Welcome to the Blog Biz Goal Party! Whoop! My round-up to make sure I stay accountable to my goals and also share how I’m growing my blog biz. Each month members of my Facebook community the MomBossSquad can all add their goal updates in the comments and I’ll pick one person, who I will give a shout out to on my Twitter feed (22k followers). I might be able to rustle up some extra goodies too! There will be a winner each month.
So, let’s get going, here’s the low down on my blog biz from February.
Top 5 posts
- 23 things to do if you’re serious about blogging [VIDEO]
- Why You Need To Use These Hashtags
- Join #TheListLinky #127 – Some changes
- 59 simple ways you can delegate to a Virtual Assistant
- How To Become A Brand Ambassador
Follower growth during February
Twitter – 21,887 to 22118 – 1.6% growth
Facebook– 6716 to 6776 – 0.88% growth
Instagram – 14,854 to 15345 – 3.2% growth
Instagram – (small account) – 1232 to 1338 – 8.6% growth
Pinterest- 5350 to 5904 – 10.35% growth
Youtube – 1610 to 1622 – 0.7% growth
Email subs – 13.7% growth
What goals did I set this month ?
*Research Podcast – Signed up for a free Podcasting course. Still need to actually do it, but it’s progress
*Successfully support the students on the Blog Growth Accelerator – Had really great feedback from the students.
*Pitch 5 UK magazines – Made a couple of press contacts and created a press release. Still need to actually pitch.
*Begin to create next free challenge/course – This is all done and content written. Just need to sort the landing page.
*Start researching the next paid-for course – Topic decided and modules mapped out.
*Give enough time (an hour a day) to the courses I have bought for myself – Need to work harder on this.
*Finish outstanding US guest posts – Still need to finish these.
*Create hit list of potential guest posting opportunities – Decided to finish US ones before I compile this.
*Grow my list – retarget the numbers – 2/3 of the way through the 1st quarter I have grown my list by 48% (target for entire 1st 1/4 was 20%)
*Devise a content creation strategy – I have held off finalising my plan, as I have a hot seat with my coaching group next week, so I’m waiting to see what comes from that.
*Sort out my sales funnels – Really thrashed things out and have the plan in place.
What one habit did I focus on for this month ? (How did that go?)
- Getting on with it – This month I wanted to stop over-analysing and just get going with the tasks that I’ve been pondering on for too long. I made some good headway and finished a huge 16 page spreadsheet doc which is now for sale. Plus some other stuff got done too.
What experiments did I try?
- I learned about Facebook pixels!
- Started using Pinterest group boards a bit more.
February wins
- Great feedback from the bloggers on the Blog Growth Accelerator.
- Had a major breakthrough with my next free challenge and then everything fell into place.
Must-do-betters
- Take time away from work.
- I still need better focus.
- I must get more sleep.
Memorable moment from February
- Such lovely moments in the MomBossSquad community.
- Great feedback from the Blog Growth Accelerator.
March goals
- Write my next course.
- Set up the free challenge so it’s ready to go.
- Promote the free challenge.
- Make time for to the courses I’ve bought for myself.
- Finish outstanding US guest posts.
- Create hit list of potential guest posting opportunities.
- Grow my list.
- Devise a content creation strategy.
- Implement my sales funnel.
Now it’s your turn! Share your goal review in the comments for your chance to win yourself some exposure and a pat on the back!
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Last month I culled all of my personal pins and content that wasn’t really pinnable from Pinterest. I scrapped a fair few boards and designed board covers for all the ones I kept. I got into a routine for posting to IG and sorted out Twitter lists. I also completing the majority of my next eBook – just needs editing and cover designing. My new novel was released too!
This month I’m mostly concentrating on keeping up the new social media momentum and editing a manuscript that has sat gathering virtual dust for almost a year and doing blogmin tasks – SEoing old pots, reformatting etc.
Good luck with your goals for the month 🙂
Debbie
Last month I pitched to two big brands and they both agreed to work with me (only review stuff, but still pleased as they will look great on my blog and media kit). I also got approached about my first paid for post and had another commissioned post published on another website which I’d won in a linky. (My goal for the end of Q4 is to have 4 paid posts a month.) I’ve hit my targets for Page views and followers on instagram and facebook for the end of Q1 too which I’m pleased about. Goals for March are to hit my Q1 follower targets for twitter and Pinterest. I started to re-pin and re-SEO old posts so need to tick a few more of these off. Would like to sort out my pinterest boards and schedule more for IG through GRUM which should be possible when I get more storage and my new iPhone! Good luck on your goals and thanks so much for your help and that of everyone in the #mombosssquad community for pushing me to reach my goals!! xx
I want to gain confidence in my writing ability again – and post more regularly. Set some time aside to focus on the blog and stop going on my phone so much haha
I need to focus on getting for views and actually sharing my posts as I’m rubbish at that!
