{"id":2056,"date":"2021-02-05T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-02-05T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/katygoodship.com\/?p=2056"},"modified":"2021-04-19T21:38:38","modified_gmt":"2021-04-19T20:38:38","slug":"blogging-the-things-i-wished-id-known","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/katygoodship.com\/?p=2056","title":{"rendered":"Blogging &#8211; The Things I Wished I&#8217;d Known"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery aligncenter columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1906\" src=\"https:\/\/katygoodship.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/146619492_134210725134532_7800895791718340508_n-1440x1906.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2221\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/katygoodship.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/146619492_134210725134532_7800895791718340508_n.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/katygoodship.com\/?attachment_id=2221\" class=\"wp-image-2221\" srcset=\"https:\/\/katygoodship.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/146619492_134210725134532_7800895791718340508_n-1440x1906.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/katygoodship.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/146619492_134210725134532_7800895791718340508_n-300x397.jpg 300w, https:\/\/katygoodship.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/146619492_134210725134532_7800895791718340508_n.jpg 1547w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1941\" src=\"https:\/\/katygoodship.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/146160257_213979217112060_7046364822596452008_n-1440x1941.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2220\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/katygoodship.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/146160257_213979217112060_7046364822596452008_n.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/katygoodship.com\/?attachment_id=2220\" class=\"wp-image-2220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/katygoodship.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/146160257_213979217112060_7046364822596452008_n-1440x1941.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/katygoodship.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/146160257_213979217112060_7046364822596452008_n-300x404.jpg 300w, https:\/\/katygoodship.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/146160257_213979217112060_7046364822596452008_n.jpg 1519w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"432\" height=\"71\" src=\"https:\/\/katygoodship.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image-5.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2057\" srcset=\"https:\/\/katygoodship.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image-5.png 432w, https:\/\/katygoodship.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image-5-300x49.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 432px) 100vw, 432px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Today is a very special day for the blog &#8211; it&#8217;s its 6th birthday. Six years ago today, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/katygoodship.com\/?p=253\">I sat down and decided that I wanted to start a blog<\/a><\/strong>. I had no ideas yet, and so just posted a no-title, no-writing post with a photo of a quote from Buddha. Not particularly inspiring, but it was the kickstart I couldn&#8217;t wait any longer for. Three months later I appeared with another post, and then another three months after that I actually got into the blogging lifestyle. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After six years, with all the little &#8211; and long &#8211; breaks I&#8217;ve taken, I&#8217;ve been kind of starting from square one when I&#8217;ve picked it back up. But with a lot more time to dedicate to it over the last year, I&#8217;m so much happier with it, and feel a lot prouder of what it is. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So, for today&#8217;s blog post, I&#8217;m sharing the things I wish I&#8217;d known when I started blogging. I wrote a post a while ago about <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/katygoodship.com\/?p=944\">the resources I recommend<\/a><\/strong> anyway, so that&#8217;s another great post to check out with this one. If you&#8217;re thinking of starting your own blog, or whether you&#8217;re already a blogger that just resonates with the list, I hope you enjoy reading. And, if you have advice to share, just pop it in the comments! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1618\" height=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/katygoodship.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/146946659_730615607642570_4774398966367949627_n.jpg?fit=1440%2C1823&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2222\" srcset=\"https:\/\/katygoodship.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/146946659_730615607642570_4774398966367949627_n.jpg 1618w, https:\/\/katygoodship.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/146946659_730615607642570_4774398966367949627_n-300x380.jpg 300w, https:\/\/katygoodship.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/146946659_730615607642570_4774398966367949627_n-1440x1823.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/katygoodship.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/146946659_730615607642570_4774398966367949627_n-1214x1536.jpg 1214w, https:\/\/katygoodship.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/146946659_730615607642570_4774398966367949627_n-800x1013.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1618px) 100vw, 1618px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Go into it like it&#8217;s already viral<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fake it &#8217;til you make it &#8211; I went into my blogging knowing that I had no readers and that I had a long way to go. And you can kind of tell that that was my attitude. Now, I write out a Facebook post like I&#8217;m writing to a thousand people. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When you go into, write like you&#8217;re already writing to hundreds of people. Pretend your blog has taken off already, and then when it does, you&#8217;ll already be set up and ready to go. