My wedding blog started out as just a personal thing for my husband and I to do while we planned our wedding, but it has ended up being a source of income and even earned me a free gift.  Here’s how:

We started planning our wedding as 1920s themed after I found a beautiful authentic 1920s wedding gown.  I started my blog, "My 1920-Something Wedding," to chronicle the planning process.  However, I soon realized that the wedding blog received the most hits of any of my blogs and websites — ten times more!  It turned out that the 1920s theme was frequently searched, and information on things such as 1920s hairstyles were in demand.

Some time after the wedding, I decided to upgrade my wedding blog.  I moved it to its own URL, renamed it to match (My 1920s Wedding), and hired a designer to create an art deco-style blog template.  Although I was initially looking for a designer with a degree from a graphic design school such as Collins College, the designer I ultimately used had enough experience and talent to make up for the lack in education.  The results were beautiful — and with a little AdSense and a couple of product reviews, my blog brings me a couple of extra bucks a day as well as the occasional kickback!