white space looks best
your lifestyle posts will always get more readers than your recipe posts
building a following is slow, but fulfilling
regular posts mean regular readers. stop posting and they drift away
photos make a post, good photos are better even if they are irrelevant (see above)!
your boyfriend will quickly become use to you photographing every meal you make him
its a waste of time to compare yourself to and be envious of other bloggers
reading blogs will become part of your daily routine
if someone takes the time to comment on your post, you take the time to reply and check out their blog
its easy to sit a wish you had more readers etc but just blog for yourself, say what you want to say. the rest will follow
Looking forward to reading your top tens and maybe picking up some handy hints along the way!
Great list... Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteThank you Ashley!
DeleteGreat list!!! My husband calls me nuts for photographing all my food!
ReplyDeleteHaha I know - Surprising how used to it they get, although I still get the occasional eye roll mainly because he just wants to start eating!
DeleteI love these :) Especially #6! Haha my husband is finally adjusting!
ReplyDeleteThank you Laura! Yes the eye rolls still happen but they will adjust in the end!
DeleteYou are so gorgeous... I love that dress in your picture!
ReplyDeleteI have noticed that my lifestyle blog posts get more comments than anything fitness or recipe related. Interesting how that works; I guess people love looking into each others lives?! And you got that right about being envious of other bloggers. It does no good at all. I don't take gorgeous pictures with my 1,000 camera and I am finally OK With it, haha!
Oh wow you are just too kind! it was a beautiful bridesmaid dress i was very lucky!
DeleteTo be fair I love looking into peoples lives and so I kind of understand why those posts do the best! I think your blog is just great how it is!
I just want to say that your dress in that photo is AH-MAZING. And I love your advice about blogging for yourself. I think the best blogs are those that are written out of love not out of want for most followers.
ReplyDeleteBest,
Katie Petty
Theparisianwannabe.blogspot.com