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October Goals

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When you do a reoccurring monthly post you see just how fast time goes by and how much (or in some cases, how little) you can get done.  Regardless, it’s great to set goals for yourself to try to improve yourself and not stay stagnant.  Let’s review my goals and progress for September and then I’ll share my October goals with you.

September Goals

No Follow Links

I did some more, yes, but I am not done yet.  This is one of those things that will be an ongoing thing that I will have to resume when time allows.

Newsletter

I wanted to create an opt in for my newsletter but haven’t had an “A-Ha!” moment yet where I discovered the idea that had me excited.  Here’s hoping that moment comes soon.

While I waited for that inspiration to strike, I did do some work on the back end of my account with Mailchimp.  I redesigned the forms that get sent to new subscribers.  I’m pleased with how they turned out.  Do you have any interest in learning how to do that?  I am considering a tutorial on that.  Comment below if you would like to see that posted someday soon.

Continue to Grow Instagram

Ever hear the saying “Slow and steady wins the race.”?  It pertains to the tortoise and my Instagram account as well.  Who knew?

I love Instagram, I truly do.  I just need to take more photos and share them even though I may not feel they are “Insta-Worthy”.

Power Sheets

Totally put this one on hold.  A couple of weeks ago I hit the blogging wall and was left feeling overwhelmed.  My mind was definitely my worst enemy but I’m happy to say that I am feeling better and ready to tackle things.

October Goals

Opt In

I mentioned it above and here it is again for this month.   I really need to figure something out and hope that this month brings that “A-Ha!” moment.

Update Graphics on Past Posts

This month my goal is to tackle at least 5 older posts and give them a facelift.

Plan Better // Resume a Blogging Schedule

With the start of summer came the demise of my blogging schedule.  I remember (fondly) the days where I would have 3 posts scheduled for the coming week.  I need to find that energy again and get things done ahead of time.

Link Up

I have an idea brewing for a link up that involves a social media platform.  I keep going back and forth with how I want to run it and perhaps open it up to co-hosts as well.  I need to firm up the ideas and get the ball rolling.

Host My First Giveaway with My Blog Sponsors

I have it scheduled and info will be emailed out soon.  Can’t wait to do this!  Be watching for the giveaway towards the middle of October!

Speaking of giveaways, I am so happy to be a part of Trish’s first giveaway!

She is into living a healthier lifestyle and with that comes exercising.  Who doesn’t love to exercise while listening to music?  Enter below to win waterproof iPod mini!

Trish                                                                                                   Anne


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Do you have any goals set for October?  Let me know….we can encourage each other!

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  • Chelsea

    Happy October!!

  • Christine Everyday

    Can’t wait to see what kind of link-up you come up with. Knowing you, it’s going to be awesome.

  • Daisy @ Simplicity Relished

    Great blogging goals, Anne! I haven’t exactly set my blogging goals yet… my general sentiment has been to just *keep up* with what I’ve committed to doing, haha!
    My goal for October is definitely to be more intentional with my free time. I’m having less and less of it, so I want to make the most of it!

    • I hear you….I love that notion of being more intentional with it. I need to do that too so when I look back I can actually say I did something worthwhile, productive, and fun!

  • Gina Soldano-Herrle

    I’d love to see the MailChimp tutorial mentioned above! My goals for the month are to have my posts scheduled a week in advance and create a mail opt-in as well. 🙂

    • Let me know how the scheduling goes and how you keep yourself on track please! I’ll take any tips you can give me. I’ll add the Mailchimp tutorial to my calendar!

      • Gina Soldano-Herrle

        I’ll keep you posted on the goals. And thanks! I’ll be looking for the post.

  • Emelia @ Dream Big & Buy the S

    Great goals Anne. I think I am going to try something different this month and lay out my big blog goals, and then bullet point what I can do to achieve them. I also want to schedule set hours to work on certain things blog related. I can’t ever do blog things at my job during the day, so it’s important that I have a good work / life balance and find the time to accomplish my blog goals. I’m interested in hearing more about your link-up…if you’re looking for a co-host I would love to see what you have in mind! I really need to refresh my photography and update past posts, but I think making the jump to WP will come first.

    • Emelia….you and I get each other. I can’t do blog stuff at work, nor would I. I wouldn’t feel right. I am to the point where I am thinking of setting up my own office hours. As in 7-8:30 then what’s not done needs to wait til the next day. As it is now, I also use my lunch hour to promote my sponsors but I never feel like I have enough time. Could also be that I get sucked into other things while I should be focusing. I will definitely email you soon when I figure out this idea I have…I may even email you prior to that to see if you can expand on the idea and see if you are interested! If and when you switch to WP let me know if you have any questions….I’d love to help you if I can!

      • Emelia @ Dream Big & Buy the S

        Thanks so much! I think it’s good to have the balance but sometimes it can be hard to find time to work it all in. All I can do is try my best and work hard at it all. I have goals in mind on the transfer to WP but my biggest fear is not knowing how to navigate things and the huge cost of BlueHost. I’ve heard theres monthly plans or one big upfront cost, but I really don’t have $400-$600 to spend on the blog right now so that’s where it’s tough. I’ll just have to keep researching and see what the rest of this year brings me! I’m sure I will be reaching out to you more than once, so thank you for the offer 🙂

        • I hear you! It’s costly. Check out Go Daddy though…I know I didn’t pay that much…I wouldn’t have done it if that was the price, believe me!

          • Emelia @ Dream Big & Buy the S

            WHoa,I use Go Daddy now…I am obviously clueless and thought you had to use BlueHost or something. AWESOME! Apparently I have A LOT of research to do…hahahhah!

  • Becca Dorr

    I’m honestly confused on how opt-ins work. Like I’ve learned how to set them up, but I’m confused about people who are already subscribed. And what about multiple opt-ins? Yeah… Confused. LOL. I need to update some of my photos, too. Good luck!

    • Yeah….there’s that whole thing with opt ins. I’m guessing that you can send it to the whole list when you develop one and then have it go to new subscribers thereafter? Just another thing for me to research….perhaps that’s also why there’s the delay…..my mind just can’t wrap around the whole concept yet.

  • Taylor DuVall

    Love this. And I appreciate your honesty. I have so many thoughts about my own goals, and it’s nice to feel I’m not alone!

  • Sheryl @ How to Make a Life

    I would certainly be interested in a tutorial for Mailchimp! I have fantastic ideas for posts for October but no schedule. I simply need to set down and write and plan (but I don’t have long periods of time to do it). Thank you for letting me feel I am not alone.

    • You are definitely not alone. I need to reign myself in and FOCUS. I will add a Mailchimp tutorial to my post list!

  • Krystal // The Krystal Diaries

    I would be interested in the mailchimp tutorial. I use it for my newsletter but there is still so much more to learn and tweak.

    Also, the no follow links how exactly do you do that and what’s the benefit of it? I’ve been seeing that more and more lately but don’t really know what the purpose is.

    • I use a plug in (https://wordpress.org/plugins/rel-nofollow-checkbox/) for the no follow links that lets me make every outgoing link no follow. The sad thing is it isn’t retro, I have to go back and do every single one from before I added that plug in.

      Here is what Google has to say about No Follow Links:

      http://google.about.com/od/searchengineoptimization/qt/how_to_make_nofollow_tag.htm

      I’ll add the Mailchimp tutorial to my list!

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