Blogging 201: Set Three Goals

Posted on February 2, 2015 by Megan Elizabeth

Today’s assignment: consider what you want to accomplish with your blog. Write down three concrete goals you want to achieve.

When I took the Blogging 101 class, I connected with so many new bloggers and learned a lot of tricks with WordPress. I was very impressed with the course so I decided to follow the Blogging 201 course. I wasn’t able to get into the registration to see the private thread for them, but I can still do the assignments! 🙂

Here are my goals:

Publish three times each week
Establish a new weekly feature on my blog by the end of Feb (I’m thinking of doing Wordless Wednesdays or maybe Sunday Morning Poetry…?) to start posting the first week in March.
Gain 200 new WordPress followers for my blog by my birthday: April 4th (Current count 744).

Posting three times a will will probably be a huge challenge for me! So hopefully I can find enough to babble about! 🙂

xoxo
Megs

45 thoughts on “Blogging 201: Set Three Goals”

Talking About Beauty on February 2, 2015 at 14:34 said:

Good luck with your goals 🙂 I started blogging last August – its a lot of work but very rewarding especially when you start making connections with other bloggers 🙂

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- Megan Elizabeth on February 2, 2015 at 14:49 said:
  
  Thank you! 🙂
  
  Bet of luck to you!
  
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  - Talking About Beauty on February 2, 2015 at 15:01 said:
    
    Thanks 🙂
PictureThis on February 2, 2015 at 14:37 said:

Good Luck!

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waynemullane on February 2, 2015 at 14:43 said:

Good luck with all your aims. WordPress is great!

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- Megan Elizabeth on February 2, 2015 at 14:50 said:
  
  Totally agree! Thank you for stopping by!
  
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Paula Geister on February 2, 2015 at 14:59 said:

Hope you do as well as you hope to. As a follower, I will be looking for you. (Pay no attention to the woman whose photo is sideways; Gravatar messed her up big time. Probably a a sham ‘wizard’ to boot!)

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- Megan Elizabeth on February 2, 2015 at 15:05 said:
  
  HAHAH! You’re funny – I had that same issue when I first put my pic up. Mine is almost 2 years old so I def don’t remember how I fixed it Haha! Good luck! 🙂
  
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Cats at the Bar, Back Home in Bromont on February 2, 2015 at 16:03 said:

Sounds like very good attainable goals, Good luck. 🙂

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Karl on February 2, 2015 at 16:14 said:

I admire your choice of goals – seems like a long way off for me right now.

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- Karl on February 2, 2015 at 16:17 said:
  
  Of course, I did manage to register for the class.(You do have a sense of humor, right?)
  
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- Megan Elizabeth on February 2, 2015 at 16:57 said:
  
  Oh no! def not! You got this!
  
  Dream big! 🙂
  
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  - Karl on February 2, 2015 at 17:02 said:
    
    Thanks!
hermionefowl on February 2, 2015 at 17:51 said:

Nice goals! Posting a lot can be hard, but a weekly feature will definitely help with that! I’ll make you one step closer to your third goal 😛

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- Megan Elizabeth on February 2, 2015 at 23:15 said:
  
  I’ve always been such a sporadic blogger. I’m hoping this helps!
  
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Charlie on February 2, 2015 at 21:56 said:

Good luck, I’m sure you can do it!

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- Megan Elizabeth on February 2, 2015 at 23:17 said:
  
  Thanks! Much appreciated!
  
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badfish2 on February 3, 2015 at 03:37 said:

Good luck, Megan. I was in 101 and now 201. But haven’t set any goals.

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- Megan Elizabeth on February 3, 2015 at 08:39 said:
  
  That’s okay! Better late than never!
  
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Faraday's Candle on February 3, 2015 at 15:42 said:

Goals are a wonderful way to keep your eye on the goal!

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Noah Weiss on February 3, 2015 at 22:08 said:

I think the thrice-a-week calendar is a very attainable goal. It need not be the same days each week, however!

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- Megan Elizabeth on February 4, 2015 at 16:45 said:
  
  Agreed! I’d be in trouble if I had to pick specific days!
  
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Norma on February 4, 2015 at 02:12 said:

All the best with your goals, Megan.

