First Blogiversary

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On Mothers Day 2014 I bit the bullet and started a blog. I had no idea where this journey would lead me but I stepped out anyway and the following have been my rewards.

  1. I have met many new friends
  2. I am no longer scared of the internet
  3. Writing daily has helped my word order and editing skills
  4. I have a greater knowledge of countries around the world
  5. I have learnt to reach out to others by leaving a comment on their blog
  6. Understanding WordPress has helped me download my draft copy of my book as an e-book in Pressbooks
  7. I am learning to write poetry
  8. I am learning about search engine optimization
  9. I have been viewed by people in 114 countries some I didn’t know existed
  10. I am learning to fix things on my blog
  11. I am becoming more comfortable using my experiences as a basis for my writing in a public forum
  12. I have learnt to never assume anything and to make my writing clear
  13. Over the 12 months I have had 12, 567 views and have 415 followers
  14. I have learnt that visiting other blogs is as important as writing a post
  15. I have enjoyed several Blogging University courses and learnt a lot from them
  16. The A -Z April Blogging Challenge really tested me but I was excited to join it and complete all posts
  17. I now notice fun blog ideas and can gather the information ahead of time
  18. My audience continues to grow as I learn about traffic flow
  19. Blogging events help us to interact
  20. I have developed and understand my online voice and how it connects with others
  21. I have learned about many new cultures, people, places and things
  22. Finding peace in the blogging community
  23. I have developed confidence with my writing through feedback from others
  24. Learnt to use photos to enhance my posts
  25. I enjoy writing and designing quotes using Picmonkey
  26. I have learnt perseverance—it takes time to find your community blogging
  27. Never give up, keep chipping away at it
  28. Some things you can’t control and who how many people visit your blog is one of them

Thank you for joining me on my journey and I hope we continue to interact over the years to come in the blogosphere. My first ever post on Mother’s Day is here

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27 thoughts on “First Blogiversary”

  6. Happy Blogoversery. 🙂 It’s amazing how much blogging can teach you. It’s certainly expanded my horizons. I wish you continued success.

  10. “Never give up, keep chipping away at it” – Thank you for posting this. I especially love this one from your list. I’m a new blogger so that gives me hope! I’m glad I stumbled to your blog through the daily post. This was inspiring! Feel free to comment on mine as well, and happy happy blogiversary! Keep posting!

    -Romina @ http://www.dietyogaenergy.com

  11. Thank you so much for your post, it gave me motivation to keep trying on my blog:) Congratulation on your journey with your beautiful blog:)

  12. Happy Blogiversary! My first coming up soon and i can identify with all the points you mentioned. Maybe.. i can nick them!

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