to say we’ve developed an even closer relationship over our blog.  It’s a business…but we are SISTERS and that always comes first!

heather and vanessa
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  1. Wanda says

    July 16, 2012 at 11:56 AM

    very glad to have stumbled upon you two! I just joined hometalk! I am a new blogger, blog about family, life, home and decor!
    http://www.recreateanddecorate.com

    Reply
  2. Carmella says

    July 16, 2012 at 11:59 AM

    You girls are just amazing! I am so happy that even though you are separated by the miles that are between you, you still get to work on this amazing blog together! And, it truly is amazing! I have been inspired and encouraged more times than I can count!

    Thanks for sharing the behind the scenes…. Because I was one of your readers that thought, “how in the world to they do this??” now I know 🙂

    I hope you BOTH have a great week 🙂

    Reply
  3. Maury Kilgo says

    July 16, 2012 at 12:35 PM

    Sounds like you girls have it together! Not that anyone doubted that. It’s fun to get to see behind the scenes 🙂

    Reply
  4. Debby says

    July 16, 2012 at 12:54 PM

    What you do works and that’s the only thing that matters…..besides the sisterhood.

    Reply
  5. Laura @ House Of Joyful Noise says

    July 16, 2012 at 1:22 PM

    That was SO interesting to read! I too have wondered, how the 2 of you managed one blog together. I’ve always been intrigued by how you do this as sisters, because the idea of working with someone in a creative business, has always appealed to me, and I also envy the close relationship you have as sisters. Sounds like you’ve got a great system down!

    Vanessa, I read your entire adoption story yesterday. You wrote it so beautifully, and I was completely lost in it. I can’t tell you how many tears I wiped off my cheeks, shed from various emotions throughout your story. What really stuck with me, was how you mentioned (in your own words) that people say ‘babies are such a gift’, and how deep your gratitude is, when your child truly WAS gifted to you. You put it much more beautifully, but it really touched me in a profound way, to think about that. I was happy I came over to read it.

    Keep blogging on, Girls! And keep treasuring the beautiful relationship you have as sisters. THAT is a gift too, when you have a sister that loves you enough.

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  6. Debbiedoo's says

    July 16, 2012 at 1:53 PM

    I think it is pretty fantastic. I actually wish my sister and I could do this together. It is nice to be a team, collaborate and come up with fun fresh material. My sister however, works full time and can barely even read my blog. You girls are doing a rockin job. In fact, I remember when you first merged I was wondering how it would all pan out, obviously very GOOD!~:) XO

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  7. Judy says

    July 16, 2012 at 2:24 PM

    I wish I had a sister to do this with. I think it’s so super how the two of you work together so seamlessly. I enjoy your blog on a daily basis and am so honored to be able to call you my friends.

    Reply
  8. lsteckly says

    July 16, 2012 at 2:44 PM

    I LOVE this post! It comes through in your blog that you guys have so much fun together 🙂

    Reply
  9. Anne Lorys - Fiona and Twig says

    July 16, 2012 at 2:49 PM

    I think the two of you gals are just fabulous!
    I love reading and seeing your different perspectives and the way you blend it all together so seamlessly.

    Hugs,
    Anne

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  10. Debbie says

    July 16, 2012 at 2:53 PM

    I love the way you two work together. If I could get a certain sister of mine to blog with me, I would.

    As if we don’t spend enough time together…
    Good grief.

    Reply
  11. Dawn says

    July 16, 2012 at 4:58 PM

    This was so fun to read! I love how you can stay so connected and work together even though you are miles and miles apart. And you are working like crazy! 🙂

    Reply
  12. South Shore Decorating Blog says

    July 16, 2012 at 5:09 PM

    You guys really have it worked out to a T! It’s nice, too, that the blog keeps you so close. Really gun post to read!
    Stacy
    PS – LOVE the photo of you both at the end!!!

    Reply
  13. Shirley@Housepitality Designs says

    July 16, 2012 at 5:16 PM

    You two are a great team, a great “sister act”…Your blog and “business” is successful because of your extraordinary, wonderful relationship and commitment to each other and your families…You can tell through your blog that you two genuinely enjoy what you are doing, thus the success…your creativity and sincerity are a blessing to us all!….Great post!

