Editor’s Note: this post is part of the current series of posts submitted by healthy living bloggers on, “What do you wish someone would have told you in your first week of blogging?” We are currently still accepting submissions, so if interested send your post in the body of an email with pictures attached (must be less than 2MB in size) to healthylivingblogs@gmail.com.
This post is brought to you by JL at JL goes Vegan.
“What do you wish someone would have told you in your first week of blogging?”
1. Blogging will consume you. Not in a bad way! I find myself in everyday situations and will think “I’m going to blog about this, I’ll start with…” and then I’m driven. I come in from a 10-mile run and choose capturing the blog post idea before stretching (not a good idea!)
2. Even a short blog post takes a good amount of time to prepare. Come up with the concept, edit photos, etc and plan on taking the time to edit and make your point.
3. Develop a schedule. It’s too easy to post too often, or not often enough. Treat your blog like a job. How often will you post? What days will you post? Schedule it into your life and keep to it (or it will suddenly usurp other important parts of your life, like, you know, work, school, family)
4. Blogging is the new “photo” album. My husband and I got very lax in taking photos of our life, trips, etc. Now we have an amazing archive of what we’ve been doing and photos that document the simple, and fabulous essence of a day.
A trip to Pittsburgh and JL has a special moment with her vegan ice cream and a friendly dog
Keep blogging and document your life!
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So glad you have fit your blog in the busy life you live! Love the recipes, the how to, the pictures. Very informative…I, as others have asked questions about a subject you have blogged, and you always get right back with an answer! Thanks!!
Candy, thank you! I’m glad you stopped by Healthy Living Blogs!