3 Year Blogiversary: Announcements and Youtube Channel Launching
Today is my blog's 3 year anniversary! That's right, people. 3 years ago today, my blog went live.
It has grown a lot since then, something I credit to you guys and your amazing support....And the healthy lifestyle I've been teaching it: Nerd references (for the nerds), good writing tips (for the writers), gifs (for the followers with attention span issues). I also like to think that my sweat and curses have also contributed (HTML and I do not get along).
Yep. This blog has gone from crawling to toddling to walking and I am very proud. I also want to take a moment to applaud you all and say:
Thank you to all of my original followers: You clearly have a high tolerance for sarcasm and nerd references, which puts you way up high on my "People who are actually pretty cool and not as annoying as most other humans" list. I appreciate you sticking with me for this long.
Thank you to all of my new followers: You are very brave for joining the club. You also obviously have very good taste. I'm excited to get to know you, so leave a comment and say hello!
Thank you to my regular commenters: Yes, you. The people who always leave comments on each post. Don't think I hadn't noticed you. You're awesome and I love reading your thoughts. Keep it up!
Thank you to my regular social-media sharers: You always share my posts around social media and help me link up with other amazing people. I appreciate this to no end.
Thank you to the lurkers: I know you're there. You show up and read posts every week, but never say anything. Just silently support....Or judge? I'm not really sure because you never say anything. Either way, I appreciate you taking the time to read my articles. And don't be afraid to say hello! I don't bite. Not usually, anyway.
I love writing this blog and am excited for all of the new things that are coming. What are the new things that are coming? you ask. Let me show you....
Reader's Corner
As you can see, after an epic battle with HTML and CSS, I redesigned my blog. This new design includes a left sidebar called "Reader's Corner." And yes, I realize it's not technically a corner, but we're all just going to pretend that it is.
What's the point? Reader's Corner a place for indie authors to advertise their amazing books. It's also a place for readers to find their next awesome read.
For those of you who are concerned that I'm "selling out:" Pffft. Please. Don't be such a clotpole.
Here's how it works:
Ad spaces are sold to indie authors (very cheaply, I might add). That being said, not every applicant is guaranteed a spot. There are requirements: I need to have read the book and verified that it follows the ideals of this blog. Why? Because I'm not about to let people advertise bad books to my precious followers. I want you all to feel that you can safely read any of the books on Reader's Corner without encountering inappropriate content. The "ideals" of this blog are fairly obvious if you've been following it for a few months, but the full rules are laid out here. The book needs to have a minimum of 3-stars. If I've read it and it wasn't good enough to garner a 3-star rating, it doesn't get a spot. Why? Because, again, Reader's Corner is a place for you all to find good reads. Not sub-par ones. If you are an indie author who is interested in buying a spot (or simply a reader who wants to know more about exactly how this will work), you can check out the guidelines here.
I love the indie publishing community and want to be able to boost their readership. I also love my fellow readers and want to help them find some good books. I'm really excited to see Reader's Corner grow and help both causes.
Youtube Channel
That's right. I'm finally taking the leap. Youtube is an absolute unknown to me. After all, I'm a writer, not a speaker. But, as of today, I've jumped into the world of Youtubing and now have a channel that you can subscribe to. I feel like Jasmine:
Now, the problem with feeling like Jasmine is that if Jasmine is me, then the flying carpet is Youtube. And, as you can see, the flying carpet has no railings. And, unlike Jasmine, I don't have another person sitting next to me who has flown before. But I'm not going to worry because, like Newt Scamander, my philosophy is that worrying only means you suffer twice.
Okay. I'll stop comparing myself to fictional characters now.
The point is: I don't know what I'm doing. But I'm pretty sure we're all going to have a lot of fun.
The Youtube Channel is #ChatWithHannah and its first video can be found here. In this video, I explain what the channel is. The first "official" video will be out July 19th, so subscribe now and change your settings so that you'll get a notification when each monthly video comes out.
Videos will come out the 3rd Wednesday of each month. Why Wednesday? Because the first Monday of each month is when my Newsletter goes out. And Friday is reserved for my weekly blog posts. I felt that having any of my content come out back-to-back would be too much for you to handle. You're welcome.
And those are the two new pieces of content that are coming into the Hannah Heath Blogosphere. Though I guess now I can't call it a blogosphere....? Universe sounds a bit too flamboyant. Eh. Who cares? The Hannah Heath Universe it is.
I'm really looking forward to these new changes and I hope you are, too. Thank you all for your amazing support! I'm excited to spend yet another year blogging. Let's make it a good one!
Do you have any questions? Just ask! And, of course, use #ChatWithHannah if you have a question you'd like answered on the Youtube channel!
Related articles:
Reader's Corner Explained
My 2 Year Blogiversary! + A Survey
Enjoy this post? Take a look around. If you like what you see, please don't forget to subscribe by email for a new post every Friday!