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Join other bloggers online<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I&#8217;m not just being cheesy when I say this, but the blogging community is so supportive. And, they&#8217;re probably your most valuable resource. For the first five years of blogging I was on my own, and had no idea what I was doing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last year, I started joining blogging Facebook groups, and following other bloggers on Twitter. It&#8217;s one of the best moves I&#8217;ve made in my blogging time so far. Not only will we all support each other with comments and whatnot, but as soon as you need help or advice on something, we&#8217;re all there ready to go. Honestly, join blogging Facebook groups, you&#8217;ll be so pleased you did. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Use all social media possible<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">People tend to get caught up &#8211; myself included &#8211; in Instagram I think. But, you can get so much from so many other platforms. The biggest surprise to me was Pinterest &#8211; you can get so much from Pinterest. I took a course online on how to use it properly, and since then I&#8217;ve got a few more visitors to my blog &#8211; but it is a long game. Be patient, use your time to learn how to use the different social medias, and use them as much as possible. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/katygoodship.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/145963066_237508907861814_4674439450795020119_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2223\" srcset=\"https:\/\/katygoodship.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/145963066_237508907861814_4674439450795020119_n.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/katygoodship.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/145963066_237508907861814_4674439450795020119_n-300x427.jpg 300w, https:\/\/katygoodship.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/145963066_237508907861814_4674439450795020119_n-1080x1536.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/katygoodship.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/145963066_237508907861814_4674439450795020119_n-800x1138.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Don&#8217;t be embarrassed to blog<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is a big one, and I see this all the time. Don&#8217;t be embarrassed of your blog! I used to hide my blog and dreaded the thought of anyone I knew ever finding it. Once they did, I&#8217;ll be honest with you, there was a little joking. But sit tight, and in about a week it was over. When they learn that you love doing it, people love seeing you do it, and that you can actually make a living &#8211; or side living &#8211; from it, they&#8217;ll get bored pretty fast. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Drag yourself away from the actual blogging<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I&#8217;d say I spend about 2-3 days a week actually focusing on the blogging, if that. My aim is to write up my week&#8217;s posts over the weekend. Any photographs or editing is then done as and when during the week. The other 4-5 days? I&#8217;m making Pins to share, I&#8217;m mocking up mailing list emails, I&#8217;m researching what I can do better. There&#8217;s a lot of side hustle to blogging that no one ever tells you about. But it&#8217;s all really important stuff. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Don&#8217;t be afraid to spend money on it<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But only if you&#8217;re all in. I struggled through with a generic theme, didn&#8217;t buy my domain &#8211; it was just a free hobby. And don&#8217;t get me wrong, that&#8217;s all good! If that works for you, it&#8217;s a great thing, just go with the flow. But, for me, I know I would&#8217;ve been so much more in it from the start if I had go all in. As soon as I&#8217;d bought a theme and made it a .com website, I put so much more into it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So, happy birthday katygoodship.com, and here&#8217;s to another six years &#8211; hopefully without the break this time! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"38\" height=\"22\" src=\"https:\/\/katygoodship.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/image-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1956\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pin It!<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.co.uk\/pin\/781656079074493305\/\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-pinterest\">https:\/\/www.pinterest.co.uk\/pin\/781656079074493305\/<\/a>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2221,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2056","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/katygoodship.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2056","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/katygoodship.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/katygoodship.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/katygoodship.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/katygoodship.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2056"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/katygoodship.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2056\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2525,"href":"https:\/\/katygoodship.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2056\/revisions\/2525"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/katygoodship.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2221"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/katygoodship.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2056"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/katygoodship.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2056"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/katygoodship.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2056"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}