It’s Finally Here! My Blog Relaunch!
OMG – I’M SO EXCITED!
That’s actually what my fiancé says to me anytime I mention anything wedding related – I know, he’s a smart man – but today I’m stealing it.
Did you happen to notice anything different on your way in to read my post today?
Stop reading for a second and look around. Just make sure to come back.
My blog got what you might call a minor facelift if minor facelift means total body reconstruction. This was a project 12 months in the making. It took so much more time than I would have ever expected to get all the details exactly the way I wanted. It was quite the process. I’m not the best at conveying to others what’s in my head. Especially when it comes to design. At times, it was a very frustrating process but the end result was so marvelous it was worth every aggravation.
2014 was all about getting serious about blogging. Up to that point, I had several blogs because I couldn’t figure out my voice or the direction I wanted to go in. January 2014, I consolidated all of them and launched with a new and improved design, look, and feel. Getting to that point was a great step forward but I still struggled the first half of the year figuring out what I wanted to write about and getting good images with my posts. Although, it wasn’t easy, I was having such a blast I knew this was the direction I wanted to take.
To move my blog from the amateur to the professional realm.
To achieve this goal I knew I needed to step up my game in all aspects, and that’s how I got here today.
When jumping into this project I knew there were a few things that were important for my blog to do/have.
The design had to stand out and look professional.
It needed to convey that I was a blogger but also an author of fiction.
It needed to be simple and easy for readers to find what they were looking for.
It needed to show my personality.
It needed to present a good storefront to potential advertisers and sponsors.
I know that seems like a lot to expect from a visual, but a picture is worth a thousand words. I am now feeling the pressure of writing awesome posts and pairing them with terrific images.
But again – worth it.
I’m ecstatic that it all came together the way I had envisioned and can’t wait to achieve blogging goals.
Thanks for hanging around and waiting these last couple weeks while I stopped posting to work behind the scenes. Now it’s time for us to have some fun. So jump in for your chance to win a $20 Visa gift card each day for the 10 days of fun!
I hope you’ll stick around!
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