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August 1, 2017 · 30 Comments

Shoot For The Stars As A Blogger

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Shoot For The Stars As A Blogger

“It is better to aim for the stars and miss than to aim for the gutter and hit”. Have you heard this saying before? It happens to be one of my favourite quotes from childhood and it’s something I live by. Not only do I remind myself of this saying in life but also as a blogger.

I began my blogging Journey in January 2015 and the blogging world has seriously changed from when I first started to now. Social Media has gone crazy and there are more courses on “how to blog”, more people claiming to have the secret formula and more people starting out “to earn money” rather than writing for the love of it. I guess that’s the advantage I have is that I love to write and whether The Inspiration Edit earns money or not, I would still write.

Shoot For The Stars As A Blogger

Shooting For The Stars

So every month and every year I set new goals. I make plans and have dreams which I hope will help me progress my blogging to another level. Some people say they don’t care about stats but I like stats. Statistics and numbers help me to see how far I have come in terms of readership and followers and it’s a great measuring stick for myself. Now don’t get me wrong, it’s not great to compare against others. That can either make you green eyed with envy or make you feel like crap. Seriously I am sure every one has done it at some point and seen how well another blog is and wish they were in that league, doing that campaign or getting the same success.

The thing that is important is to measure your own blog and measure it against stats of earlier times. That’s what I do. I monitor my own growth and progress and it helps give me a boost when I feel overwhelmed or stressed out about the workload I have to complete.

So I rebranded from my old blog Days In Bed to The Inspiration Edit back in October 2016. It’s been 10 months and in that time I have made great progress. I had to rebuild my Domain Authority and that has been tough but I am slowly getting there.

New Goals For The Inspiration Edit 

Today marks my 1000 blog post anniversary! That is right! This is blog post one thousand on The Inspiration Edit and so I am writing my thoughts about the journey so far. I have been slowly growing my blog and each month or every few months I focus on new things. From January to June I focussed on growing my Pinterest following and worked hard to create pins for my blog posts and to try and get these repinned. It has been a labour of love and I have gone from 1000 followers to 7,500.  It’s been great progress and I am hoping to reach 1o,000 by the end of the year.

Working On Pinterest Goals

I chose to work on Pinterest because this was my second biggest source of traffic. I figured if I doubled my efforts on Pinterest then I could potentially double my traffic. I am now getting twice the traffic I was getting in January via Pinterest and it is really great for the blog.

In July I turned to Instagram. I started working hard and have seen slow and steady growth. I have gone from 1,500 followers on Instagram last year to over 5600. Why do these figures matter to me? Well I guess the more people who follow and like and engage the more traffic I get and the more traffic the more I can Inspire and share my life and experiences with others. I do enjoy sharing lovely pictures on Instagram and unlike the everyday parent who goes out and does a lot, I do spend a lot of time at home so when we do go places, we take photos in batches which I can then share over a whole month. It’s the only way it can work for me but it works and works well.

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So this month just gone, July, I had my most blog post views ever. I was getting between 60-80,000 views a month but last month I got over 115,000 page views and that is great growth! My page views started at zero back in October when I rebranded and I have set a goal to have 1 million views by the end of the year. I know I can do it. I am over three quarters of the way there. Again I want to have success and get lots of readers so I can share my story and raise awareness of important issues in my life. I also hope to one day earn a full time living from my blog – that is a goal for the future. For some it happens fast and for others it is a slower process. I am happy to keep plodding away at my blog until that day comes.

 

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Keep Writing And Aiming High

I love writing and sharing ideas. I love telling my stories and experiences and I love being able to do something worthwhile all at the same time. I will follow my childhood phrase and shoot for the stars. I will aim high and one day reach my dreams as a blogger. It’s not an easy path. This takes dedication and really hard work. Some people think bloggers just write and get freebies. There is so much more to it. There are blog posts, linkies, emails, PR correspondence, contracts, social media engagement, planning and promotion, more planning and more promotion. The list never ends and it’s harder work than it was for me as a teacher. It’s harder and more time consuming than when I was studying at University for my degree.

Bloggers work hard to get where they are and it’s not an easy cash cow. It’s can be a full time professional job that often does not pay a full time wage, well at least not at the start. Some of my friends do earn a full time living bogging but some don’t.

That is my goal. For my blog work to provide a full time stable income. I want to achieve this eventually but as in any business, you have to build it and work at it to become a success. I have to shoot for the stars!

Blogging can be fun but it also means hours and hours of unpaid work before you do earn cash and it also means sacrifice and more hard work.

I will keep on aiming high. I will work towards my goals and I will one day reach my goals. I am sure of it.

Angela x

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  1. Ashleigh says

    August 2, 2017 at 6:38 pm

    You have made fantastic progress! I can only dream of reaching 115K views per month!

