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11 BEST Camping Kitchens for Easy Outdoor Cooking [2023]

June 1, 2023 by Mimi McFadden

A luxury campsite with a canvas teepee and a folding camping kitchen table, with smoke rising in the background.

A luxury campsite with a canvas teepee and a folding camping kitchen table, with smoke rising in the background.

The best camping kitchens for organized and easy outdoor cooking.

11 BEST Ice Packs for Coolers [2023]: Ice, Gel, & How To Use

June 1, 2023May 22, 2023 by Mimi McFadden

A freezer full of stacked turquoise, orange, and white plastic ice packs.

A freezer full of stacked turquoise, orange, and white plastic ice packs.

Use this list of the best ice packs for coolers to make sure the contents in your cooler stay cold, no matter where you go.

11 BEST Summer Hiking Socks for Hot Days on the Trail [2023]

May 5, 2023May 2, 2023 by Mimi McFadden

A pair of feet seen from behind wearing brown leather hiking boots and grey hiking socks walking through tall grass in warm sunlight.

A pair of feet seen from behind wearing brown leather hiking boots and grey hiking socks walking through tall grass in warm sunlight.

Find the best summer hiking socks to keep your feet cool on hot outdoor adventures.

15 BEST Campfire Cooking Kits for Tasty Outdoor Meals [2023]

May 4, 2023April 24, 2023 by Mimi McFadden

Best Campfire Cooking Kits

Best Campfire Cooking Kits

Find the best campfire cooking kits for an authentic camping experience.

15 BEST Minimalist Hiking Sandals & Barefoot Sandals [2023]

May 22, 2023April 20, 2023 by Mimi McFadden

A pair of muscular legs and feet wearing black zero-drop sandals walking over rough volcanic rock covered in seaweed.

A pair of muscular legs and feet wearing black zero-drop sandals walking over rough volcanic rock covered in seaweed.

We’ve tracked down the best minimalist hiking and barefoot sandals for outdoor adventures.

15 BEST Malibu Hikes in 2023 [Waterfalls to Ocean Views]

March 21, 2023March 15, 2023 by Mimi McFadden

The view of the Pacific Ocean from one of the best Malibu hikes in Malibu, California during a slightly overcast sunset.

The view of the Pacific Ocean from one of the best Malibu hikes in Malibu, California during a slightly overcast sunset.

The best Malibu hikes! From waterfalls to coastal views, tackle these trails to explore another side of Malibu, California.

9 Best Places to See Redwoods Near San Francisco in 2023

March 10, 2023March 10, 2023 by Mimi McFadden

places to see redwoods near san francisco

places to see redwoods near san francisco

The best places to see redwoods near San Francisco, from a local who grew up hiking through them.

Torrey Pines Hiking Guide: Best Trails & What to Know Before You Go

April 6, 2023February 24, 2023 by Mimi McFadden

Torrey Pines Hike | San Diego, California

Torrey Pines Hike | San Diego, California

Your Torrey Pines hiking guide, including the best trails and how to get the most out of the park.

18 Best Lake Tahoe Hikes for Stunning Views & Mountain Scenery

December 27, 2022October 21, 2022 by Mimi McFadden

lake tahoe hikes

lake tahoe hikes

The best Lake Tahoe hikes to help you make the most of your trip to this beautiful spot in California.

21 Best Hikes in Sequoia National Park & Kings Canyon

August 3, 2022August 2, 2022 by Mimi McFadden

best hikes in sequoia national park

best hikes in sequoia national park

The best hikes in Sequoia National Park and Kings Canyon to help you make the most of your trip to these national parks.

What a beautiful day for a banna 💛 Day 2 of the

What a beautiful day for a banna 💛 Day 2 of the wedding festivities and my now most favorite photos of Suneel [3,4, and 5].

Mehndi part II ❤️The best way to start off the

Mehndi part II ❤️The best way to start off the wedding weekend = delicious Indian food, music, henna, and hanging out with some of my favorite women. 🥰

Mehndi vibes, part I ❤️

Mehndi vibes, part I ❤️

4.29.23 ❤️

Since it’s that time of year for reflection and

Since it’s that time of year for reflection and goals, I just finished tallying up my budgeting spreadsheets. Here’s a look at The Atlas Heart’s growth in the past four years, and our projected growth for 2023. Letzzzz go!

✨2019✨
Annual revenue = $4,787
Total pageviews = 256,245

✨2020✨
Annual revenue = $12,600
Total pageviews = 349,658

✨2021✨*started working on TAH full-time
Annual revenue = $66,797
Pageviews = 872,919

✨2022✨
Annual revenue = $194,974
Pageviews = 2,386,618

✨2023 (Projected)✨
Annual revenue = $470,000
Pageviews = 3,600,000

✨Milestone Goal (projected to reach by 2025)✨
Become a million dollar business

💰Breakdown of income💰
Ad revenue = 56.5%
Affiliate revenue = 43.3%
Products = 0.2%
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Happy New Year!! ✨🍾

Even though I’ve been running my website since 2

Even though I’ve been running my website since 2012, it always used to be my passion not my main source of income.   It was a way of sharing my experiences and perspective about the places I traveled. I never had a business plan or looked all that much into how to make money from it.

Over the next six years, I went from bartending to running a somewhat successful consulting business as a freelance marketer that still allowed me to travel and work remotely.

Although I always imagined being able to make a living from my website, it honestly seemed unlikely that I’d be able to make money from something that I enjoyed so much.

It wasn’t until 2018 that I started teaching myself SEO and invested in numerous courses.   It took another year after that to start looking into how to monetize my website, and that was only after I lost one of my biggest clients and my monthly income was cut by 80%.

I thought it was as good a time as any to finally give it my best shot to create a successful blog that supported me.

I started building up a monetization strategy, intertwining my SEO skills to start making a little more money, one month at a time.

And then seven months later, March 2020 happened. And we all know how that went for the travel industry.

l was very close to walking away at that point, but I had seen how much growth there was in just seven months before everything came tumbling down. I couldn’t unsee that potential. So, after three months of a lot of languishing, I kept working on my site, more determined than ever.

It took another year and two months after that to finally be making just enough to end all my client work and start focusing on my website full time. I wrote an income report a month after that in June of 2021.

It was called “How I made $6,598 from my blog in June 2021.” When I wrote that article, I had big goals to hit 100,000 page views in a month before the end of the year (which I did!) and to make over $6,000 in a month again.

Secretly, I was hoping to double that amount by the following year, but looking back, I probably should’ve dreamed bigger.

Continued in the comments below👇

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