I did a pretty good job at keeping it updated on a regular basis but took breaks here and there. About a year and a half ago though, I decided to take a different track with my blog. I started to write more about things we were experiencing as a family along with some more personal posts. I started to get interested in blogging and exploring how I can expand upon what I was already doing. I started doing a little research on growing your blog and the possibilities of doing so. I got intrigued at even being able to make money off your blog. Although, it takes hours of energy and time, without getting paid, to build your blog- it can be possible to attract readers and start making money.
Yeaaa.. that sounds about right... sigh. |
One of the things I've learned since starting to post more is that you have to put yourself out there. People aren't going to come to my blog if I don't let them know about it. I'm not really one to do that. I don't necessarily like a lot of attention or being in the spot light. Sounds a little contradicting, I know- trying to put my blog out there. I'm not the one to message everyone on my Facebook friends list to beg them to visit my blog. Or to follow my blog. I am not one to reach out to a company to do a sponsored post. Or submit a post to be published. But then, what is all this effort for? It's a question I ask myself a million times a week as I'm struggling to edit a post and dealing with a picture that is not going where I want it to go. And don't get me started on watermarking pictures. Headache starting at just the thought.
But then I remember why. I remember the private messages of people reaching out to me after I've posted a personal experience. Or the great conversations I've had that a blog post has created. Or the personal growth I've experienced since challenging myself to write authentically. Some people may wonder why I decide to share such personal experiences on my blog and share it with everyone who reads it. Some may even disagree that some of my posts include pictures of my children or that I've decided to write about them at all. I go back to the reasons why I initially started a blog- to connect with people. It's as simple as that. I want to connect with people, relate to them and share in these moments that we call life. If I can help let someone know that they aren't alone in their struggles whether it's struggles related to parenting or personal struggles- then I've done what I've set out to do. And that's why I continue to blog, crouched over my computer at 10PM, editing and hammering out a new blog post every week.
So, if you are with me on this journey, I ask you to please follow me, like my posts, share them and be inspired by them. For those who have been my biggest fans- I so appreciate you more than you ever will know.
This makes me giggle but is so true! |
Have a great weekend and I'll be back on Monday! :)