    Reply
  14. Kristin @ My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia says

    July 16, 2012 at 5:26 PM

    Awesome post! Wonderful that the two of you can blog together and bond! The fact that you can do this together and spend more time with family is key!!!! Have a wonderful week.
    OXXO
    Kristin

    Reply
  15. Susan (My Place to Yours) says

    July 16, 2012 at 5:42 PM

    Great job, ladies!

    Reply
  16. Honey at 2805 says

    July 16, 2012 at 6:15 PM

    You make a fabulous team!

    Reply
  17. Lauren @ My Wonderfully Made says

    July 16, 2012 at 6:53 PM

    I’m exhausted just READING about what you do! You are both so good at your craft and it shows in every aspect of your fabulous blog!

    Reply
  18. reFresh reStyle says

    July 16, 2012 at 8:27 PM

    You guys are awesome, love this! You work so great together…do you need an older sister 😉

    Reply
  19. Anonymous says

    July 16, 2012 at 11:39 PM

    You forgot to mention that you call your mother every single day to run all your ideas by her! Yeah, right!

    Great job! Love you girls!

    Mom

    Reply
  20. Tanya Anurag says

    July 17, 2012 at 1:28 PM

    Proud Mom 🙂 and why not!!

    Girls, this is one of my favorite posts! I could actually see both of you working on your blog while reading what is written. I am not sure who wrote this (does that even matter!!) but all I know is i LOVED it! Thanks for the insight! That was really inspiring!

    Reply
  21. Kim @ La Belle Époque says

    July 17, 2012 at 3:12 PM

    This is such an awesome post and certainly is a reflection of you two sweet gals that I met at Haven. One word comes to mind…genuine. Oh, and thanks again Heather, for saving me from that strange man (aka my husband) on Friday night in Atlanta!

    Reply
  22. Bliss says

    July 18, 2012 at 2:38 PM

    This was one of your best posts. I wondered, but never asked…..and it is a great testament to making work *work* with someone you love.

    ~Bliss~

    Reply
  23. Linda @ it all started with paint says

    July 18, 2012 at 9:15 PM

    Wow, what a fabulous post and you two are so amazingly organized! I can’t get myself organized and I’m only one person …

    Love the refresh idea too. I’m going to look into how I can do that …

    🙂

    Linda

    Reply
  24. Vicki Shead says

    July 20, 2012 at 1:12 AM

    Excellent!

    Reply
  25. Konkurrence vind says

    July 27, 2012 at 10:03 AM

    Vanessa, those are precious! going to have to remember that idea so can do it with Little Man and Little Sir when they are old enough. That would keep them nearby even when they have .

    Reply
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    September 12, 2012 at 6:20 AM

    good information sharing thanks for posting the news.

    Reply
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    August 28, 2014 at 2:09 AM

    I’m gone to tell my little brother, that he should also go
    to see this webpage on regular basis to get updated from latest news.

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  28. Stacy Martinez says

    May 11, 2016 at 3:25 PM

    This post was so helpful! My sister, best friend, and I are starting a blog together. We actually had personal blogs that we couldn’t keep up with because it was so time consuming. We decided to join our efforts to make the work load more manageable. (You actually visited our personal blogs in the past! Years ago. We would link to your parties and you featured us on Inspiration Fridays: http://www.thepreciouslittlethingsinlife.blogspot.com and http://www.thepeartreecottage.blogspot.com) My question is in regards to money and taxes. How do ya’ll manage this aspect of your blogging business? How do you file your taxes? Do you have a joint business account? How do you split the profits? Do you pay your regular contributors? Sorry, so many questions! This post is so old, I’m not even sure if you’ll see this comment. If you’ve already written on this topic, would you be so kind as to provide me with a link to the specific post? If not, would you consider writing a post about this? There is very little information out there for “shared” blogs. Thank you so much!

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I’m never.going.back to stressful, time-consumin I’m never.going.back to stressful, time-consuming seasonal decorating. When I think back on the years where I would feel all of the pressure to come up with something fresh and creative I’m seriously embarrassed. Truly. Because it was such a waste. A waste of my time, my energy, my resources. Something clicked with me a few years ago. I was just done. I needed to simplify. I needed to not spend an obscene amount of time looking at fireplace mantels on Pinterest and trying to figure out how to make mine look amazing. I needed to put it all in the proper place in my heart and my mind. Which meant, it had to go waaaaayyyy down on the priority list. So far down it almost wasn’t on it. And I needed to confess to the Lord that I had allowed it to become an idol. 