I’m going to go back to basics – concentrate on my content and forget about the numbers. I’m also going to be brave and post a YouTube video with me actually in it rather than just filming! @alex_bettert
My aim for this month is to work on LinkedIn. Another lovely member of #MomBossSquad mentioned it a few weeks ago and it stuck in my craw because I am looking for distributors/retailers for my product. And I think that’s where I’m going to find them. This is my next step in growing my business/blog.
This month I want to work out my Instagram. Growth has stalled (1% last month which is low for the amount of followers I have) so I am taking some extra time to work out where I am going wrong and start posting with consistency. I also am going to make a media kit (finally!)
You are BUSY!!! This month, top of my list is to get my Mail chimp maze sorted, so I can flick out a cheery email. Keep opening it, dying a little inside and finding something else to do…But…I have heard there is a GREAT explanatory piece on a certain @youbabymemummy blog!
I am determined to up my game this month. For every blog post and video I’m going to create at least one pinnable image and stumble it. I’m also going to try and Instagram consistently once a day. I stupidly had a thought that I wanted to try and aim for another 450 YouTube subscribers but I think that is ridiculously unrealistic as I expect that will take about a year!
I am going to work on backlinks (oh why oh why oh why did I not do this earlier)
create a media pack/rates card
Sort out a no follow plugin
Schedule posts in advance
I love this so much – I feel like you’re opened up your secret diary to us! I love finding out how other people achieve their goals 🙂 I especially like your own about just getting stuff done – I’m the same these days, I’m just trying to get it done! x x
My big goal for March is to grow my twitter following. I’m focusing on that platform for a while, to see how much headway I can make with it that way, rather than spreading my focus across all the different platforms. x #TheListLinky
Oh my goodness! Well done on your efforts – you must be sleep deprived!!! Fantastic work. I work for women’s magazine so feel free to get in contact if you want a hand with that side of things. The amount I’ve learnt about blogging through your site I owe you one (or two, or three, or four…!!) #thelistlinky
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Thanks! 🙂 Oh that is awesome, I actually could do with a chat. I will message you x
You must never sheep. When do you get time to do everything? I am so lacking in the goal department. Need to focus, organise and seriously look into going self hosted #thelistlinky
It is such a good idea to set goals each month, and you can tangibly see your results. You work so hard, honestly, you are a super woman! #thelistlinky
Oh wow you get so much done. I just never seem to find the time. I must really try and get organised #thelistlinky
I’ve set myself a target for users and page views this month. So far on target but don’t want to get bogged down with numbers. Also planning my new linky which goes live next month. Exciting times! I have signed up for your Let’s get Visible, so hopefully that will give me the impetus I need.
I love reading these updates (mainly because I’m nosy). My plan for March is to get 3 landing pages done, SEO and refresh an old post per week, do a pinterest quick course and start my facebook one. I should start EBA – after all I bought it last year, but want to get started on the others first as they’re live. #thelistlinky
February was an up and down month for me. I didn’t organise my day job work well enough over half term and didn’t have any blogging time that week – and I wanted to do so much! And I didn’t meet my financial goal for Jan so that preyed on me. BUT at the end of the month I had two big “wins” – a post really took off on Pinterest and was repinned 1000 times, and I achieved and beat my 1st quarter income target. I’ve reset my goals and am starting to plan my 2nd 90 day cycle – focusing on YouTube and increasing my Pinterest traffic.
I love the #MamapreneurRevolutiom group – it feels like I can ask any question and celebrate my wins without being judged. It’s a lovely supportive community xx
Oh I love your update – interesting to see how you set your goals! Mine for March are to reach 4.3k on Instagram, create 4 pins per day for previous blog posts as I have only just started using Pinterest & pitch to 2 Brighton companies for collaboration xx
Last month was a tricky one, as I ended up spending half of it in hospital with my little man. It did however give me lots of time to really think about what I wanted my blog to be. This alongside what I was learning in your latest course, brought me to some pretty big decisions and are the foundation of my March Goals:
-Total Rebranding – I’ve paid a company to help me with the logo and to tie everything in together, colourshemes etc. – I am learning – outsource the things you aren’t good at and would take time away from things that are.
-Approach bloggers of blogs I love for my new Guest Series ‘Our More Than Ordinary Life’
-Recommend friends for sponsored posts
-Aim to get Instagram up to 5000, and Facebook up 800.
-Post Daily
-Do at least four guest posts
Despite the carnage which was February I managed to secure my first real freelance paid work through the blog – even better it’s about Autism so totally in my niche. Build my Instagram by another 1000 followers, keep my unique page views and visitor numbers constant, keep on track with the Blog Growth accelerator and most important develop some really lovely friendships with some really lovely bloggers.
Wow! Lots of great info in this post. I had no idea about the hashtags. Your thoughts on brand ambassadors really helped as well! #thelistlinky
I learn something new every time I read one of your posts-even if I have read it before! I feel like you are sharing a secret book with me!!! Thank you!!! Clearly you know what you are talking about!!!