This week I am skipping Learn and Link next week I will resume to normal schedule.
I have been blogging since 2009. I stared off as just sharing my homeschooling journey and encouraging other homeschoolers and moms. Along the way my blog grew from a hobby to a part time job. My blog is "mine", it's my outlet. I enjoy it!
As my blog has grown it's time to get more organized. So here are my Blogging New Years Resolutions for 2013:
1) Use a calendar (this is something I have never done) jot down due dates for posts.
2) Use an Excel spread sheet and type in all product reviews as I post them so that when I go to do my income taxes at the end of the year I am not scrambling when my husband asks me for my information and I then am totaling up all my product reviews.
3) Take advantage of blogging on the go when possible. My husband bought me an iPad for Christmas with the keyboard. Any extra pockets of time when possible can be a time saver for me. Even if it's to just start a post.
4) When a giveaway is over immediately choose my winner.
5) Not to get discouraged when doors are closed, new ones will open, they always do!
6) Get even more involved in other blog events and guest posts.
7) Go through my affiliates and see if they are still a good fit for my blog.
8) Clean up my sidebar.
9) Change my platform, purchase my domain and change my blog name after the new baby is born.
10) Do not put all my eggs in one basket, grow all my social media not just one particular one.
11) Continue to host Wordless Wednesday linky, Learn and Link linky and my giveaway (Super Saturday) linky but also do more parenting posts, recipes and crafts.
10) Do not put all my eggs in one basket, grow all my social media not just one particular one.
11) Continue to host Wordless Wednesday linky, Learn and Link linky and my giveaway (Super Saturday) linky but also do more parenting posts, recipes and crafts.
12) Limit blogging to a minimal during the weekends and stick to my Sunday's off - weekends are family time.
13) It's OK to say no.
14) Most of all have fun, keep enjoying what I do and remember that I am a busy mom to 4 soon 5 little ones and to create a blog schedule that doesn't interrupt that special time with them!
What are your Blogging New Year Resolutions? Leave me a comment and share your most important one!
What great resolutions. My big resolution is to do slightly less work! LOL! Maybe take one day off from blogging.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great list. I always struggle between my desire to spend more time with my blog and others and to spend more time with my kids and my house. I also wonder about when and how to bring my blog up a notch so that it helps us make some more income. I would be thrilled to receive tried and true tips and how-to's from you about how you moved from hobby blogging to income blogging. I do a few affiliate links and some minor giveaways/reviews, but, besides that, I just write whatever I feel moved to write within the time life allots for writing. Any advice you have would be MUCH appreciated. Please feel welcome to share with me by leaving a comment at traininghappyhearts.blogspot.com If you want it NOT to be published, that's fine. I can just read it and not publish it, but would sooooo appreciate it. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteI think I am going to try to blog about things that interest me or that I know about more--
ReplyDeleteI love your list! I'm always scrambling at tax time as well. If we're more organized we'll probably actually include all our deductions :) Love #5, it's so easy to get discouraged. It seems like everyone else is being offered great opps and we get passed by. However, something else usually comes along. We just need to keep the faith.
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year!
Hi Nicole,
ReplyDeleteThose are such wonderful resolutions. I'm still learning and growing. My daily resolution is to enjoy that moment with my kids. I have the opportunity and blessing to be home with them. I need to grab it and run with it. The blog will still be there when they nap or are playing with each other. Thank you for this post.
Karina
I think my goal is to get more balance. It's difficult to squeeze in everything during my day!
ReplyDeleteGreat resolutions! I am just beginning so I'm hoping to focus on just producing more high quality content on a very regular basis!
ReplyDeleteI am going to find some time to get my site designed the way I want and clean up a few things. I can't believe it has been a year already, learning so many new things as I go.
ReplyDeleteI need to be better with a Calander also!!
ReplyDeleteA lot of these are the same for me. :-) I need to stick to writing in my planner, I do well with it for awhile then forget.
ReplyDeleteI am planning a new design and doing a clean up as well. :-)
Happy New Year!
great list, I couldn't live without my planner. I was so surprised to see you still are using blogspot and haven't bought your own domain!
ReplyDeleteI have a lot of the same bloggy resolutions. I bought the blogging calendar and plan to use that. I also plan to keep better track of the reviews and so forth. You have a great list! :)
ReplyDeleteLove this Nicole. I want to do one too! You've inspired me to make my own list. Thank you!!!
ReplyDeleteGreat list! I think I am going to borrow a few. I try to stick to not working on the computer on weekends too!
ReplyDeleteI had not given this a second thought but it's a good idea. I like the idea of a calendar just for blogging
ReplyDeleteI love your list, I plan on get a professional look for my blog, I use a planner so that is great..
ReplyDeleteGreat idea! I could definitely steal a few of those! :)
ReplyDeleteI like your list! As a new blogger I am striving to find a good balance, so 12 and 13 are going to be focal points for me. I want to be better at choosing the most important ideas to share rather than trying to post about everything we do at home.
ReplyDeleteGreat ideas!! I need to follow a few of these myself!!
ReplyDeleteI am a new blogger and have not done giveaways but was curious...do bloggers list all of the product reviews at tax time that they gave or received?
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