Yes, I want to have a home that I enjoy. Yes, I love pretty things. But something really amazing happened when I finally released it all. When I decided to not give into the pressure and panic I would feel when I would scroll through my Instagram feed. When I just laid it all down and said…enough. There was this incredible irony in it. Because, the less time I took to decorate my home for each season, the more I found myself loving the results. I think that all along I had just been getting in my own way. It’s really taken a lot of time and prayer for me to finally be at a place where even though I still struggle with insecurities and I still have doubts from time to time, I’m becoming increasingly more confident in who God created me to be. And, just like my home, I’m finding that as I relax into myself, letting go of the comparisons and the pressure, the more I can actually lean into the calling He has placed on my life. 🍂

Leave a comment if you can relate! 

#wearethehomemakers #homemaking
“As the alluring song of September begins to whi “As the alluring song of September begins to whisper in my ear, my passionate spirit yearns for the splendor of its promise.” (Peggy Toney Horton)

Happy September dear friends! While I’m not quite ready to let go of summer and I plan to make the most out of the lingering, warm days, I’ll admit to starting to think about my fall decor this year. And one way to get inspired is to take a look back at previous years. Here’s just a glimpse at some of the ways I’ve welcomed Autumn to my home! 🍂

#september #falldecorating #falldecor #falldecoratingideas #wearethehomemakers
Labor Day weekend might mean that we’re turning Labor Day weekend might mean that we’re turning the corner and getting closer to fall but I’m not quite ready to let summer go. So I’ll just be over here continuing to whip up some super simple summer meals for my family that frankly can be enjoyed in any season. These shrimp rolls I made the other night were definitely a hit and would be great for any of your upcoming holiday weekend gatherings!

Shrimp Rolls 🍤

Ingredients
1-2 lbs of shrimp that is peeled, deveined and tail off (If using frozen make sure it’s thawed completely)
1/3 cup mayonnaise 
1/2 of a lemon
2 Tbsps chopped scallions
1 Tbsp chopped dill
1 Tbsp chopped Italian parsley
1 Tsp of Old Bay seasoning (more if you like!)
pinch of sea salt and pinch of black pepper
Hoagie Rolls
Softened butter

Directions: Gently pat the shrimp with a paper towel to remove any excess moisture. Roughly chop the shrimp and place in a bowl. Add mayonnaise, squeeze half of lemon and stir to combine before adding in the scallions, dill and parsley. Stir to combine and then add the additional seasonings. Spread butter on hoagie rolls and toast in the oven until lightly browned. Pile on the shrimp mixture and enjoy! 

#shrimproll #foodie #weeknightdinner #easydinner #seafoodlover
Today has been a very Monday-ish kind of Monday. W Today has been a very Monday-ish kind of Monday. We woke up to the sound of chainsaws and rushed downstairs to find that our backyard neighbors were having two of the huge trees that line our shared fence removed. These trees have been here longer than the neighborhood and no, they weren't dead or causing damage to roofs, foundations, etc. They were beautiful and gave us wonderful privacy. We had no notice of this happening so this came as quite a shock. Because we were given no notice, we didn't have the chance to cover our outdoor furniture or plants and everything is now coated in a thick layer of sawdust including the fresh bark we recently put in the garden beds. And now our lovely privacy is gone, replaced by a direct view of an above ground pool and RV. I know, I know, it's totally a first world, privileged kind of problem to have. But, now we have to spend thousands of dollars on plants to try and recapture some semblance of privacy. Now we have days worth of clean up to do after we had JUST done a massive freshening up of our backyard. My overarching feeling has just been weariness at the way our world is today.

I think about how often we try to do right by people, to be respectful and courteous. To be thoughtful and considerate. And it’s not reciprocated. How its starting to seem more and more like people have just given up on those seemingly small niceties. And my soul just feels heavy. Because I feel like so much of what used to be common courtesy is not so common anymore. Drivers on the roads are angrier and more reckless than ever before. Red lights being run are an everyday occurrence around town. On our recent family vacation, I heard more people using the F word out in public than ever before even while around children. Where are manners? Where is kindness? I'm finding myself being surprised when someone is thoughtful because it seems like a rarity. And that's just all on a micro, local level. Don't even get me started on the insanity in our world/culture. After I returned from grocery shopping (which can also be soul crushing), I found myself desperate for a reminder of the truth. 

