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March 26, 2015

Blogging Diaries~2nd Month

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The Resourceful Mama's 2nd month of blogging

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My second month of blogging ended a couple of weeks ago.  A large part of my second month was spent taking care of sick kids and then being stuck in bed sick myself.   I got behind on everything, so there were very few posts in the month of February.

I did not get my first month of blogging diaries done until early March (click here to read that post), so I am trying to get caught up with my blogging diaries without overwhelming you all with them in the same week.  My start date was the 7th of January, so I consider the 7th of every month my blogging anniversary and hope to complete my blogging diary post closer to that date.

Here is a review of my goals from last month and a summary of how I did.

  • Pinterest-I have a personal account and one for the blog.  Decide if I really need two separate accounts.
    • One of the few things I was able to do while sick was work on my Pinterest account.  I decided to link my personal Pinterest account to The Resourceful Mama, so I worked on creating meaningful and organized boards.  My boards were not very user-friendly.  For example, I had everything from brownies to pot roasts to fruit salad in one board titled Food.  I divided these up, so now if I am looking for side or salad to go with a main dish, I go directly to that board.
  • Look into other social media.  Facebook is the only one I have used, so another learning curve.
    • I have not done anything with other social media.  I have not made it a priority.  I do have a Google account and occasionally I am prompted to use it, but I really have no clue.  I have a personal Facebook page and I set up a Facebook account for The Resourceful Mama early on, but I have not been back to utilize it.  I am not sure if I should have a separate account or combine The Resourceful Mama with my personal Facebook account.  I think I remember reading that I could combine the two without blog followers have access to my personal information and feeds.  I would love to hear what other bloggers do with Facebook.  
  • Gain a better knowledge of how my camera works.
  • Improve my pictures and graphics on blog.
    • I have combined the summary for these two goals since they are interrelated. For some reason this is the goal that I avoid the most and it probably should be the top priority.  I think I am still stunned by how much photography plays a role in blogging.   I was very naive about this going into blogging.  I keep thinking I have a professional photographer who takes pictures of the kids and does our family pictures, so why do I need to become one!  There was a digital photography class nearby that I intended to take, but illness prevented me from attending.  I am learning PicMonkey to improve my photos and signed up for a Royale because the fonts, overlays, and graphics I wanted to use always seemed to be Royale.
  • Look at other templates and assess whether I should change.
    • I initially bought a template off of Etsy, but never really loved the template.  I did some research on templates and found that most people recommended a child theme on Genesis framework.  I found Pretty Darn Cute Design through Studiopress and purchased Modern Blogger Pro.  I love this template and my husband has found it easier to work with in terms of coding.
  • Organize passwords, logins, and other pertinent information.
    • This is a work in progress.  I know there are several online programs to help you get organized, but I am an old-fashioned paper and pencil girl.  I have a notebook where I jot down ideas, thoughts, and pertinent information, but information is randomly put into the notebook and I find that it is not at all user-friendly.

Goals for Next Month

  • Continue to organize Pinterest boards, join collaborative boards, delete Pinterest account I had initially started for the blog.
  • Decide whether to use my personal Facebook account or a separate account for the blog.   Learn how to use Google+ in conjunction with the blog and utilize it.
  • Read the book that came with our camera.
  • Customize my template.  Right before working on this post tonight I was at a link party checking out what others had linked up and saw three others that had the same theme.  They had all done a little to personalize their Modern Blogger Pro template giving me some inspiration.
  • Revamp welcome image and profile.
  • Market & Monetize The Resourceful Mama using what I am learning from an eBook ( How I Made $40,000 My First Year of Blogging)I purchased.

Goals for the Future

  • Sign up for Instgram account.  This may require purchasing a smartphone (just goes to show you how much I have to learn).
  • Sign up for twitter account.
  • Purchase and learn Photoshop.

Click here to see where I linked up.

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