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    • Angela says

      August 2, 2017 at 6:42 pm

      thanks Ashleigh… It started as a dream for me too. it can happen!

      Reply
  2. Kacie says

    August 2, 2017 at 6:55 pm

    I blogged for over five years without making money but I must admit, it is nice to get paid for something you love. Quit my job last week!

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    • Angela says

      August 2, 2017 at 7:00 pm

      Awesome! Well done!

      Reply
  3. Mummy Times Two says

    August 2, 2017 at 9:23 pm

    Wow, those truly are incredible figures. Well done you!

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    • Angela says

      August 3, 2017 at 3:41 am

      Thanks ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
  4. Jewellery Lover Mel (@melandjake99) says

    August 2, 2017 at 11:03 pm

    Wow you have made some amazing progress! Keep on aiming high, you’re doing great!

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    • Angela says

      August 3, 2017 at 3:37 am

      Thanks. I will shoot for the stars and one day hit!

      Reply
  5. Gareth Torrance (@marketing_punk) says

    August 3, 2017 at 8:05 am

    I think too many people I know assume that blogging is really easy and you’ll just make thousands really easily… It takes a lot of work…

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    • Angela says

      August 3, 2017 at 8:06 am

      It sure does!

      Reply
  6. Rhian Westbury says

    August 3, 2017 at 9:26 am

    Wow that is incredible, you are doing so well with your blog and you should be really proud of your efforts x

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    • Angela says

      August 3, 2017 at 5:58 pm

      Thanks Rhian. I have some great things happening!

      Reply
  7. Melanie says

    August 3, 2017 at 10:05 pm

    Great progress and a great post. I agree blogging is not easy cash flow but people think it is…it takes a lot of time and hard work:)x

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    • Angela says

      August 5, 2017 at 5:53 am

      Thanks Melanie,

      Reply
  8. Nicol Wong (@yuk_lui) says

    August 4, 2017 at 10:28 am

    youve done an amazing job! and a big congrats on everything too ๐Ÿ™‚ i enjoy reading your posts!

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    • Angela says

      August 5, 2017 at 3:15 am

      hanks. It’s lovely to hear feedback like this. Thanks.

      Reply
  9. Yaya (@mydreamality) says

    August 4, 2017 at 3:37 pm

    Brilliant quote, and one to live by! You have to keep on shooting for the stars. Congratulations on your 1000th post! I can’t wait to see what other milestones your blog achieves. x

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    • Angela says

      August 5, 2017 at 3:08 am

      So true! You sure do need to shoot for the stars! Thanks for popping by and reading my post.

      Reply
  10. francesca says

    August 4, 2017 at 3:44 pm

    I agree!! Stats do mater to me and followers because as you say they will translate into more traffic and of course we want that otherwise we wouldn’t sit writing for hours on new posts!

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    • Angela says

      August 5, 2017 at 3:06 am

      Exactly. They sure do!

      Reply
  11. Laura's Lovely Blog says

    August 4, 2017 at 8:23 pm

    Those stats are absolutely amazing Angela and congrats on the 1000th post too. You very much are an inspiration and I really must get my head around Pinterest x

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    • Angela says

      August 4, 2017 at 10:28 pm

      Thanks Laura. I will keep working hard and reach my dreams!

      Reply
  12. Danasia Fantastic says

    August 5, 2017 at 4:09 pm

    Making a full time income off of your blog is definitely attainable! You have such a loyal following- definitely sign up for as many influencer networks as you can and don’t hesitate to pitch to brands you’d like to work with.

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    • Angela says

      August 5, 2017 at 4:46 pm

      Thanks. I am going to work on this!

      Reply
  13. secretplussizegoddessblog says

    August 6, 2017 at 10:58 am

    WOW Your progress and statistics are amazing! I am not sure where I am going wrong with my blog as my views are only around 6-7K a month which although great and I appreciate every single one, just aren’t growing. I write as I love it and cannot go a day without writing something, which is good else I think with my statistics I would just give up.
    Congratulations on your 1000 post too! Great work and I love reading your posts xx

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    • Angela says

      August 6, 2017 at 1:14 pm

      Thanks. It is hard work and I will keep at it!

      Reply
  14. Tanya says

    August 6, 2017 at 11:39 pm

    Oh wow well done on last months success, you’ll definitely hit your goal of a million views!

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    • Angela says

      August 7, 2017 at 1:50 am

      Thanks It was a good month for traffic!

      Reply
  15. Rachel Simpson says

    August 8, 2017 at 5:16 pm

    Wow, you’re progress is amazing. Last months traffic was incredible! Well done! xo

    Reply
    • Angela says

      August 8, 2017 at 7:03 pm

      thanks

      Reply

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