It has grown a lot since then, something I credit to you guys and your amazing support....And the healthy lifestyle I've been teaching it: Nerd references (for the nerds), good writing tips (for the writers), gifs (for the followers with attention span issues). I also like to think that my sweat and curses have also contributed (HTML and I do not get along).
Yep. This blog has gone from crawling to toddling to walking and I am very proud. I also want to take a moment to applaud you all and say:
Thank you to all of my original followers: You clearly have a high tolerance for sarcasm and nerd references, which puts you way up high on my "People who are actually pretty cool and not as annoying as most other humans" list. I appreciate you sticking with me for this long. Thank you to all of my new followers: You are very brave for joining the club. You also obviously have very good taste. I'm excited to get to know you, so leave a comment and say hello!
Thank you to my regular commenters: Yes, you. The people who always leave comments on each post. Don't think I hadn't noticed you. You're awesome and I love reading your thoughts. Keep it up!
Thank you to my regular social-media sharers: You always share my posts around social media and help me link up with other amazing people. I appreciate this to no end.
Thank you to the lurkers: I know you're there. You show up and read posts every week, but never say anything. Just silently support....Or judge? I'm not really sure because you never say anything. Either way, I appreciate you taking the time to read my articles. And don't be afraid to say hello! I don't bite. Not usually, anyway.
I love writing this blog and am excited for all of the new things that are coming. What are the new things that are coming? you ask. Let me show you....
Reader's Corner
As you can see, after an epic battle with HTML and CSS, I redesigned my blog. This new design includes a left sidebar called "Reader's Corner." And yes, I realize it's not technically a corner, but we're all just going to pretend that it is.
What's the point? Reader's Corner a place for indie authors to advertise their amazing books. It's also a place for readers to find their next awesome read.
For those of you who are concerned that I'm "selling out:" Pffft. Please. Don't be such a clotpole.
Here's how it works:
Ad spaces are sold to indie authors (very cheaply, I might add). That being said, not every applicant is guaranteed a spot. There are requirements: I need to have read the book and verified that it follows the ideals of this blog. Why? Because I'm not about to let people advertise bad books to my precious followers. I want you all to feel that you can safely read any of the books on Reader's Corner without encountering inappropriate content. The "ideals" of this blog are fairly obvious if you've been following it for a few months, but the full rules are laid out here. The book needs to have a minimum of 3-stars. If I've read it and it wasn't good enough to garner a 3-star rating, it doesn't get a spot. Why? Because, again, Reader's Corner is a place for you all to find good reads. Not sub-par ones. If you are an indie author who is interested in buying a spot (or simply a reader who wants to know more about exactly how this will work), you can check out the guidelines here.
I love the indie publishing community and want to be able to boost their readership. I also love my fellow readers and want to help them find some good books. I'm really excited to see Reader's Corner grow and help both causes.
Youtube Channel
That's right. I'm finally taking the leap. Youtube is an absolute unknown to me. After all, I'm a writer, not a speaker. But, as of today, I've jumped into the world of Youtubing and now have a channel that you can subscribe to. I feel like Jasmine:
Now, the problem with feeling like Jasmine is that if Jasmine is me, then the flying carpet is Youtube. And, as you can see, the flying carpet has no railings. And, unlike Jasmine, I don't have another person sitting next to me who has flown before. But I'm not going to worry because, like Newt Scamander, my philosophy is that worrying only means you suffer twice. Okay. I'll stop comparing myself to fictional characters now.
The point is: I don't know what I'm doing. But I'm pretty sure we're all going to have a lot of fun.
The Youtube Channel is #ChatWithHannah and its first video can be found here. In this video, I explain what the channel is. The first "official" video will be out July 19th, so subscribe now and change your settings so that you'll get a notification when each monthly video comes out.
Videos will come out the 3rd Wednesday of each month. Why Wednesday? Because the first Monday of each month is when my Newsletter goes out. And Friday is reserved for my weekly blog posts. I felt that having any of my content come out back-to-back would be too much for you to handle. You're welcome.
And those are the two new pieces of content that are coming into the Hannah Heath Blogosphere. Though I guess now I can't call it a blogosphere....? Universe sounds a bit too flamboyant. Eh. Who cares? The Hannah Heath Universe it is.
I'm really looking forward to these new changes and I hope you are, too. Thank you all for your amazing support! I'm excited to spend yet another year blogging. Let's make it a good one!
Do you have any questions? Just ask! And, of course, use #ChatWithHannah if you have a question you'd like answered on the Youtube channel!
Related articles:
Reader's Corner Explained
My 2 Year Blogiversary! + A Survey
Enjoy this post? Take a look around. If you like what you see, please don't forget to subscribe by email for a new post every Friday!
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