I love making lists. Sometimes I must admit I enjoy writing the lists more than doing the tasks on the list. The lovely Hannah over at Mums’ Days has started a new linky, in which we can share our weeks highlights covering our personal lives and also our blogs.
REAL LIFE
This week Baby has decided she can pull herself up and has started cruising round the furniture. Mr Hubby and I have some difficult conversations about the size of our family, not really getting anywhere. I have LOTS to do and as usual I am struggling to find the time to do it all. Same old story! I really need to get on with organising Baby’s 1st birthday party, as it is 2 weeks today! Yikes!
SOCIAL
I am struggling a bit to keep up with the social networking side of blogging. I am managing to post daily on the blog and am promoting these posts on Twitter (thanks to Buffer and Twuffer!), but I am running out of time to actually interact as much as I would like. I am developing my Pinterest and really must focus on Google+ as this is a little neglected. I constantly wonder how others do it all AND look after their children.
BLOG
I have a few exciting things happening with the blog at the moment. I am working with more companies doing reviews/sponsored posts and have been approached to be an Ambassador of a brand, which I am thrilled about (more on that soon). The recent Tots100 rankings saw my blog rise for the third month on a row to 432 (1200 places risen in 3 months). I realise I still have along way to go but I am thrilled. Our vouchers arrived from our entry in the Barny Bars Little Adventure challenge. I am so pleased to be one of 5 prize winners out of 81 entries. You can read our entry here.
I hope you have all had a happy and productive week!
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Oh google plus is totally baffling to me! I too struggle with being on every social media enough, so I just settle for being on the ones I enjoy chatting to people on the most! Well done on your Tots score, always nice to see those numbers edging upwards isnt it! Mind you, mine have been going the other way lately!
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Thank you! I just want them to all be linked to each other, would be so much easier. I do tend to stick to Twitter x
All the networking can be a little overwhelming can’t it? re lists, have you discovered “Wunderlist”? It’s right up your street 😉
Author
Yes it is. I hadn’t heard of it, but I am now registered – Thanks! 😉 x
Well done on tots score! I moved up over 400 places, still a way to go but its nice to be going up!! Google plus confuses me as well. I occasionally go on bit not for very long!
Author
Well done that’s great! x
Same here for Google +. I like Instagram though, it’s lovely sharing photos.
Author
Yes I like Instagram (when I remember) but Google+ boggles me x
haha, i know what you mean about writing lists but not actually wanting to do the things on them! i think in regards to social networking and …actual networking on them, stick to the one you enjoy the most and focus on that one & ‘check in’ on others from time to time.
Author
Yes I think you are right, I feel pressure to get the number of followers up on all of them, but have no clue about google+ at all. Twitter is my favourite and is where all the time I have goes x
Pinterest is the one that’s baffling me so much, you have to organise it properly and I’m not an organised person! Congratulations on the tots score! I was chuffed to get my first ranking this month, 2108, which I was pleased with since its my first month!
Author
Well done! I love Pinterest, but am still working on the organisation. I am pleased with the tots score after only 3 months of being listed. x
I’m not so good with lists.
I will do them from time to time but then I forget to follow what’s on them 🙁
Author
I must admit I forget to look at them sometimes x
Congrats on all the lovely things happening darling x
Author
Thank you hun, I really need to start earning a bit more, so it’s come at a good time xx
Blogging can be a full time job… so can raising little ones. I have found I get so much more done if I could just stay off this computer.
Author
Yes it is quite hard to juggle isn’t it x
Great linky idea, well done with your blog.
Author
Thanks very much x
I’m new to this blogging malarkey and also finding it overwhelming to keep up! I guess it’s a slow build thing though, unless you’re doing it full-time? Also love a list. And a list of a list. I’ve been known to wake in the night and write a list…help!
Author
I am 6 months into blogging and do find is overwhelming too. I could easily make it my full time job, but looking after Baby too, plus everything else, makes time tight x
Google plus is gibberish to me and as for blog promotion…I’m guilty of link dumping everywhere but also don’t get time to engage as I should (I’m currently in the bath while the kids are at the park with daddy )
Author
I just don’t see the point of it, but really should start trying to use it at least! x
I love lists too but then I lose them! I am rubbish with the social side of blogging and it gets me very stressed sometimes. I would love to be a more involved blogger but my hands are so full. I honestly don’t know how others manage it. I forget who I’ve chatted with and have so many blogs I follow that I just can’t remember half the time who is who 🙂 A very well done with your blog achievements x
Author
I found that and then I created a list on Twitter, if I interact with someone or them me, then I add them to the list. Otherwise I would never see the tweets I actually want to see. x
Thanks a good tip – I’m going to do that! xx
Author
Works for me! x
Well done on the tots100 we got a good one in the top 500 .x
Author
Thanks, well done to you too x
Ahhh you were one of the Barny winners, congratulations!
Author
Thank you, we were thrilled, but really enjoyed our day out and creating our post x
Congratulations on the Barny win! The only way I do it is by neglecting my sleep…and I’m not really very interactive on SM still 🙂
Author
Thank you! Yes I sometimes stay up until midnight, then Baby might wake at 3am x
It can all seem really overwhelming can’t it? Personally, and this is just me but I can’t blog, tweet, Facebook, G +, Pinterest, Instagram and everything else that some people managed to successfully manage as well as have time to spend with my family.
I tried but I just couldn’t and I realised that something had to give – so I drastically ct down on Twitter time, stopped trying to get my head round google plus and removed myself from most groups I was in on Facebook.
Now I concentrate on what I want to do and not what I think I should be doing and blogging is fun again x x x
Author
I think you are right. I do get quite stressed trying to build everything up and am glued to the laptop when Baby in bed or when she is playing xx
Blogging can seem to overtake life sometimes, but I would suggest that you just focus on one at a time and not stress the small stuff.
Author
Good plan x
Dude, given the amount of comments you have here, you don’t need to worry about your social networking, I would say!! Thank you so much for linking in with this post – it’s sooooo interesting to hear how other people are getting on with their blogs, I love a good nosey!
I once heard you should do 3 social media channels well…I would say mine are Facebook (by a mile!), then pinterest and then twitter, and to build them up I focused on one for a month and then moved onto another. That’s the theory anyway…G+ baffles me too.
Looking at how well you are doing, the exact thought going through my head is “how do you do it all AND look after baby?!” Can’t wait to pick your brains at Britmums!!
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Well done you, I’m new to blogging so his was really interesting, I haven’t heard of buffer befor so I’m gong to google it now!
Author
Twuffer is better as it is unlimited free tweet, whereas Buffer is only a certain amount then you have to pay. I’ve only been going 6 months so just finding my way x
Hi, linking from mumslist!
You’ve given me some food for thought on networking as have your commenters! Hope Baby has a lovely birthday, how exciting to be one!
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Author
Thank you very much, I am trying to party plan at the moment, stressful! x
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