9 January 2017

My Blogging Goals for 2017


After having been inspired by a number of lovely bloggers recently (Mummy's Knees, Laura's Lovely Blog, Monkey and Mouse and Susankmann) I thought I should probably write some blogging goals for 2017. My blog has always been something of a hobby of mine. It's not that I don't take blogging seriously it's that I seem to lack time and motivation throughout the year when different things are going on in the family. The summer holidays for example can be hard as Logan is off school and Harlow isn't yet at nursery so entertaining both when one is 7 and the other 2 is no easy feet. I'm hoping that by giving myself some goals and writing them down will actually mean I achieve them.


Blogging
Posting - my posting history isn't the best at the moment. Sometimes I'll post 3 times a week then I can go weeks or even a month without posting. It's not great for my readers so I must really improve on this.

Schedule - on the back of timely posting is probably scheduling. If I managed to spend some time writing and scheduling posts then they wouldn't be so sporadic. Going to look into this and see if it helps.

Media Pack - you'd think after almost 6 years of blogging I'd have a media pack sorted by now! Wrong! So need to get my butt in gear and get that pack sorted for all the lovely brands, PRs and companies to work with out there.

Business Cards - I've got fabulous business cards which I received last year but only every plucked up the courage to hand a few out. Now is the time to stop being afraid and start actually giving them out when appropriate.

Engagement - I so need to engage more with other bloggers hence why I've purchased a ticket to the lovely BlogOn Conference in May this year. I'm really excited but a little nervous as I have never been to a blogging conference before. Hopefully this will be the start of new and lovely things to come.

Hobby to Business - Making an income from my blog would be a dream come true and now seems to feel like the right time. I just need to put myself out there and hunt down all those fab opportunities.

Be Social
Engagement - It seems like a no brainer but I really need to be more social on my social media platforms. I've been stepping it up on Facebook and Instagram recently but I must improve my A game on Twitter. I'm going to put some focus into that this year and see where it takes me.

Commenting - I want to share the love around and start commenting on other bloggers posts. I go through a phase of doing it a lot then forgetting to at all. I really enjoy a lot of blogs so giving some love back is key.

Social Media - Grow my Facebook page to 1200, Grow my Twitter followers to 5000, Grow my Instagram followers to 3500.

Tots100 - Increase my Tots100 score. I'm currently at 600 but last year the highest I got to was 219 which I was very pleased with. The whole being social and engaging should help improve my score.

Emails
Check - physically checking my emails regularly. I've got a bad habit of using social media a lot but not actually checking my emails in case an opportunity has come though.

Reply - easy enough don't you think but I read quickly then think "oh I'll get back to it". I MUST stop doing this and reply as soon as possible. Opportunities aren't going to hang around forever.

Pitch - If there's something I see which I think I could turn my blogging hand to then I need to start pitching and approaching brands who I think would like to work with me. I'm definitely going to start doing more of this in 2017.

This is only the start of a new journey for me but I've got my fingers crossed that now I've written everything down I'll be able to make a go of things, do what I can and maybe even push myself a little. I'd love to hear your blogging goals for 2017 so please share.

3 comments on "My Blogging Goals for 2017"

Jo on 9 January 2017 at 20:55 said...

Yay well done for sharing - I think it does make a difference if you write down your goals and even more so if you actually share them. It almost makes you accountable for them - doesn't it. Thanks for the name check :)

Sarah | Boo Roo and Tigger Too on 9 January 2017 at 22:52 said...

Great goals for the year, will be good to look back upon at the end of the year

Susan Mann on 19 January 2017 at 23:05 said...

Good luck lovely. I look forward to following them and here if I can ever help. Lots of love x

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