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Hey guys! I hope you had a wonderful New Years! Today I will be sharing with you my blogging goals for 2015. I did a similar post back for 2014, so I figured I'd share with you what has changed (and what hasn't) :B.
1) Connect more with my readers
While this blog has been primarily beauty based, I am hoping to work on getting more personal with my readers. This may mean giving some life tidbits, more snapshots of my life, and other things that I can't think of as I write this. I have a monthly series in mind that might help shake things up a bit more.
2) Be more consistent blogger
I've really slacked on my blog this past year and let school and other commitments get in the way of things. Last year I set a high goal for myself (that I flaked on within a month or so). This year however, I am being smarter and setting a goal I feel I can stand to. I plan on doing a minimum of four blog posts a month (once a week) and two youtube videos a month (and monthly favorites and empties will not be included in this). I feel this is a much more achievable goal and I go crazy trying to balance my life out.
3) Learning more of code
My blog layout is now over a year old and I kind of want it to have a face lift. While I can't fork out hundreds of dollars to get a customized blog layout, I can learn more coding and spruce things up a bit here. Hopefully I can get a new layout sooner rather than later. Plus, one of the perks of learning code is that I can troubleshoot when something is off!
4) Not impulse buying
I am incredibly guilty of impulse buying especially if I am in a good mood (and even more so if I am in a bad mood). While there is an increasingly amount of makeup being added to the market nowadays, I think that I can kinda lay low for awhile and not buy makeup for quite some time! There are plenty of products I want to finish before I buy more products, so I definitely am going to try to work on that more.
5) Play with photography a bit more
My photos have definitely increased in quality the past year, but I definitely want to work on it still (there is always room for improvement)! I'm hoping to save up enough money so I can buy a new lens so I can shoot in low lighting and the quality to come out 10X better (if anyone has a recommendation for a good Nikon lens please do let me know, I'm just using the standard lens at the moment). I also need to pick up a book or two and try to get more tips on how to photograph objects (aka makeup) and people a lot better. Taking a photography class two semesters ago has helped, but I'm needing more inspiration!
What are your goals for 2014? Let me know in the comment section below!
I would love to learn coding is well, but it just looks so intimidating. I learned a lot about photography through youtube videos, so maybe you could try that too! :)
ReplyDelete-Elizadeath Taylor| Beauty Blog
Its not as intimidating as it looks, I find that with practice you get the gidst of things. Oooh, I forget that youtube could be great for photography help. Thanks for letting me know! :)
ReplyDeleteOhh I hope that you can achieve each and every one of your goals! ^ u ^
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I would love to improve my blog photography this year too xx
ReplyDeleteGemma | Miss Makeup Magpie
Happy New Year hun! I want to increase all the stats on my blog, aim for a larger audience and enhance my content in every way possible. Overall I just hope for countless opportunities and success in everything I set out to do. I wish the same for you!
ReplyDeleteThanks Paige! :D
ReplyDeleteI'm sure we can accomplish that this year Gemma :) Hope you have a wonderful New Years!
ReplyDeletethese are really good goals! I think if I made a list I would put the exact same goals on mine. Blogging always becomes a struggle for me with school! Not looking forward to going back for spring semester :/
ReplyDeleteHave a great year !
ReplyDeletelisaxbeauty.blogspot.com.au
Happy New Year Pauline! I try to set a few goals for my blog every year as well. Here's to achieving them :)
ReplyDeleteRowena @ rolala loves
hope you achieve them all this! no doubt you will :)
ReplyDeletefrom helen at thelovecatsinc.com
Happy New Year!
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Hope you have a great one as well! :)
ReplyDeleteYep! Good luck on your goals! :D and Happy New Year dear! :)
ReplyDeleteAwww, thanks Helen for the words of encouragement! :)
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year Heather! :)
ReplyDeleteI've heard that about coding, kinda terrified and excited at the same time! :D
ReplyDeleteThese sound like great resolutions! Cutting down on impulse buying is a huge goal of mine this year too. All the very best in 2015, Pauline! xo
ReplyDeleteI'm hoping to improve my photography as well! I'm currently using the auto setting on my camera and I want to play around with the modes more. Hope you had a good new year!
ReplyDeleteLing | The Cosmetic Critic ♥
The hardest thing for me is definitely cutting down on impulse buying...packaging sucks me in so badly! Wishing you the best too dear! <3
ReplyDeleteDefinitely play around with Manual! I find that sometimes you get better pictures in the manual mode than the auto mode :) Hope you had a great year as well! :)
ReplyDeletePhotography is definitely one area in blogging where I need to grow, too! I wish you all the best in 2015 as a blogger!
ReplyDeleteFantastic goals! I can't wait for number one, would love to see some more personal bits and bobs on the blog, and some photos of your beautiful state! I'm always interested in seeing little lifestyle posts thrown into the mix, especially of bloggers who live no where near me and in a whole different environment ^_^
ReplyDeleteThe money one - oh the money one!! Yes Pauline, we can do this and refrain from buying more makeup while we attempt to use up the little mountain we have already - I believe in us :D
Iqra |The Blushing Giraffe x
YAS TO MORE PERSONAL TIDBITS. YAS TO SETTING ATTAINABLE BLOGGING GOALS. While I can't afford a customized blog layout, I did throw in the towel and buy a template off Etsy, and I'm quite happy with it (for now). It wasn't too expensive (prices range), but buying a template felt like I was making a commitment to blog more consistently and take it more seriously.
ReplyDeleteAs for photography, idk, I did a 2014 recap post and looking back on some of my photos before my lens purchasing binge, some of the photos taken with my kit lens weren't so bad. IT'S ALL ABOUT PHOTOSHOPPING FOR ME, THOUGH ._.
(And as for photography books--THE LIBRARY! I picked up quite a few throughout last year, and it was quite helpful)
Thanks for your wishes and I wish you all the best as well Rachel!
ReplyDeleteI'm definitely hoping to take more pictures of Florida. I forget sometimes how nice my state is, I've lived here for SO long that I'm just used to the palm trees and beaches. Then again, I live in suburban area and I feel like that is kinda boring to begin with >.>
ReplyDeleteAnd YES. We can definitely refrain from buying makeup and use up more products! I definitely believe in us! And then we can spoil ourselves with more makeup when the time has passed :B
Yes! I need to take a more pictures anyways with my pretty camera that isn't beauty related >.> Attainable blogging goals is a must, or else I will throw the towel in after I'm burnt out. I have been thinking about buying a template off of Etsy, I'm honestly not sure if I have time to learn to code on top of everything else. It took me over a day to get this layout (working literally nonstop) and it was exhausting.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely some of my photos aren't bad...I just have a tendency to take pictures in really low lighting and its a pain in the ass to correct. Photoshop is awesome! I only have elements on my computer though, so I don't have curves to play with lighting (which I miss dearly). I have Lightroom though, and that is really nice. OMG HOW DID I FORGET THE LIBRARY. That's a FANTASTIC resource... I definitely need to stop by there and grab a couple of books