Blog Elevated taught me lots but 2 things stand out.

So today as I get busy at work. Because yes, this work. It is my business. I am a business owner. Which is one thing Elle Emme has been trying to stress to me the for the longest time. Along with you need to be making money. Which I agree with but I feel bad when I charge people. But why should I? As I am a business owner. Yes, Blog Elevated and Elle I am a “BUSINESS OWNER”!!

The second thing I keep hearing is consistency set up a Editorial calendar and write out topics and ideals for a month, or a week. Whatever you feel like but right it out. Carry a notebook with you everywhere then come home and add your thoughts to the calendar.

Set up a Social Media backup plan. Learn how to use Hootsuite or a site I feel comfortable with to tweet out posts for Facebook and Twitter so I can do more important things and stay on task. Plus it will help me save time and get off the computer and back to spending time with Charlie and David which I need to do.

So I took David to Blog Elevated after hours party on Saturday night and he sat down with me this morning and challenged me to 5 things on the blog. Then he had me send them to Elle to look at and add her thoughts to. So I am going to share them with you. As this will help hold me accountable. Now I may not be able to get them all done but I will try.

Plus I want to learn one new thing everyday so next year I will be a stronger blogger. So when I am ready to relaunch Branding Beyond Blogging it will not be so hard as I will be able to delegate and set things up to run on there own. Just as a Brick and Mortar Business does.

So once again “I Am A BUSINESS OWNER”!!

Here is the Goals David set out for us. Let me know what you think of them and if you think they are feasible

1) By the end of next week 100 items in the Guide.

My thoughts can we do it? Probably not. But I

will try.

Your thoughts:

I think this can be ACHIEVED! as you have pitched over 150 and there are just some you have to wait and follow up with.

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I think this can be ACHIEVED! as you have pitched over 150 and there are just some you have to wait and follow up with.

2) He likes the Roundup and challenges us to a small one

once a week to come out on Monday evenings to go into

WW post. He thinks Halloween, Food or pets for next week.

My thoughts nice ideal. Just not sure we can get it done.

Your thoughts:

I think this can be ACHIEVED! These are DIFFICULT to put together but I am learning form the other VA on how to make them a little faster and I will get better!

3) A linky to run Sunday through Sunday called Life Happens

and people can link up post for pets, food or anything kid related.

With a cute banner to add to linkys.

I think this can be ACHIEVED! OF COURSE A cute banner and a grab button people can take with them.

4) Find 3 blogs with linkys for each day of the week to follow and link up a post to. To help grow.

My thoughts: I can do this as I enjoy it and may up it to 5.

Your thoughts:

We already have a list of 5, I guess we need to find the others. Just keep emailing them to me so we can put them in some sort of order!

5) One Google or Podcast done and it can just be Charlie and I talking. My thoughts I want to do it but I am afraid and I am not sure how to do it or where at or what to use.

You thoughts:

I think this can be ACHIEVED! BUT we do have to decide on what would be the best format! I’m thinking podcast as we could always get a phone number to call into and record that! This might have to be our BACK BURNER project because it’s the most technical and hardest to implement.

My Goal is by the end of the month to get a Newsletter and build the number of subscribers on the blog.

I think this can be ACHIEVED! I’ve already grabbed the “MAILCHIMP” so that I just have to add the plugin to the website and then you can start promo-ing “SIGN UP for OUR NEWSLETTER” banner! 😉

Because my Jan I want to be making money each week to be able to send you something. So next year people will be lining up to get into

any Gift Guides we host.

I think this can be ACHIEVED! With FOCUS, determination and FAITH you will be doing this well, before JAN. I just know it! 🙂