*Part 2 continued in the comments.*
How often is it in our lives that we don’t fully How often is it in our lives that we don’t fully grasp our strengths or our weaknesses until we are put to the test? Little did I know how much I would love my role as a wife, mother and homemaker until I became one. And that in my endeavor to do those roles to the best of my ability, it would bring to the forefront gifts and talents and blessings that I use outside of these walls.

As I water others, I’m watered too because it brings such joy to care for those around me. But it can also make me see more clearly the areas in which I’m lacking and be a very humbling reminder of how much I still need to grow and learn.

Proverbs 11:25 says, “Whoever brings blessing will be enriched and one who waters will himself be watered.”

Have you done any ‘watering’ of others this week? How has it blessed and ‘watered’ you in return?
“Mom, this is one of my favorite meals that you “Mom, this is one of my favorite meals that you make.” Statements like this from my kids fill me with so much joy and such a sense of assurance that my role as the maker of this home is one that makes an impact on them in both big and small ways. It’s not just sheet pan shrimp boil. 

It’s nourishment
It’s time together around the table
It’s laughing as we try to get the butter sauce out of the pan
It’s a memory
It’s an imprint on their lives 

The ordinary act of making a meal becomes EXTRAordinary. And I try to keep that in mind as I do this task day in and day out, year after year. 

***

Ingredients: 
1 pound baby red or yellow potatoes
Green beans or corn (4 ears cut in half) whichever you prefer
1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted
4 cloves garlic, minced
1 tablespoon Old Bay seasoning
1/2 tsp coarse sea salt and pinch of black pepper 
1 pound medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
1 (12.8-ounce) package smoked andouille sausage, thinly sliced
Crusty bread for dipping 

Directions:
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Lightly oil a baking sheet or coat with nonstick spray. In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook potatoes until just tender, about 10 minutes. Put potatoes, shrimp, sausage and green beans or corn on baking sheet. Pour butter over top. Sprinkle with old bay seasoning and salt and pepper. Mix well to combine. Bake for about 12 minutes or until shrimp is pink. 

#shrimpboil #sheetpandinner #sheetpanmeals #homemaking
Temperatures in the 100’s call for fresh and lig Temperatures in the 100’s call for fresh and light cocktails! My husband is my own built in bartender and he put this together the other night. 

2 jiggers of gin (you could also use vodka) 
*you should do a jig when using a jigger 😉*
Crushed ice 
Grapefruit tonic 
Squirt of lime 
Sprig of mint 

Easy and so refreshing!! ☀️

#cocktails #summercocktails
There is something magical about the late summer e There is something magical about the late summer evenings. Maybe it’s because we have a greater sense of the fact that these long days are slowly shortening and we want to savor them as much as we can. I know I intend to do just that. 

I hope you’re having a wonderful August so far dear friends!
Variations of this recipe are on repeat at our hou Variations of this recipe are on repeat at our house all summer long. We’re big on the ‘build your own’ method of making dinner especially on very hot days. Simplicity for the win! 
#recipes #easydinner #easydinnerideas #homemaking
In music, rhythm is a regular repetition or a grou In music, rhythm is a regular repetition or a grouping of beats. No matter what else a piece of music has in terms of its pitch or tone, the rhythm never changes. Its the stabilizing force and brings order to a composition that would be completely chaotic without it.

The same can be said of rhythms in our lives and in our homes. When everything else feels out of control, rhythms and patterns provide us with stability and something that we can rely upon to give us a sense of security in a very insecure world. But, too often, we associate the rhythmic things we do in our lives as merely tasks to be gotten through rather than gifts which provide much-needed balance.

Whether it’s making the coffee every night before we go to bed or doing my devotional in the morning before the rest of the house wakes up or watering my garden, these simple tasks provide a rhythm to my day that is truly grounding. 

What’s something that you do that you would classify as a rhythm or pattern in your week?
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