There is so much to learn when it comes to blogging. I know that when I first began five years ago, I just thought I’d take some pretty pictures, write about decorating, and that would pretty much be it.
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I just attended my fourth(!) Haven Blogging Conference in Atlanta, GA, and it was, as usual, amazing. I love meeting new bloggers, hanging out with my bestie-blogging friends, and taking in as much information as my brain can comprehend…
There is just SO much to learn, you guys. SEO, social media, photography, staging, editing, working with brands, affiliate marketing, etc., etc., etc. I’m not going to lie; I get very overwhelmed. I feel like my brain isn’t really wired for SEO, I don’t really care about it…ha! I have had to learn to just accept that I’m not going to really be great at all of it. It’s ok if my social media following isn’t mind-blowing, my traffic isn’t the beating everyone else, and my “brand” isn’t the most thought-out. I’m cool with that.
Don’t get me wrong, I’ll work with the occasional brand that I really love, I’ll keep posting on social media and trying to grow my following, and I’ll try to be better with improving my SEO…maybe. 😉 But, none of this is THAT important to me.
Because at the end of the day…all I really want to do is take pretty pictures and write about decorating.
So here are some of my favorite pictures I’ve taken this summer. The bright, happy daisies, the raw wood, and the pops of vintage blue are perfect to me.
Here’s to remembering what we really care about, and not getting bogged down with everything else! xo
Have a great day!
This is so wonderful to read! I am very new to the blogging world and it’s so easy to get overwhelmed with everything I’m “supposed” to be doing. I agree with the concept of focusing on why I’m doing it, and enjoying the process! I love all of your pretty pictures and posts about decorating…keep it up!
Thank you so much, April! Try to pick one thing to work on…and let the rest go! xo
Agree a thousand percent. I love to enjoy a blog that is done well and because the owner of the blog loves to show pretty things and talk about decorating. That is why we all came here in the first place.
Amen, Marty! xo
This is why I love you April!! Or at least one of the reasons 😉 I agree – it can be SO overwhelming, and at the end of the day we have to just do what we love or nobody will want to read our blogs anyways! And let’s be honest – SEO might be the devil’s work.
Haha! Thanks, Sarah! I think you hit the nail on the head…if we don’t really love what we do, and all we worry about is SEO and social media…nobody is going to want to read our blogs anyway. xo
This was so great to read because it’s exactly how I feel – and I thought perhaps I was the only one!! Ha! Gives me the faith to stick with it and just keep doing what I’m doing – purely for the love of it! Because that’s why I’m doing this! Thank you xx
I’m so glad you found this helpful! I’m glad I’m not the only one too! 😉 xo