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Today I thought I would share the lessons I've learned (and there are many) since I started my blogging journey a couple of months ago. I'm going to limit this post to three for now :)

Lesson 1: choose your topics...carefully 

I had the hardest time, and still do, pinning down the topics I want to blog about. There are so many things I'm into and want to talk about. But I'm learning that I can't just write what I want to. I need to be consistent.

Lesson 2: choose your platform...consider all options

I chose Blogger at first because I already had a Gmail account and several other bloggers I follow use it too. However, my blog, and the other projects I want to do, are quickly outgrowing the Blogger platform.

I just recently hired a designer to design a WordPress site so that I can move my content over to a self-hosted website. It will give me more of a chance to own my content and keep track of it.

Lesson 3: set up a schedule (otherwise known as an editorial calendar)

It took me multiple tries to get my blogging schedule down. This is where you need to know what topics you want to blog about because you need to be able to fit them into a schedule. I had too many topics at first and had to whittle them down.

Whether you blog three days a week or five, be consistent in your schedule. It will help you accomplish your goals for your blog in small steps.

As always, thank you for reading :)

Melissa

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