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- Megan Elizabeth on February 4, 2015 at 16:45 said:
  
  Thanks!!
  
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kabirgandhiok on February 4, 2015 at 06:18 said:

You have a brilliant blog, I’m sure you’ll surprise yourself by reaching your goals sooner than you think 🙂

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- Megan Elizabeth on February 4, 2015 at 16:46 said:
  
  Thank you so much! I don’t know about “brilliant,” but i’ll take your word for it! 🙂
  
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  - kabirgandhiok on February 5, 2015 at 07:30 said:
    
    You’re welcome! Oh yes please take my word for it! 🙂
Faraday's Candle on February 12, 2015 at 13:53 said:

Good luck with your goals…they are doable!

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writing, writing, words words words. on February 13, 2015 at 14:40 said:

Thanks for the follow! Love your “About” page, and the look and feel of your blog. Will poke around and see the sights! 🙂

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Eagle-Eyed Editor on February 16, 2015 at 15:18 said:

I’m glad to see that they’re teaching blogging classes these days — it’s such a fantastic way to communicate with like-minded people all over the world! Good luck on reaching your goals. 🙂

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dsanzor on February 26, 2015 at 09:19 said:

Well! Very interesting. I need to write almost a post a week. Regards from Barcelona, Spain

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- Megan Elizabeth on March 4, 2015 at 13:01 said:
  
  It’s been a while now for me, too. 😦 Whoops!
  
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elleclosetinoriel on April 20, 2015 at 14:34 said:

Awesome goals! 🙂
I also love setting some goals that I would love to achieve with my blog and refreshing them to motivate myself, so all the best and don’t give up.

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elleclosetinoriel on April 20, 2015 at 14:36 said:

Reblogged this on Her Oriel Closet and commented:
Have some goals to push you on!
Take a look at this for example.
🙂

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Eli Pacheco on April 23, 2015 at 10:49 said:

Hey Megan – I like your plan. Liked, and followed. I post three times a week (which will seem like a breeze when this A to Z Challenge is over – it’s not easy to post every day!) I’ve found that a calendar and a Trello board for ideas helps me stay on track.

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katcollett on July 10, 2015 at 11:32 said:

Hey Megan! My birthday is the 4th April too! Good Luck with your goals!

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- Megan Elizabeth on July 10, 2015 at 16:33 said:
  
  Yeah April 4th babies! 🙂 Thank you!
  
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michaelbencik on July 10, 2015 at 18:11 said:

Wow, three a week, that is very ambitious. I can’t even get down to one a week. But keep up the work. You have a new follower now. Hopefully I can get my next bundle of sketches loaded tonight!

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- Megan Elizabeth on August 3, 2015 at 15:54 said:
  
  I have been slacking SOOO bad since I last posted this. I have like 8914876185 drafts, but never finished any of them. I must get back into this!
  
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  - michaelbencik on August 5, 2015 at 06:57 said:
    
    I am still trying to get a new post out. Now that I am off the trip I want to do shorter post, but like always I am getting pretty wordy. Went to Shenandoah National park last weekend and I’ve already decided to make it two post instead of one. Only two post in July and in slow in August, I would like to have 4 post a month.
  - Megan Elizabeth on August 5, 2015 at 07:01 said:
    
    Those sound like really realistic goals!! I think I need to start back up slowly again. I have a lot to say, but for some reason, I just can’t get it down on a post lately. Best of luck! I will be be stalking your blog for updates!!
  - michaelbencik on August 6, 2015 at 07:04 said:
    
    So have you finished the draft yet? I am still working on mine. Way behind schedule now.
  - Megan Elizabeth on August 7, 2015 at 17:02 said:
    
    Fiiinnally posted one. Although it feels like cheating since it’s just a minor update. Gotta start somewhere!!
  - michaelbencik on August 12, 2015 at 06:05 said:
    
    Well, after much deliberation, I finally have added a new post. I think I will really be doing two a month, and as always I am very wordy. Trying to work on that.
    http://michaelbencik.org/2015/08/12/shenandoah-valley-national-park/
reiVA gEEn on September 1, 2015 at 07:49 said:

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