Downsizing. At first the word seemed like I was giving up, but after some thought, I realized how freeing it actually was in the long run. While I run several websites (10 to be exact), I was back to feeling overwhelmed and not blogging like I should be. Some of …
Handmade Business and Blogging Update
It’s time to make some changes again. Once things start going absolutely berserk, I have to change. September was a downhill slide as I lost control of what I needed to do. My handmade business is starting to pick up, so I have to maintain control of that so that …
My Blogging Journey: Getting back on track
This month has been all about the new business launch and very little on blogging. Did I also mention that I’m a writer who is writing a novel? I have had a lot of irons in the fire. The first order of business was to get the blog up for …
My Blogging Journey: Celebrations
The one thing that I’ve learned over the course of a year is that blogging requires consistency to get results. This week, I’m celebrating the fact that I have consistently blogged and posted at least one post per week. On some of my websites, I have consistently posted multiple times …
My Blogging Journey: Laying it all on the line
It has been a while since I made a blogging journey post. I also have a huge gap in my publishing, but this time I am putting it all out there. I’m laying it all on the line and going all in. I left my full time job on June …
My Blogging Journey: Making a Plan
As I sat down on Friday, I realized that my blogging had really suffered this past week. So I grabbed my planner and started jotting down everything that I needed to do. The purpose was to prioritize for the weekend and next week. The first thing that I needed to …
My Blogging Journey: Finding the Sweet Spot
When it comes to advertising and growing your business, you have to find just the right niche to throw all of your time into so that you can become successful. If you’ve followed along with me, you know that I have several blogs that I run that range in subjects …
My Blogging Journey: Slow and Steady
Finding my blogging groove is a slow and steady pace. As much as I would love to jump in and go Gung Ho on it all, I just can’t do that. I noticed recently that one of my blogs has gained a lot of traction since school started. I know …
My Handmade Update: After the merge
I have finally finished merging the majority of my websites. I still have about 10 more items to include in my catalog, and then I should be able to fully start my promotion campaigns. The change in doing this has been almost immediate. I’m no longer having to focus on …
My Blogging Journey: The Disappointment
The disappointment I feel when I realize the momentum I lost during that month long hiatus. For some of my blogs, it was 2 months. I went from page views in the thousands to 20, and in some cases, my page views are in the single digits. The reason? Not …