The main things I talked about in the last post were my visual content, keeping track of my stats, getting my posts out there and what I want for the future so I thought I would update these.
My Visual Content
Not much has changed in this area, I still like to take blog photos on my marble tile with a magazine, candle and often one of my Birchboxes tray inserts or the box itself. I am still wanting to get a white floorboard backgroud - I found one from Capture By Lucy which I might treat myself too. She also has a wide variety of beautiful coloured backgrounds in her shop so I would recommend checking out her shop.
One thing I want to get next year is a tripod which I think will help me a lot when trying to take photographs when I have a lot of products in the shot, but to also include more fashion content as it should hopefully be easier to shoot.
Recently I have had a lot of compliments on my flatlays which has been a massive boost to my confidence in blog photography but has also pushed me to continue to create them.
Keeping Track Of My Stats
I am still using my Excel document to track my stats. It has been a bit up-and-down over a few months but I think that is mainly because there was a period of time when my blogs were not getting re-tweeted as much.
I do think I will continue to have this into the new year as it is a handy thing to have and it's all my stats in one place.
I also think I might start tracking my social media stats as well and see if that can make a difference into the future success of my blog.
Getting My Posts Out There
This is also just the same as last time, I am still using the app Buffer to schedule 5 blog post tweets for each day but I now also use it to help me remember to post on Instagram. This is especially useful as I recently changed what time I publish my posts.
I still use the same RT Twitter Accounts and link my new posts on the UK Bloggers and FBL: Fashion, Beauty and Lifestyle Bloggers.
It has been exciting to see my content get out there, I have had posts and Instagrams shared by Nutri Bullet and Birchbox so I am glad to see that putting more effort into my blogging can make a difference.
What I Want For The Future
My future goals are still the same as last time. I have still not purchased a domain name yet so that is definitely something I want to do in the next year. Having a proper domain name will hopefully mean my social media tweets will not be as long (although the 280 character limit helps) and also I could put myself forward for blogger opportunities.
Final Thoughts
I am so glad that I got back into blogging and putting more effort into it as I have noticed such a difference in my stats, the appeal and my content in comparison to when I started my blog. I really hope that this will continue throughout the next year.
I want to thank everyone who has ever read my posts, liked the photos on Instagram, given me advice and I really hope you will stay with me into 2018.
Here's to a new blogging year!
Ellyn xx
I love reading posts like this! You've done really well and should be proud of yourself!
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