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Things I Wish I Knew Before I started Blogging!!!

Take Time In Selecting A Website Name (Domain)

I selected Finding Kathy Brown as the name that I would use for my blog in fifteen minutes. Not thinking about the fact that this would be the name that would represent me for the life of this blog. I’m sure I could have come up with worse, but in hindsight I really wish I would have put more thought into selecting the name representing my brand. So really take some time to think about where you plan on focusing your writing and choose a name wisely.

Thinking It will Just Be A Hobby.

I truly believed that no one would ever view my blog posts and so I took on this endeavor referring to it as just a hobby. The problem with that thinking is that if you love to write it can become addictive. My hobby quickly grew into a writing obsession. Be prepared to spend way more time working on your blog than you ever expected.

Success Comes From The Post You Least Expect.

Sitting down at my computer I have written articles that I thought were masterpieces only to realize no one cared. Imagine my amazement when a filler post ( a post I put together last-minute ) goes viral. That was the case with the second blog post I wrote, Side Effects Working At a Call Center. One year after writing it someone shared it on a Facebook page and that catapulted Finding Kathy Brown. So the takeaway on this is that you never know what will draw in readers.

The Importance Of Photography

I write stories that’s what I do.. Oh wait not so fast you also need pictures. Photography was an afterthought when I first started blogging. I spent the majority of my time trying to take pictures and get the right camera shot. I wish I would have realized this sooner so that I could have worked a little harder on those aspects of my visuals. As you can tell from this post I still have a lot of work to do on improving my visuals..

Nothing Is Free

What you don’t think about is all the money that it takes to constantly maintain your website and improve your readers experience. I’ve had some amazing opportunities for hosted travel, dining & products but what you don’t realize is all the money spent on the backend. There is also the time that it takes to research and put the final post together. I absolutely love what I do and therefore feel the investment will be worth it in the end, but I never really put much thought into the cost when I started.

Not Everyone Will Like Your Blog

I wasn’t sure how my friends and family would react to my writing. I was almost embarrassed to know that anyone was even reading them, but after all that’s why I decided to blog in the first place instead of just journaling. What I didn’t know is that support would come from the least likely places. The people I thought would support my dream and congratulate my success were not always the ones I expected. Some of my closest friends don’t even follow me, yet strangers do.

Hopefully by reading this article of things I wish I knew before I started blogging it will help you if your are thinking of starting a blog yourself. Thank from the bottom of my heart if you follow me, subscribe or even just happened upon this one post. Happy Blogging XOXO Finding Kathy Brown.

So who do I want to thank for helping me to learn and grown in this crazy blogging world? My Daughter Nicole, who has been blogging since college and blows me away with her talent. She is the one the helps me when I’m stuck and need advice. She is also there when some unexpected website issue arises. Check out her website – Work|Wear|Wander- it’ s what I hope my website will be someday.

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