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Be Bold 2017: Blogging Goals

· Blogging, Goals

It’s time for the second post of #BeBold2017 and we’re talking about blogging goals! (Yes, I’m a few days late, oops!). Goals are so hard to come up with because you want them to be reasonable and achievable, but not too easy that it doesn’t feel like you actually accomplished something.

 

Blogging Goals for 2016

  1. Write at least 5 posts a month. I think five posts is a reasonable goal for the month.
  2. Be more active on Twitter. Twitter is a great way to connect with people and build a community.
  3. Grow my readership. I plan to work on interacting on social media more with my current and potential readers.
  4. Write for other blogs. I currently write for my friend Laura’s blog Ginger & Co., but I want to try writing for other blogs as well.
  5. Create and maintain an email list. I know my way around MailChimp, I just need to create and then build my email list!

I’ll admit I really didn’t accomplish any of my goals. They are decent goals, but I just didn’t achieve them.

Be Bold in 2017

· Blogging, Goals

What if I told you there’s a place for you to share your goals for 2017? What if I told you that we are at our best when we have accountability- someone cheering us on, giving words of encouragement? And what if I told you there is a space where we can all come together, grow our communities and discover other fabulous blogs and meet fantastic bloggers? Well there is! But the question for you is, are you wanting to be bold in the new year?

I’m excited to announce I will be part of an amazing project called, “Be Bold in 2017: a blogging community to make your 2017 brighter!”

 

 

What is Be Bold in 2017?

Be Bold in 2017 is a linkup for bloggers of all niches, genres and backgrounds to share their goals for the New Year and to connect with other bloggers. Through this, we can all grow our blogging communities and find cheerleaders and accountability partners to help us own our goals and make 2017

Reflection: First Month of Blogging

· Blogging

It’s been a month since I launch Modern Laine. Where did the month go? Today I’m going to share my reflection on my first month of blogging.

 

Before I launched my blog I had many great ideas, but putting them into action was more difficult than I expected. I decided in July I would launch on August 26th, which was about six weeks away at the time. As I got closer I felt like I was less prepared and more nervous. I was without my Macbook for a week and then the weekend before launching we went to visit my grandfather.

While visiting my grandfather I was freaking out because I couldn’t get the coding right for my about me picture and I didn’t have all my social media links setup. Thankfully, Laura helped me figure out the coding and she didn’t let me push my launch date. (THANKS LAURA!)

Launching was difficult, but keeping up with my blog has been harder! This first month has taught me a lot. Here’s a