You just launched a blog, or are about to launch it! Woohoo! I’m so excited and happy for you! So what are the things that you need to focus on now that your journey just started/it’s about to start? I wished I did those things when I started blogging 6 years ago since they would have make the process so much smoother! 7 Things to do in your First 6 Months of Blogging Polish up your blog theme: I’m about to launch a course about all the things you can do to your blog theme or template to improve your engagement and get more page views. My favorite tip is making sure you are making the most out of your theme. So type your blog URL and give it a look wth a fresh set of eyes. Would you like to be there if that was not your blog? Find inspiration: Look for other bloggers around, search in Pinterest and ask friends. Look for bloggers that are doing things you would like to do that are on your topic, and look for other bloggers that are also doing inspiring things and that are on a completely different topic. Make a list of your ten favorite resources and visit them once a week to stay up to date with what’s happening in the blogging world. Look for ways to promote your blog: I talked about the importance of promoting your blog posts on this post about 5 Things I wish I knew when I started blogging nd I definitely stick with it. You should be promoting your content the 80% of the time, the other 20% should be spent creating the actual content. Holy Guacamole that’s a lot of time to promote! So create a list of your favorite social media tools to use, search for facebook groups where you could promote, learn a tip or 2 about Pinterest and overall think of the best ways you can put your content out there Master 1 thing that will make your blog better: You are already doing a ton of work and learning a lot of things! But commit to really master 1 thing in these first 6 months. it can be whatever from learning how to take better pics, to really find out how to create a successful editorial calendar. Mastering 1 thing is not only going to move your blog forward but it’s also going…
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