Hello Lovelies,
January this year I posted my 2017 Blogging Goals and given that we’re in August I wanted to do a little update and see how blogging is going so far.
My achievement and accomplishment so far:
- Rebranding: I’m no longer “Simply a Mama” as of July 2017 I rebranded to “Mrs Jibril” this wasn’t on my goals list and so far I like the new name.
- Working with brands: I didn’t think I was recognised in the blogosphere to have the opportunity to work with brands; especially after my move from Kenya to Australia. I was lucky to have been approached by brands for collaborations. If you are a brand interested in collaborations you can reach me here.
- Consistency: I always post once a week and if I’m motivate you will be surprised with an extra post. I post every Saturday.
- Self-Hosting: I’m not tech savvy but I managed to successfully not only rebrand but also change and upgrade my wordpress.
- Collaborations and Guest Posts: Now I have a tab to show all the posts I featured in.
- Blog Readers and Followers: This has hugely increased and I definitely feel the love and support in the blogging community. I wish I had the exact figure of my blog followers back in January so I can compare.
The goals I still need to work on and I haven’t achieved yet:
- Social Media Followers: I wanted to increase my followers in my main social media platforms Instagram, Facebook Page and Twitter. I wanted around 1000-2000. I’m still far from my target but I’m not discouraged because I want genuine followers who enjoy my content.
- YouTube: I still haven’t started my channel even though I have video ideas. I need to stop procrastinating.
- Blog Series: I still haven’t figured a unique series idea.
I hope you enjoy reading my posts as much as I enjoy writing them. If it’s your first time visiting my blog please make sure to follow me for weekly posts on all things Motherhood and Family related.
What do you think of my new blog name?
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Well done! It’s definitely good to have goals but not to beat yourself up too much, especially when it comes to numbers. Far better as you say to have an engaged audience than a large one who never interact. #KCACOLS
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Thank you so much Tim, I really appreciate your comment.
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I followed you on Twitter and Instagram – I like the new blog name! I did some goals at the end of last year and I’m nervous to go back and see how I’m doing. I do plan on doing that closer to the end of the year. Goals are great for helping you stay on track!
~Jess
#GlobalBlogging
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Thank you so much Jess for the support, it means the world to me xx
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Oh I love a good blogging update! Sounds like you are doing really well and have a clear plan about where you want to go. x #DreamTeam
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Thank you so much, glad you liked it. It was a short post to see how I’m going so far with blogging xx
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Well done you lovely. I do like the new name for your blog!
#KCACOLS
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Thank you so much for your lovely comment xx
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well done! I like the look of your site. Was it hard to go self-hosted? I’m still too scared! Did you just change the name of your whole blog?
#dreamteam
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Yeah I changed the name, I still remained with wordpress. It was scary because rebranding isn’t always easy which made a little nervous. It’s going great so far, I don’t regret it at all 🙂
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Well done. I’ll follow you. I was in Kenya. Are you Kenyan or did you just live there? #GlobalBlogging
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Hi Mama Grace, my husband is Kenyan and I lived there for many years. Such a lovely country. I hope you enjoyed it when you were there.
Thanks for commenting xx
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Well done it sounds like you are doing very well…Try not to worry about numbers. They will come x #TwinklyTuesday
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That’s what I’m doing Kim, I want to focus more on engagement rather than numbers. Thanks for reading my quick update and commenting xx
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You’ve got one more Twitter and Insta follower now Mrs J!
I hadn’t realised I wasn’t already following you!
Sounds like you’re doing really well with blogging and congrats on going self-hosted too! I did it recently too and it’s so worthwhile isn’t it?!
I agree with you on follower numbers – it’s so much more important to have an engaged audience than a mass amount of followers who are disengaged!
Keep up the amazing work! #TwinklyTuesday
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Thank you so much, I really appreciate the support xx
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Well done on all you have achieved so far this year and good luck in continuing working towards your other goals #globalblogging
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That’s so sweet, thank you so much xx
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I think having blogging goals is great. I’m always interested to see where other people are focussing their efforts as it gives me inspiration as to what I can do to improve. Congratulations on your rebrand and good luck with the rest of your goals #dreamteam
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Thank you so much Lucy and good luck with your blogging as well xx
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Blog goals are great things to have- need to reset a few of my own as soon as the kiddos are back in school. Thanks for linking up to #globallogging
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I feel like once you have your goals written down somewhere you will try and achieve them. Thanks for reading my little update and commenting xx
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Well done on the rebrand! It’s great to have a half year assessment on where we are 🙂 Thanks for linking up with #TwinklyTuesday
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I really enjoyed being part of #TwinklyTuesday. Thanks for reading my post and commenting xx
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I really like the new blog name. It sounds like you have had a good year. It is good to have goals, but don’t get too hung up on numbers – it’ll take the fun out of blogging. Pen x #KCACOLS
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That’s so true, I’m trying to focus more on growing my blog and improving more than just numbers. Thanks so much for reading my little update and commenting xx
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It’s only recently that I have started making a note of my stats. Not to boost or get obsessed by, but more so I can see my progression and the fruits of my labour so to speak. Given you a little like on your platforms to help 😉 Thanks so much for linking up at #KCACOLS. Hope you come back again next time.
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Thank you so much Kerry, I really appreciate your support. I might start noting down my stats just to see my progress over time as well.
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Well done on moving your hosts. I know it’s never easy but it really makes the difference to your blog to do it. #kcacols
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Thank you so much 🙂
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Sounds like you are doing really well. I still haven’t gone self hosted, have been planning to for over 6 months!! #KCACOLS
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Good luck on self hosting, it’s a big / scary step to take but definitely worth it xx
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